Listen

This is one of my longer ones but that's because I was so inspired when I wrote it that it was actually really hard to stop. This inspiration came from Listen by Shad so check that out.

It's not enough to hear the music, you've gotta listen to it

Go back and listen through it.

With no physical movement.

Hear every word as it leaves the mouth

Play it all back, hear each mutter as a shout

Listen to the influences

Listen to the unison

Listen as the music takes a bruisin' with no crucifix.

Listen to the school professors

Listen to the cross-dressers

Listen to the lesser rap as if they were better.

And they still look down on students as if they were foolish

And yet they still look at rappers as if we were stupid

Listen to the lyrical content

Listen to the miracle of them.

Listen to the world stop moving.

That's what God said.

Listen to the sermen

Listen to the vermin

Listen to the lowly musicians who aren't earnin'

Listen to the curve in the line with no purpose.

Listen to the person get nervous 'cause they wanna be perfect

Like a world where every boy and girl

Isn't forced to find pearls as a servant.

Listen with the volume down, turn it up

Listen to the preacher as he bleeds in the cup

Let it runneth over,

Listen to him as he speaks with the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Listen to the boombox,

Listen to the Boondocks

Listen to the poor cops at food stops

Listen till my crew drops

I listened till I knew 'Pac

Listen with the treble up

Listen as the trouble stops

Listen as the silence turns to violence with the kalashnikovs.

Listen to the preachers,

Listen to the communists,

Listen to the meteorologists

Say the clouds are ominous.

Listen to Kweli

Listen to Quality

Listen to Ear Drum, listen to the comedies.

Listen to apologies,

Listen when they're heartfelt

Listen to my arsenal,

Listen to my cartel.

Listen to the humble,

Listen to the cocky

Listen to everyone

And listen to them properly.

Listen for harmony,

Listen for notes that sound good together when they come in peace.

Listen to the government,

Listen to the Covenant

Listen to some of them

But listen to all of it.

Listen to the intonation,

Listen for the wrong tone,

Listen to what we're facin',

Don't pick up the wrong phone.

Listen when I call home,

Listen to the combo,

Listen when I'm on the phone,

Listen to the cops, yo.

Listen every second,

Listen to every blessin'

Listenin' to all the reverends

Listenin' to God's intentions.

Listen to the soundwaves cave in

Listen in the basement

To the “click”'s sounding on the pavement.

Made by art's shoes

Not fake like cartoons

But when the hearing stops,

We listen to our hearts, we aren't fools.

Author's Note

Does it make sense? Should I try and change anything?

Reviews

[David W Moore III]

Very forcefull. I like it. You make a lot of good points and interspace a lot of varying subjects throughout. I could almost hear someone rapping (and watch them in my head) as I read this. Good one.

This is very ggod! :) I don't want you to change it actually. I like the repitition in this! :)