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Then I Rode Away

from Most Anything of Value by Sankofa

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lyrics

I used to yodel my name in echo chambers for a bit of fame
Did it till my voice got hoarse, and then I rode away
Now I’m motivated by the life that I live
A wife and some kids, my sons what a prize that it is
Old photographs remind me of the earlier days
I feel young until the mirror finds me, sure to betray
A new day, open up the folder of beats
Find whatever’s on my mind and then I’m rolling the speech
A red carpet unfurled to the tip of my tongue
Walk the right words up to the kick of the drum
Pause for a moment to the flashes of the hi hats
Backdrop provided by the sample what a life jack
Outfit provided by the friends that I rock with
EDS the tailor and amazed with the process
China was the place where I learned to use chopsticks
High school me stood at the edge of the moshpit

So what do you? I won’t tell you I rap
You can find out on your own time, no selling the track
…Oh I didn’t know that you were rocking the mic well
Fine by me, never finding the dry spell

So many friends that I used to rock with have moved on
But they’re happy for the progress I make with new songs
By the time I get to Arizona, I’m Tucson
Laughing at the crying white flighters trying to move on
Word to my scared uncle fleeing orange county
Too scared to live within his skin, oh what a bounty
Felt he was surrounded by minorities and such
Dude mistook my gold bond for some coke, what a rush
Mental illness takes many forms, but his became bait
GOP saw him as target for a playdate
Now he’s that guy I can’t even conversate with
Votes cancel out each other, buffered in this snakepit
Then again, the Democratic party is such
That being gay is okay if seeing war is a plus
Plus companies to big to fail crush us in the meantime
Toss a toxic trainwreck, but everything will be fine

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from Most Anything of Value, released February 15, 2024

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