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The Machinist

from Radical Departure by CONQUEST

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lyrics

Lyricist of the year, this is God still showing off
Like no hand backflips in a freestyle motorcross
I’m “Carey Hart”, I’m praying Ashleigh is “Pink"
I’m slick & very sharp so rappers rapidly shrink
My words they actually ‘Sting’
With that ‘Message in the Bottle’ that I graphically bring to all these rappers who stink
They gotta be kiddin’, rather be poverty stricken
Before you properly listen to genocide, that philosophy’s prison
Inspired by rappers & movies to start fights
So a ‘Joker’ turned a midnight showing into a ‘Dark Knight’
Got my kid spooked, she ain’t trying to see ‘Bruce Wayne’
When shooters ‘cause ‘Riots’, I ain’t rhyming no '2 Chainz'
Chicago violence? got that place losin’
Somebody fired? empire state shootings
It’s why god’s calling us not to be complacent
To live adjacent to what we spit in basements
Verbal samurai, sharper than a blade when I’m witty
Word to Malakai, I’m really trying to “Pray For My City"
This is Nas when he was ‘Blazing a 50‘
Or Lauryn dropping ‘Vocab’, amazingly gritty
This be a set from Skrillex, the ‘rave’ of the city
Corey Taylor skillset with rage gettin’ busy
Same firepower, but I use it for a higher power
In my finest hour, I am Christ empowered
It’s why many dissect how I rock it in the pocket
More than frank ocean coming out closet when he blogged it!
I pray they do & recognize their breakthrough
Is in Christ, ‘cause though I’m nice, I can’t save you
Wordplay & double entendres, won’t change you
On Thursday when trouble is sponsored by grey goose
Stumble out the club where your movements a crime
Drunk enough for cops to shoot you quick numerous times

(Chorus)
Lyricist of the year so my god is esteemed
From a song to a social network, I do work, I’m a machine
Going at the machine that I rage against
Shoving poison down our throat, I never play the fence

I know you couldn’t fathom this spell
of jealously & politics in Christian music, it’s apparent as well
I know scheming is strong but you’d be reading me wrong
Sayin’ I’m hating on rappers ‘cause I ain’t feeling a song
‘cause their popular, suddenly I can’t be saying squat
Swear I’m drunk with envy, with each bar I’m taking shots
Like Lecrae’s smokin’, but turning him into a God ‘cause you’re that open?
Your idolatry is showin’!!!
I love Nas, but I’m still not into “Nastradamus"
That’s a promise, everything ain’t dope, though he’s that accomplished
Can’t read between the lines? let me make it more legible
Man made, fan made, even stan made
& egos are bruised beyond a band-aid, that’s Jay
Going at the golden calf you got these rappers looking like
Never will I roll with that, I’m shocked the pastor booked the type
The perception of saints we gotta change that
It’s why a Muslim’s never disrespected in today’s rap
A threesome in a mosque? don’t you say that
I wanna ‘uhhh’ & I say ‘church’, yeah you play that!
And radio straight empowers their actions
But we can’t blame the artists, we allow it to happen
Truth is, we don’t preach the truth to half the nation
Too busy leaning on the church for their validation
Trip Lee or T.I., Eminem or Braille
Put any above God? that sentiment will fail
on the real, believers worshipping rappers or preachers
Ain’t no different than the teenage girl worshipping Beiber either
So keep you eyes on christ or drown deeper
In an ocean of depravity, rapidly like your name was peter
Your choice, either sink or swim or stick to sin
Or choose Christ, the king is him!!!

(Chorus)

credits

from Radical Departure, released November 13, 2012
Written by Jason Andre Roberts (CONQUEST) for SeanMessiahJaylahMusic (ASCAP).
Produced by Kwesi Beats. Recorded & mixed by Daniel Steele aka D. STEELE for Daniel Steele Music in Jersey City NJ.
Additional cuts & scratches by DJ Aktual. Mastered by Don Ratney.

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CONQUEST New York

The 2012 album “Radical Departure” marks a new musical chapter for Brooklyn based, Trinidadian born emcee/songwriter CONQUEST as an artist & missionary musical evangelist. CONQUEST does unadulterated hip hop music that's mainly East Coast in style & influence with an alternative & soul influence that will be recognized as either ‘Christian hip hop' or 'progressive hip hop made by a Christian'. ... more

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