Song | Swell |
Artist | Common Market |
Album | Tobacco Road |
Beat entreat a seeker, teachin’ leadership | |
Group ‘em through the groove, spike the meter, weaker needles skip | |
Like defeatist-types, see the sign, retreat, this hype is evil | |
Might it be what I perceive as aiight’s | |
In a state of decay, he say it’s but a few days left | |
Aint let it rest since I was fresh up in OCHS | |
Never seen my senior year, bet I never shed a tear | |
Kept my head up, and lead in the weapon to let ‘em hear | |
How we lick it off for victory, synesthete feel the imagery | |
Sympathy give ‘em clemency – you’re witnessing the synergy | |
That’s how they shall remember me upon expiration | |
A god in training – take ‘em beyond denomination | |
Stay calm and patient, we gon’ make it to our destination | |
Condolences to those taken in the conflagration | |
I suppose they’re awaiting us now, I make ‘em proud | |
When I’m out, do me that favor and play it loud | |
Utilize the Line to rebel | |
Find a Mass of others with like minds in the swell | |
Reminiscing over this and It Aint Hard To Tell | |
Now my daughter knows Geo’s bars, my heart swell | |
I been lost at sea, tossed around in this hell | |
‘Til some folks up in the Beacon guided me through the swell | |
Keepin’ company with heads, more at home where I dwell | |
Scent of spring, well the team’s lookin’ swell | |
View of the Cascades drew in a fast rate | |
A flood of brothers to the tune of two of the last greats | |
Arrogance is so passé, my distinction don’t | |
Apply to rhyme skill, flow won’t move ‘em like the shine will | |
Conciliatory I build for my affiliates | |
A guild of spitters, the core of the city is insidious | |
A war of attrition waged and sick games played | |
The script scribbled, written to get ‘em on the same page | |
If obliterated the kid’ll make something outta nothin’ | |
Divinity in him poured the form to forge function | |
Natural born hustler, cousin – you can’t touch him | |
For the moment I’m just showin some love over percussion | |
Catch a relay, when I facilitate I mic check it for the rebate | |
A couple cents worth for the beat tape | |
Double if the seed takes – rapid expansion | |
The thizz visible all up in the town’s mass transit | |
Keep in mind ‘fore you slide deep and opine | |
We’re in the six hovel with picks and shovels told to coal mine | |
Struck and found a diamond on a practice swing | |
Now the scouts all tout him as an athlete | |
Respect for the game, sincerely revere the spectator | |
The kind I often find training to be the next player | |
Run the drill out – blood, sweat and adrenaline spill out | |
But faith you won’t ever be without | |
Utilize the Line to propel you | |
Through the parts where the sharks swim around in the swell | |
What, you thought we haven’t fought ‘em off? Sit for a spell | |
I’ll spin a yarn about a thousand battles won by the swell | |
Reinforcing the importance of the bond we weld | |
When you see it stand the test, son – your chest ‘gon swell | |
Used to hear it from my Gran’ now I know how she felt | |
Play the hand dealt, boy, you’re lookin’ swell |
Beat entreat a seeker, teachin' leadership | |
Group ' em through the groove, spike the meter, weaker needles skip | |
Like defeatisttypes, see the sign, retreat, this hype is evil | |
Might it be what I perceive as aiight' s | |
In a state of decay, he say it' s but a few days left | |
Aint let it rest since I was fresh up in OCHS | |
Never seen my senior year, bet I never shed a tear | |
Kept my head up, and lead in the weapon to let ' em hear | |
How we lick it off for victory, synesthete feel the imagery | |
Sympathy give ' em clemency you' re witnessing the synergy | |
That' s how they shall remember me upon expiration | |
A god in training take ' em beyond denomination | |
Stay calm and patient, we gon' make it to our destination | |
Condolences to those taken in the conflagration | |
I suppose they' re awaiting us now, I make ' em proud | |
When I' m out, do me that favor and play it loud | |
Utilize the Line to rebel | |
Find a Mass of others with like minds in the swell | |
Reminiscing over this and It Aint Hard To Tell | |
Now my daughter knows Geo' s bars, my heart swell | |
I been lost at sea, tossed around in this hell | |
' Til some folks up in the Beacon guided me through the swell | |
Keepin' company with heads, more at home where I dwell | |
Scent of spring, well the team' s lookin' swell | |
View of the Cascades drew in a fast rate | |
A flood of brothers to the tune of two of the last greats | |
Arrogance is so passé, my distinction don' t | |
Apply to rhyme skill, flow won' t move ' em like the shine will | |
Conciliatory I build for my affiliates | |
A guild of spitters, the core of the city is insidious | |
A war of attrition waged and sick games played | |
The script scribbled, written to get ' em on the same page | |
If obliterated the kid' ll make something outta nothin' | |
Divinity in him poured the form to forge function | |
Natural born hustler, cousin you can' t touch him | |
For the moment I' m just showin some love over percussion | |
Catch a relay, when I facilitate I mic check it for the rebate | |
A couple cents worth for the beat tape | |
Double if the seed takes rapid expansion | |
The thizz visible all up in the town' s mass transit | |
Keep in mind ' fore you slide deep and opine | |
We' re in the six hovel with picks and shovels told to coal mine | |
Struck and found a diamond on a practice swing | |
Now the scouts all tout him as an athlete | |
Respect for the game, sincerely revere the spectator | |
The kind I often find training to be the next player | |
Run the drill out blood, sweat and adrenaline spill out | |
But faith you won' t ever be without | |
Utilize the Line to propel you | |
Through the parts where the sharks swim around in the swell | |
What, you thought we haven' t fought ' em off? Sit for a spell | |
I' ll spin a yarn about a thousand battles won by the swell | |
Reinforcing the importance of the bond we weld | |
When you see it stand the test, son your chest ' gon swell | |
Used to hear it from my Gran' now I know how she felt | |
Play the hand dealt, boy, you' re lookin' swell |