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Bukowski, Chapter I

Tappin bottles and twisting caps
You know I don’t mess with that
Lookin’ for trouble and rappin’ slack
I’m not goin’ out like that
Cuz I’m not a barbarian nor a barfly
But give me 24 bars to get high
Bar hoppin style, from measure to measure till I drop
And it’s all for your pleasure when I’m rockin
Dope music like the Roxy
There ain’t no toxic side effects, trust me
We won’t let our neurons get rusty
Like the dirty old shorties down the block
See, they’re all just sloppy copies
Of my mellow, my man Charles Bukowski
Talkin’ shit and grabbin’ Jim Browski
All the girlies nowadays, you know, they wanna be Foxy Browns
They love to get down to the sound of the lyrical booze
It don’t shock me, it just gives me the blues
I’m like what’s the use ?
Sippin’ gin and juice, grinning like fools
Just guzzlin’ till they’re puzzled and confused
It’s useless
Me, I choose sess
Cuz strong drink is raging and wine is a mocker
And I am a Rasta rebel rocker
I got the verbal herb for your mind
Cuz like Tosh, I am the bush doctor        

Sweet Mercy

I say what must be must be
As for me I try to walk in my integrity
So Lord, have sweet mercy on me
Set me free and redeem me
I say what must be must surely be
As for me I try to walk in my integrity
So Lord, be mercyful onto me
Set me free

I’m the son of the tribe of Naphtali, the Nazarite scribe
I trust in the Lord therefore I don’t slide
I don’t slither when I deliver the good vibe
Jah Jah opens every door when access is denied
Rasta not disqualified, Almighy God has never died
Jah no dead, the Spear said, deeper than the riverbed
And if you’re weak in your big head, you’ll drown like a piece of lead
So wise up, dread up, rise
Instead of kicking it with the wicked workers of iniquity
You see, it’s sick to see the way the forces of trickery be
Disrespecting human dignity, trying to get rid of me
But we reason critically and carry the banner of victory
No diggety, one love conquers misery
We chant a psalm a day against ignorance and hate
We demonstrate the power of the seventh state
Perfection of the faith, climbing over heaven’s gates
Selah

Bending New Corners

Yeah yo, so where do we go from here ?
Let’s get it on beyond manmade frontiers
And persevere like space station MIR
We got knowledge of self-determination to pierce
Interior horizons and cosmic spheres
We draw the future near like black hole pioneers
We make the dark matter appear, clear, out of the unknown
Full scale, full blown and stripped to the bone
Like a lone heart patrolling unchartered zone
I guess we’re going to take a different way home
Reaching for the rainbow throne
Like a rolling stone, wherever I lay my hat
You know where it’s at
Forward on, yes, back on the road, Jack
Like Kerouac I hit the track with a soul clap
And I don’t backpedal and you know that
The Most High got my back, on the level, that’s the cold facts
Yes, we got it like and we got to make sure we flip the next score
Another world to explore
We gather up more experience than an ex-whore
Pushing on till we’re vex sore and still wanna get more
Flavors to blend, more experiments to attempt
Sonic signals to send if there is danger imminent
If there are borders to transcend, we still represent
Inventing crazy shit like a trip never ending
Bending new corners

Trippin’ the lovelight fantastic

Get ready now, rocksteady rock
To the beat nonstop, keep your moves locked
Tight in sync with the tic toc
The rhythm eternal of the cosmic clock
Celestial harmonies building up
Soak up the sound, sip it up
When your body starts movin like a robot
All by itself, then let it drop
And lift your spirit up
Lift it way up high
Lift your spirit up
Let it fly, give it up
Get lost, let your mind spin like a dervish
Lovedrunk, soul blazin hot like a furnace
Burn it all down now don’t get nervous
Rock the foundation like twilight circus
Shed your epidermis, flow like Kurtis
Blow until nothing’s left but the Purpose
Let go of everything that’s worthless
Show whatcha got beneath that surface
Float with me like an OBE (out-of-body
experience)
Straight outta this world like ODB
Shimmy-shimmy-ya til the soul is free
Dancing to theta brain frequencies
We’re trippin the lovelight fantastic

Warriors of the Light

Here we come, here we come once again
Here we come, here we come shining bright

We are warriors, knights of the light brigade
We been soldiers of one love for more
than a decade
Soulful renegades on a righteous raid
And we’re out fight hate, yes that’s our
trade
We’re on a quest, y’all, this ain’t no
crusade
The weight of words is all we need to
persuade
(W-w-w-word) cuts deeper than a blade
When the beat goes boom you can’t escape
Cuz we’re bringing you light and we’re
giving you shade
Like the sun that comes out to shine on
your parade
Like Roots Manuva, we seek the highest grade
To generate a bodhi-mind state
And give praise, make sure our dues are paid
That is why we never been afraid to fade
And stay humble, aware and we’re getting prepared
For the end of the tunnel, meet you there, promised

Cuz we are the warriors
Watch out! Here come the warriors of the light, the one love brigade
Let us all be warriors of the light
Down here on earth as up in the firmament of heaven

