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001 Welcome
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I'm going to write 8 bars every day for a hundred
Stefan says just make sure every day you do something
it's a commitment that makes me sick to my stomach
but commitment is the moment you've already done it
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I've got a hundred instrumental beats play round
a one hundred day creative challenge is laid down
a hundred foot journey the first step is made now
every 100 1/4 hours come round to see me take ground
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002 Embark
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WEEK ONE: Psalm 120
I cry out in distress this atmosphere is oppressed
as an alien in meshech / living life is in tents
I'm beckoned up Everest / to the highest of peak's
but the arrow of speech drags me back cause I'm weak
and each breath that I use / is seeking a higher altitude
I want escape from Cold Wars / like it's the winter 92
so deliver me please, from the tongues of deceit
I walk a narrow rocky path, following words with my feet
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003 Word
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like The words we choose determine you ill or a toy,
they kill and destroy or breathe life into the void
The Nothing amplified by the silence of Bastian's voice
a tongue, undone, can truly speak a cancerous noise,
words can make dusty skeletal dreams begin to rise,
populate the face with eyes, flesh and sinew muffle cries
rattling frames, creating forms we recognise
from the valley of defeat words bring an army to life.
Moon Child!
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4. |
004 Mt Daze
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the intent of ascent is consent to the ending
despite the foresight to know it what you're intending
faith is a leap that you take a step at a time,
by day and by night, each moment of life, so take flight
follow the path that lights up as you progress
don't let the light leave you blind to the darkness you left
mercy graces the trail like fortune favours the brave
a journey of a thousand miles is measured in days.
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005 travel
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I follow sherpas up the mountain on the backs of history's giants
and I walk tall not because I am or even in defiance
but tall from our inheritance my indebtedness has led to this:
We're voyagers into the abyss, where cheers echo from scholars and mystics
we won't miss the precipice despite some miss steps from our ignorance
experience shared is partly the prize and partly guide for progress
we seek a greater depth from pursuing heights not yet explored
mercy beckons at each twist and turn, and can carry us forward
we record the journey inch by inch but headlines are what remain
each inch we take, each danger marked is a legacy for more of the same
Yet i complain
All in sayin
is...
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006 sight
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Sometimes I feel I'm drowning from the culture I'm in
A culture prone to give in to the waves & the wind
They say a fish doesn't think about the fact that it swims or if it has fins think a story of Dory on a whim
But fish are far from my kin so that's a slippery place to begin
A fish out of water starts to recognise the border
but I'm beckoning a call to question everything they taught us
Is it possible the slaughter spoken daily to the audience
Represents defiance of the ordinance of order in us
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7. |
007 Plea [remix]
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WEEK ONE: Psalm 120
I speak because I seek solace, waiting on an answer
I plead to receive words, deliverance from their author
They speak because they seek to deceive, destroy and slander
They breathe, and where there's smoke - there's fire in the flora
I'm a gypsy in this land, caravaning foreign places
I want my words to find a home away from what they're saying
I call out to & speak life amidst the darkest valley ranges
I seek a city of refuge away from war-mongering strangers
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008 round the mountain
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There are trails up the Mountain that many have blazed
and the wider the path the more competitive the race
some trails only lead half way up to a grave
while others sell their story about the views that they gazed
I'm not amazed by the stories don't be phased I ignore it
I know the ways of mountaineer champion tourist
the Phonecians rise out of the Asherah idol
i don't look to the mountain or marduk for survival
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9. |
009 North Face
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That last verse left a bit o' 'xplainin' to do
we can talk as we walk to and i'll unw-rap my haiku
the rat race had a different face in '02
the north face looking at the city of Jews
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when you look to the mountains what is it that you see?
A place to place your confidence they'd have you believe
but Mountains like St Helen's can Volcanically explode
let alone thrown to oceans by mustard seed quotients
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10. |
010 Up
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I've got 89 problems now that this is done, and i'll see if can reverse a mistake i rap sung
i thought Atreyu found Moriah uncaring & allergic / History says replacement gods always resurface
humans are prone to take left and right divergence / & I gently urge tourists to urgently observe this
but i mistook the initial hook in the book in verse one, to right hook the high place where babel* is brung
The mountain you're looking for is zion, start climbing until you find & encounter the lion
you can rely on the creator of time and He's got that mad-love eagle eye on your & your blood line
don't sleep or slumber, got you covered, no wonder, it's wondrous to be watched like this
take the stairs or ladder to the the public entrance, ascent to the private place is your best defense
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11. |
011 Malkovich
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This is a video of me / recording a video
recording a video of me / making a video
making a video of me posting a video
posting a video of me not posting a video
I'm not posting a video of me posting a video
I'm posting a video of me not posting a video
I'm not posting a video of me posting a video
I'm posting a video of the making of this video
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12. |
012 Marvelous
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WEEK TWO: Psalm 121
(part homage to Aretha Franklin,
part avengers remake of psalm 121)
somewhere over the mountain and up a little hill
Is the cornerstone, whose ransom knows Gamora' bitter pill
So dreams that you dare to dream really do come true
it's not a wish upon a star or a pretty little tune
My guardian made the galaxy, Eternity War is won
my stumbles will not happen by the gauntlet of his love
He doesn't slumber like the captain, frozen through modernity
troubles melt like lemon drops or avengers perpetuity
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013 Seed
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I've got a heart that's made real thin and nobody's seen what shape its in
With scars and some nasty sores, I assume its nowhere near as good as yours
I've got a mind made to bend to the complex & still comprehend
as iron sharpens iron, for a sharpen edge, I've an eye on what is best
I've got a soul that taking shape, & a role to dictate the way it takes
i want to travel light and love others deep, love life and laughter but also weep
I've got tools and hands and potential, I want to turn that into actual
I want to turn it all into something thirty, sixty, or a hundred
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014 daily
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I stumble day-to-day and end each one opposite a mirror
I wipe the steam clean but smudges streak so it's no clearer
confronted by the man I am and elements of my error
quicly forgot like a glance at a watch I don't end up any nearer
why don't spend more time articulating my concern
requesting road-side assistance for the instances that hurt
I'm painfully aware of my fair share of being unworthy,
the treatment left is to repent ---- and receive abundant mercy
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015 Scentinel
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Every now and then you need to stop and smell the roses
I go for walks at lunch for fresh air next to the roadworks
i know you like to think that your city don't stink
but you haven't spent a night next to broken sewerage links
This is PSA to teenage girls and boys
antipersperant is the answer deoderant's a toy
I know that it's likely you haven't considered this yet
i'm talking 'bout smells it's the 100 days of a scent
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16. |
016 Stages
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A role words play is a to roleplay the unseen
so to make a scene real the word has to have been
heard as a word and then imagined as real
and the real work of words is played out in the field
and the stage words play on is the backstage rehearsal
if words go unspoken destiny gets a reversal
and the unspoken words are like seed in vessel
they still die to live but don't yield all their potential
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017 Landscapes
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the rap game is dangerous, but danger aint strange to us
feelings get hurt when rappers call names at us
gangsta's take aim to snuff threats aren't tamin us
play with words for a hobby and use em like flame throwers
out of the heart comes words murderous and slanderous
change a landscape to a black slate just like forest fires
unless a change of mast makes an off-course path
rudder steers the schooner fast, choices sooner fly past
I know that's 8 bars but i got some words additional
words can be hurtful or they can be beaitiful
speakin truth into a fool speaking life to cesspools
change the landscape of a mans fate from waste to bountiful
words and work go habd in hand we're made to be a tool
Being the means to and end is what's meant by purposeful
I don't care if your cup is full or empty cause your cynical
The fact is there's a glass: so make it useful
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018 Downtown
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WEEK THREE: Psalm 122
I was so amped with a text from friends
"We're all headin over to Jerusalem"
over the mount & up the hill to the city
can't believer we're in the house o' yahweh!
