Pour…
Pour it

Come see the change in me
Reacting dangerously
Searching for somewhere to hide 
but there’s no vacancy
Blatantly defiant
Blind and shining
Such disgrace in me
The shame is free
Each mistake is me
I am not the man I aimed to be
I slipped off the map
Now I’m with the demons
Something just snapped 
My lover is screaming 
I’m spitting that venom
The ego ain’t leaving 
I’m swinging and kicking
And biting and bleeding 
It’s like I’m just dreaming
I can’t even see it
I don’t wanna be it
But this is the me
That emerged from the deepest
Escaped from the reaches
Don’t know what I’m seeking
I’m lying and cheating
I’m lying and cheating
She’s crying I’m speechless
She’s crying I’m speechless
She’s crying I’m speechless

Pour…
Pour it

I know that I’m better
But what if I’m never
I’m lost in the maze
40 years in a desert
Through pain and through pleasure
I love her forever
I don’t know the way
There’s nothing to tell her
No message, no letter
Can clear up the weather
The storm came 
Fuck our adventure
I bring only pain
Too heavy to measure
Alone in the rain
Every tear is a mentor
Every tear is a mentor
I’m here for the temper
Fear for the the next war
Unclear what I’m sent for
But sincere when I explore
Am I the pretender?
That lie living next door?
A violent offender?
Why don’t I remember?
Why don’t I remember?
What hides in the center?
The fire, the ember
Untied by the nectar
Disguised when I enter
Why don’t I remember?
Why don’t I remember?
The fire, the ember
Untied by the nectar
I wise but I’m unsure
Not ready for an encore
The mind wants to wander
No time left to conquer
It’s final, so somber
It’s final, so somber
The mirror’s a monster

Pour…
Pour it

Blackout

Sometimes my life gave me everything I needed
Sometimes it felt like it took it all away
I survived both times
Is that the warmth

If it aint weird I don’t want it
If it aint hot then I aint on it
I never stop till I’m applauded
Every rhyme is double knotted
Locked tight, I never lost it
Drew the line and then I crossed it
Some people here just for the profit
They can’t be real they’re just a comic
That type of meal will make you nauseous
The brand new me is feeling lawless

My brand new life got no rules
I’m dealing with this pain we go through
Following my heart feels so true
So true
So true
Wish I had a way to show you
Every single thing I’d go through
Just to make you smile and hold you
Hold you
Hold you

This is not for the idle
Don’t fool yourself it’s never final
Put down the bullets and the Bible 
Neither one is for survival
Truth will guide us out the spiral
If we rise above denial
Sometimes I feel I’m on a mission
Wishing for anyone to witness
Peace is needed, we’re too vicious
I wanna help but will you listen?
We seek beauty over wisdom
We crave attention over vision
We’re satisfied burning bridges
Destroying lives for some riches
Can you see just what we’ve hidden?
The light that shines in the distance
Love so pure you couldn’t script it
Gratitude for all that’s given

My brand new life got no rules
I’m dealing with this pain we go through
Following my heart feels so true
So true
So true
Wish I had a way to show you
Every single thing I’d go through
Just to make you smile and hold you
Hold you
Hold you

My brand new life got no rules
I’m dealing with this pain we go through
Following my heart feels so true
So true
So true
Wish I had a way to show you
Every single thing I’d go through
Just to make you smile and hold you
Hold you
Hold you

This is all for the lesson
I found the answers in the question
Do you want sorrow or redemption?
We can’t deny what is destined

warmth

I will feel it
I will know it
I will find the truth and flow it
I will learn it
I will grow it
I will catch the lie and show it
I will feel it
I will know it
I will find the truth and flow it
I will learn it
I will grow it
I will catch the lie and show it

You only reap it when you sow it
This is the life I’ve chosen
I keep my mind open
I can’t live without these words
Still can’t figure why I wrote it
Hoping it might touch a nerve
So you can crack a smile and quote it
I figured out my dosage 
I know just what approaches 
I see it all so clearly
But I feel so unfocused 
You only reap it when you sow it
What a life I’ve chosen
I keep my mind open

