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Verse
offshore drilling offshore order fulfillment
cold war slaughter of children
encore martyr for millions
bomb your part of the building
blood pumps the heart of the realness

the roof is on fire god pardon the ceiling
bargain of the century acquiring the sire
and the saddle of the throne where the
mechanized clones are programmed full of
the skill to aim for the dome

the flames get thrown
like planes from the no fly zone
like planes from the consciousness
weak pockets seek sponsorship
from the gifts of the broke phi broke
sent anonymous

welfare child Tel Aviv style
improvised detonators in the trunk of the Escalade
his face is well made and can't be profiled
or paraded on channel 8 for crimes against
the empire smile

Chorus
heard but not seen
unnerved and obscene
I'm gone please but
why am i the man who must leave

Verse
grappling with facts backtracking
and contact reactions poor black theatrics
lackluster stats in mathematical factions
bad time for mad max sabbaticals tactless

absent sounds for the massive
crowned king lounge in the casket
who's ready to die with heavily taxed assets
Cadillac health plan uncle Sam guarantees
death tax charity a parody of madness

Nigerian prince schemes
inferior pipe dreams
criteria constantly changing
between Liberia and dates with the hangmen
guilty since the birth of the arraignment

the whole things full of strings plainly
seen by the naked eye
puppeteers swear there's nothing to see here
maybe
then why's my whole heart full of fear
and the powers that be refuse to save my rear

Chorus
heard but not seen
unnerved and obscene
I'm gone please but
why am i the man who must leave

Verse
ghosts of the most high soaked in the post 9/11 pigsty
splinter cells enter on the inside
doing damage from the vantage point of analog humanoids
digital souls are kept fresh in a humidor

moving on the mooly movement assuming the feud is on
recycle the garbage for environments of future born
pieces of a super sound broken down and sutured on
hell's kitchen whatcha fixin contradiction soup is on

8 more bars calling all cars
the flow travels on water like electrical charge
and sidesteps the slaughter despite incredible odds
we need ideas for drama and they better be large

gigantic bigger than the size of the planet
you only find freedom when the prize is demanded
hopeless opponents are tied and abandoned
and our last resorts to make sport out of cannons

Chorus
heard but not seen
unnerved and obscene
I'm gone please but
why am i the man who must leave

credits

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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