Noted for his intense flow and sharp wit, Francis has won acclaim both as a freestyle battler and as an unapologetic, intellectual lyricist. Francis uses a broad emotional palette to address a wide range of personal, cultural, and political issues. His unconventional style and persona have given him crossover appeal, but at the same time alienated some hip-hop listeners.
Prior to embarking on a full-time career as an MC, Francis displayed his skills in slam poetry. During the late 1990s, he recorded his first demo tape (1996), fronted the now defunct Providence hip-hop band Art Official Intelligence, and hosted a weekly slot on independent radio station WRIU (the "True School Session"). He also formed the Non-Prophets and released a 12” (Drop Bass/Bounce/I Keep Calling, Emerge Records, 1999), following up in 2003 with their first full-length offering, Hope. Francis is a contemporary of underground hip-hop artists such as Slug, Eyedea, Sole and the anticon. collective. He is also loosely affiliated with the vague underground hip-hop super-group The Orphanage.
As a solo performer, Francis won the MC battle at the 2000 Scribble Jam, and in 2001 he came close to repeating as champion (semi-finalist) while performing as his "metal" alter ego, "Xaul Zan". Francis released his first proper solo album, Personal Journals, on Anticon. in 2002. He toured with a live band on the Live Band Dead Poet Tour to support it. Francis subsequently became the first hip-hop artist to sign with Punk label Epitaph, agreeing to a three-album deal. His first album for Epitaph, A Healthy Distrust, was released in early 2005 and was followed up with Human the Death Dance in 2007.
One of Francis' best-known tracks is "Makeshift Patriot", a commentary on the American media recorded one month after the September 11, 2001 attacks which he released on the internet as an MP3 as well as a limited edition 7" single.
In February 2005 Sage dropped his second full length album on the originally punk label Epitaph, it was widely regarded as the best underground hip hop album of the year by critics and fans alike and featured heavily political tracks such as "The Buzz Kill" and "Slow Down Gandhi" and more personal material like that more similar to that of his debut 'Personal Journals' such as 'Bridle' and a few heavily satirical comments on the modern day rap and urban scene such as the satirical comment on youth gun culture 'Gunz Yo'.
Sage has helped to set up the Wiki KnowMore.org which is described as a 'way to keep tabs on the some of the biggest and most dangerous businesses in the world'. He is a vegetarian and also chooses to abstain from drugs and drinking, though doesn't label himself as "straight-edge" because he believes "you shouldn't define yourself by what you don't do."
Sage has set up his own label and signed some of who he claims to be his favorite artists of the moment such as Buck 65 and Proplyphic and Reanimator named Strange Famous (which shares his initials) with which he released his most recent work 'Human the Death Dance'
This album was released in May 2007 and takes a step away from the heavily political 'Healthy Distrust' and heads back to the more personal lyrics of 'Personal Journals' and comments on modern culture. The album features cameos from many Strange Famous artists such as Buddy Wakefield, Buck 65 and Reanimator.
In 2010 Sage released his fourth full length album Li(f)e (the title coming from the famous quote from 'The Cure' on the Non-Prophets album Hope "Life is just a lie with an f in it and death is definite"). The album was extremely well received and one particular single off of the album 'The Best Of Times' received extensive air play on the popular British radio station Radio 1. After Sages Li(f)e tour Sage has stated that he will no longer be doing tours but will still be releasing albums and other materials, instead he will be doing select gigs throughout each year.
On 3 June 2014, Sage released his fifth studio album 'Copper Gone'. It is the first official studio album after Sage Francis announced his hiatus, which lasted for four years.
Jesus In A Bowl of Germs
Sage Francis Lyrics
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Pictures of fields without fences...
