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attica blues feat. roger robinson Lyrics

I am
The singer is introducing themselves

I am searching
The singer is looking for something

I am searching for faith, beauty and hip-hop
The singer is seeking out three things: faith, beauty, and hip-hop music.

I am searching for all those who died between hip hop and heaven
The singer is looking for people who have passed away in the space between hip-hop music and heaven.

And all souls set adrift and free from bedlam
The singer is looking for those who are lost and free from chaos.

With headstrong lyrics that rise like smoke from silver incense burners
The singer is describing how powerful lyrics can be for expressing emotions.

I wonder who stole the thunder with the rasping edge
The singer is wondering who took the power and edginess of rap music.

And who banged for baptisms with butterflies, serpentine roads and sunsets broken by cicadas
The singer is asking who used beautiful imagery in their music to talk about important things.

Have we really lost our century in an hour?
The singer is questioning if we have lost something very important very quickly.

Are we devoured by blind faith in the powers that be?
The singer is asking if people blindly follow those in power.

Are these words as tense as drawn bow strings?
The singer is asking if their lyrics are powerful enough to create change.

Shall we rebuild the tears like sap from rubber trees?
The singer is wondering if we can rebuild something beautiful from something broken.

Answer me!
The singer is asking for a response from someone.

Answer me you T.S. Elliots in goose down jackets with your felt tip urban hieroglyphs, spliff smoke, and spray paint
The singer is calling out to those who use rap music as an art form.

Answer me you soliloquists with clenched fists 'round the mike
The singer is asking those who are vocal about their feelings to respond.

Answer me you angels in addidas
The singer is asking those who wear Adidas while creating music to respond.

Tell me
The singer is asking for others to provide an answer.

Do M.C.'s still howl rhymes into the purple black of midnight?
The singer is asking if rappers still create music that is influenced by the night.

Do they still fight to make arrangements with deities courting them with a jangle of gold and silver bangles on their wrist?
The singer is asking if rappers still try to connect with a higher power through music.

I need yearning voices of mangled passion
The singer is expressing a desire for people to create music that is raw and emotional.

I need rehearsed create those style of faith and fashion
The singer is saying that they want people to create rehearsed, intentional music that incorporates elements of faith and fashion.

I'm searching for hip-hop beats, stomping feet to implore the ? ? ringing across the seagulls to muffle the sun
The singer wants to create music that will inspire people to move and dance.

I'm searching for perfumed cherry blossoms and ?
The singer is searching for beautiful and fragrant things to incorporate into their music.

You see there will be no toast to the future in the banquet table of ?
The singer is saying that there will be no celebration of the future until certain issues are addressed.

No golden petals weaving a carpet of light
The singer is saying that there will be no luxurious and beautiful future unless certain issues are addressed.

No hint of arrogance on puckered lips
The singer is saying that people must not be arrogant or prideful in order to create a better future.

No wind-swept islands and dreams of sun-lit silence
The singer is saying that there will be no peaceful and idyllic future until certain issues are addressed.

No riot of flowers and beauty magnified through outmost attention
The singer is saying that there will be no beautiful future without attention to detail.

And no free-style incantations to save the souls of man
The singer is saying that there will be no spontaneous and improvised music that will save humanity.

I'm peeling off your straitjacket so you feel the sun my friend
The singer is trying to free someone from their constraints so they can see the beauty of the world.

I want wings, a feather, and booms so we can fly like birds to better lands
The singer wants to create music that will inspire people to soar and reach new heights.

I'm wondering
The singer continues to express their curiosity.

I'm wondering how temples are now smokestacks
The singer is describing how places of worship may no longer exist.

I'm up all night in silvery moonlight with palms of ??
The singer is saying that they are up all night under the moonlight and are outstretched with an unknown purpose.

Who stole my afro-pick?
The singer is asking about a lost item.

Who licked my fingertips to sooth scratches from the vinyl groove?
The singer is asking about the care of records.

Has anybody seen faith, beauty and hip hop?
The singer is once again asking about these three key things they are looking for.

I have to find faith, beauty and Hip hop
The singer concludes by expressing their necessity to find these three key things.