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from The Jester's Dance by JB Nimble

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    Written by JB Nimble. All beats by Browse. Features lyrics from LivIn' Poetry, Rahman Jamaal, Browse, Cyberclops, and Task1ne. Artwork by Jeremy Becker. Ear Peace Records, 2013.

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lyrics

Come with me on this journey of discovery
comfort me punish me and leave me in the dust it's not enough for me
Fuck a free ride when the wonders come from each side
I've learned to appreciate earning what I leave behind
Keep stride maintain balance feel the vibe
challenge everything that I believe hides from my real life
These nights'll matter more than any other
heavy from the top to the bottom rocking the mic'll be my bread and butter
Never wondering what the fuck was up with me in my 20s
Screaming I'm still a kid until it beheads me
Fuck everybody holding me back foremost myself
Located a blessing I was searching for a cry for help
A reason for it all to be over
I'd hang up the mic chord I store in the chip on my shoulder
But it's a life on the road it hasn't grown old yet
And when it does bet you won't see me in your city again 

Never do I ever wanna let you go

And everything you ever let me know was a lie

They told me if you love it do it don't just speak about it keep it moving
But we as humans have heads bigger than our feet can loosen
We've outgrown our bodies needing two places at once to be an option
That's why I spent most of my life people watching
This is not me, I'm an illusion paraded on the stage to keep em coming
grooving to my own destruction
Losing everything that I've concocted in the process
Praying 'til even your god treats me like an object
This life's a hot mess, spilled it on the kitchen floor
Mixed in with the damaged goods ingredients the kids ignore
Different war, same goal
Attention whore, flame throw
Getting more love "whatever homie, if you say so"
Fame goes to the head even when it's nonexistent
Fishing for the words to make this song not a contradiction
Living for the now tomorrow will be a second chance
Tonight we do the JESTERS DANCE so people come on

Never do I ever wanna let you go

And everything you motherfuckers told me was a lie

Cold scratch everybody knows that the road traps
closed caption home lackin' old fashioned bold chaps
Row past the notion of an all consuming passion
And hope that when it hits you with some rations you can take the action
To make it happen a vagabond just trying to fit in
and stand out simultaneously with some dividends 
giving it the utmost from toast to sun close
one dose and I was hooked
Writers block to writing books
Shock to the system, I'm copping the wisdom, optimism high
fondling a product of environmental ties
Skies blue, eyes too, mind glued knowing I'll do anything in my power to find you
When the world turns to look at me I'm smiling through crooked teeth
free from times when I felt like I couldn't breathe. 
You see the good in me so kiss me goodbye
Now suck the marrow out of my bones and let me fly

Never do I ever wanna let you go

Too many cigarettes last night
Too many little steps I didn't get to live to rep a fast life
When the road cracks right beneath you
Will you pick a side or let your legs divide until the world eats you

(And everything I've ever told myself was a lie)

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from The Jester's Dance, released October 1, 2013

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