On Fire (Song)

I wrote my verse and the chorus, and featured another local rapper named MC Koya.

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/Verse - 1

(MedD) 

Ultra violence

The loud sounds of the sirens

A lonely mom that lost her son

Now tell her, who's her prized one

Corrupted dreams of a fiend

How fucked up a scene to be seen

That's what's up with these city streets

Now bust up the dream to relieve

Synthetic side effects

I'm convinced of the rise of it

Like forgetting the lies of it

Dice fell down and decided it

A higher order has rigged it

Our lives are sold without reason

Some kind of hidden agenda

Now rise up, up from your seats and

We'll begin to take this back

I will lend a hand with my rap

Will you just stand there way back

Or sit down with hands in your lap

Come on

Rise up, rise up

We can end this any day

But you're scared of what you'll lose

And you'll settle for this taste

An infinite distance

Persistent existence

Sentenced to lay, wait, and witness

As they wrong us, ask forgiveness

See a comet, say your wishes

Hope for longer, maybe get this

But you're nothing, we're disgusting

No discussion

Man, forget this.

/Chorus

(MedD)

Have the stars aligned?

Have the Gods all died?

I will cross the line

Setting life on fire

Spinning and spinning

We run in circles

Trying to walk a straight line 

City to city

Have the stars aligned?

Have the Gods all died?

I will cross the line

Setting life on fire

Spinning and spinning

We run in circles

Trying to walk a straight line 

City to city

/Verse - 2

(MC Koya)

I present a collab

That won't be a fad

Cause this fate

Put me on a better proper endeavor 

That I could measure the best of my ability

Like the two stars that we are, we collide

A black void is created in the system

Give a ray of hope

Peacefully listen to those who've left

And they still sound broke

Yet the devil has a compass

And I won't believe to them to be a man

I know the best of it in the system

Respect is given to the dope fiend

Who hadn't been a dope fiend for over 6 months

Pick a pipe and properly write

For we shall slay this trashed pop culture system

And then you can see that this hip-hop game

Will make us rap demi-gods

This b***h is gonna break like the system that it is.

/Chorus

(MedD)

Have the stars aligned?

Have the Gods all died?

I will cross the line

Setting life on fire

Spinning and spinning

We run in circles

Trying to walk a straight line 

City to city

Have the stars aligned?

Have the Gods all died?

I will cross the line

Setting life on fire

Spinning and spinning

We run in circles

Trying to walk a straight line 

City to city

Author's Note

Collab I did with another local rapper. I wrote my verse and the chorus, I know you need to like rap to like it but if you do then great!

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

This is ferocious writing. Well done. It just screams down the page.

[Damien Davison]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate it!

[yusuf]

An interesting amalgamation of words and thoughts! I liked how you have framed it! Kudos to you my dear fellow poet. :)
do visit my works, would love to hear it from you. :)

[Damien Davison]

I appreciate it, and I am not on this site often anymore, so much going on.

[Renée]

interesting piece... reminds me of L. A. ..

[de_maruf]

fine

[Chuck Briggs]

I haven't got a thing to add to the superior and enthusiastic reviews already posted except to say that some of the nightmarish imagery appealed to the dark fantasy/horror enthusiast within me and that the entire thing "read well." Again, I liked it. Don't know much about rap, being an avid blues fan - but, surprisingly, I have heard bits here and there that I've enjoyed. These guys are absolute word masters and - when they're not busy calling on us to go shoot cops - well worth listening to, especially if you have any interest in writing and how words can work together. Great job!

[Damien Davison]

Thanks you for the review, rap can be an art no doubt, all depends who's behind the lyrics I suppose

[Chuck Briggs]

Exactly.

[Natasha]

There were a lot of impressive lines- i think you have definitely found your niche- keep doing and creating great lyrics..personally i think lyrics are much harder to write than a poem. a lot of lyrics written by people these days are generic and it's hard to keep things fresh and new. you bring hope to those people that wanna make music and create original tracks, such as yourself. coming from someone that listens to everything (besides country)-- i think these lyrics could be interpreted in an acoustic performance as well, even on piano.

[Damien Davison]

That means a lot, thank you! I hope to change some things up soon, we'll see!

[Elizabeth Marie O'neil-..]

"An infinite distance
Persistent existence
Sentenced to lay, wait, and witness
As they wrong us, ask forgiveness"
I like your verse better to be honest haha When it comes to rap, most of it is trash. But I enjoy Flobots and the like. I think this was very well done.

[Damien Davison]

I'm glad you enjoyed those lines! Thank you for reviewing!

["writing by" KS]

I am quite used to listening to hip hop and rap. It's a long story lol. Mmm I thought it was very good. I enjoyed listening to it. Nice flow.

[Damien Davison]

Thank you for the review!

["writing by" KS]

You're welcome. We have some very talented rap artists from where I come from. I have met most of them. And also been lucky enough to hear them too.... Was amazing.

[bryandc15]

nice

[Damien Davison]

Thanks!

[B-poet]

Very intriguing. A powerful and meaningful rap with a touch of emphatic creativity. Nice job.

[Damien Davison]

Thank you very much!