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Chorus

An eye on every shoulder

Satellites circling a murder of crows

they want to see the subtle shapes of your soul

and every fiber of your being

they want to be him

the all knowing


Verse

knowledge is powerless against the subtle art

of devouring cowardice in all of it's forms

when the fear of the unknowns a catalyst for no unturned stone

the flames from the cross burn your home

that ain't a leap of faith from surveillance

to a million eyes militarized for a nation of hatred

the blight of your whiteness is sacred

and no dark hearted con artist pierces the arc of the sanctum

your whereabouts are tantamount to paramount television

live at 5 see the nigga and who's with him

seeking deep wisdom about the way that you're living

in and out their system of algorithmic prediction

they want your speech restricted but copy the subtle rhythm of your diction

appropriation turns into addiction

for every Tom, Dick, and Karen blessed with this affliction

here's a message in this never ending battle of attrition


Verse

I can feel every eyeball slide and crawl over my skin

like goosebumps couped up in the lions den

eyeing my iron skin] hoping to mine the fly design

to clip my wings in hopes I'll never fly again

but I'm a hang glider head held high to the wind

still defiant to compliance attempts

the line of questioning I'm wrestling with

is why you trying to treat my melanin skin like it's a sin

saying hail Marys of varying length

parry your evil eye sent with a crucifix

slipped through a needle's eye twisting your feeble mind

fruit of the spirit of blackness

rotted by the dollar sign grubbing theatrics

yarn spinning fiction bending truth ain't elastic

i am the culmination of the state of fantastic

a powder keg begging for the strike of a matchstick

to burn down Babylon's cradle of craftsmen

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from My Brother's Keep, Volume One, released April 22, 2022

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Mercury Waters is a DMV born and raised hip hop artist who brings thought provoking lyricism with a grown man sensibility to his decades long career. Waters counts creative rap luminaries like The Roots, Common, and Yasiin Bey among his influences. With a style evolved into its own form, he creates moods, soundscapes and visual pictures that seek to engross, educate, and connect with the listener. ... more

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