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In the Dark

from Seeing Things by brokeMC

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Here we are again.
it’s just you and me.
Here it is.

It’s been a long road, ya’ll walked it with me
from the po’dunk towns to the frosted cities.
We seen the hard times, never thought of quitting.
Never got kissed off, just left the bottle spinning—

Kids games for high stakes and big breaks
like promises and hearts, all the sharpest mistakes
that park in your brain of leave scars in your face,
that stay with you until the end of this red carpet race.

You had all the aces but you gave them away,
taken for granted and traded in for some fame,
erasing your past trying to make a new name
but the roots stay the same and you can’t get away.

You gave It your all cause you thought it was your friend.
Then you gave it some more and it just took it and grinned.
Borrowed from chums cause you thought it might end—
always giving out out might as well be giving in.

Splitting the skin on your feet and your hands.
Living for something that you just don’t understand,
But its too late to scramble, you couldn’t cancel your plans
cause they all saw you jump placing bets on where you’ll land.

This creation weighs heavy, birthing untouchable things;
so many unsteady angels working troubled wings.
Muffled mantras; I’m lost in a haze of nag champa
but I’m stronger than I let myself be. I’m stronger!

I conjure these feeble beasts to charge you in fleets.
It’s a card up my sleeve, not so hard to believe—
a carnival ride on a weekend of sweet weakness
sweeping the evening squeaky clean of grievance.

I’m detached from the marvels I hatch, and startled to catch
myself spitting bland articles, farcical batch of
blasphemy—bohemian rhapsodies,
scheming for a safe place to sleep with her majesty.

Please keep your distance I’m feeding the crooks.
Believe me sweetie it’s not as easy as it looks.
They need me to bleed on the plates and the cutlery.
They wait for my suffering, my pain and percussioning

I’m through with the sideshow lifestyle and glamour.
I’m moving to the cemetery, no more critics of cameras.
I’m stitching up the vein I been bleeding for too long
and next time you come to look for me I’ll be gone.

In dark like this all you can do it breathe
and try to figure out if you’re awake or asleep.
In dark like this there’s no sense of direction
just thoughts and questions from a parallel dimension.
In dark like this you’re floating blind—
you lose self and time in the middle of your mind.
In dark like this you get torn apart
cause in dark like this
all you can see is your heart.

I’m been tangled in the brambles where the demons come to play
and I’ve know angels who couldn’t handle another day.
I seen a man in freezing rain pull change from a fountain
and I still hate myself for not saving his from drowning.

I been places on this planet that would just break your heart
where you can just stand and the scene will just take you apart;
the type of true beauty that gives birth to art
and the type of horror that leaves your soul riddled with scars.

All good things must come to an end
and you fight that fact from the day you’re born
getting close to your enemies and alienating friends
living life too fast to ever let yourself mourn.

But there’s still light in darkest of days
and Father Time’s grinning though he’s got no teeth
a walk in the rain can make your soul feel sane
and I still live for all that you show me.

credits

from Seeing Things, released April 28, 2008
Dozer on the beat (lovehuestudios).
brokeMC on the lyrics.

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brokeMC Brooklyn, New York

Since 2005, brokeMC has been an innovator of the Indie NYC rap scene. Releasing five solo albums, collaborating on three albums with the famous MINDSpray Crew, and countless other cameos and contributions, he is a prolific creative force and active supporter of the NYC music community.

brokeMC believes in revolutions of heart and mind, expansion of soul and spirit, and evolution of perception. ... more

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