Downtowns a place you come with your tribe
so close knit, it's where our hearts reside
Years ago we were promised this
now we're here celebrating peace
we pray that the city passes on the blessing
thanks to God the gift keeps giving
secrity in the place we're living
solidarity in the city dwelling
this is an idea we can all get round
pray for the peace of the place downtown
pray for the peace of the lovely city
pray for the good of e'ryone in it
downtown...
https://youtu.be/3pkgaPBCXJM
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019 Doubt
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When you doubt yourself like you're an illegal fraction
overwhelmed by improper baggage not sanctioned
like sneakers in the breeze creating a distraction
believing the heavy clouds, lies, overhead like powerlines
instead you can fly above that canopy with no substance
in actual fact those clouds amount to H2nothing
value undermined when the maths is irrespective
the sum of all the parts gives perspective
generally i handle my business
but my brief case handling of the suspect's witness
because of my business often misfires mistries and missed opportunities
doubt is not like love i don't like what you do to me
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20. |
020 Forward
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I honestly thought you'd all be sick of this before me
The difference is that I do it but you don't necessarily
take a look hear, the hook, like the book, heart the feed
I saw that some have seen but I'm not counting my beans
Not looking for the beanstalk to be chalkin up a score
not looking to the land of giants or giant land of applause
I'm looking to expand some more my plan is flawed I'm sure
but the rap singing i'm spinning is just a part of a bigger chord
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021 Travel
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after you conquer the mountain all that's left is a hill just a few more steps and a little deeper still
you can enter a place of rest, if only you will allow grace to embrace don't try split the bill
love is a many a varied field to be skilled in harvest requires tilling, waiting and yielding
know that the pruning is not there to kill but targeted resourcing so cups will be filled
know that place is no place but connecting/ comfort, wonder and intimate conversating
the mountain replaced is our own hesitation, the hill is the choice, the steps our intention
the community we're kept in helps keep us steady in, the walk that we've stepped in, learning the rhythm
all different voices but singing the same song, no left or right, just together we're made strong
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022 Muse-sick
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We all use music for different reasons, recreational use or to heal what's bleeding
some have it on tap and they start at breakfast, start listening at age nine & can't go a day without it
some use it in high school as a way to make friends, maybe a bit more in college then never again
I know there's a group who go acapella, they say God likes sounds made by mouths much better
I once had a friend whose aunt knew guy, he died from the hole in his heart from the music he'd buy
a girl i worked with often got caught listening on breaks, she said she was a b-girl and every few hours got the shakes
for some it's an addiction that ruins a career, for some it's a career that ruins the addiction
I'm aware there's friction when you mention this discipline, we all got a preference and an opinion
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023 Mercy
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WEEK FOUR: Psalm 123
I lift my eyes through the clouds to the unknown past the ozone where 13 billion year echos of light roam
royal edicts and prescript s leaving where you're seated earth is your ottoman still being completed
an apprentice looking to the master for tips or a child learning from a pro the elementary basics
our eyes turn from where, what and to who we rely on, seeking the kind of mercy that only flows down through zion
Lord Have mercy, from the claims of the arrogant
Lord Have mercy, from the monkeys on our back
Lord have Mercy, our souls are feelin that
Lord have Mercy, we're feeling under attack
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24. |
024 Time
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24: it's time to rewind and reflect
how much time I'm spending on this project
the process is most def down to a fine art
but my art's not a reflection of my heart
for my part it's sinkin' into rhythms of slap-dash
dishing up wak raps sloppy as gravy and pea mash
it ain't pretty, like pie floaters in the city
I don't expect A+ perfection every sitting
but I'm looking for indications that i'm developing
OK is not my M.O.
Mediocre's not my ammo
I got flow when i work-at-it
practice it and twerk a bit
jump around the office like I'm Jerry signing jerk that're big
egg on my face from sloppy treatment of ingredients
uploading videos like the challenge was expedience
posting way under developed rhyme schemes and there's
Awkward word play like Susan Bennet, Are you Siri-ous?
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025 Nicea
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the trinity trigonometry is tight theology
albeit a flat & two dimensional trichotomy
primarily because it circumvents the heresies
engendered when engaging anything metaphorically
water steam and ice is a picture proffered commonly
but falls into the trap of ol' Sibelius' modality
What good could God possibly be, while looking up a tree
Asking if he can visit for tea?
The sun, its heat and light is a picture that's nefarious
that reckless kind of slight came from a dude known as Arius
And Partialism, which part should i start to put a hole in
Tertulians titilating but formatting like Marcion.
Gnostics have no material substance in Epiphanes
Docetist are docile & have no personality
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26. |
026 Grandiose
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I had some grand designs, and I paid a pretty price
They weren't all that refined, but I thought that they looked nice
Double story suburban house, wife and kids and friends come round
Weekend sport and summer holidays, overseas trips and short getaways
I don't want to be the kind of dreamer that fails to plans the steps
I always planned for for failure but not so sure I planned succeess
i had some grand designs, but my creator had some greater
I haven't got it all worked out yet but in hindsight I'll show you later
I'm sure there's something to be said
for preparation and discipline
but just as much calculations and such
is a practice of listenin'
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027 Speck
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I was born into a large family,
and they can't all seem to get along
I'm nor really sure what the problem is
Love God, Love People and Carry on
they argue about the stereo
they argue about the lounge
they argue about the neighbours
and the things we have lying around
they seem to agree who is king of the mountain
but can't agree who it is that sits next to him
The treasures are buried behind the dirt
If only you looked you'd find them
If only they could see the fields they plough
are a seed bed of diamonds
They'd realise the dirt they throw
is casting pearls behind them
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028 Legacy
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Legacy.... straddles three different time zones, past present, and future, which includes the unknown
I want it to be shown - I travelled narrow roads, the high ground and the hard choice is what I chose
Legacy is ahead of me, I'm shaped by whats affected me, my circumstances presently, and decisions that are yet to be
for generations after me I'm passin' these dastardly analyses of my capacity for pliabilty
Navigating stormy seas, darkest eves, no stars to lead, resilient, I hold true to what's holding me
shipwrecks aren't mis-steps but stepping stones to destiny, darkness is the occasion for light's opportunity
The anchor that i bank on is the promise that's unseen, I practice faith based on what generations have gleaned
My legacy intends to be continuing the story, A link in the chain of those after and before me.
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29. |
029 Phone
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i gotta make this rap quickly cause i'm going bowling shortly
and if i bail on my friends they'll start trolling my feed
but i need to call my sister or my mum will start scolding me
this 100 day [creative] challenge has got a hold on me
but the fact is we can probably do both together
some would even dare to say that that's better
There's no need to sweat it, this challenge don't go forever
just put some stuff together while you're on your way to get there
take a leaf outta the old el passo marketing campaign
buy the combo box so no one can complain
this is a story of me trying to balance work study and friendships
using the 100 day [creative challenge] as a[n] excuse for poor penmanship
tomorrow you can expect some sentimental tenpin bowling visuals,
the [initial] residual of spending time with these special individuals
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030 Lemon
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So I rocked up to bowling but all the lanes were full
I played a bit o' 8-ball, and feel that I played the fool
I didn't play the man I played the ball and sunk a few
beginners luck I guess but left my friend with nothing to do
Decided to have dinner and from there it got dumb
The group split in two and ate dinner in different pubs
I went home to study to find my textbook missing
I uploaded my raps but the internet was intermittent
So now I don't have a story to tell - or the visuals
here's a few photos to pretend it was legit still
next time I won't count my chickens till they hatch
Cause then I'm left without a story to rap
but on that: I guess it all turned out ok
got pics, got lyrics, ideas, then cut and paste
it ain't a waste patiently waiting in the traffic
I might feel sabotaged, but lemonade's in the making.