I will feel it
I will know it
I will find the truth and flow it
I will learn it
I will grow it
I will catch the lie and show it
I will search for what’s uncommon
I will live inside that moment
I will hit that rock bottom
Still wonder what’s below it

Smoking on sincerity
Zoning from the clarity
Loaded with a pile of stones
This glass house is therapy
Stay committed voluntarily 
I dive in the unknown
Any second thoughts is heresy

Smoking on sincerity
Zoning from the clarity
Loaded with a pile of stones
This glass house is therapy
Stay committed voluntarily 
I dive in the unknown
Any second thoughts is heresy

Lost inside this parody
Living temporarily 
Love’s the only truth
The rest is just a fantasy
Check my mentality
Abundance ain’t a rarity
This lesson stays unspoken
Til we see through the transparency 
It’s in the gravity
Mistaking bliss for agony
This joy is not a tragedy
It’s fortune and prosperity
I’m past the boundary
Tripping off disparity 
Deep inside your mind
Exploring every similarity 
I found this family
Far beyond the sanity
We came unraveled 
Threads escaping from the tapestry
We came unshackled
Now we’re breaking from reality
We came to shatter
Every thought of what it has to be

I will feel it
I will know it
I will find the truth and flow it
I will learn it
I will grow it
I will catch the lie and show it
I will search for what’s uncommon
I will live inside that moment
I will hit that rock bottom
Still wonder what’s below it

Smoking on sincerity
Zoning from the clarity
Loaded with a pile of stones
This glass house is therapy
Stay committed voluntarily 
I dive in the unknown
Any second thoughts is heresy

Smoking on sincerity
Zoning from the clarity
Loaded with a pile of stones
This glass house is therapy
Stay committed voluntarily 
I dive in the unknown
Any second thoughts is heresy

I will feel it
I will know it
I will find the truth and flow it
I will learn it
I will grow it
I will catch the lie and show it
I will feel it
I will know it
I will find the truth and flow it
I will learn it
I will grow it
I will catch the lie and show it
I will feel it
I will know it
I will find the truth and flow it
I will learn it
I will grow it
I will catch the lie and show it

Glass House

It’s been good and it’s been fun
It’s been real but now I’m done
I can’t spend another minute 
In this prison I’ve become

It’s all I can do to stay sane
It’s never too late to start again

See I stumbled round till I couldn’t be found
I had to get up and out of this old hometown
Now I’m staring down at the top of a cloud
From a window on a wing that is headed southbound
I got the summer sun beating on my neck
A hot cup of coffee and a good cigarette
The rest that I need that I can’t have yet
Im on the grind all the time I gotta pay the rent

Cuz it’s all I can do to stay sane
No it’s never too late to start again
I wanna be the man I see in my head
Not the one they want me to be instead

See my cup runneth over when it used to be filled
But I’m still feeling like a million dollar bills
You can throw me to the wayside I run to you still
It’s a “cold world we living in” but I keep it real (FIND SAMPLE OR PITCH FLIP)
See a man like me couldn’t ask for more
Ive always been ugly and I’ve always been poor
Now I live in van with a band on tour
Seizing opportunities and never keeping score
So you can have the city I got the whole state
A state of mind that took a lifetime to create
To create a better way of life and take it to the bank
Banking on the fact that if I give, they’ll give back
Back to the people and the place I come from 
From my two hands I can count the ones I love
See love is knowing it’s not as good as what it was 
Was it really good or was it good just because?

