Verse I
So seldom do we welcome the unknown, I'm glad you made it
this message we're relaying left a few of them agitated
due to this new view, from this looking glass we're looking past
from Brooklyn back and clear across to Cali the people rally
in the street they speak their minds, defeat the wickedest kind
its like an eternal battle for your soul so take control
and who finds time nowadays just to think, life is hectic
through rhymes designed to relay, my life's directed
this inner energy projecting outward from the center
enters into the realm of what I've been through and reflects
through mic checks and snare hits, hi hats and bass kicks
escapist, that's not the goal, just trying to put it in place
like puzzle pieces when your life ceases to amaze
this will wake you from your daze and lead you outward from the maze
i spent days, turned to weeks, turned to months and turned to years
wondering how we endure life in this culture of fear
its a mystery
Chorus
Let me fall into my dreams
of mystery and pain, my old games
my back pages of life reveals the scene
we created love and fear, history aflame
Verse II
At what cost does time lost amount to equal compensation?
I thought that education would lead to emancipation
but it seems that green paper holds a powerful persuasion
over people, to the point we others as not being equal to us
clear the dust off of centuries of hate
racism, classism, American vision don't equate
to reality, relate, in actuality its late
200 years in this experiment, how far have we come?
where some find they stand in line, some lost and stay behind
as time ticks, we're inching towards tomorrow, time is borrowed
like keys played on bass grooves, these days I've been moved
just to make my voice heard and separate from the herd
I heard that the word on the street is steady changing
combining each mind, speaking through rhyme its so amazing
so as I recline, seeking to find a little space
I'm sneaking behind the scenes that I've seen to stake my place
and find some peace
credits
from << Two Sides >>,
released October 10, 2010
featuring Cristin Gallagher on vocals
Above/Below was born in New London, CT circa 2008. Their debut full-length release <<Two Sides>> garnered international acclaim and won the 2011 Whalie award for Album of the Year. Nearly a decade later, A/B is back with new music.