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031 Rap Hog
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Rappin on a young and free track, do I think I'm lecrae?
I don't know if I'm a genius, just whack or totes cray.
what's cray is rappin & recording 8 bars of the Jay
I'm feelin like Bill Murray and "ground hog day"
I wake up in the morning thinking whats the day gon bring
one thing for sure is i gots to be instagramming a thing
I've exhausted my resources, my wife, and all my sleep
rappin in the shower to a million different beats
this isn't an ascent it's a gradual deterioration
perhaps this is a hundred days of my humiliation
it's me crawling all the way back to my cave
only to wake up to discover it's "ground hog day"
There is one thing I can count on when I'm yawning
Every morning, what's dawning on me is this sure thing
God's ever present help and mercies are abundant
there's another 8, check i t off, i just dunnit
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032 Is
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People got a habit of sayin it is what it is well maybe for determinist and existentialist kids
and hyper-calvinism with a modern sardonic twist My reading of scripture insists that is isn't is
Now and not yet, on the way or in transition I'm not quite all that I am, so I am what I isn't
I'm in the process of becoming something different better than I was but still clearly not finished
the plan as I understand was all levels of restoration patience was the play of the day for generations
we tip the scales over the edge on regular rotation hope remain grounded in the solidest foundation
my faith in Jesus is a basis for occasional disses But I'm positive that this is not the world as God wisihes
I'm convinced change is like opportunity easily missed and if you completely disagree with me, i'm not miffed
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33. |
033 Questions
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how's it going with ya rap. did you do one today
whats it for again... right... ok.
what number are you up to?
what's tonight's going to say?
how many are there? whoa that's krazy
Talk about bikes. everyone loves that
and also it should be really easy to rap
the best way to do everything is in community
except a few things like toileting & exams for uni
why don't you do one with all of us in the video
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034 Kernick
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Generations took a knee to build capitalism's star of the west
One man took a knee utilising his platform how he knew best
Exercising freedom of speech with which rich fans have been blessed
Enraging the spawn of forefathers who owned his ancestors
Does makin' america great again include slavery and segregating
I'm all for conversation but white supremacy is hate speech
Nike just positioned itself as the champion of minorities
what a paradox & great campaign inflaming racial disparity
Nike is the intentional Rodney king in reverse
a dream outcome for all their marketing work
A tough day in the office with Serena Wiliams outburst
but mileage from the pain that inflamed what history birthed
We meme in black and white like it's all a joke, and its not true
Would you meme in stars and stripes, if you were red white bloody and blue
and you knee was bent and back was scarred from all of the beatings
i'm not so sure we'd flip so quick the images that we're repeating
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35. |
035 Weight
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WEEK FIVE: Psalm 124
To get the sense of this song you'll need to read the psalm of ascents
Track 5 of this mountain trek gives thanks for deliverance
(1) If it wasn't for his Eminence weighing in on our side of the fence
friends lets repeat that first sentence in reverence
(2) if it wasn't for his Eminence weighing in on our side of the fence
(3) up a creek without a paddle [drowning] is where the story ends
our defense was a pretense before destruction commenced
(4) the torrent that rises against would have swept us away at length
(5) until we were drenched and no longer in existence
(6) But INSTEAD we have been kept may the Lord our God be blessed
(7) Like birds escaping nets we've been saved from the snares
the trap ripped and has tears; an exodus experience
Ya'll don't gotta guess in whose name it is we depends
the helping hand extends from the maker of earth & the heavens
I'd like to give you more but that's where the Psalm ends
8 verses of Psalm 124 in rap form's what I present
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36. |
036-038 Trivialets
01:56
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The future ain't what it used to be
well silly me I put faith in things i could see but turned out to be empty
but boxed up they looked neat and were packaged beautifully
I sensibly lived optimistically
so now the optometrist will see me
sure your vision in hindsight is about averagely blind
but if i might, i prescribe some corrective lenses for your sight,
https://youtu.be/HntgYr1C-ig
so you don't bump into too many more disillusions in the night
the disappointment you fight is clearer sight of how things really are
the scars we wear demonstrate we might not be completely defeated
so lament and celebrate that life remains then repeat it.
lament and celebrate and then repeat it.
I couldn't see the wood for the trees, or the sun for the leaves
I for sure foresaw the good I dreamed, dashed to smithereens
and the good behind the scenes was hidden I couldn't perceive
so the bad i thought i seen, was a...
https://youtu.be/MJGpOTMyNnU
surprise to naivete
looking through tears at what I thought should've been
but wouldn't be i couldn't see it would never be - in reality
it was premature grief in an unfounded belief
everyone is on a journey but not all are on the road to destiny
not everyone is on the team, got the vision, seen the dream
but even if we dream in tandem doesn't mean we understand them
every one is fighting a battle, including me
I want to know the road ahead is longer than the next step
I want to know the outcome just in case there's something better
I've FOMO running through my veins for things that haven't happened
I trust the future's better so i'm poised here and I'm strapped in
https://youtu.be/8TU6KwdW8VA
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37. |
039 Cosmic
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It started out like any Saturday night with no cosmic interference
In the city of churches, on a street with fights and lots of different beer drinks
I crossed paths with a friend from the past and her colleague on the way to give somebody help
It appears that fate had plans that day that I would meet somebody else
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In apocalyptic circumstances this misfit was given some answers
Juxtapose the chances and then extrapolate the alternate distances
And the pub at the end of the world between heaven and the planet
like a preordained orbit dance we absorbed into with sideways glances
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38. |
040 XL
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How incredibly fitting where this daily is sitting
I'm celebrating the number of years my wife has been living
she shares it with Joel and that Jimmy feller
the 19th of September is the day she was sent here
A gift of untold worth given the day of her birth
No need to hide her she's a asset to earth
100 different way's I could explain how she's amazing
enough to say I'll quit my rap and tell her face to face things
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041 Unfare
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Sitting in a cafe sipping cappucino staring blankly at 747's shooting though the sky
I begin dreaming of the destinations I'm determined to discover before [the day that] I die
I start scheming about savings and Super-sale and stay-ins so I can vacay-escape this dreary life
i want to be at the front of the queue on a trip for two to a paradise fly off to rest up with my wife
Standing in a crowd, shouting out loud, staring blankly, shoveling supplies that are endowed
the dream is dusty, traveler determined and gutsy, destination is still in a shroud
Start praying and planning, paths for paving, preempting the pain, for potential to come round
To be in the front of the line at VISA approval time to fly away and find a home away from the war torn town
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40. |
042 Peace
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Psalm 125
(1) Placing trust in the Lion, makes you like Zion
not easily shaken, but eternally surviving
(2) Just as the mountains are our surroundings
God is the boundary situated around us
(3) the sword of out foes won't rest & build homes
so those God Chose won't get blood on their clothes
(4) O lord be good to whose hearts are good
(5) but to the Crooks banish to the woods
peace on Israel
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41. |
043 Backtrack
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I got about a week behind, preparing for travelling
Now i'm on the road I got some time to rap again
Unfortunately I have less time to riddle this than Madigan
as alluded to I'm more attuned to the schedule of Kiefer Sutherland
I've recorded my thoughts just not the sounds in my head
Sleepin on these tracks like the apocalyse is in effect
now I'm taking requests in the comments for what's next
8 bars goes so fast so hit me up, it's the quick and the dead
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42. |
044 Four
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Butterflies / Fairies / hobbits / dragons
Put a call out and got a response: (4) topics my (1) rap fan wants
consider this courtesy of and for @emmarieaus
she's quickly dishin' me slippery topics, so watch the butter fly
across bread with sprinkles, to hit that kid's party vibe:
Fairy bread. expertly avoiding two outta the 4 you said
with fresh beets, I wok it, with heat from the hob bit
fresh rap sheets in tandem, what topic should I land on?
