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Our Brand Is Crisis
Verse 1:  If you're caught in a bind / And you want to get out / Give us a call and we'll come flying to you / We'll brainstorm to construct a well-crafted narrative / Put it in the papers and make it go viral / The masses will chew on whatever we deliver to their homes / Most will be satisfied and beg for more / We're able to unravel multiple distractions and disorders / Like juggling balls with our eyes closed / Without the use of magic / Without relying on luck / The fruits of our labour will nourish a nation
Verse 2:  If you're low with no place to go / We'll put on a show to captivate an audience / With an invisible hand, we'll scratch your back / Just as long as we're well-compensated / When you give, you take more than what's expected / Like a thief in the night / You're unheard and unseen / If you're ratted out or threatened with exposure / Donate to charity to increase your popularity / The great and the small will all bow at your feet / They'll kiss the ring while biting their tongues / You won't be castigated / You won't be stripped bare / Your name and words will act as sword and shield
Verse 3:  Two sides of a coin / Both ends of a spectrum / Unbeknownst to our opponents / The decks are stacked in our favour / When solutions are needed to disputes and dilemmas / Knowing we'll be victorious, we'll offer as many/ This is not a game / This is a way of life / When groomed to be successful / Failure is not an option / Our echoes linger in your dreams / Our visions blend into your shadows / All that we create is reflected in you / Scrub your skin and detox your organs / We've made plans for you / And you'll serve us very well
Chorus:  Our brand is crisis / What we live and what we breathe / The fire burning in us / And consuming all that we touch / We're exceptional at what we do / That's why they call us professionals / Being on top is the sole position we aspire to
Written by B. (Sunday, August 28, 2016) Copyright 2016

Accelerate

Verse 1:  Use me as your medicine / I'm not like those others quick fixes / Slashing and burning and poisoning will only soften tragedy / Selling dreams is not the way / To enrich the poorest souls / Proving that a healed state is beneficial / Will empower others

Verse 2:  If you show signs of confusion / Desperation will occur / Slashing and burning and poisoning will only soften tragedy / Conducting tests and analyzing results / Is an arduous process / Proving that a healed state is beneficial / Will empower others

Verse 3:  If you have more guts than blood / Half the battle is already won / You'll be twice defeated / If you attempt to conquer what you don't understand / Proving that a healed state is beneficial / Will empower others

Chorus 1:  Accelerate, keep pushing through / Don't let fear get a hold of you / You'll lose if you do / Recondition yourself, accelerate

Chorus 2:  Flow like the strongest river / Accelerate, accelerate / All of which is inside of you / Is the foundation you should build upon

Written by B. (Monday, June 23, 2014) Copyright 2014

We Are Men

Verse 1:  We're not just beast for the slaughterhouse / We are men, we are men / Evidence of a war being waged against us are prevalent / Enemies surround us / If you're groomed as a slave / You'll eventually become a slave / But if you resist their conditioning / You'll have control of your mind and your senses

Verse 2:  You can wear all the sunglasses you want / It won't eliminate the shame you feel / For allowing the madness to seep onto your bloodstream / You're beating yourself up / If you speak to be understood / You still have to clarify your intentions / And how it could possibly impact the world / And future generations

Verse 3:  Pretty songs and modern dancing / Are a useful distraction / Against the acquisition and application of knowledge / Entertainment is profitable / Dignity is admirable / Having principles is necessary / When you're the builders of nations / You can't be hesitant to rule / Your actions define you 

Chorus 1:  Children cry and children play / Our behaviour many yesterdays / We construct and we destroy / The many things which surround us / Still, we don't know if we're progressing / We are men

Chorus 2:  Children cry and children play / Our behaviour many yesterdays / Still, we don't know if we're progressing / We are men / We know and we think we know

Written by B. (Wednesday, June 18, 2014) Copyright 2014

The Wire

Verse 1:  Your favourite weapon is rated R / It darkens the sky / If I change it, I'll be Sunshine Superman / High seas and desert lands are part of your broken world / It should cease to exist / I want to re-direct the train you've been travelling on / Which leads you to despair / Which causes you not to care / A new world in your heart is what I'd like to construct / Building up your body, your mind, your soul

Verse 2:  Manufacturing coffins is not the industry I dabble in / Calling off the search for you is something I just won't do / If I must, I'll use bows and arrows to eliminate shadows / The shadows surrounding you and occupying your domain / Flooding it with misery and soaking with anger / Your world should be of warmth / An abundance of comfort / I'm wearing steel-toed boots / To build up your body, your mind, your soul

Verse 3:  Tick, tock goes the clock / It's both a friend and a foe / Treating everyone the same / Deflecting all the blame / Moments of opportunities seldom present themselves / And when they do, you must take heed and venture on / Be carried away with the wind of changes / The changes you've needed / To build up your body, your mind, your soul

