Steemit Open Mic Week 67
Cold Sheets
First, I apologize for how bright the video is. I'm not sure what happened, it didn't look like that before I uploaded it.
For all of you that have you been following some of my verses/songs over the last little while, you'll know that I made this song over the last week. This is the first time both verses were made into one song. Was a rough last couple of weeks, but Steemit has been really coming in big time, I can't express my thanks enough.
Also, just wanted to let people know that even though there might be some suicide related topics, this is a form of expression. Don't want anybody to worry about me, not really suicidal or anything, lol! Thanks a lot.
Lyrics
(Chorus)
I feel like an alien, maybe I ain't from here
I’ve never understood all the strange things done here
feel like I’m a veteran, spirit is the battlefield
gun’s in the holster, can’t express how sad it feels
ain't hidin away, I just have to meditate
I feel I’ve got a lot to say but this oppressive weight
Announcing to the planet, numbers don't exist to me
You’re never alone, you and I we share history
Sometimes I got cold feet, laying under cold sheets
Where our bodies both meet, we can make our own heat
If you listen closely, you can hear the broke beat
Of a heart that’s closing, is there love to show me?
Lay awake no sleep, nobody consoling me
It’s so cold, is there anybody here to clothe me?
Is there even a fuckin single bone to throw me?
But how can there be, if I don’t even know me?
(Chorus)
Kill me for my benefit, love. Don’t ever mention it
Irresistible mutagenesis - my depression is
The truth is evident, never get beyond it
Everyday a bomb hits, a military conflict
Special Ops convict, stuck inside a prison cell
Fighting with my inner self, give em hell
Might as well…
The picture painted is vivid, but can I live it?
When it’s time for forgiveness, I pivot, I can’t revisit
Killin all who solicit, this sickness it isn’t witnessed
Like liquid it sits diminished, until you throw yourself in it
Seconds shift into minutes, minutes they twist to days
Gun is aimed, bang bang, I instantly feel no pain
Can not live with the strain of what my life had remained
Is my family ashamed? How will my death be explained?
momma’s love proclaimed, I’m lowered into my grave
So much I could say… God, just take me away
(Chorus)
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Yes this made so much sense in one song! And you've got such a veteran/genuine flow. 100 % realness and I hope you never stop writing again!
I don't think I will ever stop writing again, dude. Thanks so much!
Great news for everyone!
really great bars . wow im impressed! flow was in and lyrics right up there passionate
Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it :D
This is dope bro! The Audio is nice and clear (Looking for a flame imoji)
Thanks a lot man, I really appreciate it!
One day I can say that I already listened to jamesgetsit before he was even on the radio :-) Really awesome, imho this can compete with some of the most known artists (just yesterday I spent all night going through some hip hop classics). Loved your tinfoil rap too, totally deserved first price!
Hopefully I won't be going by "jamesgetsit" at that point, haha. Which hip hop classics were you rockin man? It's so dope that's Steemit has allowed me to have time to really dig into some rap again and study all over again, fucking love it. Thank you for your support man!
Mostly 2pac. He's to rap what Calvin and Hobbes was to comics for me: I discovered what I liked best first and nothing could really amaze me anymore. Also found a very cool playlist on Deezer yesterday: Hip Hop meets soul: http://www.deezer.com/us/playlist/3033941182 (deezer is free btw and I prefer it over spotify because of the "flow", a stream personalized to you). I was looking for that remix album of B.I.G. and Frank Sinatra which I had listened to a few years ago.
Yea, Tupac was a huge influence on me when I first started out. He had already passed away, but my older brother and sister listened to him all the time. We are originally from California, so we were ALL about some Tupac. I never really got into B.I.G tbh. His flow was dope, no question, but Tupac had the content on lock. He really went in on real topics and poured his soul into his music, you know?
I almost used the word "content" too. I remember in this one interview he talks about how journalism helped end the war in Vietnam because the public saw the cruelty, and he wanted to do the same with poverty. In that regard I never came across another rapper who could rival him.
Damn right. That's the exact reason I respected him more than basically everyone else around. He talked about life, real life. All facets of it. I dig that.
Thank you for hosting it and doing it every week!
I want to join. I also produce music
Clean flow. Sharp lyrics. Very deep.
Appreciate you check it out man!
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Dude this is dope. Your on the same vibe that I am. Keep spittin!!
Appreciate the love man!
Thats nice
Amazing man! The beat vocals work so well with your voice to give it a dark kinda feel, and the lyrics are phenomenal, I really like to hear this kinda music man, well done!