Better get that last word in quick so it don't Drag on
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43. |
045 Passed
01:10
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I want to get a little honest about my time as a pastor
I didn't burn out I tapped out when the fire departed
I thought I was smarter but prevention's the answer
How do I begin so I never enter that disaster
didn't cheat on my wife, except for how I spent my time
didn't abuse my power, except for being self-reliant
I didn't exploit my team, except for my need to lead
didn't disregard my chance, except I chose to leave
It's a wonderful vocation that I'd fully recommend
If you're looking for significance, this is where that ends
If you're looking for excitement, it totally depends
are you excited about Jesus or the platform he tends
If you're looking for impact, its difficult to defend
If you're looking for an escape this is not what you had imagined
If you're looking for a calling, there are better stipends
but if you're looking to serve, there's a role that just opened
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44. |
046 Flood
00:51
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Psalm 126
(1) When the Lord restored our fortunes / our eyes grew like dreamers in love do
(2) our mouth full of laughter, tongues loose and faster with our joy tunes
our neighbouring nation / recognise it's God's gracing
(3) The Lord's done great things / we praise him
we're overwhelmed to (4) replacing & restoring water
and wide lakes stream
the fortunes of our fathers forebears
(5) those who cried rivers now reap floods of laughter
(6) those who were morning wild farming their tears / will be the song writers who now prosper for years
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45. |
047 Am
01:27
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I ain't the newest freestyler that Australia has to export
I ain't the young up-and-comer, gunner, that you should go and support
I ain't the latest wordsmith to join the Krosswerds Artist lineup
& I ain't the dopest rhymer recently hosted on dunk's diner
I'm not the sickest rapper on my one and only charity CD
I'm not even the dopest rapsinger in my extended family,
I ain't the maddest battle rapper that Adelaide ever ejected
But I'm the only rapper I am, so I'm determined to develop it
I'm the only freestlyer I can be and that's good enough for today
I'm an up-and-getting better, albeit way too late in the game
I'm the latest wordsmith who emerges from my house doing the creative challenge
I'm the dopest rhymer posting to a timer to improve my talent
I'm the dopest rapper posting rampant & mostly close together
I'm absolutely the truly dopest rapper that I'll ever be ever
I'm the maddest battle rapper that inanimate objects in my house encounter
I find my feet when I just be me and that emcee is truly astounding
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46. |
048 Labels
01:11
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I like to label things in my house so I can battle them
Tupperware is a 'crew of candy-rappers' cause I rattle 'em
My coffee machine: 'A&R' you gotta grind for the golden
My toothpicks: 'MGK' I don't even notice 'm
A slice of bread's 'rookie' cause you know it's gettin' burnt
like thugs in movie: ready to spread & eager to desert
My coffee card is 'Kendrick' it wants loyalty when I drink
My fridge is 'mumble rap' [It's shiny but it stinks, stinks]
My iPod is a hack: the dopest beats still gets jacked
My red hammer is 'Kid Rock' a redneck and wack
My drinking glasses are existentialists on Judge Judy
I approach the bench and it's evident that they're empty
My back door mats are posers who never step up
I see right through the windows and Imma never let up
I tell the grass I'm Eminem, and Imma eat you like a GOAT
The water heaters 'Bill' but can't account for weak and limited flow
The front door an amateur it leaves itself open
The postal service 'Saviour' always leaves us hoping
My mattress I call ΄rap career' forever slept on
The dramas at work are a teacup storm I call Lipton
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47. |
049 Grace
00:57
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If you expect the worst of me
you'll be the first to see
I treat the words you speak
as an empty curse and be
polite but cursory
Not terse in speech
But swerve your need to be
perverse and mean
I won't nurse adversity
but frame your words as an adversary
There's No need
to nurse my demeanor
although demeaned
I respond obversely,
conversely positively
I turn my cheek
It's not worth my week
to carry burdens wreaking
havoc on my sleep
the earth is heaped
with bitter peeps
I wish the best for you
ask God to bless you
where your yes finds you
wherever your mess is too
i pray you'll see through
to find grace and truth
and happiness for you
and yours intermingled through
a restlessness that gets you
walking purposeful to
a compass north that's true
changing evil around you
and benefiting from
with a tribe thats suitable
drawing what's inside of you
into a greater view
I guess I'm saying that you're beautiful
And I assume this behaviour is unusual
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48. |
050 Half
01:05
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50 is half way, academically a pass mark. to land there and stay there seems a little bit half-assed
I must ask if furious i cussed excuse my impasse. I've come too far to dismiss my efforts past
I'd rather come last than bow out of contention halfway up the mountain is a walk not an ascension
with furrowed brow I mention I'm committed, however stressed and now I return to plough forward with intention
50's really "on your way" / like going grey / now hopefullay
you have something to say / you started solid - great.
you've set the pace / for half the race / so reallay all that's left to play /
is half the race which lies in wait to taker
so here I go, there I was, the only way I know is 'does', i'm not the type make a fuss perhaps i shoulda done
I'm having lotsa fun lotsa pain that has brung lotsa shame cause my game is not as strong as i want
but 50 will ya celebrate with me
comment below a topic that I can spit briefly
simply put thanks a lot for listening
is "A rapper in a forest who goes unheard" a thing?
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49. |
051 Compassion
01:06
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To be Honest If a tree falls in a forest & I don't hear it
the consequence is a non-event except for the animals near it
but If a child is in the desert, and it's lost do we let it
face the elements, & pay no attention to its predicament
Some words are written in the sands of time and never repeated,
Some words fall to the ground and remain a sound never receipted
There are words written in the dust that were never recorded
but they changed words written in stone and how life was ordered
these words on dert could submerge the earth, and be rendered worthless
I nonetheless serve a concerted attempt to urge my purpose
If a stray child in an aisle interrupts your carry on
you'd keep calm, speak no harm, find mum, & be a Samaritan
some children's words go unheard because of their proximity
The world's poorer when we silence smaller voices through poverty
future solutions emerge from forests hard times have fallen on
I echo a plea to sponsor one of these out of compassion
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50. |
052 Tipping
00:55
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New Challenge: not just rap 8 bars daily:
Use my talent to rap a leader hack that plagues me
you may see, the way these, theories invade the
thoughts that I wrestle with hustle them adjusting them
Leadership practice captures my interest
I crash-test the latest like a child at Christmas
My wish-list is images of editors picks
I skip 'flix seasons for Leadership teaching
If you're not Glad, well perhaps give spring a miss
It's just a summary of other people's genius
The first tip on point is Mavens Sellers & Connectors
each a segment of the ecosystem to be effective
the impact of a few can be contagious
and when it catches - the balance of the scale flips
find a context ripe for tipping and a message that's sticky
start an epidemic: not tricky
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51. |
053 househeld
00:55
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WEEK EIGHT: Psalm 127
1 Unless God builds the house the brickies' labour in vain /is useless
Unless God guards a city, the guard's watch is a charade /is fruitless
2 What's your game rising at the break day, the crack of dawn
waiting till it's late to hit the hay in the early morn?
