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Answering Questions

from Aurora Borealis Love Adventure by Art of Verse

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Sometimes an artist (or an outside force) questions the time spent on their craft. It is in these moments we find ourselves truly vulnerable to negative impacts capitalism has on us on countless levels. This is just my spell to ward off that nasty vibe and clear the air.

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Verse1:
I'm sipping coffee,
Thinking softlyToMyself
HowTheHardTimesScarTheMind
AffectTheHealth,
InNegativeWays
SoI'mSketchingPhrases
AsReminders
ToTheGentleman
InTheLookingGlass!/
I'm looking back at memories and moving forward
Eyes on my next prize still pushing my borders
Like Immigrants cause I'm just an immigrant
Tryna understand how they stole the land
And reprimand us as immigrants!/
... Agony&Ignorance!
NowI'mStartingTounderstandWhy
MyUncle'sGetBelligerentAndDrunk!
TheMomentTheyComeHomeFromWork
TrynaCopeWithTheHopelessness
theStressing&Hurt!-/
OfFindingYourWifeInAnotherMan'sHands
AndThePhilippinesIsAMetaphor
OfAWifeInAnotherMan'sHands!;
LandsStolenColonizedCenturiesOver
AsIfWeWereSavagesJustMeantToBeSoldiers!/
...ExceptWeAlwaysWere
HistoryOfResistanceMinimizedIntoABlur
... LeftAloneToChooseWhoWePretendToBe
SoIt'sNoSurpriseThatWeStruggleWithIdentity! /


[CHORUS!]
Look in the mirror
Ask who the fuck are you
Whats good witcha life
What the fuck you gonna do?
Are you really happy with the way
Your time's Spent
If you died today
Would you die content?/
Contents of individuals
Is sometimes shitty
Lotsa hidden ugliness
Inside beautiful cities
ButTheMassesPrevail
AndSomething'sGottaGive
ASimpleNoteToRemember:
KeepItPositive


Verse2:
Long distance phone calls
Soap opera dramas
Sardinas for dinner
Conversations with my Mama in Tagalog ;
Except I would speak in English
And regardless of how dope this is,
She'll probably never sing this... /
And that's cool,
That's the Generation gap
I mean the immigration gap
This is Liberation rap! ;
I'm illustrating stacks of pages with visual syllables
To show you where I come from
And prove we're indivisible /
Regardless of the farthest places our people migrate
Trust there's an 8 point sun inside that vibrates!
Showing you the Light...
... I write with the luminosity within
When I'm composing at night /
Pondering I wander the unknown and dark
Exposing the motives of a politician's frozen heart
Sending warmth across oceans to 7000 islands
PI is in the heart,
No matter where you're residing--
StayBloomingYourDreamsAndRemainLoyal
CauseWe'reAllConnectedAsSeedsOfPhilippineSoil!


[CHORUS!]
Look in the mirror
Ask who the fuck are you
Whats good witcha life
What the fuck you gonna do?
Are you really happy with the way
Your time's Spent
If you died today
Would you die content?/
Contents of individuals
Is sometimes shitty
Lotsa hidden ugliness
Inside beautiful cities
ButTheMassesPrevail
AndSomething'sGottaGive
ASimpleNoteToRemember:
KeepItPositive

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from Aurora Borealis Love Adventure, released January 21, 2015
Sam Judah on the beat!

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Art of Verse Los Angeles, California

Born in the Philippines, raised in Alaska, and studied in Seattle; Art of Verse wields love and passion through Hip Hop music. Using his artistry, he aims to raise consciousness and awareness towards understanding each other's struggles in the name of solidarity.

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