Cuz it’s all I can do to stay sane
No it’s never too late to start again
I wanna be the man I see in my head
Not the one they want me to be instead

It’s been good and it’s been fun
It’s been real but now I’m done
I can’t spend another minute 
In this prison I’ve become

It’s been good and it’s been fun
It’s been real but now I’m done
I can’t spend another minute 
In this prison I’ve become

So I guess the moral of the story goes
You’ll never be as good as you wanna be so
Do your best, then best that
Love what you become no matter where you’re at

Cuz it’s all I can do to stay sane
No it’s never too late to start again
I wanna be the man I see in my head
Not the one they want me to be instead

Streett's Song

Someday when I’m gone you can laugh at this song but for now just uplift me, it’s part of the plan
I will praise when you’re strong, you can match or get lost, if we both give correctly our hearts will expand 
This world is so small and we build up our walls, and it’s all just some mystery we don’t understand 
I will learn from my flaws find a way to move on, everyone’s coming with me, it’s all in my hand
And when we rise up
All our fears disappear
No more eyes shut
I see it clear in the mirror
It aint blind luck
We been ready from the jump
You won’t surprise us
No more lies, hush
Ima slow down, loosen up
Zoned out, losing touch
Low down, we do too much
We know now
So who’s to judge?
Who to trust?
We’re flooded
Nothing new discussed
Cold blooded
Water running all over us

Don’t let the world burn you down
The water’s coming and we’re losing ground
Put on your crown, wear it proud 
It’s all over soon, take a bow
Don’t let the world burn you down
The water’s coming and we’re losing ground
Put on your crown, wear it proud 
It’s all over soon, take a bow

I just can’t let it slip away
Who knows what unfolds if I flip the page
Finally got my fix like I hit the vein
I want tomorrow to slap harder than it did today
Ima pick a lane, then ricochet
The old way don’t fit the same
Within my brain, a fit of rage
I’m tryna play a different game
Forget the name
Just remember when I hit the stage
A renegade with a phrase
Here to disobey
Life’s a twisted maze
Wishing for a quick escape
And I want all the outs, just like a triple play
It’s getting strange
What if I’m a little late
I wanna get so brave
Ain’t here to be a system slave
They want us blind
But I won’t let my vision change
I’m never timid, obedient, or disengaged
The dominant ingredient
This deviant will lick the blade
The way I see it, we’re only here to misbehave

Don’t let the world burn you down
The water’s coming and we’re losing ground
Put on your crown, wear it proud 
It’s all over soon, take a bow
Don’t let the world burn you down
The water’s coming and we’re losing ground
Put on your crown, wear it proud 
It’s all over soon, take a bow

Washed Away

She fell through the cracks
Forgotten and broken
A lifetime of nothingness
Desires so distant
Its been so long now
What was it she wanted?

What are we chasing
Is it worth it
If it ain’t perfect 
Is it wasted
Will I be patient
When I’m searching
In every person
There’s a hatred
This frustration 
Got me nervous
The world turning
But I’m stationed 
My heart racing
With no purpose
Beneathe the surface
I feel vacant

What is it you want
What more can I give
A reason to live
A pound of my flesh
The grace to forgive
The peace that you miss
Take back the regrets
They never were his
We’re better than this
No need to confess
Too many to list
It’s more than I wished
I never would guess
What’s under my skin
The tremble of sin
Forever we win

I was trapped, lost in a world with no spin
Held back and confused by the whole thing
Falling fast, but pretending I’m floating
I try to flap but I still got no wings
My habitat just snapped 
Dying flat on my back
I’m an acrobat but got no strings
I react, combat, and keep going
Captured the queen but I still ain’t no king
But I still keep rolling
Eyes locked on the dream I’m holding
Focused on these words, composing
Thought-provoking while the world keeps scrolling
There is no life without trauma in it
We all gotta fight til the final minute
Don’t deny the past, but don’t bother with it
I will push myself til I find the limit

What is it you want
What more can I give
A reason to live
A pound of my flesh
The grace to forgive
The peace that you miss
Take back the regrets
They never were his
We’re better than this
No need to confess
Too many to list
It’s more than I wished
I never would guess
What’s under my skin
The tremble of sin
Forever we win

