Oh, hey! My first collab! This has been a long time coming! I know a few of you have heard my part, but not the whole thing. Thank you all for waiting so patiently! Mega shouts to Clavi and Blitz for killin' it on the track. ClaviSound: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiiJyVfMQIpFOIpj2CsvRA Blitz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIESixlZdzQi1H39GvwGdA The track (as some may guess) is Temperature of Tears by DJ Okawari. LYRICS! (Melody) Brain waves constant, always hover over paper Playing games with word names, then I save 'em until later Counting beats in base four, my audible screensaver But still I've got a tiny question, can I ask a little favor? Get on board and can you follow this train of thought Across dreams beyond and whole worlds of naught Through forests of rhyme schemes and rivers of light beams Things never seen but by ourselves in our dreams Dear diary, these melodies are a part of me Like one part of six Elements of Harmony Never harming me, ebb and flow, call me Everfree Like the Rainbow Falls flows this rhyme reverie I'm next in line of a number of emcees Crowned poetry prince among the Rhyme Royalty I speak dreams of freak beats and alicorn OCs As the saxophone bleeds into the temperature of tears (Clavi) Rise with honor in the game, eyes set onward Make dreams happen if a mic is offered 'Cause if you don't stay on point, it might get harder To lay down your life and die a martyr We tell stories, man, and any line's a part of Our melodies, going on as the night gets longer You can take a song you like and decide to ponder Or study up, divide and conquer It might seem awkward, but hey, that's a part of rap Poring over the greats you first thought were artifacts They never faded, because their rhymes were never wasted If it's real talk, why you taking time to state it? Claiming "I'm the greatest" doesn't mean I'm right In the same vein, saying "The sky is green" is right So keep it tight, if you're slept on don't sleep Stand on your own hooves, bust some dope grooves And if there's nothing left to write, go out, live, Come back and give it a breath of life Most of what's timeless aren't lyrical smackdowns It's narratives and novelties from emcees' backgrounds We've all got something to say to the world, friend Whether's it's personal or MLP:FiM's whirlwind It's your choice if you spit to be royal And if your tears are bitter or joyful, but winners stay loyal (Blitz) I've been thinking about how rap is sinkin Shrinkin the audience of intelligent people, maken em think that Rap has to be about singin your past, or stackin the cash Can we just move on from the "swag" Lets delve into the stash of rappers who've got class Make the radio play artists like Watsky and Wax We know they aren't wack, they show that their lyrics aren't trash Let's show these swaggots what rap lacks, i've had it with hashtags Spit new lyrics like i've just swallowed some truth serum But tell me who's all ears to hear em? Here's what i fear, son. When we run out of rappers to steer us to good spirits What's left is lyricism but sans the lyrics Mainstream artists can supply good beats but what topics do they spit that apply to me? why do we, think that we can rhyme with peeps who might not be the best; only "good" ironically As for me, i'll keep elevating my sound Shaking the ground like an earthquake, breaking it down Awake as i shout that i'm not taking this now They aren't taking rap down, this is a place that i've found In which i've made friends abound, and it's become my home The only place that i know, will take my heart and my soul And let me change them with the goal to make my songs whole I'll show that rap can be better when you hold your own We're mobile phones, we stay connected in life Doesn't matter if it's friends, enemies or a wife You have to go through it sharing the same memories at times Believe me, i'm trying to ease the strife And what i've realized, it's real easy Live to the fullest and don't make yourself needy Don't we see enough of that shit blaring through our TV? We need to pull it back, reset it and relax, not mash repeat