We eat light, sleep light, travel light
Walk tightropes, keep on having high hopes
Faith and love is all we need to cope
And still keep a dagger underneath the cloak
Cuz we don’t joke, we’ve learned the ropes on the ropes
The hard way, we don’t mope
We lay low, stay focused and the vital stroke
And huh-huh-huh all you see is the smoke
Each blow is carried out with mad precision
And the know-how of an MK technician
We make you feel it if you don’t want to listen
Cuz we deal with the real, got no other ambition
No excess luggage, no extra provisions
Just a vision, a mission and the soul fire
Nya and the Gooster are the lovelight boosters
All you free dome fighters push up your lighters

Because you are the warriors of the light, the one love brigade

Juggling

Gotta get my priorities straight, 25/8

Life is a big old circus, we’re juggling
Being, feeling, meaning, purpose
A balancing act between dreams and facts
Think before you act or your future gets murdered
Don’t be a clown, better be Hercules
Or get smacked down if you’re getting too nervous
Flying trapeze, swing with the firmness
Gotta put your heart where the real hard work is

Music, dayjob, family, yeah I keep on juggling
Each day, struggling just to keep my sanity
See I’m shuffling the cards of my life constantly
The body, the soul, the spirit, the holy trinity

Family’s first
So why chasin’ fame and fortune and forget the foundation
Bake bread, share bread, multiplication
While the drum in the background brings the elevation
Elevate, elevate

Music, dayjob, family, yeah I still keep juggling
Each day, struggling just to keep my sanity
Shuffling the cards of my life on the daily
The love, the bread, the faith, but hey, that’s just me

Slow poison

Stop everything you do, come again from the top
You didn’t aim right, you had the wrong target locked
You drew your SIG 90, now who got shot?
You drew your dirty dagger, now who got cut?
You thought you were safe by locking yourself up
Now your brain is bleeding slow poison
Drop by drop

Struck by fear cuz you still don’t know what’s up
Ignorance is breeding culture shocks
In a world of blocks you can only get stuck Between a hard place and a god damn rock
When you poison the roots, the branches on top
Will yield strange fruits and a bitter crop

When you speak, it reeks of slow poison
Your skin pores leak ‐ slow poison  
In your elbows, your knees – slow poison
Your crocodile tears – slow poison
Your moves, your strategies – slow poison
The distrust you diffuse – slow poison
Your suspicious ways – slow poison
The games you play – slow poison

Sure, you can try to convince yourself that you’re pure
And lure your mind into thinking that you’re clean and spotless
Just to make you feel reassured
But deep down you know that things ain’t what they seem
And things will never again be the same
No matter what petty pleasures procured
You must endure ten times the pain
Slow poison is running through your veins
And you come begging for the cure

Somewhere below the rainbow

Somewhere below the rainbow
Situation’s the same old, same old
The people keeps suffering and there ain’t no change
Even if the big shots keep sayin’ so
Dictators in plainclothes and vain hoes
They don’t care they got the chains, bro
To keep the poor in check and tamed so
They can keep on stealing and robbing what they came for
I guess that is how the game goes
Death-on-demand like it was a game show
The poor are getting played like saints row
Twisted and stretched up like play-doh
If you speak out, better watch the flames thrown
Sitting on top of a volcano
Pressure’s up so everyone stays low key
Dreams don’t come true no more, they fade, slowly
Hope is greater than the pain, tho
Braving hail and fire and tornadoes
Holding on to a faint glow at the end of the tunnel
Just to find that the gate’s closed

Somewhere below the rainbo
Living is ruff and the sea raging
Paperboats try to sail across and get tossed up
So many lives have been taken

Right here, way below the rainbow
You know, chances are taken, not chosen
No choice when your world is exploding
No choice when your future’s been stolen
Left with nothing but the present moment
Always looking to the sky for an omen
Against all odds, they putting all eggs in one boat and
Start rowing no matter what
If they got bad luck, their bloating bodies be migrating to the bottom of the ocean
If they’re lucky, they manage to keep on floating
For days on end, praying and hoping
To reach the shores, find a little opening
Dreaming of horizons approaching
Maybe find a little rest to keep coping
With the ruins inside still smoking
Instead they’re greeted with fear and loathing
Ignorance, firebombs and hateful slogans
Welcome to the promised land, broken
Like the bland promises out in the open 

Somewhere below the rainbow
Living is ruff and the sea raging
Paperboats try to sail across and get tossed up
So many lives have been taken

Stardance

While the world goes crazy
And everyone takes a pro-war stance
Come on now, baby
Let’s lie on our backs and watch the stars dance

Tonight they seem to shine superbright
Cuz down here darkness has intensified
Has spread like a virus and swallowed every light
Bred black fires that false idols are dying to ignite
Tonight the stars shine bright
For those of us who ain’t lost their 3rd eyesight
But many turned blind and let hate be their guide
Now they’re wandering, stumbling left and right
Fumbling in the dark, anxiously
Wannabe shooting stars shooting aimlessly
Shamelessly pretending to be the center of the galaxy
Their black hole fallacies will fail miserably
One twinkling little star defeats their obscure strategies

