My Pen and Pad
Journey of Wisdom: Unveiling the Soulful Narratives in Blackalicious' 'My Pen and Pad'
Lyrics
Here we go...here we go...
Expression of anticipation or readiness to start something.
Back on the journey again, tool is the pad and pen
Beginning a creative journey with a pen and pad as tools.
Cool is the fan as the wind, soothin' you after I send
Comparing the coolness of a fan to the soothing effect of the lyrics.
True inter vision risen and driven while givin' you my
Sharing genuine insights and intuition.
Isms of intuition while niggaz is livin' a LIE
Contrasting authentic vision with the falsehoods people live.
Syllables spill and I fly, high as a pittacle rhyme
Fluent syllables flow, reaching heights like a pinnacle rhyme.
Not to belittle a fool, but try to get into you my
Attempting to convey a message without belittling the audience.
Lyrics inherited form awareness somewhere in the sky
Lyrics originating from a higher awareness.
Clearly you'll give them merit and cherish 'em better wit' time
Recognition and appreciation of lyrics improving with time.
There is none ever and on like rivers, so clever I shine
Unique and clever expression shines like rivers.
Verbal ambassador travel in this endeavor of mine
Acting as a verbal ambassador in life's endeavors.
Never a anti-gangster, the ghetto is still on the mind
Not endorsing gangster life, but mindful of the ghetto.
If I was, not rappin', a nigga might be up inside
Consideration of an alternate path if not in the music industry.
All of you terraces, stealin' wallets and necklaces, I
Expressing gratitude despite potential theft and challenges.
Give hella gratefulness for the blessin' share this and fly
Appreciation for blessings and a desire to share positivity.
Everywhere people outside the culture now try to deFINE
Recognition of attempts to define culture from outside.
What it is, but it is MINE, such it is, love with BLIND
Ownership of personal experiences and emotions.
Vision but no division is vivid we livin' inside
Unity without division, living within a vivid reality.
Vicious vindictive and mental prisons from within the mind
Awareness of mental prisons and societal challenges.
I sit and find stillness from minutes is written the RHYME
Finding stillness in the written rhyme, a moment of reflection.
Gettin' you smitten wit' it, particularly if you're a prime
Engaging and captivating the audience, especially if they are prime listeners.
Listener, listen up, twist it up like the lyrics was lime
Encouraging focused listening, comparing lyrics to lime.
Vintage is instant, so give it up when you hear it recited
Emphasizing the instant appeal and value of vintage material.
Recite it at attention, relivin' tension and bendin' yo' spine
Reciting with attention, relieving tension, and affecting the audience emotionally.
Sendin' you signals to get yo' internal system aligned
Sending signals to align the internal system of the listener.
Lyrical pittacle, situation is critical
Describing the critical nature of the lyrical content.
Syllable after syllable, Give It To You, deliver you my -
Continuing to deliver syllables and intervals to the audience.
Intervals, sendin' you through dimensions who didn't know
Taking the audience through different dimensions of understanding.
Hidden in you, within you, when you get in the begin into it
Highlighting hidden aspects within the listener.
Sentiments internets, couldn't send you yet signals you get
Referring to emotional signals transmitted through the lyrics.
Rippin' through skin and through tissue, fix you elixirs that MIGHT -
Using metaphorical language to describe the impact of the lyrics.
(lift your peripheral vision, the mystical wisdom that tends
Emphasizing the potential transformative power of the lyrics.
To go into the infinite system of livin' and this is the ending
Reflecting on the cyclical nature of life and creation.
As well as the beginning of the Gift and his prime)
Signifying the cyclical nature of the creative process.
Mission the bliss is divine, Christen it, isn't it fine?
Highlighting the divine and blissful nature of the creative process.
Listen and dissin' it, that's the incident innocent
Acknowledging both positive and negative reactions to the lyrics.
Men and women hit, lyrics is killin' niggaz, they shivelin'
Describing the impact of lyrics on individuals, emphasizing innocence.
The predicaments thick, and it spills the wig of the ignorant lyricist, puttin' fear in their spirit...
Highlighting the challenging situations faced by lyricists and their impact.
Yo, that's my time!
Announcing the end of the lyrical presentation.
I know all you fellas have had a lady in your life that, you really appreciated
Personal note about the inspiration for the song and dedicating it to a special lady.
And you wanted to do something special for her and, let her know it
-Well, I gotta lady like that, and I wrote this song to her...
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