Anxious TV dinner eating from hamster wheeler dealing
God gives sleep to those content with resting in him
3 Sons are a gift from Lord like fruit
from trees able to spawn
4 Sons born during the years of youth are
Warrior arrows one has to hold in his grasp
5 Happy is the man a with quiver-full
whose fruitfulness abounds when enemies come round
he won't be put up for ridicule
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52. |
054 Lead
00:59
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If I could teach you some leadership what's one thing that i'd leave you with
I have spent months pondering this and still don't know what an answer is
I mean leaderships influence don't mishear my inference
it's not popularity it's what people will trust you with
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If I had a day with you I'd be congratulatin' you
the places you're way attuned and naturally made to do
But I'd have question too, a thing you avoid to do
the pain in the neck /thorn in the flesh that you won't hold a mirror to
influence starts when we influence hearts
and the heart of the matter is a leader's heart matters
and the state of our hearts is the place we should start
cause the heart of a leader will escape in due season
the first key to leading is to lead yourself firstly
you don't lead a crowd to water if you're the one thirsty
but you must lead a thirsty crowd by finding the water
the first order of leadership is to put things in order
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53. |
055 Training
01:14
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All Aboard the Express Train it's leaving the station
Leadership training - brief but engaging
Makin' tracks like Sydney metros installation
doubting Thomas' and friends say it's amazing
Leadership is influence, and that starts with me
If I can't lead myself, how much help can i be?
But the purpose of leadership is for the commonwealth
those two things in tension should sustain a leader's health
Ordering the first person is the first thing that's essential,
leadership's goal is to extract other people's potential
carriage-ways to success are sequential but exponential
so interest in others compounds your incremental
What yields the best consequence will be self self discipline
Master yourself and 80% of your works done
Influence yourself to be better leaders & person
but the focus of work is those that you're servin'
the train is returning so take note what you're learnin
It starts with the leader but it's for benefit o' e'ryone
to find the gold in other's be a goldmining expert
unearth the worth inside yourself to spot value below the dert
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54. |
056 Change
00:58
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Let's be honest - resistance to change is universal
yet the only constant in life is change but even worse still
unless you're proposing change you're just as likely to dismiss it
so how can lead change so it's not as quickly resisted?
First of all please ensure your changes are legitimate
trust is earned in years but lost in seconds if you're not diligent
Secondly, check regularly, that information is being provided
what is it that you're doing if you find the need to hide it?
Thirdly, observe the impacts it will have across the field
the reasons should be clear, but keep an eye on how it will feel
Fourthly, you out-to-be sacrificing as much for the gain
change is loss so count the cost participate in the pain
Fifthly I'd list the people who need to inform it
change is only sustainable with key people to support it
Last of all I'd ask you all to review every decision you make
losses are only losses if you don't learn from your mistakes
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55. |
057 New
01:18
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I've been asked to leader-rap about social media
and perhaps about the fact (I believe) people feel inferior
we're all patently aware the impacts can be serious
but how can you chat with kids about FOMO when they're teary huh?
My three point approach assumes one basic precept
humans have the same issue , it's just with new tech
That's not to disregard the storm by cloud connection
it's just that our fragility is not a new infection
and any invention needs to be fairly considered
the pros cons benefits, boundaries and limits
Inanimate objects are essentially morally neutral
it's human corruption that makes it beautiful or brutal
anything new can be accepted or be rejected
option three is be redeemed or "redirected"
I guess we need to teach our kids how to make decisions
how to ask good questions and why pursue wisdom
MONEY GOLD JEWELRY MORE
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56. |
058 Light
01:04
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It dawned on me when I looked at my Led candle lights
all three of them have LEDs exactly the same size
That means they're probably all just as bright
It's completely arbitrary the varying height
Then I thought about all of my Wax ones
the Wick is just as thick whether Tall-skinny, or Short-fat one
Are they just as bright no matter the shape
is that a metaphor about humans and what is innate
Either way I wonder if light is actually less impressive
coming from an overly bulky and possessive
overstated impression of a candle made of plastic
does over-engineering aesthetically match it?
On the flip side is light more striking
if all it is is motherboard, battery and lighting
does light shine brighter from seemingly small things
is that a metaphor for my calling
or do i just overthink stuff way too much.
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57. |
059 Race
01:00
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It seems Ol' Macdonald has a farm in a bubble
no qualms about facts or Australia's race trouble
"Australia doesn't have problem with a racism"?
Nah, It's just delusional & in denial about what it's facing
Maybe his electorate as white & straight as Katter's
Maybe parliament separates you from real matters
Maybe your constituents where you gets votes in
fear the disaster if Terra Australis let boats in
The irony is tragic but not recognised commonly
imagine how bullied you'd feel if you weren't the majority
The national priority with irrational fear of minorities
The elephant in the room scared of a mouse eating hollow cheese
What exactly are these middle Australian values
if racism becomes a white frailty taboo
The only IPA I can swallow comes in aluminium
What is Australia if not respectful irrespective of origin
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58. |
060 hope
01:27
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I stand alone in my head observing life situations
I imagine peoples lives and watch for cracks of truth in conversation
I look for realness (by that I mean flaws) leaking out of facades
open wounds don't heal by clogging the aqua ducts
you need rip the bandage for infections to be flushed
I'm flushed, I blush, when noticed by others its... feels intimate
I want to close my eyes as if less conspicuous in the moment
In truth we're all hiding behind some kind of projection
pouring out to the world and down our throats some brand of libation
in plastic and glass cups, hoping experience will fill us up
not entirely sure what will shift the balance over to our favour
I notice these disparate dark doorway dwellers, desperate for validation
I'll admit I often think in stereotypes, but not on this occasion
people searching, finding people, MEANING, tribes to share commiserations
avoiding the possibility life's beauty is accessible that proliferation and escalation
can be attained with more risk than some are currently maintaining
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59. |
061 Lucky
01:09
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WEEK NINE: Psalm 128
Consider yourself lucky that you recognise some aspect of who God is
and respond in kind to love and instruction, let's call it obedience
Consider yourself lucky that you enjoy the fruits of your labor,
that your working day affords you pay, some rest, and margin to play with
Consider yourself lucky when your household has two productive people
and those that grow inside the house are flourishing, & engaged in something meaningful
Consider yourself lucky, it's not luck but let's call it lucky
that people like you are blessed simply to be born in God's country
Consider yourself lucky already and may your city prosper
may the twilight years of life remain secure and free of any problems
Consider yourself lucky when you baby sit your Children's children
May Peace be on Israel, the happy home of the Faithful
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60. |
062 Disclaim
01:10
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I think I need subtitles on all these rap songs that I write
a lyric genius commentary outlining what I said and why
It's been curtly asserted that the words I've herded absurdly
aren't worthy or deserving of further researching but it's required
so for the sake of the lovely listener who heard me, served me feedback
quirky's one way to describe it - incomprehensible another
the words I convey are so patently obtuse they've befuddled
the people who kindly support my word-salad flurry-muddle
surely a wordsmith worth is workmanship would find the perfect tool
and then use it instead of inspiring bemused amusement
It seems my raps are too confusing and references bewildering
like a hermit Harold Holt hidden like Hec & Ricky gone wandering
walking through the jungle finding hints, without the faintest clue
i'm gradually educating kids on the vague references I imbue
This is a kind of disclaimer way too late in the game, but
anyway - 100 day creative change oh 62
Beat Tajima Hal Isolated Planet 07 In the Mood
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61. |
063 Conflict
01:03
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Let's talk a bit about the times we experience conflict
the workplace, the home or even deciding on outfits
our bodies are unhelpful when the adrenal gland flood hits
cause bloods shifts away from the brain to our fighting limbs
I find Grenny, Patterson & other's language useful
When you're in a conversation that turns crucial
The first skill to use will focus what you want from an outcome
It's no good winning if you'll lose in the long run.
