(samples music by Jordan River Banks and interpolates lyrics by Killah Priest) [Intro] Such a beautiful wedding, a beautiful setting See Her face up in space, the Mother of Heaven, the mother of second, the mother of seven The Sister of…

[Verse 1] You can waste away or create a space some way I do the latter ‘cause it’s safer and conservation We all seem to need to work for the man But what do you do when you’re home again? You see, the issue at hand is your very life Don…

(samples "As I Lay Me Down" by Sophie B. Hawkins) [Verse 1] You can waste away or create a space some way I do the latter ‘cause it’s safer and conservation We all seem to need to work for the man But what do you do when you’re home again…

[Verse 1] I used to grin at the idea of attention whore ’til I saw one in real life, now I get it more Do you make music for you, or to get some dough? You should make it for you, they don’t get your score It’s some subconscious reminders…

Things are going spectacular, and it’s because of what I eat I only eat grass I’m just kidding, but I only eat plants Compared to me, you eat trash, akin to a dead man and the piss and shit that comes out of his ass I eat manna, and it’s fantastic…

[Verse] I feel the floor beneath my feet Steady from my toes up to my peak Speak with a slow and gradual stream Chest out, shoulders back, proper physique Head up, eyes open—close them? Not in your dreams, only in mine but only asleep away…

[Verse] Get that oatmeal and put it in my bowl please and it’s This Southern hick beat I’m gonna get down real quick, see I… Get that chili, my special combination I’m making and then I plate it and then I a-a-ate it Yo, pasta every once in…

(sampled instrumental and interpolated lyrics come from "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's) [Verse 1] Don’t want to lose this What's it like in San Jose there? I'm a thousand miles away, but girl, tonight you look so pretty Yes you…

(interpolates lyrics and samples music from "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's) [Verse 1] Don’t want to lose this What's it like in San Jose there? I'm a thousand miles away, but girl, tonight you look so pretty Yes you do Them chicks…

(interpolates lyric from "Hate Me Now" by Nas) it’s about progression, word to Isor self-betterment personal improvement learn and apply don’t hate robots, they know not what they do go inward stay away from the n-words focus on yourself…

(interpolates lyrics from "Something" by The Beatles and "Back in the USSR" by The Beatles) [Chorus 1] Mother Nature really knocks me out I leave the death behind It’s how you move makes me scream and shout And I don’t want to leave Her…

[Verse 1] I heard that he shot up a school I heard that he brought out a tool I heard that the cops were some fools And yet and still your take on it’s stupid At the root it’s about eating evil food But metal boxes don’t eat real food, do…

(samples music from "Puff, the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary) [Verse 1] Focus is edutainment like Lawrence Parker But who among ya has had mung bean before now? Sunseed is the new word, ya know what it means now They were misled…

This is a test to see how this is gonna sound when I’m rapping When I’m talking about the climate change, it’s an imbalance in nature Him think that it isn’t, but I don’t hate ‘cha Humans have battered Her, meaning Nature And World War III…

I know you don’t know what’s going on, or know none, or think it’s all wrong It’s all been meant to be all along Divine’s not confined to one’s conscience, but in all life and around it Say, cred can’t be fully understood, trust—it will…

Alex is splendid Alex is better than everyone and everyone who ever was and anyone who will come forth upon God’s green earth They are just busted appliances if that That’s not hate; it’s fact They know nothing, and they keep coming back…

[Verse 1] Do you hear the sound of the insects? Birds all pronouncing dialect Languages ancient as the sound of wind Crowning it, the seasons are circadian There’s no need to fear when you’re breathing air Water is the other side of the…

When the student is ready, then the teacher appears And you’ll never get clean until you’ve had it up to here You’re at rock bottom I used to take hard shots of spirits and suck down Tourneys and what a disgrace You have to say “I’m to be…

samples "Shit on You (Instrumental)," produced by Eminem and DJ Head [Verse] I don’t wait, I go straight in, dive in, I’m liver than most men, think it If you wanna have beef with me, you can just cook it like ribs or the loins You can do…

[Verse 1] The vagaries of the ancient seas create a playful array of glee Whereas the fire transpires to stay away from these, lest its splaying flames get erased completely Opposing forces host a swarm of locusts The focus is the path placed…

