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My Word feat. Braille and Manchild

from The Meridian of Rhyme by Qwiet

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lyrics

getting nice, nothing like what yall heard
move your hands to the left, to the right, put 'em high if yall concur
find the light let it shine so bright that the night’s insecure
true to life when the mic unites with the mind you got my word

verse 1 (Braille)
when I jump on the track better saddle up
I leave toe tags on the cut notepads filled up with the goodness
flow with my foot loose, proclaim the good news
this is my gift I put it to use
I use words put em on beats I choose words wisely
cuz the blind lead the blind so often
and in my heart been soften
the enemy is stalking to see who he can put in the coffin
and I'm sick with it my symptom is
hard to diagnose it's not simple
but the harder man is sinful
so let's start this, start arguing
many are just starving for attention
they'd rather gain acceptance
I already learned my lesson
my word is meant to be a refreshment
but it's all about perspective
it could be a bitter blessing
but in the end I wanna see you sitting in the winning section

verse 2 (Manchild)
you got my word and the ones that follow close by
pushed together spelling freedom can't see it with the closed eye
blind to the fact of the matter for their whole lives
yelling my word with the attitude that don't lie
this is both sides flipped to the opposite
playing the wall politics not stating the obvious
whatever party is poppin is where my body is
keeping it really is not about how hard you live see that's the farthest low rent regardless
the word is love direct to where the heart is
my arrow strike in the middle part of the target
and little by little I'll touch enough of this market
place my deposit on words and life living
to my people got a feeling they're locked in life's prison
I'm kickin it straight and I'm willing to say
it's my word but I'll give it away

verse 3 (Qwiet)
let me state for the record, first things first
mics were definitely hurt in the recording of this verse
equations and functions, can’t be making assumptions
about the basic instructions before leaving Earth
so I’m asserting certainties, serving these words fervently
furthering the movement of making movements
and discerning what the moves meant, they say man can dude vent
it’s how I make change with my two cents
the dusk of hip-hop - not enough light
are there too many emcees and not enough mics
or too many mics and not enough nice emcees?
no question we got plenty with degenerate rhyme disease
speaking tongues of nonsense and irreverance
like the parents of the fresh prince I just don’t understand
how you can sit and slander those that stand for something
while you’re trapped in the back of uncle sam’s undies
know it sounds harsh, those are the facts though
someday America will grow a backbone
Ventura Boulevard to back home backyards back to Montana back roads
backgammon and back hoes
a back-load of sentiment for the benefit of strangers
medicine for language
consonants constantly sick, vowels afflicted
verbs disturbed by the sound of nouns
sentences build we get ill

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from The Meridian of Rhyme, released December 6, 2011

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