& You don't have to choose between truth and a friend
if you can fill the pool of meaning with your shared wisdom
there's actually a way to navigate dialogue successful
when we prioritise the safety of each individual
recode "silence" as mask, avoid or withdraw
recode "violence" as control, label, & quickdraw
make mutual purpose, and respect a practiced habit
third options are there: the way you argue matters
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62. |
064 Hustle
00:59
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I'm not entirely sure these leader-raps are working
I take a book and try and summarise and convert it
work it to one song, then further to one verse and
end up with a flow of context-laden wording
it doesn't make sense unless you already read it
in which case the rap serves a questionable objective
just to reinforce the ideas you've already muscled:
my bubble-raps are the google-step algorithm shuffle
so if you don't like it, meh, get mad at me
go read a book and stop trawling my 'gram feed
read one of the books that my memes or my raps cite
and go change the world without the help of my rap hype
really its up to you to make amazing happen
a leader don't need or rely on the latest fashion
or mates clapping - no plan avoids seasonal crashing
just get on with the challenges like jaylow with his rappin does
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63. |
065 Carnegie
01:05
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have you ever wanted to win friends or influence people
and discovered it's not a walk in the park but a steep hill
I learnt a couple lessons tested during the depression
if that's not impressing then I'm guessing nothing will
Criticism is futile, but praise attracts change
you can choose to not criticise condemn or complain!
flattery is counterfeit, who can you truly appreciate?
bait the hook for the fish if you bother to wade
to make friends be interested, not interesting
happiness is choice, and your inner condition
smile...
encourage others to talk and start listenin
the best of an argument is to side-step it
no point being right if clients are offended
to give way is better than getting bitten to contest it
fury and force give way to gentleness
you get more flies with honey than vinegar
you'll learn to lead better form the book than me rappin it
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64. |
066 Movin'
01:05
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The problem with my rappin is, well my rappin
sitting at my keyboard tappin tapping - an elipsis
what is this? writers block? yeah it just don't stop
Stoppin. Stop. I don't got time for this
I gotta find a beat and rhyme on it
free style a bit - hope an idea will hit
a dream catcher sitting feet tappin
tappin keys another start another sheet
this is terrible
a nightmare on elm circle
downward spiral like whirlpool
100 rotations travel sick of the machinations
staring blankly at blinking animations
empty like an iron lak
& lak a rhyme like throwie tags
someone do the math
have i hit 8 bars yet like uni lad?
and if i had? is it bad
I said nothing worth a tad
this is a minute my friends will never get back
like my status and I'll pay you in raps
I gotta go now, gotta keep on movin along
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65. |
067 Monkey
01:02
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I've always said the monkey on my back --- is hot air
but it's been a few years with a backpack that's growing hair
I swear I let off some steam, it's yet to be seen how I fare
it's holding on for dear life like it's dead in disrepair
I'm not sure if it's a helpful motivator --- of expectation
or a linus-blanket, comfort baggage/prison that I take on
Am I carrying this monkey or is it my imagination
I'm being taken for a ride although I'm the one racing
and i'm not the one riding I'm the camel back bracing
a work horse rat race, the foul taste of stakes I'm facing
is my jockey for position a race somebody else is winning?
do i choose to bruise makin moves counter intuitive from the beginning?
spinning plates for the audience whose laughter is raucous
there are more of us in the wings waiting to board the tour bus
next to the sewerage pipes are skeletons of a previous life
is integrity or naiveté the death rattle echo left behind?
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66. |
068 Junk
01:07
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Whatcha gonna do with all that junk
All that junk behind your trunk
Ima get get get to the dump
dump my junk down at the dump
my junk, my bunk, my lamp, my dunks,
my sump, my cupboard l ump
my little pony brush
I drive my mother crazy
floor-drobe is my way, gee
buy stuff I don't need but
keep the broken pieces
just in case i need it
post-apocalypse right
burstin' cupboards worsen
so I build a shed to store 'm in
camping gear fishing rods
band t-shirts - TV box
RP7, Valvoline
and some tools that I've never seen
half a pack of spares for
a thing I'm not aware of
then I bought a house
and transported it around
my junk, my clamp, my shunt, my pumps
my preciously lovely junk
I'm luggin' it to mums
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67. |
069b Donna
01:06
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A prima donna I know cracked it
now their phone screen is cactus
They're missing in action
their whole life is redacted
it can't be uploaded
the moment something notable
or quotable is floated
Theyre Up the coast without a sail boat
social media cut short
no more odyssey up-talks
don't have the tech support
to spam the world with rap thoughts
They got more material
be assured you will hear it all
Once instagram is installed
And the user's art initialed: jaylow
Oh right
Prima donna uncovered
A friend of a friend
ghost writes for their cousins cousin
Eventually truth
emerges to the surface
I got a new phone
While away on work for business
So I missed this whole week
Posting for the challenge
But the world still survived
without the benefit of my talents
Now I'm back in the balance
Back to the regular abnormal
post averse every day
Irrespective of the turmoil
This prima donna
Really wants to
Perform above the norm like a wed night storm
Not a flash in the pan
But my minutes at hand
That's all I plan
For the sake of instagram
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68. |
070 Farming
00:46
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Psalm 129 (week 10)
WEEK TEN: Psalm 129
(1) since my youth they attacked
repeat with me Israel
(2) since my youth they attacked
yet they won't prevail
(3) ploughers tearin' up flesh
sowing evil in my back garden
(4) Good Lord cut the cord of the
insipid wicked & refund them
(5) May those who plant revenge reap back a harvest they're planting
(6) and wither like spineless weeds in rooftop gutters in summer
Barns empty, fields windswept [no fallow] and shallow
Strangers won't bless you with the name of our hallowed
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69. |
071 Prize
01:14
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You might've thought that we might've caught
or mastered more self regulation
but we're mighty torn between performance
and fastened fear of stagnation
for the most part the most of our heart
pursues results, relationship and recognition
The assurance is our poor hearts aren't sick
and we're sure we're advancing the mission
along the trajectory something affecting me
An intersection and a transition
like a sinus infection, a slight tweak in direction,
exponentially amplifies our decision
A 1-degree shift is a massive abyss
& significant degrees of separation
the distraction, attraction, or disambiguation
The well meant is hell bent on shifting us away from
the true focus, often a cued locus,
you know we could all quote it sleepin on hocus pocus.
these things aren't bad but it's easy not to notice
that the prize is not the aim, where the goal post is
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70. |
072 Anagram
01:05
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I missed a couple words in mark's anagram on culture
I didn't have a phone or even a proper paper notebook
I do recall some words but don't want to insult you
I'll choose a few I need to do and pass on somma the golden
It's ironic I didn't get the whole thing but here's a CLUE
the words I remember I pass directly onto you
Consistent, Lived, Unapologetic, Everyone, skip-a-few
ninety-nine, 100. Now what you go'n do?
CONSISTENCY insists of *me* for culture to breed.
If it isn't LIVED out, then how can anyone see?
I literally just remembered that TESTIMONY is 'T'
you gotta give voice to those who live out the creed
UNAPOLOGETIC doesn't mean 'arrogant intelligentsia'
But go for what you go for with no egg-shell presence in ya
excellence will permeate whatever you're entrenching, yeah?