Georgeanne: Hello. Did you put out all that new lipstick? I know there’s a lot. Rushten: It took long enough. Who’s gonna buy all that? (*awkward laugh*) Georgeanne: Well, they gave it to us on consignment so we only pay for what moves…

Okay, and now, the ones that I remember the most The ones that call me out directly and show some love You’re the butter on my toast, or should I say the hummus on my toast Meftah, with Radical Informants Voltaire Slapadelic Satori Rewire…

(samples music from "You're A Jerk (Instrumental)" by New Boyz, produced by Dominic "Legacy" Thomas) Tell me ‘cause I’m curious, have you ever heard my jams before? Is that cancer? Or is it just a canker sore? Cantankerous? They’ve never…

(samples music sampled/produced by Dr. Dre from Labi Siffre's "I Got The..." for the song "My Name Is" by Eminem) Freestyle, relax, relax, listen ‘cause I’m not gonna repeat myself [Verse 1] It’s not that I hate you It’s just I don’t like…

Hello, today’s topic is healthcare I’ve worked in healthcare for a little over ten years I got a BS in medical laboratory science So I’ve seen a lot of things, and the public should know that, they already know that the healthcare system is…

I’m at peace but disappointed You nibble on joints for pure enjoyment Animal use will just destroy things No thing is more insulting To who? To me? To you? The planet is scorching Follow me now I thought this place would be crushed by us…

When I first met you I was intrigued I was in Gangster’s Paradise Then I’d see you were down with a lot of guys But not in a bad way It was an art-making pathway You were lovable So I had to get to know you were discoverable I saw how you…

I don’t need a pen It just flows from within And I do this for me Not from externally If you think that it’s wrong… I’m not on that, I’m off that now, let’s go I don’t seek approval I only see what’s in me to do what I do The next thing…

I wish you could feel what it’s like to be where I am Like Ellsworth Wareham Minus 70 three hundred sixty-five day spans Keep it mature and grown-up and adult and professional Not immature like a hoe or an adulterer or the overly overtly sexual…

I haven’t described myself as of late But I will now [Chorus] Who am I? Listen to the verses Get to know me as a person Don’t judge me off of nothing Turn nothing into something Who am I? Listen to the verses Get to know me as a…

[Verse 1] All they ever see are the frowns All they ever hear are the swearing sounds They don’t ever see that I really hurt It’s not just me, it’s your and my fault I don’t sit around and just mope I jump on the raps and get dope This…

Hello? (Look at this hot shit this novice has gotten This motherfucker is really spoiled rotten I wanna stop him, but he’s not stopping A lot of ‘em are like this, it’s a problem) [Verse 1] I’m serving this to no specific person I saw…

[Chorus] Good riddance, America, you fucking cunt Have a dick come in you with spunk Then blow it out like you no want Good riddance, you whore I no want to live inside you no more Find another boy Or take that baby in you, abort [Verse…

(samples "Lounge Session" by Alex Dionisio) [Chorus] This is all three parts of me The artist, the emcee, I’m Alex The holy trinity, multiple personalities I’m Alex D, AD and Klash [Verse 1] This was before things came to be Before…

[Verse 1] Too many people make too many useless procedures Things are onerous, complicated, every trade is, extended dayshifts They did away with extended vacations, hiatuses Pressure’s on, population ascending too long Jobs can’t keep up…

[Verse 1] Healthcare, many mistakes, it doesn’t work Most stay ill and few are cured Unless your case is mild, you’ll stay a while And when the bill gets high, you still will die Some operations work But when doctor makes a mistake, it takes…

[Chorus] I am the best mess, man Even if I’ve gone mental I’ll roast you like a red tan You’ll shit yourself like a bedpan Whatever it was I said can Just make your friend and You say, ‘I can’t comprehend that That motherfucker just said…

[Chorus] Good morning, America Big race problem everywhere we are If there’s trouble for minority It probably ‘cause of ethnicity If colored man is content, he is a bitch You should let it get to you, be pissed I wish I never been born…

[Verse 1] This is where I was born to be On a platform that don’t belong to me I don’t fit in, so different No different than a wolf in a coop of chickens When I move they scoot And when I swoop they do take a shit then I can’t rap and…

“The Caterpillar” was recorded and mixed very quickly from 5/7/23 to 5/11/23, for May’s 30 Day Songs challenge (30daysongs.com). "The Caterpillar" written by R. Smith/L. Tolhurst, originally by The Cure.