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Afire feat. Jason Peterson DeLaire, Katherine Parent, and Kuts by Mr demented

from Jaws of Life After Death by SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE

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Eyes flutter, fannin’ the flames
Words sputter like a can of mace
Sprayed in the direction of her saddest day
How she sees a resemblance, I can’t explain
So sad, so angry
Sour from a flavor in her past too tangy
Intense in the present tense, incensed
Mindset’s been upset since
Her dreams weren’t reflected in your eyes
Said that she could dream big; bigger than the sky
But your smile betrayed your disguise
She can see what you think and hear the lies
She knows the judgment and expectations
Condescendence and degradation
Even of the kindest degree
Everything you teach is in a college degree
She isn’t dumb, she’s hurt
She isn’t rude, she’s curt
She had a plan but it’s long been passin’
She got attitude, tan, and an accent
Hasn’t said a word, but hasn’t been absent
This math got ‘er trippin’ like it’s absinthe
Breathin’ out
The teacher’s tryna push ‘er so she scream and shout
She’s tryna find a way to ease it out
But it isn’t so easy now
She’s tryna find a way to ease it out
But it isn’t so easy now

There’s a fire in your eyes, and it’s easy to ignite
You put it in the farthest part of your mind
There’s a fire in your eyes, and it’s easy to ignite
You put it in the farthest part of your mind

I wish that I could say she had found meditation
Or found a better way of endin’ all her statements
Or mad a map to navigate the devastation
Arrivin’ at the end to the perfect destination
Truth is, she’s getting by
Feelin’ fly when getting high
More than we can say for a lot of folks
You wanna make a wheel turn, it takes a lot of spokes
Is that the best we can teach ‘em?
“Find a job, be a cog” won’t reach ‘em
It’s survival of the fittest wallet
Bored in glass, just sittin’ galkin’
Sick of your shit, extended talkin’
Still no cash and still exhausted
You wanna see it? Got give a bit of passion
Rethink your answers and question what you’re askin’
Inquire, perspire, inspire
You want out of the ditch? You gotta spin them tires
Rock that boat to the back and forth
‘til you get a little grip, than attack with force
When the time’s right, give it gas and go
We teachin’ ya to teach, tryna pass and go
It can’t keep lastin’ though
and ya can’t keep passin’ through

There’s a fire in your eyes, and it’s easy to ignite
You put it in the farthest part of your mind
There’s a fire in your eyes, and it’s easy to ignite
You put it in the farthest part of your mind

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from Jaws of Life After Death, released September 24, 2021

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SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE is a Xincano MC, Producer, Spoken Word Poet, and Social Justice Educator. His work explores mythology, science fiction, spirituality, and the paranormal. Find SEE MORE in a cypher or a seance, pushing conversations about social justice, singing for strangers in a living room, or sharing culture, tradition, and craft in a classroom. ... more

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