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Palma
02:50
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2. |
I Rise
03:25
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[Verse 1: The Verbal Surgeon]
It’s what I see, what I feel, what I live, what I breathe
what I speak peep the proper speech, rather unique
for me it’s very deep, at times I can’t always reach
within it to win it, but this is part of me
so how could I lose it
back on it again, back at abusing; awfully abusive
came to the conclusion, that I know myself best within this music
passion with a purpose my vision’s what I’m pursuing
more than often life will slow your movement
failure is inconclusive, the mind is top rank
I refuse to sink, blessed knowing it’s foolish to throw it away
never, this is forever cherished
when I blindly act careless, this is what helps repair it
time tells all, I’m working remaining patient puffing vapor
just touching thoughts to paper
[Hook: Inkorrect]
Days feel so long right now
I keep on falling down, but I rise
& no one knows
just what I’m talking ‘bout
maybe I’ve lost it now
I think I’m fine
[Verse 2: Inkorrect]
Everytime the world’s weighing me down
I smoke an eighth to the crown
won’t waste time waitin’ around
layin’ the groundwork; creating our sound
the foundation we’re shaping it now
a win never tasted so foul
“we gon’ make it” he said, staring in the face of denial
strange when you do meet reality how
that bitch will kill you with a casual smile
sit down for a while I’ve got a story to tell
& the more that I dwell memories fade it’s my personal hell
I ain’t always got a job, but oh well
love is something you can’t purchase or sell
forever chasing pavement & that’s word to Adele
still a rambling man; Duane Allman, no guitar and no band,
just me, a microphone, this hour glass full of sand,
until the day I’m choked out by the clocks hands
[Hook: Inkorrect]
Days feel so long right now
I keep on falling down, but I rise
& no one knows
just what I’m talking ‘bout
maybe I’ve lost it now
I think I’m fine
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3. |
Random Slices
02:26
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4. |
Park Bench
02:09
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[Verse 1: The Verbal Surgeon]
Seated back I relax to sounds of nature
gaze upon the landscape reflect apply it to the paper
walk a mile just to find my thoughts
travel roads unmarked wonder if I’ll stumble upon or come across
what I’m looking for, to find it seems impossible
life’s a bitch full of obstacles, wide open my opticals
I witness a lot of fake
so I take it day by day & when stressed take the time to create
inhale the potent living in this moment
staring at assorted colored treetops embrace Autumn’s foliage
breathe deep stay calm within this world of madness
continue forth collect experience become established
see through the static, don’t be blinded by the lavish
until the casket I’m dying to make it happen
[Verse 2: Inkorrect]
Needle to wax & ink to parchment
August night spun my cess on a park bench
miss that city life sparked the L & took a stroll among the pretty lights
a melody to fit the moment right
walked down to the pier, watch the bridge ignite,
fluorescent beams projected streams in crawling pairs
head bobbing, controlled by the falling snare
I walked from there how many blocks I was not aware
finally I stopped to breathe on a bottom stair
turned & gazed down the street to imagine it’s depth
when compared to the blackness of death
gotta step on the path home west
no time for rest, homie life is a quest
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[Verse 1: M dot Coop]
Ready my levels i know my section on
truly they ain’t fucking with my lexicon
my mind centered like the bowl that I'm pissing on
fedoras only, shorty phoned me like baby I'm lonely then ride it like she own me
always had a way with words I'm what these beats deserve
my shit crack like teeth to curbs
gamble more than a little ain't nothing coincidental
ain’t talking the music when I say moves is instrumental
it's Coop Calloway Mr. Suede Elbows had lines since the hay day of shell-toes
cold like gazpacho never fold like a taco the ROC know I got you
I leave it hard to notice the flaws
simply what it is when your man is involved
[Hook: Coop]
This is something to be captured
the craft getting mastered
take aim & go after
‘cause I always been a factor
[Verse 2: Inkorrect]
Shit ain’t never gonna change fuck it, bring the ruckus
kick it like a musket when you buck it ’till I kick the bucket
emcees steppin’ is suckas I hit the substance
spinning records in the dungeon, quality - we never rushing
collab for the trifecta boom bap professors rapping lectures
back in Rochester came to wreck ya
fucking up your sector, come correct or we’ll correct ya
Inkorrect: resurrector of methods, the depth clever
hip hop spread wherever, BK the epicenter
we expand from that, Hulk shit this is gamma rap
Bruce Banner pissed at these standard cats
can’t handle facts
ink dripped illuminates like candle wax; roll the cannon fat
man you know the drill, smoke until we lose our motor skills
show what’s real our only motive still
[Hook: Coop]
This is something to be captured
the craft getting mastered
take aim & go after
‘cause I always been a factor
[Verse 3: The Verbal Surgeon]
Three deadly gentlemen, ready to die for what we represent
careful of who you’re claiming you’re better than
sever your men, quit playing pretend
look to the sky or phone a friend your savior recognizes I’m your end
elevated bent like a drunk enraged
spit thoughts my script the spark on the page to ignite the flame
burn in the blaze indulge in various strains
until I’m numb in the frame and stress no longer remains
no hesitation I go get it, no materialism on this road to riches
consumerism the sickness don’t get afflicted
focus on my craft and paying new cities visits
live from the 585 I love my people
that’s why I supply knowledge fire shots at your cerebral
crystal clear through the feedback
working hard to feed my people you better believe that
[Hook: Coop]
This is something to be captured
the craft getting mastered
take aim & go after
‘cause I always been a factor
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6. |
Welcome To America
03:40
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[Verse 1: The Verbal Surgeon]
Welcome to America; a melting pot of culture
where ignorance is bliss and they fear you if you are cultured
& the general consensus of public matters not
political agendas don’t benefit us within the plot
it’s problematic the freedom we take for granted
ignorance is a seed that’s been planted I can’t manage
to be a part of a generation uneducated
of these stolen lands and the lives that were taken to make it
if there’s blood on the branches there’s blood on the roots
that’s a reflection of reversible truth
a conscious mind is what I portray to enlighten the jaded youth
learn to exercise your rights or have ‘em taken from you
comprehend this as truth and recognize the real
take a step back in this battlefield
gain perspective; the mind is either a tool or a prison
I use what is written to escape the prism
[Verse 2: Inkorrect]
The shared mindset of killers
broadcast from the steps under pillars
‘bout to wet this whole village, war vets can you feel us
settle debts with artillery
one through your chest shit I guess that’s a victory
evidence submitted inadmissibly
this is war editorialized, let the poor be advised
hit the border, follow orders or die
I’m more than obliged to send you to a gory demise
turn children into orphans right before their own eyes
we exploit the unimportance of lives; for a portion of pie
& we might just have a coffin your size
pure horror as we mortar the skies; true glory is lies
follow history the foreseeing eye, they tell us “stand at attention”
home of the rich & the land of their henchmen; grand intervention
can’t wash off the blood that our hands have been drenched in
lately I can hardly even manage the tension…
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The Verbal Surgeon Massachusetts
Unabashedly East Coast, The Surgeon creates music that’s universally enjoyable. This is not snack-pack rap, this is grown
man hip hop. Thought provoking, illuminating, honest. The Massachusetts native has a definite East-coast vibe emanating from his soul. He’s an open artist and a lyrical tyrant; The Verbal Surgeon has all the tools to make the game his.
-Drew Keiper nikkisiixx.com
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