Story Behind the Song
The motivation was this sad-ass beat.
Lyrics
Sentinels 01:05
The Sentinals
The Lying City EP
[jesse]
I was
Tired and miserable when a higher hand beyond the
Physical grabbed me somewhere visceral.. then I became a
Firebrand rhyme assassin, covered the entire land in
Crimes of passion - It was at times distracting
Now I'm camped out in a cemetary. Maxfield
Makes it a policy - I never carry black steel
Tallying the wasted MCs in roman numerals
Killing in cold blood, crying at their funerals
.And at their burials, a morbid fascination
Battles with my dread at pulling more assassinations
I'm not cut out for this work, and yet I'm drawn to it
I know it's wrong and yet it's like I'm a conduit
Some kind of vessel for the will of malevolent forces
In hopes of breaking free, I study all the relevant
Sources, and so far from what I've understood
The reason I'm using my rhymes for evil instead of good
Is a tired old hackneyed cliche, to put it cutely
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely"
I can't stop killing those whose rhymes are smelly and chintzy
Too jiggy, too hard, too Machiavellian Prince-y
Justice is severe and based in retribution, you're
Looking at the judge, jury and executioner
..
I'll never understand why you chose me for your foul, bloody crime
[jeff]
Most bitterest gall doth dispose me to act
(...something something... uhhh)
[troy]
There's a dark cloud behind every silver lining, the timing is accurate
we just gotta get our heads in check,
I break beats like elbow joints snapped backwards, mc's with wackwords
will be hunted down from the urban to suburbia
I don't care who heard of you, where you come from, or
whatever imaginery horrors that you claim you'll never run from
good guys finish last unless they cheat in the running, the sentinalz got
my back and we can see you coming from miles down the road
I'm not about to be told by some fake mc with gold chains
and minor skills hyped on speed pills, you want cheap thrills
look elsewhere than my rhymes I flow prophetic to the time scale
- and till the day that I die I plan to play off my skills, give
you weak minded kids the chills, I work hard to pay the bill
and maybe leave a little tip for next time when you see me
and my rhyme blows your mind to oblivion
- we're living in the last days of earth, 2 0 0 0 new mellenium
happens right there - neon, animated plug and play nightmare in
stereo, when the machines play us like we played super mario
invariable parameter code, we flip the jumpers, flip the script
and slip away into stealth mode
- you become the host, we'll be the parasite parallel to the afterlife
heaven and hell,
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