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Verses Vs. In Reverse

from Ink Splattered Dreams by Don Royal

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Freestyled first verse while driving north on 35W looking at downtown at the hazy orange skyline of downtown Minneapolis. The second verse was created after exiting 94 into a foggy downtown St. Paul. The fog was so thick I was 1 block from the Xcel Energy Center and couldn't see it.

I got the beat from Emmanuel Mauleon and the verses fit. The hooks were based on the reverse sound of the beat and the imagery of the Twin Cities.

The original title was "verses vs. in reverse (dont veer from the reverer)," but that title is too long and this is the movie V for Vendetta.

lyrics

(hook)
if i was snake right now
i would slither in reverse
if i was the mississippi
i would river in reverse
baton rouge
st. paul
baton rouge
st. paul
baton rouge
st. paul
baton rouge
st. paul

(v.1)
that night
the gray skies kissed the
skyline
ominous and im in this car runnin a
b line
behind me all i see is
we fine
we can get through anything as long as we can
define
who we are and what has got us under the stars
the stars
the stars
the stars
the stars
women are from venus
and niggas we come from africa
you thought i would rhyme it wit mars but you aint bad enough
mars they make chocolate bars not like attica
prisonism is as amercian as cinnamon is a
spice
put in apple pie taste the cynicism
i am a citizen i aint talkin ya
wrist watch
watch ya wrist they fit perfect in hand cuffs and
zip locks
stay fresh
so i guess you must reverse the trends
tick tock
how long before coke is back in
fashion
fashion
fashion
fashion

(hook)

(v.2)
downtown
and fog was everywhere around me
frogtown
thomas and victorian surroundings
victorious in the fact that i aint took a
last breath
last breath
exasperating to place ya last bet
bet i aint exaggeratin wakin up in cold sweats
(heavy breathing)
(heavy breathing)
whats a dream if it aint wet
a violin without a bow
a ukulele at best
you can lay me down to sleep but cant make my soul rest
soul rest
soul rest
we got so many regrets
we could a toss couple aside like used cigarettes
we could lose a couple more losses and still have some respect
looking forward in reverse at least he have our retrospect
retrospect
retrospect
i aint even finished yet
whats wit all the disconnect
just because they disrespect
dont mean that they disinfect
all the dirty shit they ever did i think they better check they breath
check they breath
check they breath

(hook 3)
if i was a bullet now
flying out the exit wound
i would have to go back through the body
and reverse the doom
baton rouge
st. paul
baton rouge
st. paul
baton rouge
st. paul
back to minneapolis
if i was a snake right now
gamin up that eve chick
the fruit would go back to the tree
but now they say that counterfeit
egypt
tanzania
egypt
tanzania
egypt
tanzania
back to my megalopolis

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from Ink Splattered Dreams, released February 15, 2011
Written By: Don Royal
Produced By: Emmanuel Mauleon
Mixed & Mastered By: Dove of Tiger Tiger Productions

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