Dropping Lyrics
On a night like this I scratch my head and try to type
It's hard and dark and my resources are running dry
But still my fingers dance to the rhythm inside my mind
I tap my feet against the hard floor
Searching hard with a mental flashlight of some kind
For letters, numbers, verbs and nouns that rhyme
And I hope like a river thoughts will begin to flow
Ideas coming with rage like rapids, it's a race and a waterfall
People from record labels dancing through my audition
Will throw their hands in the air in jubilation
Signing me up, rendering redundant the adjudication
I'll never be caught with my hands up, giving up
I am making the proverbial stitch in time to save nine
So hang tight in your place of comfort and watch me rise
I'll have to admit it's never easy
Competition is serious but I'm reaching for Sirius
Or other such dizzy heights in my effort to touch the sky
Night after night I've had dreams in which I was flying
Defying the odds stacked up against me and rising
Only to wake up with legs like lead, I swear, sometimes
I'm convinced my knees are made of jelly, refusing
To carry the day and take me to the place beyond the pines
Take it easy Mister Mister, because easy does it
I have this problem always with my audience
The critical mass who think I'm such a mess
Can't ever drop a lyric without someone catching feelings
But I say go ahead, negative words
Are not about to stop me from getting ahead
In the end you'll see the error of your ways and repent
Harsh words I guess, but better say it than live with regrets
I'm calling for a break, recess to sit back and regurgitate
If you thought my stars were not aligned, let this be a sign
I'm smiling in spite of all the strings of sighs
And all the indications of outrageous fortune left in my wake
It's not the past that matters but what lies ahead
So I'm looking straight ahead painting pictures in words
Copyright © Kenny Gwena | Year Posted 2017
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