So lately I have been very inspired to write more lyrical poems/raps, more than anything. It's like a disease that has infected me. I'm not unhappy about it because I enjoy doing it, but others don't seem to quite understand this "phase" I'm in. I say phase like that because it isn't really. I've always been into writing like that, I'm just doing it much more frequently and intently than ever before. I was writing a paper for a classs of mine the other day and before I could finish typing my sentence I had started to rhyme. Here is one I wrote last night as I was dozing off. I got up and wrote it down by the light from my no battery flashlight. There is more where this came from, but who knows what I'll post.
driving in the car, doing what i mostly do, with the music up loud
something i can sing to, or flow to, or groove to
i got my window rolled down, so i can play my sound to the crowd
i'll drive by real slow, or speed a little faster so my hair can blow
i like folk rock or a sweet dance beat, rock n roll
or something real street, to beat the heat, i have no genre on lock
if i'm having a good day, i pull out the pop
i'm not ashamed because i have a wide range
anything i connect with and makes me smile,
i'll even sit down and listen to country for a while
jazz abd blues, puts me in the mood to be romantic and cuddle with my dude
or my dog, which ever one i have at the time
when my mind is empty is when i write my rhyme
if i try to push it then nothing comes out
when that happens, it's like california in a drought
it's depressing, maybe only to me
cuz my thoughts are like water rushing to the sea
and the ocean is like my soul, creativity needs to flow,
i need to keep it moist for my spirit to grow
and love, it drives me everyday, to give all i got
and pave the way, for others to do the same
so that 7 billion people can have love on the brain to save the day
and stop us from distruction, stop us from the hate that seeps inside
we all have hearts, we all have minds, we all know that one day we will die
we all feel joy, we all feel pain, so lets all stop pretending that we all arn't the same
but yet so different, that's the beauty of life
that you'll never walk by the same person twice
because in an instant, yeah they have change
emotions rearranged and i'll refain to the chorus
playing in my car with that song
and it says that love plays on
I'm driving to my own tune
and I'll reach my destination soon
when that happens I'll swich to a bike
so you can turn the dial and find something that you like
Faith: Found and Kept (part 2)
13 years ago
4 comments:
AWESOME! I am envious of your ability to rhyme without looking like you tried to find the words to fit together, it seems to come so naturally for you and your stories are really fun to read in the process. I can relate completely, love to drive around with the window down & tunes cranked no matter what type of music. Who says it has to be thumping bass that comes out of a car? Why not Miles Davis ya know? Anyway, great read :)
~ Jenn
Very nice read!
I too love to turn up the Radio and sing along. Sometimes I say what ever I hear, even though I'm sure its not the right words. But I enjoy it. Sound like your really good at it and you keep on writing and singing!
Melissa
I've been meaning to stop back for about a week now. Probably more. I really enjoy your youtubes. Do you do any slam poetry? I really envy your talent here. I have a hard time freeing myself enough to write* like this. (*is it still called "writing" if it's spoken/composed aloud?)
Anyhow, keep it coming! :)
As always Amanda, brilliant rap. I have a theory in a previous life you were some sort of inner city free-styling champion.
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