We Fly
By Iain Robinson
Rat-a-tat-tat-it / I’m back at it / my rapid rap habit got me fiddling fools like “ooh you screwy rabbit” / chewing that carrot / so my vision is on point / telescopic optics lock this sight beyond pop hits / can’t won’t don’t stop / it’s the one putting poetry first: prophets over profits / fact: not a Mack, I’m a cat in a backpack / my kicks phat, jeans baggy sag and a snap-back / and all that means is geez louise / I’m steadily headed for the longevity / legendary status marker tagging your memory / put permanent imprint into every instant / they insist on instant gratification / stretch sensation / for the most motivation / life calibration / revelation written and spitting from elevation / the beat’ll be the part of me open me like an artery / extension of the heart of me / balancing like dichotomy / hard to be anything but the captain of my odyssey / oddly enough not what you want but what you aughtta see/ out of this world but only when I view infinity / from where I’m sat back and settled in my sanity / at least a little bit more than bordering / blood boiling but orderly / what I aughtta be...
I’m a little bit young to be a veteran of anything Feeling stung but not contented with the medicine Skip the rungs / I wanna float to where the heaven is Feather my kicks / follow my clicks / in the mix
Most precocious but supposed to be so pardon me
Overdosing’s just a way to meet the quota see Mostly chilled but still we deal with the anxiety
Dye that we cast / pin to the mast / colour see we fly
Take it to a level incredible / when I perch on a pedestal / all the medals they’re modelling bear a weight that’s unmeasurable / skill is intelligible / unless you’re illiterate / intelligence inhibited by pixelated images / your vision is limited / keep the intellect infinite / in the pen / evident / when it’s all out of ink / don’t blink / just begin to spit / split your lip with quick codes and cryptic flip modes and fitness / most men are mystics / when they’re confronted with real-time statistics / real rhyme ballistics / break down the border wall / all of y’all feeling a life that’s more affordable / capital cable got us plugged into pain killers / my people recognize these raps as gap fillers / patch in this playbook / strategy upload / they’re tracking the timeline? I’m switching to ghost mode / the shadow knows the right light to fight for / living the life / the type to go fly a kite for / up to the atmosphere / up where the air is clear / oh let’s go...
I’m a little bit young to be a veteran of anything...