So bring what you got with confidence in your entrances
I don't recall exactly what EVERYONE referred to,
perhaps the desire to see everyone through?
maybe to see everyone ever given every opportunity
grown to capacity for the benefit of our communities
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71. |
073 Produce
00:57
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I heard John McMartin's words on departing
the world has instructors, but really needs fathers
If we're to pass on, this mantle we're guarding
we can't make excuses just room for those starting
When your people fail don't lament just encourage
it's better that they make mistakes than make nothing
Why not pick battles so that they can win something
Cheer from the sidelines, & lift the encumbrance
our role is to make disciples not collect them
don't make the same mistake as Jesse when it comes selecting
the fields are ripe with latent warriors and kings
the runt of a litter can rise above to greater things
Who knew in David was the seed of a kingdom
Goliath's victor an archetype for Solomon's wisdom
but send out your best not the leftovers you're stuck with
these are some keys on being productive
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72. |
074 Perspective
00:59
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I'm determined to give voice to the notes that I took
From Paul Bartlett's Session on the way that we look
cause the last three versions I chose to forsook
...too many lex' not enough goods,
Paul insisted that perspective's everything
If church is our filter then view life through the kingdom,
The keys we've been given aren't to play with or rock sing
not so we can gloat but so we can unlock things
people don't sign up to church; it's temporary
they shift kingdom allegiances for eternity
church-centric vision only leads to turmoil
comparing pastors down the street with different calls
Church often catches half dead fish you want to throw back
But kingdom fishing means that we share in the catch
after all we know who's really building His church
it ain't us we're just caregivers taking turns
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73. |
075 Hay
01:00
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It never takes long for Paul de Jong to drop truth bombs
even if he gets people in trouble with Hillsong
He says he's never "ready", just "prepared and willing"
the first takes accepting, the latter takes instilling
If we want to take things up to the next level,
we better take stock before entering stairwells
if we're not already leading itll never fare well
trying to raise the stakes upstream without a paddle
Influence cre-ates changes in outcomes
if we we're not making changes better ask how come
just cause God gave us a miraculous vision
doesn't mean we know how to make hay in due season
we need to be a tour guide not a sign post
another flippin podcast isn't what we need most
the best we can do is live our life as an example,
germinate the dormant seeds we've got to grow a barn full
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74. |
076 Translation
00:56
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I rapped the first half of of my notes on Thursday morning Paul
But I'm struggling to make sense of my session ten notes all
my new phone means that there's a bunch that i missed,
wreaking havoc via the resulting auto correct hieroglyphs
One thing Paul said is don't let lack to be a decider
I'll return to session 9 and hope it's been adequately 'deciphered
Distrust in leadership has recently risen
It can take time for people to escape their own prisons
So while our heads can inform us, our hearts make decisions
connect with your people and put your message through revisions
People don't need inspiring if they have a revelation
Activate the ask, see the power of personal invitation
timidity's not humility (but avoid intimidation)
the difference between influence and manipulation:
is the power of decision always remains with the invited
who knew I was a linguist who can interpret thumb typing!
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75. |
077 Save
01:05
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WEEK ELEVEN: Psalm 130 (The Message)
1-2 Help, God—the bottom has fallen out of my life!
Master, hear my cry for help!
Listen hard! Open your ears!
Listen to my cries for mercy.
3-4 If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings,
who would stand a chance?
As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit,
and that’s why you’re worshiped.
5-6 I pray to God—my life a prayer—
and wait for what he’ll say and do.
My life’s on the line before God, my Lord,
waiting and watching till morning,
waiting and watching till morning.
7-8 O Israel, wait and watch for God—
with God’s arrival comes love,
with God’s arrival comes generous redemption.
No doubt about it—he’ll redeem Israel,
buy back Israel from captivity to sin.
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76. |
078 Playin
01:00
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77. |
079 So-so
00:59
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78. |
080 Cyborg
00:52
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79. |
081 Pain
01:18
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80. |
082 Praise
01:08
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WEEK Psalm 131
I haven't really been digging my psalm raps
I'm not the type to like a beat without a drum track
But digging in Dert is where one thirty ones at
patience is a virtue... I suck at.
but evidence says I know how to stuck at it
challenge accepted head down bum up a bit
not an A student when i do this music
but you can say that I'm attentive to it
I'm like Adam Sandler everything I do is the same
nah just kidding i mean I'm have a childish brain
so here is this weeks interpretation of scripture
twisted out of shape to fit with rhyme patter mixture
God I'm not being proud or looking for advantage
Not busying myself with things I'm outta grasp of
I calm and quiet myself like a toddler who's content
my soul has found itself capacity to rest in the present
my message to people I'm chattin to
trust in God for whatever it is you do
today, yesterday, tomorrow and always
put your hope in the Almighty: let's praise
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81. |
083 Westie
01:14
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82. |
084 Brian
01:14
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83. |
085 Scars
01:15
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84. |
086 Homie
01:11
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85. |
087 Favourites
01:03
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There's a bunch of rap covers I ditched or dismissed
like Pressure, Suffa, Mark 1, bdeps & 2biz
marz the profit, trumps and ill Clinton
Bliss n Esso, Izzy, layla, and the Optimen
Listener, Macho, Zane, i ll trip and Mistery,
animal cracker, Stro the 89th key, Show, AG &r
I can't believe i just did that thing
where you mention a few names and leave th e rest hangin'.
briggs, sesta, k21, trials, and Wizdom
i didn't leave you out but this 8 bars is now ten
adroit effisive, drapht, simplex & seth sentry
Pez, chris bass, Hons, and legacy
xecutioners, odd couple, & task force,
hyjak and torcha, 360 and forbes
anyone on obese, golden era or pang productions
running outta space to name Phrase + Vents One
Sivion praying mantis dax and mc fong
hoodsta, jehsta def wish cast i could go on
then there's a bunch of people I haven't yet mentioned
They're all the rappers who came in equal second
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86. |
088 Audience
01:01
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There's an existential question that this challenge poses
Is an artist still an artist if she ceases to compose stuff
I prioritised prolonged periods preparing portioned post
But of all my art these embarrass me the most
Is it 'cause I pushed it public long before it had marinated
whereas all my other art I'm technically "still creating"
there's no critique on what's not done or isn't posted;
but underdone comes under the gun. Still: More than mos t, huh?
I now feel the need to develop well produced content
Now I've filled my feed with rushed raps its all I've got there
I seem to believe i need to do better than I've done
Why do I define myself by art that I brung
surely for some this is off-cuts and the discarded
100 days displays the ups, downs and barely-started-s
What I'm actually feeling is the weight of what others think
The question then remains for my gift: who's my true audience
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87. |
089 Biblical
00:59
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I want make sure I'm living an Ephesians 3 life
on the look out to snag a Proverbs 31 wife
I want to be part of an Acts 2 church that's local
that lives an Ephesians 4 model but global
You all need to live the Matt 28 mission
keeping in mind the Philippians 2 vision
don't forget all of what Paul said in the epistles
Grace is a gift but working out faith's a wrestle
and life is a marathon run like an athlete
is it the faith of Christ or his faith that's in me?
