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As the World Burns (feat. Fonic Oddity)

from Light a Fire by illmef

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The ellipses to Light a Fire. The scream of the fire continues to burn...

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You fan and pour gasoline
As the world burns
That’s the fortune
Of selling souls for scorched earth
Who came first
The lighter of this flamed hearse
Or Cracker jacks that were named 3rds?
The game turns
Just imagine
Logic instead of nonsense
Livin by contents
Of thoughts we have in our conscience
I see a province
Where iron fist garbage
Presidents on onset
Of livin in the projects

Trumps felate Obamas
Wingtips turn to Sambas
Do Mary J and kharma
So like there is no more drama
There’s more options
Than selling women as objects
Grabbing asses in moshpits
No’s out of context
Imagine intellect
Stripping turtleneck
Lookin past spandex
Attempts to crack her affects
Sex is give and take
No more days of privileged rape
Take the power away
Ain’t no space for the coward’s way

And even as the world still turns
Us around just to watch it fuckin burn
Choke on smoke as we wave goodbye
As the flames rain fire in the sky

As the world burns
I got my sights set
A warm hug
Cause open arms turns the right wet
Passed covered wagons
Clansmen and bloody panics
No more “savage”
Running lean like we lost our baggage
We pass peace puffing in pipes
Harmonize in our windpipes
How’s life?
Yeah, it’s nice
Owning our actions
Hello Mansons
What attraction!
Murder stays in high fashion

ILL Ain’t havin it
Violence or the callousness
Fuck the assassin shit
Pack us in an ambulance
Lookin back
On a planet of bandits
And praying mantises
Fucking and slaying ancestors
Thumbing our asses
Looking for answers
Electing the bastards
That took us all the way backwards
Fuck it and fuck rhymes
It’s about time
We take flames
Burn and bury-(re)mains with fake names

And even as the world still turns
Us around just to watch it fuckin burn
Choke on smoke as we wave goodbye
Watch the flames as they kiss the sky

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from Light a Fire, released January 18, 2019

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illmef Detroit, Michigan

Underground on a shoestring, illmef lays cryptic samples over primitive percussion to showcase his greatest asset, words. Inspired by acts ranging from Pink Floyd to Run the Jewels, his sound dips into electronic and hip-hop. Thumping bass contrasts his complex, hyperbolic stanzas that challenge the listener. Each re-listen reveals another piercing layer of subtext and commentary. ... more

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