Shangri La...
and Jesus, Jesus in a bowl of germs
(don't get scared dad...)
too complex to expose any logical pattern, below saturn and mars there are stars dominating the tunnel vision of cast obstruction and jesus might have been a biological weapon of mass destruction,/
specifically designed to wipe out millions with vanity and pride, lab engineered and born, advanced chemistry in a bowl of germs like hybrid corn, complete with hidden agenda beneath the surface lurking and smirking under a crown of thorns./
The crucifixion was a hoax, a cruel joke shop poison rose bud, emanating smoke screen and only begotten son soap suds,
“Come and Wash Your Sins Away!”, said the spider to the flying rows of holy roman hope bugs./
Let's see if we can give noah's old flood a run for it's money with the first drop of cold blood from the cross began a damned birth. the contamination spread without aids hospital orderly's or cancer sticks, and stone moving angels, but no bones for artifacts or relics, just a vacant hole on easter sunday and a note about his rising soul,/ sounds pretty fishy; stand atop the mount and feed me loaves of bullshit our last meal was a feast at a table headed by a lupine figure hiding in fleece./
no one ever thought to check jesus for the sign of the beast, no one ever lifted his hair and looked beneath, it was there on his neck, no one cared, or was even looking for proof./
what, you didn't expect joe and mare' to volunteer the truth, and judas did not hang from his own noose,/
it was just made to look that way, Jesus Christ! he was a planned device, schizophrenic double edge sword; prophet and antichrist;/
good but ultimately evil, with multiple people within shouting orders. leading the flock over the border and through the woods into the land of honey milk and slaughter,/
selling water for wine in between black out gorges on swine, eventually leading up to crusaders with torches in line, all the way to Jerusalem from north of the Rhine,/
infected by motives that were all but divine, and the same virus has still got the sons and daughters of time on life support waiting for orders to die./
they struggle to stay afloat while their saviour keeps walking on by, on top of the water kicking salt in their eyes./
it's all in the mind state, they're all still alive but planning their own wake, waiting for the wave of an apocalypse that already came to break;
F**K ARMEGEDDON, life is heaven and hell, the only fate is what we make/ the only fate is what we make fate is what we make, fate is what we make, we make fate.
your essence was conceived and born to breathe in pictures of fields without fences, it remains relatively unconcerned with this non existent god forsaken whole of worms; natural selection has you headed for shangri-la, don't settle for jesus in a bowl of germs, don't settle for allah, amon-ra, vishnu, or abraham in a bowl of germs. don't settle for anything less than universal respect for every living creature that has breath in it's lungs and chest regardless of race, sex, preference, or whatever the f**k it says in ancient text.
Sage Francis's song, Jesus In A Bowl of Germs, has a dissonant, cynical feel to it that's a stark contrast to the liturgical joy surrounding Easter. As the title suggests, the lyrics are rife with religious references, with several lines that are capable of insulting a faithful listener. Francis seems to insinuate that Christianity and religion as a whole was created to serve as a device for powerful people to control those beneath them, and to distract the common people from seeing the real issues that plague their daily lives. While "Jesus" is mentioned repeatedly, the ideas that they bring up regarding the possibility of Jesus being a "biological weapon of mass destruction, specifically designed to wipe out millions with vanity and pride" should be noted, as it ties into the larger themes of the song about manipulation and control. There is, however, a glimmer of hope present in the lyrics: "the only fate is what we make/fate is what we make, we make fate." This line, repeated three times, reminds us that we are agents in our own lives and that, ultimately, we control the course of our own existence.
Line by Line Meaning
Pictures of fields without fences...
Your essence was conceived and born to breathe in pictures of fields without fences.
Shangri La...
Natural selection has you headed for Shangri-La.
and Jesus, Jesus in a bowl of germs
Don't settle for Jesus in a bowl of germs.
(don't get scared dad...)
Remain relatively unconcerned with this non-existent, god-forsaken whole of worms.
after all god loves this whole of worms,
Despite this sentiment, don't settle for Jesus or any other deity in a bowl of germs.
but hates common black sheep who refuse to follow the shepherd.
God hates those who don't follow blindly like common black sheep.
Who heard little lambs into slaughter? -
Who is leading the defenseless to their demise?
LISTEN - to the silence of the man's -
Take notice of the ominous silence surrounding such actions.
LIFE - is a serial killer far
Life itself can be an indiscriminate killer.
too complex to expose any logical pattern,
It's too complex for the human mind to comprehend a logical pattern.
below saturn and mars there are stars dominating the tunnel vision of cast obstruction
The stars remain dominant in the sky despite obstructions and distractions.
and jesus might have been a biological weapon of mass destruction
Jesus could have been designed as a weapon to kill millions with vanity and pride.
