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What I Do

from Peace (2008) by Jasper Brown

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lyrics

Verse 1
Autobiographer with stenographer quick jot fist
But horrible script that’s hard on his optics
Light four matches for ten wicks
Bleed Bics dry short task for forensics
Litter page and the worst rain changes
To ticker tape arrays a work painstaking
Hoard over boards so to hammer in the nails right,
Can’t afford a banana in the tail pipe
Grip mics in a Heimlich, spit to a
Drum kick seismic crump kids rise with
Then settle in to some old soul Cheryl Lynn
Oh so delicate, stone cold gentleman
Under compulsion of beat I impulsively
Cull gems then fumble for my peoples indulgence see
Daily needle drop mining for a fresh canvas
Scour ‘til the hourglass top’s left sandless 'cause

Chorus
This is what I do, out of love I brew
Get a loop hit the booth from the gut I spew
Spitting up my blues giving up my shoes
And eyes to put you at the point of my view
(repeat)

Verse 2
Generational gap is daily widening
Common thread when parting bread we’re rarely finding it
And Hip Hop’s a highly polarizing item which, seems to be
The cause of every problem that we’re trying to fix
At least to those who listen with no clue
And try to scapegoat it ‘cause their jobs they won’t do
Pretend sex, drugs, violence is so new
Forgeting their folks blamed the music they owned to
I know it's bridled with hate and self-glory
But this is still a viable way to tell stories
Plus rap pays and I’d rather see a brother
Eat off a catch phrase than walk, the path laid t’wards
Self-destruction, so let’s discuss some
Solutions ‘cause sermons I’ve heard enough of
Rather than punishment provide some encouragement
Spirit, mind nourishment something we can flourish with 'cause

Chorus

Verse 3
Zone with the flow Barry Sanders, go where he
Scampers, stroll through his soul where he campers
Cold Marylander, don’t carry lantern
Only rep fam and savior Mary pampered
Scroll in graffiti and flow with the deviants
Keep a fro medium but no bohemian
Though I stay getting my head wrapped up
By folks telling me get back up, they say
Word on the Street’s that with effort they’ll get it and smother savagely
With covers of Jettin’ and Sensitive Brother Magazine
Yet God bars get me treated like I got Sars
But I’d rather be rock scarred than be a rock star
Soul of an old man years steady catching up
Rapper still at it just here ‘til I've had enough
Or skill dwindles, make it real simple
But I’m still nimble, the fire still kindled thus

Chorus

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from Peace (2008), released September 2, 2013
C. Rushing/J. Brown

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