What is it you want
What more can I give
A reason to live
A pound of my flesh
The grace to forgive
The peace that you miss
Take back the regrets
They never were his
We’re better than this
No need to confess
Too many to list
It’s more than I wished
I never would guess
What’s under my skin
The tremble of sin
Forever we win

We never knew what we were waiting for
We surrendered to a fate with no reward
Pretending there’s a lesson in the storm
We hope it settles, after pressure comes the cure

I pretend to be deep
Every feeling is cheap 
All this wisdom I speak 
Let’s me hide underneath 
Where the judgment can’t reach
Will I hide
Will I leap
Who am I to retreat
Am I wise
Am I weak
This life feels so mysterious
Wrapped up in our own appearances
Focused on the wrong experience
We speak truth but nobody’s hearing us

What is it you want
What more can I give
A reason to live
A pound of my flesh
The grace to forgive
The peace that you miss
Take back the regrets
They never were his
We’re better than this
No need to confess
Too many to list
It’s more than I wished
I never would guess
What’s under my skin
The tremble of sin
Forever we win

We never knew what we were waiting for
We surrendered to a fate with no reward
Pretending there’s a lesson in the storm
We hope it settles, after pressure comes the cure

What More Can I Give ft. Christine Miller

Bet I’m gonna be 
More Creative
More Courageous 
Less complacent 
Yes yes, we dangerous
No, not famous
Just flexing the skill
Sexy as hell mixed with mentally ill
And I still wanna chill with my hand around a hundred dollar bill
Smile at my tribe cuz they all tryna build
We all ride for the pride and the thrill
We all ride for the pride and the thrill

Can’t deny why we slide 
I’m on tilt
Tryna put the world under my spell
If I feel it then we gonna excel
And if I aint then I’m gonna rebel
Pump the brakes
Take a look at yourselves
Nothing to say
Just pushing what sells
Such a shame
I just hope this helps
Run away
Play somewhere else
No games 
No show and tell
Callin my name but ain’t ringing no bell 
She came to flirt and she’s hoping we gel
All on me tryna loosen my belt
I’m just playing the cards I’m dealt
I stack em high, don’t know why they never fell
Running wild before they find me a cell
This is me, if you don’t like it, farewell


Bet I’m gonna be 
More Creative
More Courageous 
Less complacent 
Yes yes, we dangerous
No, not famous
Just flexing the skill
Sexy as hell mixed with mentally ill
And I still wanna chill with my hand around a hundred dollar bill
Smile at my tribe cuz they all tryna build
We all ride for the pride and the thrill
We all ride for the pride and the thrill

We follow no trend
Keep on making moves
There is no end
Never even care who I offend
Magic flows through my pen
I am chosen
Surprising with the style
You won’t know when
The gates were locked tight so I broke in
Found the key to inner peace through emotion
What the fuck he talking bout
He is so zen
Back the fuck up out my space
That’s my slogan
But you can come and fill my plate when the show ends
Blazing every stage
Never frozen
You catch a head rush tryna quote him
Ears pop when these words are spoken
And they strong as fucking steel, man
They won’t bend
Here to take you all deeper than the ocean
Dive with me when you ready
Here we go friend

Bet I’m gonna be 
More Creative
More Courageous 
Less complacent 
Yes yes, we dangerous
No, not famous
Just flexing the skill
Sexy as hell mixed with mentally ill
And I still wanna chill with my hand around a hundred dollar bill
Smile at my tribe cuz they all tryna build
We all ride for the pride and the thrill
We all ride for the pride and the thrill

The Pride and The Thrill

We don’t wanna go home, but we can’t go on
We don’t wanna go home, but we can’t go on

I don’t understand your mindset
You said it’s not our time yet
But every clock stopped that moment that our eyes met
My world won’t spin no more 
Nothing to give no more 
You took my heart into a place it’s never been before
But now I’m only lost
All that you told me false
Our paths must split but I admit that I still hope they cross
This cut never heals
Don’t wanna live without it
The feeling is too real
Why would you ever doubt it

