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Chains of Gold

from Legacy Materials by Sankofa

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Consumerism as immortality

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Insecurity the platter they feed upon
A buffet of new consumers who believe the song
Storytelling the adhesive to complete the bond
Nostalgia calling, Peter Pan to keep it beating on
Ownership becomes the living proof that we belong
Receiving a receipt is seen as then a breed of strong
But it’s not enough to have, we got have to have more
Await deliveries while looking through a glass door
Somebody sitting in a broken home, throwing stones
Straight to shopping carts another road to Rome
Aiming lots of darts, our phones conversing often
Sharing what we utilize to find the purchase option
Disguising data points as natural convos
Bot farmed produce, the tactical bonds grow
You got those? No of course you don’t
With the tears of their remorse, we then poured the throne
Some rode in Broughams, but nowadays the goals have changed
Teach them young to stay loyal to devoted names
Gone pop, steady sipping on that soda mayne
They’d rather have us pull the cart than ever hold the reins
We walk emboldened in the newest shoes our soles aflame
A puppet buying finer strings that he might so obtain
Eyes peeled for gatekeepers who patrol the paint
My man told me that he loved me and I told him same
Plain paper turns to paper planes we fold away
My beard skipped straight to white, no sight of old and gray
While I’m dying I’m busy living, my soul to say
And inspiration keeps me going in the coldest days
I miss the days that I’d the patrol the stage and mold a phrase
But I’m not comfortable with all the hosts at bay
A new variant drops, it’s like Enola Gay
Some claim dominion within, but only stole the name
Direct lines to higher powers with a bogus claim
Everything around is desert and I hope for rain
Just a player playing in a great and coded game
There’s no yoda providing guidance who overcame
Some folk tell me they’re fly, I say I rode the train
And I’m fine whether or not they even know the name
Content to be me, not wander in a cloak of shame
Flashing back to days, bolder frames and the golden chains

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from Legacy Materials, released March 25, 2022

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