,specifically designed to wipe out millions with vanity and pride,
Jesus was made solely to wipe out the vain and proud.
lab engineered and born,
Jesus was created in a lab and then selectively bred.
advanced chemistry in a bowl of germs like hybrid corn,
Synthetic elements were used to create Jesus, just like hybrid corn.
complete with hidden agenda beneath the surface
There is a hidden agenda beneath the surface of Jesus.
lurking and smirking under a crown of thorns.
This hidden agenda is rejoicing under a crown of thorns.
The crucifixion was a hoax, a cruel joke shop poison rose bud,
The crucifixion was a planned deception and a poisonous thorn in humanity's side.
emanating smoke screen and only begotten son soap suds,
It was built on smoke and mirrors and the image of a sin-removing son.
“Come and Wash Your Sins Away!”, said the spider to the flying rows of holy roman hope bugs.
It was a false prophet offering empty promises and hope to those blindly following.
Let's see if we can give Noah's old flood a run for it's money
The effects of Jesus's creation could rival those of Noah's flood.
with the first drop of cold blood from the cross began a damned birth.
The beginning of Jesus's death spawned a curse on humanity.
the contamination spread without AIDs, hospital orderly's or cancer sticks,
The contamination spread easily despite not being spread like typical diseases.
and stone moving angels, but no bones for artifacts or relics,
Angels were involved but there are no tangible remains of Jesus left behind.
just a vacant hole on easter sunday and a note about his rising soul,
The only evidence remaining is an empty tomb and the tale of his rising soul.
sounds pretty fishy;
This all seems pretty suspicious.
stand atop the mount and feed me loaves of bullshit
The high and mighty are spewing lies and propaganda.
Our last meal was a feast at a table headed by a lupine figure hiding in fleece.
The last supper was hosted by a wolf in sheep's clothing.
no one ever thought to check jesus for the sign of the beast,
No one considered that Jesus could be the antichrist.
no one ever lifted his hair and looked beneath,
No one ever investigated his true intentions.
it was there on his neck,
The mark of the beast was present on Jesus's body.
no one cared, or was even looking for proof.
No one wanted proof or to consider the possibility.
what, you didn't expect joe and mare' to volunteer the truth,
Those closest to Jesus wouldn't admit to the truth about him.
and judas did not hang from his own noose,/
Even the story of Judas's suicide is questionable.
it was just made to look that way, Jesus Christ!
The entire story was a fabrication and a farce.
he was a planned device, schizophrenic double edge sword;
Jesus's creation was intentional and he had two sides - good and evil.
prophet and antichrist;
Jesus was both a prophet and an antichrist.
good but ultimately evil, with multiple people within shouting orders.
Jesus may have had good intentions but was ultimately evil, with multiple people pulling his strings.
leading the flock over the border and through the woods into the land of honey milk and slaughter,/
Manipulating and leading his followers to a place of perceived salvation but ultimately to their doom.
selling water for wine in between black out gorges on swine,
Jesus was selling false hope while indulging in sinful behavior.
eventually leading up to crusaders with torches in line,
The false hope of Jesus created a following and many crusades were led in his name.
all the way to Jerusalem from north of the Rhine,/
The influence of Jesus spread far and wide, reaching from Europe to the Middle East.
infected by motives that were all but divine,
The motives behind the spread of Jesus's influence were far from divine.
and the same virus has still got the sons and daughters of time on life support waiting for orders to die./
The same virus of blind faith and manipulation still has a hold on many people, waiting for orders to die.
they struggle to stay afloat while their savior keeps walking on by,
His followers struggle while Jesus continues on without a care.
on top of the water kicking salt in their eyes./
Jesus mocks his followers while they struggle to stay above water.
it's all in the mind state,
The manipulation and power of Jesus's story is all in the mind of the believer.
they're all still alive but planning their own wake,
Despite this, his followers are alive but preparing for their own demise.
waiting for the wave of an apocalypse that already came to break;
His followers are waiting for an event that has already happened.
F**K ARMEGEDDON, life is heaven and hell,
Don't worry about Armageddon, focus on the duality of life - heaven and hell.
the only fate is what we make
We create our own destiny.
the only fate is what we make fate is what we make, fate is what we make, we make fate.
We are in control of our own fate and destiny.
Don't settle for anything less than universal respect for every living creature that has breath in it's lungs and chest regardless of race, sex, preference, or whatever the f**k it says in ancient text.
We should strive for respect and equality for every living being, disregarding outdated beliefs or personal biases.