Chorus:  Prisons on fire, down to the wire / Seizing the airwaves of your consciousness / Always a rebel, I won't die on my knees / You shouldn't either so begin your journey with me / Timing is everything / And everything is down to the wire

Written by B. (Friday, December 26, 2014) Copyright 2014

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I've heard extraordinary tales of wonder and excitement / Come and sit beside me / And let me share them with you / My father made me hungry / Hungrier than any person ever did / Not for traditional things like exotic dishes and fine wine / But for power, for wealth, for influence

It was more valuable than capturing the sunlight / That glistened on the skin / While cruel weather slowly took over your emotions / And manipulated your sense of control and even-temperedness / It was as if a continuous injection of blood / Was being poured into my body / And suddenly I was electrified into wanting more / Than I could ever dream of having

The desire was like a tree wanting to be reattached to its roots / Fully knowing that without that primary connection / It would cease to be / It was like a bird with broken wings / Watching others like it soar through the open sky / While it walked on the ground / As if it were not what is was

I wanted that power because I knew it would be my salvation / The center of my being and purpose / How I would relate to the world / It would be like taking a cosmic trip into outer space / And having the ability to land on every planet / To dance on every star and replicate that movement throughout time / With no worries of boundaries and blockades / The universe at your fingertips / And nothing else in between

To be a soldier defending sublime temples of prosperity / Navigating through refined slums and ethnic fields / And being awarded the highest honour / Bestowed upon a dedicated fighter / Would be a joyous moment to cherish

Having an abundance of everything / And never desirous of something / Is like oxygen lifting you up to taste the sun / And soak into every shade of the rainbow / A cornucopia of necessity and pleasure

To have the magic swirling in and out of you / Is like sleeping on cool water / And always remaining dry / Like living in a sand castle / That could withstand the mightiest storm

To be in sync with different customs / And mandating your point of view / Is like changing something just by looking at it / Concentrating on the various aspects that make it unique / And adding a new and beautiful layer which is vibrant and ethereal

An hourglass that never runs out of sand / And eyes that transcend the scope of time / Beyond common measures / And into the heart of simplified matters / With clean skin, delicious breath and a confident smile / The universe at your fingertips

I've heard extraordinary tales of wonder and excitement / You sat beside me / And I shared them with you / My father made me hungry / Hungrier than any person ever did / Are you now hungry? / If so, what will you do about it?

Written by B. (Thursday, July 9, 2015) Copyright 2015

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Verse 1:  Out with the old / In with the new / A different perspective / A muddier view / Smoke and mirrors / A game of chance / All the chosen ones will recreate a dance / Blending fact with fiction / A metamorphosis without restriction / Transfixed by beasts who come across / As beautiful creatures with a known status / We've been rocked to our core

Verse 2:  Without a history, you're a beguiling mystery / As confounding as the pyramids of Egypt / A wonder of contemporary and daring times / Here and now is a reflection of what came before / And what is occurring / But the future was captured and transformed long before many realized / In the midst of a storm, you were sheltered / So we could be transfixed by your beastly ways / Hypnotically subtle from an unknown entity / Every beat, every whisper in secondary form / Has rocked us to our core

Verse 3:  Not bound to any place or time / What I present to you is completely mine / I've developed my style, my way of life / From what has preceded me / It would blow your mind / If you knew about my dreams and my uncommon thoughts / The realm I'm in, however small, constantly changes / So I do the same, even if it's strange / I've been constructed through beastly cycles of blood and bones / With abilities to rock almost anything to its core 

Chorus:  You cannot learn lessons in every weathered book / Throughout the ages, censorship has colonized / The collective mind of the masses / Every now and then, alternative views are formulated and dispersed / While ignorance remains at the forefront of existence / In a manner that is blissful, lithe and utterly seductive

Written by B. (Sunday, April 26, 2015) Copyright 2015

Light And Shadows 

Verse 1:  Common blockage, new barricades / Irregular state of restlessness / Past and present occupy the mind / Potential thoughts of future tied up in a bind / Conflict of luxuries and necessities / Half-measured and too relaxed / Downgraded from collections of existence / Floating among creatures and cargo

Verse 2:  Clashes of opposing views / Lack of general consensus / Arbitration in high demand / To decide the way in which things will be / Minimum requirements generate minimum effect / Upping the ante will lead to renewed interests / Eager eyes of spectators will widen / In anticipation of being entertained

Verse 3:  Limited appeal and access / A modicum of opportunities / Proceeding with a plan may be advantageous / Minimizing mistakes is conducive to a better outcome / Upward and far-reaching focus is challenging to conceive of / When similar backgrounds ignore natural status / And chase after artificial concepts

Chorus 1:  Light and shadows competing / To reign supreme among the lives of men / Revelation and concealment are attached / To every place and person

Chorus 2:  Light and shadows competing / To reign supreme among the lives of men / Revelation and concealment are attached / To every place and person / Truth and lies dwell in light and shadows

Written by B. (Monday, August 18, 2014) Copyright 2014