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way before hip hop became a goldrush
pioneers were doing the dirty work
in the dust and the darkness of a forgotten history
mining for musical minerals
and those rich viens
that would form into new traditions
they beat deep buried sounds from ore into artifact
until like gemstones
or nuggets of precious material
they dug them out of obscurity and allowed them to shine again
the old to the new
the new to the old
making something
not from nothing
but from what we'd forgotten...
what was lost
they did that
they did that and it started a movement that can't stop
won't stop
from deep below grass roots
cats unearthed treasure that no one was even searching for
nobody ascribed value to
in any sense
the original pioneers made that happen
it's still happening
and that's what gives this whole thing life....
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Atticus wakes from the
darklit dreams
eyes like tail lights next to
concrete screed
taps out a cigarette a
a dashboard square
Gails got the map now honey
gonna take you there
------(chorus)
....Street corner ethics brought us here now
where do we turn?
Man, Woman, Birth, Death, the world goes round and
infinity earned
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the clock dont stop so
step on it mister
those streets have eyes
right turn, bridge burns
lookin for love
escapin your ties
the temperatures crashing now
travelling light
warpaint arrowhead ,cold steel shines
hold on tight
_______________________(Chorus)
Street corner ethics brought us here
the world is a dance
Man, Woman, Birth, Death, big wheel spins
a game of chance
_________________________
Gail force action all the attraction
that tattoo'd hip
saltshaker gaze, slip of bolognese
hey girl that's rich
you got the suitcase
i got the clip,
just wait for the sign
guns blazing star gazing
unload the chamber
what's mined it is mine
those Street corner ethics brought us here
the world is a dance
Man, Woman, Birth, Death, the world goes round
a game of chance
those Street corner ethics brought us here
now where do we turn?
Man, Woman, Birth, Death, the world goes round and
infinity earned
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blackbird sings
throug the rainstorm
blue skies they will come
her song shines
like her teardrops
this time let her stay
dragonfly
still can't see her
for now the sky is grey
stay away now
from the window
shattered dreams they pay
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Everyday (Reprise)
00:51
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Good times,
we had it easy
didnt think
it could end
Moonshine
smoke filled labrynth
close your eyes
start to prey
last dance
came up short
here's my dime
dont remember why
we left it
here this way
i just heard
someone say
one for the road
make it short
here's my dime
dont remember why
we left it
here this way
i just heard
someone say
snake eyes
all to play for
lady luck
na mast day
moonshine
red or black now
johnny walks
start to sway
last dance
came up short
here's my dime
dont remember why
we left it
here this way
i just heard
someone say
one for the road
make it short
here's my dime
dont remember why
we left it
here this way
i just heard
someone say
White lines
one too many
didnt think
she'd turn that way
Dark nights
all alone now
grab your things
and run...
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Taste the tears
and the morning coffee
feel the gaze
you cant shake
youre the star
of this deep fake movie
you only get
one single take
knowing eyes
have hit points for hours
elixirs for days
you crossed over to
no mans land
and now you stumbling
from mine to mine
no relief from the eternal hard day light
but the exit signs lit neon bright
you walk on through any time you like
in the thick of the gunfight
you only brought
a paper knife
and the view from the birdseye reveals the devil in disguise
you can go any time you like
no one to stop you
but the devil
in disguise
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Orange light
blankets the city
drink in the air
and
smoke from the flares
Glass is broken
tires are burning
Streets belong to
those who uprise
uprise suprise uprise...
ferrous nights
heat from the ashphalt
no respite-no delight
tensions rise
fever pitch now
the streets belong to those
those who upsrise
uprise suprise
(spoken word)
Dance to the beating
twist to the rhythm of new dawns forming
we clash fantsastically
future held in fists of resistance
redemptions crescendo
these righteous reasons
we fight
one for the trouble
two for the time
change is calling
bell has chimed
promises broken
eyes are burnin
streets belong to those
those who uprise
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Chicago (interlude)
01:09
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MINING FOR MEMORIES OF THOSE DAYS
Find me in that place my mind
something reminded me of that time
fighting for memories of those gone days
i tell myself no it wont be
just so it wont disappoint me
fighting the memories of those gone days
and everyday we can start again
everyday we can start again
you know everyday we can start again we do
ooh im electrified
ooh and im petrified
ooh am alight inside
ooh im electrified
ooh and im petrified
ooh am alight inside
ooh im electrified
ooh and im petrified
ooh am alight inside
ooh im electrified
ooh and im petrified
ooh am alight inside
and everyday we can start again
everyday we can start again
everyday we can start again
ooh im electrified
ooh and im petrified
ooh am alight inside
ooh im electrified
ooh and im petrified
ooh am alight inside
everyday we can start again
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12. |
Farewell
02:28
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open up the water
as it washes away
the dirst and the grime
stress from the day
needle on the record
slab starts to spin
beer from the fridge
let the cat in...
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