Contributed by Noah G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jpaleas
There’s a big problem with this story. There is no doctor that will see a patient on the same day , no results that come back in minutes.
There’s usually weeks and weeks of waiting!
So what really happened is, the woman Mark had a date with the night before was really from another PLACE and gave him that skin disorder.
Marking him, selecting him, to be the next one taken!
The doctor, the office, the patients and the police were all from that same PLACE.
Poor mark had no clue as he didn’t realize how strange and unrealistic it is to get into an office to see a doctor on the same day!
Even the emails coming from the other doctors were really from the leaders of that PLACE giving instructions to his capture.
Mark was never seen again!
That woman has 3 other dates set up just this week alone with unsuspecting humans.-
@ee222
@@landang7906 "Totally made up story. ..."
i agree. and to add to your post, let's all consider the following, according to the story (& yes, it was a story):
1. what are the odds that the authorities could find this offending plant on some hiking trail?
2. why was it just this one plant? how come this plant wasn't found elsewhere along the trail and in greater numbers, especially since the video claimed that the plant was native to the area?
3. and since this plant was native to the area, what kind of doctor who lives/practices in the same area would not be aware of the issues that it causes?
4. why was the plant not identified in the video and possibly given a link in the description to warn others?
in short, i give it a "thumbs DOWN"
@sparkynm156
I love all the Story Changes, the mundane voice with the least effort into inflections... and the little information contradictions among a myriad of other " stylistic choices of writing ".
This guy is one of the Most Talented Writers when the intent is to "Bury The Lead". This guy takes it right to the edge of a form
of Industrial Psychology... You know, the Dominant School of Psychology that people like The King and Princess of Saudi Arabia Pay American, European, Canadian,etc... TV, MOVIES, ADDS, GAMES, MASS MEDIA CONTENT, even Rap, Rock,Country, Movie Producers, Actors, Democratic and RINOs , Congress, Senate, Corrupt Politicians in general.. or the ones they force... to facilitate the Take over and Weaponization if Global Mass Media for the Entire Free World.... China, Gates, Face Book, LONDON, The Ancient Families, and Beyond... etc... Mainly pay the Demonrats to facilitate Surgical Attacks against Business After Business and Industry after Industry... as well as Change Laws, Bills, Regulations,Taxes,History and Much Worse...
Hah,Got Ya... Burying the Lead and Not even Saying It..
Anyway... Mark's Thumb... What Had Happened and why was his one night stand and docs and cops about to add 20lbs of Lead to his Belly.... Implode him like The Thresher.... ? I think I missed the Final Notes.... Cliff, Can you help me out? You always have Great Notes... ,,
Edit: Chick had nothing to do with it. The cops freaked because the docs freaked, once they noticed him out of his quarantine room, the Holes were from "some" unnamed plant he touched on the hike.... It wasn't local plant and was disposed of...
There ya go...
What I wonder though....
Trixxy , from the night after the hike, I have a feeling that if Mark's Monster Finger is So Brutally Contagious, with Physical side affects, so Brutal , that they aren't even mentioned... In anycase.... She must have not called because now she has little holes popping up Everywhere.... Gwar
@TrendingStory
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@DR-mc7fn
No thanks - once was enough, and a complete waste of my time. I'm going to jump off a cliff now.
@TrendingStory
Lol
@skankhunt3624
@@DR-mc7fn 🎯
@cadee7514
Thank you very much!!
@cmdrjjameson7372
I'll subscribe if you tell me the name of the disease.
@victoriadoan4424
He had a flesh eating virus. Earlier in the day, Mark went on a hike and then went on a bad date. He touched an infected plant on the hike. The hospital had the medication to treat him and he would have to be isolated. Cops wanted to talk to him in regards to the hike to find out about the trail he had taken in order to close it off. When the cops saw him out of isolation- the cops and doctor panicked. Mark got transferred to a better hospital. Cops found the plant on the trail, tested it for the virus, and then uprooted the plant. Mark eventually got better from the medicine and was ready to go on dates again. Saved you all 15mins. You’re welcome
@ramairvic
Fake story!!! Search LOTUS POD for truth !!! Report him. He got paid for ! us (lying) and possibly causing a panic !!!
@essasin000jr
Thanks.
@frendalyflorin9750
Good job thanks man