Speech is important for true communication between equals. Music is speech wrapped in patterned silk. We are equals - (even if Hip Hop is more sandpaper than silk to some - to me it’s word funk.)
I have learned that if you don't stand for something - you will fall for anything.
I think because people are not actively looking for ‘truth tellers’ or ‘alternative media’ or ‘dissidents’ or ‘countervailing narratives’ or whatever you wanna call it - they are falling for lies. We are in a new era where powerful liars simply tell people ‘facts’ and repeat them and then they all join together in the shared ‘knowledge’.
But I think it is worse than that now. I think the exit ramps for finding accurate information have almost closed and there is an emergent hatred of the dissenting voice. Haters gunna hate I guess though I’m not interested in upsetting people. I like people a lot but I will not tolerate censorship. It is someone forcing your mouth closed.
‘All quiet on set!’ is what they say in the movies. The storytellers of the big screen. I think they mean it. ‘Don’t make noise’ they say - ‘we are playing make believe’. Well I don’t happen to like the story, so if I may, I want to interrupt. Like Toto running behind the curtain to show the Wizard of Oz.
It does feel lonely and isolating at times to challenge the Normals but, you know, you just gotta put it out there sometimes. Singing about unicorns and rainbows would feel weird when so so many good people with differing information or ideas and opinions are being silenced or imprisoned.
Anyway - there’s alot to say about what is going on but others articulate it far better and I’m gunna drop this track here as another contribution to the goal of free speech.
I won’t shut up
Winning a war with Meme’s is weird
Mr Serious your looking scared
But the Culture die in ‘don’t talk’ mode so tha
Vulture try to swoop. Balk? No bro -
Now i gotta say what’s gubbermun sanctioned?
Come here, make me, big money mansion
I’m a say what’s what, guess what? what’s up? and I
really, really really don’t give a puck!
Hockey-stick hitting’ Rhymes I’m spittin’
Nice off-stage but up here my teeth gritting -
you gotta be shitting?
i ain’t no chicken
but I’ll kill the pigs
Never feels good but so delicious
Murder on my farm - I’m a bit Sid vicious
I wish it was diff’rent this prepper- malicious
Gates on a plate I’ll spit you wash the dishes
Chorus
No No
Won’t shut up, the media freeze but my sun come up
No I won’t shut up believe me pleez truth bubble up
You and I, in the light Chin high
While they lie No I…
Verse 2
Censor me like Canadian Truckers smoke
sinsemilla I came ta bring Ruckus
mess-information don’t toke, don’t suck it
The woke can go broke n choke on chicken nuggets
No more Netflix - Read all night
Leave Rambo be He’s a dog in a fight
I fudged the Nudge-unit they better push
Better throw those drones down a hole in the bush
And those robots never ever ever come back again
Got killer bees ’n’ bats for friends ’n’ while we’re at it
No Bat and Pangolin screwin’
Mo’ Money bang Science you know what they’re doin’
Own it baby, don’t deny - the ruling class do nuthin’ but lie
Not fooled they hide to balance the books
Then send out the Kraken and all the spooks But…
No No No!
I won’t shut up, the media freeze me but my sun come up
No I won’t shut up believe me pleez truth a gonna bubble up
You and I, in the light - Chin high
While they lie No I… won’t
Verse 3
Told just gag yourself in the dark
Oldest playbook molded the narks
“You’re being racist!”; “You hate gays!”
“The silence is settled - media saays”
It’s never the argument - It’s who you are
A deviant taking a thought to far
Bellmarsh Assange (not?) leavin’ the hell cell,
Reporting on facts not going so well well
Vee have penetrated zee cabinet (fuck Klaus)
won’t shut up I keep it candid
Why you just demanded
I zip my lips keep my assets stranded
I’m not a Turkey voting for Christmas
But look around everyone did this
Killing’s caring, should be shared
I never understood how much we all cared
I won’t shut up - oooh the room getting HOT
Class war is on but people think it’s not - What?!
Is everyone getting’ private jets and yachts?
Read the tea leaves - don’t trust these fools
Baby I love you but I got popcorn too
You wanna hurt yourselves then you do you
I’m a stand up Talk loud, proud of it wooooooo
Ok so that’s it for now. Next song probably going to be about propaganda but since the founder of Telegram got detained yesterday so the intel agencies can back door spy some more (see my track - ‘On A Watch List’ for added spice on that subject)
Excellent!
The term "meme" was coined by Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene. It was way before the internet. A meme is an idea that spreads through a society. And thus memes ARE important. They can be pictures, songs, sayings, or culture in video.
Keep the memes alive!
First off, this:
>‘All quiet on set!’ is what they say in the movies. The storytellers of the big screen. I think they mean it. ‘Don’t make noise’ they say - ‘we are playing make believe’. Well I don’t happen to like the story, so if I may, I want to interrupt. Like Toto running behind the curtain to show the Wizard of Oz.
So well put!
And second, that track is top notch! Love the lyrics and real nice beats there! You got a whole album on bandcamp or somewhere? Looking forward to making some visual magic with Government Watch List. And if the collab is mutually appreciated, perhaps we can do this song too. It slaps hard!