[continuing onward, and following his inner direction, he receives a vision in the sky, in the from of his long-departed grandmother. now reunited in this realm, she's able to impart some loving words and sound advice for the journey ahead.]
with haste, I made way from the place / left the pachyderm man, there to stand in a pile of his waste / the miles I chased on my journey with a my smile on my face / at a pace that never compromised my style or my grace / a random stumble kept me humble when i tarried too proud / and when i tired, felt the universe would carry me out / suddenly an old familiar face appeared in a cloud / the voice speaking was my gramdmother's, clearly and loud /
hear me out, my little dear one, you're near to me now / your feet are treading up in heaven, what appears to be ground / is only there for the convenience of appearance and shroud / but never let fear, worry or doubt weary you out / and if life is but a dream, it seems you're walkin’ in mine / my little wizard came to visit just to talk for a time / sit a spell, and while we're speaking of spells, you oughta know / about the powers you're attaining as you change and you grow!
"what lays, before you, is ra-ther bleak." / a thing, of which, i'd rather not speak / but to know thyself is to know thy predicament / and what you must do to approach it magnificent / before you arrived i received a transmission / your mission presented in ethereal vision / wisdom applied with efficient precision / will turn difficult wicked foes
into victims /
wand in your hand, and your word as the bond you command / the meek shall inherit the land / this moment together is only the calm on a pond, as it warns of an overdue storm / and over you i fawned since the day you were born / and i'd say to your mom, he won't stay with us long / your presence was requested in an alternate dimension / your mother, then puzzled, chalked it up to dementia
life can be hard, whether above or below / and your bright sunny day is another's cold snow / the flip side of comic is tragic / you'll see for yourself through the magic of the emerald tablets / some loves will break your heart in half / take a part of it and run towards the sun, and while you cry they'll laugh / some friends will turn their back on a friend whose heart cracks / a burn in fact from which there's no turnin’ back /
but a friend both in word and in deed / to a friend who's in need proves to be a true friend indeed / keep those you have chosen ever close to your council / carry caution by the pound and your trust by the ounce full / and think of it not so much your grandmother died / as she came ahead to greet you here on the other side / we'll reunite one day, you'll return again to me / and though you can't put your arms around a memory, remember me...
The latest release from D.C. rapper Tef Wesley, featuring Grussle on production. Hard beats and tough rhymes that evoke 1990s hip-hop. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2016