Zigzaggin cross the lane, you know we came on the long road
Drove for days, the shortcuts were all closed
Abandoned with the dash flashing, engine gone cold
Stuck stranded, this subtraction is a stronghold
Sometimes we realize we were reading for the wrong role
Sometimes compassion ain’t enough when all our flaws show
Our satisfaction dies when every dream is on hold
Stuck in between but I’m redeemed when this song flows

You welcomed me but I don’t feel like I belong though
Found the boundaries but scared to reach beyond those
I broke the barrier, you nearly broke my jawbone
Now I’m all alone, no one can touch me like I’ve gone rogue
We’re at the crossroads, and there ain’t nowhere to run
Ain’t nowhere to hide, I’m gonna miss you by my side
This fate leaves me numb
I wander with no guide
I hate what I’ve become
I never wanted this surprise

Zigzaggin cross the lane, you know we came on the long road
Drove for days, the shortcuts were all closed
Abandoned with the dash flashing, engine gone cold
Stuck stranded, this subtraction is a stronghold
Sometimes we realize we were reading for the wrong role
Sometimes compassion aint enough when all our flaws show
Our satisfaction dies when every dream is on hold
Stuck in between but I’m redeemed when this song flows

And now I’m feeling like I can’t imagine life goes on without you 
There’s no place like home
This can’t be a mistake, you’d never make a typo
The rain flows on gravestones
My tears soak a white rose
The petals showered by my pain
I place the flower by your name and I’m devoured by the blame
I know it sounds insane 
I sit silent, still trippin off a memory
There’s nothing left of me
Missing you becomes my destiny

Zigzaggin cross the lane, you know we came on the long road
Drove for days, the shortcuts were all closed
Abandoned with the dash flashing, engine gone cold
Stuck stranded, this subtraction is a stronghold
Sometimes we realize we were reading for the wrong role
Sometimes compassion aint enough when all our flaws show
Our satisfaction dies when every dream is on hold
Stuck in between but I’m redeemed when this song flows

Zigzaggin cross the lane, you know we came on the long road
Drove for days, the shortcuts were all closed
Abandoned with the dash flashing, engine gone cold
Stuck stranded, this subtraction is a stronghold
Sometimes we realize we were reading for the wrong role
Sometimes compassion aint enough when all our flaws show
Our satisfaction dies when every dream is on hold
Stuck in between but I’m redeemed when this song flows

We don’t wanna go home, but we can’t go on

Gone Cold

Stepped in, popped a can of juice
Shaking hands, making fans cuz your man is loose
Scan the room, see the band salute
Try not to glance when the camera shoots
Plan to nuke
In my hand is the proof
You know I never saw a mic I didn’t slam through the roof
The jam ain’t a fluke
Got the stamina boost
Imma stand on the truth
I’m a tramp, no excuse
No demands, no disputes
I’m the man to the roots
You an ant, I’m the boot
You abandoned and spooked
You a lamb on a loop
I’m a cannon that’s loose
Commanding the troops
Don’t prepare for no truce
We don’t answer to suits
We too handsome and cute 
We dismantle your group
Step back and I feel the burn
Whole crowd taking shots, I don’t wait my turn
Toast high, not one concern 
Who cares what we saw, tell me what we learn
Tell me what you feel
Tell me was it real
Did it finally reveal the only remedy to heal
Did you find it unseal a secret recipe to deal
Did it take the wheel
Was it sex appeal
I am lost and found
So cold I frost the ground
So hot the flow’s arson now
You wanna act loco
Hit me up, see me put rap in a chokehold
At the show solo
Butterfly logo
Stun em like Stone Cold
On top like ozone
Hold on, we never so so
Keep it cooler than a snowcone
Pose for the photo then bounce like a pogo
But if I keep it on the low low
Would you still dip
Would you feel this
When the pill hits
I’m a killswitch
You are skill-less
Chill with the guilt trips
I might overdose on sunshine, but it counts as a win if you fell in love one time
Ready to die, why I act this way
You know I never care what the masters say

