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Pain Relief

from A Story All About How by The Scribes

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I rap to move the sands of time the asinine can stand aside
Standardised rhyme schemes can plan to die
And much love to those who aren't really fans of mine
Stick to your beliefs it's just they're not really facts of mine
I smash the mic to make me think the greatest sink from weight of bling
Greater things bring pain but take me in
And much love to those who buy in to paper thin
And lock me out I'm much stronger on account of breaking in
The game begins I turn away your murder sprays get heard for days
Purple hazed play back by urban slaves
And much love to those who want me to burn today
It's easy now to laugh at my defeat with a certain grace
I learnt the way the portals move the tortured points of awkward view
Who all confused true lies with slaughtered truths
And much love to those who buy in of course you do
It makes it fine not to waste more of my time on thoughts of you

I walked a million miles for pain relief
And now I'm here it feels so strange
All these buildings seem so grey to me
Clouds will clear but will I change

Make shift seraphim duct tape wingspan
Six figure silhouette seventh heaven flight plan
Cardboard crucifix fairy bottle big bang
Paper plate halo Blue Peter pin badge
Super cannoned Neil Buchanan religion with art of war
Fathoming the martyrdom this one will finger-paint the floor
Paint the walls find one that will save us all
Save a pretty penny for so many who just can’t afford
Cut and paste faith far too safe for the sacred
Emergency pray kits are free for the vacant
Home grown escape made to strip the soul naked
Your full blown half hearted quarter bag spaceships
Are half assed pick and choose commandments that are tailored
To new class fads and pilgrimage playlists
Worlds on rotation games with the same stick
Blind faith with new generations to play with

I walked a million miles for pain relief
And now I'm here it feels so strange
All these buildings seem so grey to me
Clouds will clear but will I change

I‘ll walk those miles do it with a swagger
And I’ll hop turnstiles doesn't really matter
But I’d rather have a friend
Ready to do it all again you bet I am
I pent up on momentum and adrenaline
This is your inheritance a present from everyone
When the bucket kicks you back the rust will keep you genuine
Need a lady luck in a stack not my heroin
Hooked on my medicine I don’t want to see hell again

I'm just as emphatic as riots in Attica
Solitary sadness the sins of a traveller
Grace of a battler face of a harlequin
The taste of your blood in the mind of a charlatan
End of the start again friends of my enemies
Pretence of love the rush of your energies
The loss of a centrepiece cost of your freedoms
The look of a martyr with a cross made of demons
And I'm screaming

I walked a million miles for pain relief
And now I'm here it feels so strange
All these buildings seem so grey to me
Clouds will clear but will I change

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from A Story All About How, released January 29, 2015
Written and performed by Ill Literate, Jonny Steele and Lacey.

Recorded and produced by Shaun Amos at The Dojo.

Mixed and mastered by Shaun Amos.

All rights reserved. Unauthorised copying, lending, hiring, reproduction, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.

Copyright 2015 The Scribes.

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