While the world goes crazy
And everyone takes a pro-war stance
Come on now, baby
Let’s lie on our backs and watch the stars dance

And watch our hands reach out for the skies
Like one, two, three, four, five, six, seven
Till you and I and the u-n-i-verse will unify
Riding the space-time curve, that’s heaven
Infinitely small but one with the All One
Just a blue note in a cosmic song
That goes on and on like my man’s stretched airhorn
Swinging to the melody that the planets hum
In heavy rotation, broadcast live
From the brightest two-star constellation
We shed luminous radiation even if we’ll be dead
By the time it reaches destination

Today’s Special

Come and get some, today’s special
It’ll dilate your blood vessels
It’ll make your heart pound like a pestle
Grinding future spices
Come and get some, today’s special
It’ll dilate your blood vessels
It’ll make your heart pound like a pestle
Grinding future spices

We got something for you, man, it’s delicious
Something you can listen to like rice crispies
Something different, you don’t wanna miss this
The taste of things to come and it’s nutritious
Nya’s at the stove with my bro Bleek
Serving no fish, no eggs and no meat
Just a plate of steamed bass and smoked beats
Wake up and smell it, you’re in for a treat
When the music hits you, your soul will eat
But an empty stomach will whet its teeth
And do just about anything to satisfy its needs
Ease up now, come get some relief
We got that soul food, no molecular cuisine
No 5 course dinner but it’s nice and clean
It’s tasty and cheap like a bowl of dal
So come pass the plate cuz it’s free for all

 Come and get some, today’s special
It’ll dilate your blood vessels
It’ll make your heart pound like a pestle
Grinding future spices
Come and get some, today’s special
It’ll dilate your blood vessels
It’ll make your heart pound like a pestle
Grinding future spices
It’s all homemade, you know that’s priceless

First get a pound of the phattest sounds
They can be found at your local record shop
If you feel them, clean them and peel them
Then start to chop, slice and cut them up
Turn the heat way up, drop it all into the wok
Till drums crackle and the bassline pops
Sauté for a minute then toss it up
Sprinkle some keys or some horns on top
Set aside, let it soak up the vibe
Meanwhile, make sure the funk is deep fried
Light one up for that big appetite
Serve hot and enjoy every bite
Cuz we’re old school like okra soup
No readymade grooves, no apple lopps
We only use the freshest produce
And you know that’s why it is so fingerlickin’ good

Come and get some, today’s special
It’ll dilate your blood vessels
It’ll make your heart pound like a pestle
Grinding future spices
Come and get some, today’s special
It’ll dilate your blood vessels
It’ll make your heart pound like a pestle
Grinding future spices

Instant replay

I got the feeling I been here before
I can’t say for sure but I know what comes next
I got the feeling I’ve done this before
Same situation, different context

Was it ten years ago or just yesterday?
Was it this very moment in instant replay?
Was it here and now with that slight delay
that it takes for my heart and brain to interrelate

Is it a flash from a past life, a buried memory?
If it’s the shape of things to come, it won’t worry me
I just don’t get it, makes no sense
Too intense to be a second-hand experience
It’s all too familiar, all too similar
To the way I’ve imagined things to turn out

I got the feeling I been here before
I can’t say for sure but I know what comes next
I got the feeling I’ve done this before
Same situation, different context

I got the feeling I been here before
I can’t say for sure but I know what comes next
I got the feeling I’ve done this before
Same old reality remixed

Peace

Everything seems so small
So calm, so quiet
As if there were no violence, no famine
No climate change, no wars, no riots
A blue mothership on autopilot
Sailing in silence
Defying the gravity of its situation
But way up here, no borders, no nations
No limitations, no limits to creation
The mind is a super space station
That has been designed for cosmic elevation
250 miles high and rising
And the horizon keeps on widening
Challenging reality
changing perspective
Looking at the world upside down
Impressive beauty of the void
Expect the unexpected
Stay receptive
And seek peacefulness and light to reflect it
Like the man in the moon
The woman in the Earth
We are the universe, never forget this
When you feel you’re nothing, you’re part of everything
Diving into deep space
Deep down within
Diving into deep space
deep down within
Finding peace within

Future Memories

I don’t have a second life to spare
So I don’t really care a whole lot about the past
But all the exquisite moments that we’ve shared
I know that they’re bound to last
Or at least I’m aware that nothing can repair
The suffering and despair but hope
I gotta let go or crash
I gotta let go or crash

Future memories are being made today
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s on its way
What has passed away will not lead me astray
I keep the murky waters of nostalgia at bay
Future memories are being made today
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s on its way
Future memories are being made today
Future memories are being made today

Here today and gone when it’s gone
But the mission goes on
The transmission is on
Persisting, resisting definitions of done

Future memories are being made today
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s on its way
What has passed away will not lead me astray
I keep the murky waters of nostalgia at bay
Future memories are being made today
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s on its way
Future memories are being made today
Future memories are being made today

Future memories are being made today
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s on its way
What has passed away will not lead me astray
I keep the murky waters of nostalgia at bay
Future memories are being made today
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s on its way
Focus on the present, it’s a present each day
Focus on the present, it’s a present each day