"i am equipped with a better memory chip than dolphins"--one of the best verses and anthems ever!

FREE DOWNLOAD: A guitar-driven reworking of the Sage Francis classic "Crack Pipes" created by Steven from Apocrepha Records!

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"CRACK PIPES (Apocrepha Version)" - Sage Francis

KELLEN DE VOS - GRAND SLAM

[Verse]

Thoughts scatter, brain's a broken tambourine,

Dreams ricochet, sharp edges in between.

City echoes bounce, shadowboxing with the wind,

Grime on my sneakers, streets wearing thin.



Heart beats staccato, metronome of the block,

Tick-tock, time's thief, I hear the clock.

Hunger pangs howl, wolf howls at the sky,

Eyes bloodshot, truth's a needle in a lie.



[Chorus]

Rapid fire mind, can't slow the grind,

Words rewind, then fast-forward time.

Brick by brick, building what they can't find,

Rapid fire mind, rapid fire mind.



[Verse 2]

Ciphers in the park, tongues sharp like darts,

Wordsmith surgeon, I dissect the dark.

Eraser on the page, mistakes leave scars,

Galaxy inside, spitting verses like stars.



No cape, just tape holding dreams together,

Rain-soaked notebook, ink smudged like weather.

Dodging doubt, sidestepping the snakes,

Pen’s my machete, cutting paths I make.



[Bridge]

Rapid fire, it don’t pause, it don't blink,

Thoughts collide faster than the pen and ink.

Streets speak code, every crack's a verse,

Decipher the rhythm, or it just gets worse.

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