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Frankie Castle Lyrics

One year shy of an Orwell prediction
It was just one year before the year George Orwell had foretold in his book.

Another big brother was born with an addiction
A new big brother was created but this one had a love for cartoons and Nintendo.

To cartoons and Nintendo, backtalk crescendos,
The new big brother loved cartoons and Nintendo and was always talking back.

Dope heroic comicbook gods ready to defend those
The comic book heroes were always ready to defend those in need.

In need, opposing greed, composing scenes
They would defend those in need by opposing greed and composing epic scenes.

Most of which incorporate intense good deeds
The scenes portrayed by the comic book heroes involved intense good deeds.

Star Wars, Star Trek, Peter Parker, Clark Kent
Star Wars, Star Trek and comic book characters Peter Parker and Clark Kent were among Frankie's favorites.

Just a few cards short of a starter deck
Frankie was almost set to begin his own adventures.

Outcast, Tetris Attack defined slacker
Frankie was an outcast and played video games like Tetris Attack, which defined him as a slacker.

Steadfast soldier with culture to pine after
Despite being a slacker, Frankie was a steadfast soldier who had his own unique tastes and culture.

Another chapter his notebook spiral-bound
Frankie continued to add to his notebook, which was spiral-bound.

Coverted word .doc File Found
Frankie found a hidden .doc file filled with his own creative writing.

For later on, when he sits for hours to write a song
He saved it for later, when he would spend long hours writing music.

Excited to incite pros to string along
He was eager to incite professional musicians to follow along with his music.

Delighted to write despite the forum to recite
He enjoyed writing music despite the fact that he had no place to perform it.

Like learning to ride with training wheels on a bike
His journey as a musician was like learning to ride a bike with training wheels.

Then one day found mic embedded in his iMac
One day, he discovered a recording microphone embedded in his iMac computer.

Fate rolled the dice like Gary Gygax
Fate was always unpredictable, just like in a game of Dungeons & Dragons created by Gary Gygax.

So he pushed record, the force shook the motherboard
Frankie started recording his music, shaking the motherboard due to the loudness of his music.

Following the babbling the Rook was born
He continued to make music and this is how his stage name, The Rook, was born.

Boom, bang, done made music for wordy blaring
He made loud, aggressive music meant for energetic crowds.

Dirty Harry school-fed audiophiles for fun
He made music that appealed to audiophiles influenced by the Dirty Harry movie.

Now I own a gun outfitted with Bang flag
He owns a gun that's been modified to shoot a flag with the word "Bang" on it instead of bullets.

Tang bag sipper while I'm trippin' over slang tag
While drinking Tang, he was tripping over the clever phrases he came up with.

(Here I come to save the day)
He's ready to save the day and become a hero.

Krypton spawn crash-landed on Earth
Like Superman, he's an alien who crashed on Earth.

With powers from sun just to rock concerts
He's been gifted with powers from the sun specifically to perform at concerts.

(Here I come to save the day)
He's once again ready to come to the rescue and save the day.

Radiated spider took a bitting to my hand
He was bitten by a spider who had been exposed to radiation.

Now my spider sense is tingling while fighting the man
He has developed spider-like abilities that help him while fighting bad guys.

Dissconect the radio aleviate the pain
Through music, he is able to disconnect from the world and alleviate his pain.

Project the grief in stereo I must save the brain
His music helps him to express his grief and he aims to help others with their own through his music as well.

Called too the frey by the cops to save the day
He is called to action by the police to help save the day.

Off like a rocket, catch the crook, then fade away
He takes off quickly like a rocket to catch the crook and then disappears into the night.

Rook hates cops, but hates criminals more
While he doesn't have the best relationship with the police, he hates criminals even more.

And it's a crime to steal time and leave crowds board
He believes it's a crime to waste people's time and leave them bored.

It's a red alert to the fake fare, spiked haired
He's on high alert for fake people with spike hairdos.

Deligates who can't enjoy Shakespeare
He doesn't have much time for people who can't appreciate Shakespeare.

It's a game here and I'm in stealth mode
He sees life as a game and is always on the lookout in stealth mode.

To take down Crombies and violate the health code
He aims to take down people who are bad and violate health codes.

Patroling streets of Dystopic Suburbia
He's patrolling the streets of a dystopian suburb.

Cajoling freaks to hand mics to flowing geeks
He's encouraging unconventional people to pass the microphone to other unconventional people who can flow with it.

Gripped tight like wii-mote flowing like a speedboat
He's gripping the mic tight and flowing with it like a speedboat.

Despensing information like I'm Deep Throat
He's dispensing information to people in a covert way like the anonymous source, Deep Throat.

Fiendishly serene when the next jock crys
He's quietly eager for the next jock to break down and cry.

With more achievements then Xbox Live
He's proud of his achievements and has more of them than someone on Xbox Live.

Time flies when dismantaling a bomb
Time passes quickly when trying to dismantle a bomb.

Look Mom Rook's calm while he's gambling with nine lives
Even though he's risking his life, he's calm and confident like it's just another gamble.

Unwise despite the witty comeback
Despite his wit and cleverness, sometimes he's still unwise.

While some wack targets no bigger than a womprat
While he's targeted by some people who are no bigger than the small womprat creatures from Star Wars.

Fell into a vat of experimental chemicals
He fell into a vat of chemicals that were part of an experiment.

Emerged with words and a lyrical mandible
He emerged from the vat with words and lyrics for his music.

An anomolly in space was transmitting lame songs
In space, an anomaly was transmitting terrible songs.

Checked it, came back with the power to flame on
Frankie checked it out and came back with the power to create flames with his music.