WHY NOT

It’s getting darker
It’s getting darker
The moon lights the way
Check how we start it

I be that weirdo on the mic that you just can’t figure
Zeroed in my sights, time to squeeze this trigger
It’s chemo when I strike, that’s why my flow sound sicker
I’m Tarantino when I write, no one can paint this picture
This is pulp non-fiction
Pump your brakes when I’m tripping
When the drops kick in
I’m the reason why that cops missing
My headshots are not slipping
Ain’t no conviction
The whole planet want my vision
Even God wishin
Show me who better at twisting up letters 
They never survive, it’s not safe
Testing my temper is not recommended you better stop tugging on my cape
I make you regret it
You only pretending and misrepresenting to cop fame
I know where I’m heading
You aint on my level
So get it the fuck outta my lane

I see straight through your mind games
You will not blind me
No fear in my veins
So I be spinning the room
Ate two handfuls of them shrooms
Now I’m spinning the room
Howling rhymes up at the moon
And I’m spinning the room
Piling bodies in my tomb
And I’m spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Ate two handfuls of them shrooms
Now I’m spinning the room
Howling rhymes up at the moon
And I’m spinning the room
Piling bodies in my tomb
And I’m spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room

Imminent doom
Who the fuck you tryna fool
When you rap it’s a cartoon
Mine’s a needle and a spoon
We beginning to boom
Bout to blow like a monsoon
I got nothing left to prove
Drop the needle in the groove
And we hitting the roof
Living unleashed
Living unleashed
Ready to feast
Feeling released
Step to the streets
Give em the beast 
They like, sheesh
I look at you and I see nothing brave
The only safe space from me is your fucking grave

I see straight through your mind games
You will not blind me
No fear in my veins
So I be spinning the room
Ate two handfuls of them shrooms
Now I’m spinning the room
Howling rhymes up at the moon
And I’m spinning the room
Piling bodies in my tomb
And I’m spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Ate two handfuls of them shrooms
Now I’m spinning the room
Howling rhymes up at the moon
And I’m spinning the room
Piling bodies in my tomb
And I’m spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room
Spinning the room

Spin The Room

It’s curtains for the competition
They’re always dropping fiction
My compositions are the truth
Snatch your socks and mittens

I weave a rap tapestry
Wrap it round mass casualties 
Pad it with black magic
My fabric defies gravity

That means I’m too fly
You know my strategy
Got a habit for pulling threads
And blasting through your factory

I’m trying to unravel the planet
Because a life without struggle is an empty canvas

I’m doing damage with this sickness
Wishing for rags to riches
Tug on my silk robe 
And I’ll cancel your kid’s Christmas

Vanish the red stockings
And jack all your fresh cotton
Pull the wool over your eyes
I don’t care if the world’s watching

My material is never trivial


r/makinghiphop cypher 47
Theme - Fabric
Lyrics by Matthew Edward
Instrumental by DayVision

Pulling Threads (2019 CYPHER VOL 47)

The Rap Earthworm Jim
Back again
Hulk smash another verse right cross your chin

I’m Erik Killmonger
The ill monster
I will conquer
Cracking more cans than Popeye
I feel stronger

Come hell or high water
Late night rhyme stalker
You can call me Luke Flytalker

The hip-hop Doctor Doom
Put you in a tomb
I’m rolling like Mario
With a big bag of shrooms 
(arms length)

My raps rack em like Lex Luger
I’m Dr. Lecter with less humor
Fred Kruger bring your death sooner

Drop ya like Hans Gruber
Now that’s an odd future
I Shakezula you losers 
Let Meatwad school ya

Frylockin on top, going global      
Spitting every verse with vibranium vocals

"What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?"
Watch it turn
Call it, friendo
I’m Anton Chigurh


r/makinghiphop 2020 cypher 3
Theme - Heroes & Villains
Lyrics by Matthew Edward
Instrumental by Halftone

MATTHEW EDWARD BUTTERFLY

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