now you don't need to pursue all 9 of the gifts
but tongues is the least if you're making a list
now i'm so confused i think I got it backwards
my words back up think i confused so i'm now
Romans 7 wrestling or is it Satan testing
it's all so far from Sabbath type resting
I'm down romans road without a servant to teach me
send philip quick to translate the Christianese
no disrespect to ideas that frame texts
but following Jesus is one choice & one step
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88. |
090 Excel
01:02
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The standard that you stand at should match your platform
so for me having a mic is perhaps a tad overboard
all the same I play the game I put my best foot forward
how I perform is still a tad above the norm
I pursue excellence at every level of my aptitude
altitude's sustained by character and attitude
I don't need platitudes, this monkey's bars grab the tube that seems to move
me towards virtue and true gratitude
Talent is a seed in you & needs to grow with a weed or two
Skills come from 'need to do' / growth's an act of bleeding through
I do what I say I'll do that much I've committed to
the product is as much -- who I am as what I can produce
Excellence won't dictate levels of performance
that chorus never saw hearts, the choir are tourists
At tour bus abhors humilitas and lavish love
weighing up the challenges mediocrity saw in us
Welcome to burn town
watch that last step now
dust to salt without out sound
A pound of flesh, pound for pound
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89. |
091 Son
00:59
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WEEK THIRTEEN: Psalm 132
1 Lord, bring to mind the commitment of David
The way he had freedoms but chose to forsake it
2 He swore an Oath to the Lord, the mighty one of heaven
3I promise I won't go home and i won't get into bed and
4 I won't close my eyes, I won't rest my head un-
5 -til I find for the Lord, a suitable dwelling
6 we heard it in Ephrathah, echoed in fields of Jaar
7 let's head to the dwelling and worship the lord, yellin'
8 "Arise, o Lord. find a resting place in Zion
settle yourself & the ark of your might
9 may your priests be clothed with all that's right
and the faithful will celebrate this wonderful delight"
10 Lord - For the sake of your servant, ol' mate David
do not reject his people or the place we created
11 The Lord swore an oath to David he don't revoke:
Left it be known One of your own will put on your throne
12 If your sons do right by the Promises they made
And the statues that I taught them to obey
Then your children's children will maintain the kingdom
Your descendants will remain forever the King's sons
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90. |
092 When
01:08
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for the time I was heart broken from break-up words spoken
for the time I feel like a fool & nobody noticed my implosion
for the time I face the consequence of my attempts to progress
for the time I hated what i said or what should have said instead
for the times I question how I got to "guesses and passes"
for the times I missed chances or misunderstood the answers
for the times I took the high road whe n I should've walked the valley
for the times i learnt the hard way ignoring advice of my allies
for the times I did it my way ignoring curtain call side of stage
for the times I tried another ignoring warning flags waved
for the times walked away empty wondering what's ahead of me
for the times i ask who I am and didn't have a reply ready
for the times a took greatness and wrecked with my fiddling
for the times i took brokenness and avoided the whole thing
for the times I took it all on board of found myself drowning
for the times I thought I had control when the sirens were sounding
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91. |
093 Wants
01:25
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I wanna rap like it ain't no thing
But have my sound comin' out like I'm saying something
Old treasures of gold, unfold with a fresh ring
real truths for the sweet tooth - but still sting
vernacular that captures ya intelligent thinking
I wanna know the listener is still considering
portions and fragments of the course of my action
I pause with my thoughts and react to my infractions
I want to rap winsome to win some with wisdom
said with shared street cred to give me give an in
kind like a pen but as sharp as a pin
only drawing blood where there's hemorrhaging
I'm underground, but I'm not undercover
like the body of the one in the shroud of turin
a tunnel rat follower of the one who has suffered
tomb raider like no other - a borrowed grave robber
except the inner circle got that real stigmata
a party o' thirteen, on friday the thirteenth
Is it nonsense, too next level or accessible
It all depends if you're at all teachable
or reachable and receptive to new data sets
if you're humble too hear what the master says
and paint the fence - wax on and off a bit
without questioning every part of it
I'm searchin for clues in rabbit holes
Watching for moles amongst true old souls
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92. |
094 Steady
01:09
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it's only a a week late or - 7 days short
kinda how a weak latte doesn't taste like it ought
i wouldn't even make this without pop-OCD of sorts
But the commitment i made i want to fully out-walk
that said i promised 8 bars most days are sixteen
always under promise and plan on over delivering
The hundred days have passsed but Ive chosen to keep continuing
You might call it a farce but being a man of my words is Not for nothing -
today's way more introspective than really I'd like it to be
What comments could help you increase your capacity?
Finding your commitments or choosing to under Promises?
words have worth and weight when you're known to be honest
better late than never is also better done than perfect
better fulfilled with an apology than promises deserted
better tryna better yourself by daily little practices
speaking of which i'm off to ensure my life and words match all this
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93. |
095 Shine
01:04
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This raps about the three elements of jaylow
Technicolor coat with thorns plus horns & a halo
Nah jokes it's rhythm rhymes and rollin'
Getting mad every pad has inventions i've stolen
But I won't let my head get stuck in fiasco loops
The way I roll has bearing on decks, bars and hoops
I kick... push, fidget and shoosh
Skate on thin lines like the leafs on juice
I whoosh past the last part
like farts in elevator shafts
flatulence jokes obscure paths and last laughs
but really these three
leadership bible & ministry
what I plan to be is the best me in the industry
tonight i just want my chest not to heave
my throat to breathe easy
and reach my goal of a hundred clean
can't go back on my eclectic dream
it came free not cheap or easy
the shine on this mic is from sneezing
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94. |
096 Doors
01:00
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95. |
097 Return
00:59
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It's been three weeks since I last posted a rap
I was sick for a while and had end-of-year on my back
None of that's done yet but Christmas is on my doorstep
I decided to force it, summer studies can pause a bit
turn flow like a faucet hope it's not awkward like a corset
been flat out like a Corvette, impounded & crushed in a forfeit
I'm the only one who scores it, my OCD enforces it
I'm avoiding a sure bet (i.e. cheap seasonal Christmas References)
that my tardiness afforded (because I feel like that would be cheating)
Press Pause? yep, behind closed doors like a toilet
dormant, but now I'm back to record it.
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96. |
098 Warn
01:15
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One more rap to do, the last two I've already done
I had 99 problems now I'm down to just one
I worked out the thesis of the 100 day creative challenge
Can you stay sane and yet live completely imbalanced
The answer for jaylows a resounding "way no"
my flows a roller coaster crossed with a freak show
some words so in-house it's buried between the bricks
some so absurd and obscure that it's meaning never sticks
some was done so fast it was lost in the vortex
some was poor but solid, quoting the core text
suffice to say the ride is done and now I'm exhausted
next year i'll take photos of food with wise words
& where I sourced it this poor kid is all for it
but no longer just absurd: word salad is my portion
I caution the 8 bar standard should not be absorbed
if you're a perfectionist with a mic attached by a USB cord
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97. |
099 Unfin
00:32
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I'm real good at starting things and then...
I'm real good at ideas that never really get ...
I'm so great when it comes to launching things ...
I'm the guy you need when you start the initiative...
I'd love to join the project team that makes it happen...
You don't even know how much this means to...
I could really sink me teeth into a project like ...
What do mean a habit of unfinish...
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98. |
100 Class
01:19
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I'm the nostalgic type, so this-here-now bit bites
the completion of something, means approaching finish lines
I don't mean rhymes from Helsinki like freestyler
but black and white squares likes sillitoe tartan horizon
I don't wanna press the issue: Imma miss you, but not the pressure
cause the cooker puts the heat to work but the chef did half the measure
tasty culminations hint at ingredient rotations
the timing of creations dishes up sloppy permutations
the camp-food salad-wrap was light on, right on, maybe late
I write through the night to recite what diners anticipate
like fast food we blast through to dish up dinners on instaplate
while the fare ain't amazing it's a product of game play
all I want to say is I'm glad it's over but know that I'll miss it
I'd never do it like this again but how else do you experience it
I don't want to navel gaze or fall under the narcissus spell
that's a wrap on a 100 raps so i'll simply tip my hat farewell.
stay classy
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