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Jun 2013 · 547
Eastbound and Down
Daniel Magner Jun 2013
For all the tensions,
the connections and hastened breath,
I don't think it's you who I'll
end up with.
© Daniel Magner 2013
but I hope I'm wrong
Jun 2013 · 694
Rancid
Daniel Magner Jun 2013
It's officially
a full blown
pandemic
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 1.3k
Vapor Lock
Daniel Magner May 2013
It's been awhile since I've dropped
some truth in this booth.
I've been flip flopping between
hopping up on schemes or popping out
on dreams.
My car gleams as I hit the streets, bass up,
glasses on, cranking to a Dre song.
I can barely bite my tongue with my teeth
to keep my feelings deep.
My amigo's girl is slowly becoming my world
and truth be told I don't mind but I feel I'm
in a hole with the hands of my friend
waiting to strangle me lifeless,
but his woman is priceless.
I can't fight this, and I feel like a cheat
losing pals like water from a can that sprung a leak.
Wetting down the ground around my feet making mud,
trapping me morally like an ethical
rut
oh
****.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 435
Famous
Daniel Magner May 2013
There's nothing that I'd like more
than seeing your face on the billboards,
knowing that you made it some how,
and found a way to get out.
'Cause to me you are always so much more
than what people give you credit for
© Daniel Magner 2013
start of a song
May 2013 · 625
Fried
Daniel Magner May 2013
Disappearing inside a Foster's Freeze
not making a scene of it just easy,
slipping out a side door and wisked
away by a breeze.
I'm feather light
gone by the last drop of grease.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 4.4k
Strawberry
Daniel Magner May 2013
Margaritas and wet feet,
honey toned pleas
giving me reasons to stay
and not leave
but you leave me speechless,
and I put on those sunglasses
so you wouldn't see my
pain/love.
It runs deep.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 2.4k
Soppy
Daniel Magner May 2013
I fell in love
with the way you picked yourself back up.
You didn't ask for help, you've got yourself and no one else, and that's o.k.
But it scares me to hell to think that
you don't need me.
What's to keep you from leaving?

'Cause you say you have big dreams
different countries
Changing lives, and switching personalities.
Big dreams, big dreams

There's this feeling I get at night
when I can't sleep it's like I'll never have to leave,
Can I be part of your

Big dreams, different countries
Changing lives, and switching personalities.
Big dreams, big dreams
© Daniel Magner 2013
New song with a modified second chorus.
May 2013 · 917
Tasteless
Daniel Magner May 2013
It feels like I was dropped in the worst kind of lost and found
whoever forgot me never came around, searching
decided I was already long gone or not worth it.
Johnny Cash said love would hurt
but does it have to hurt this bad?
How'd I end up this rained on dirt bag, petty job, dodging cops, worthless like a dime bag?
I can barely recall when altered states weren't tasted every day, I was small when I was ok
with reality, but that's not today, it was far back, many yesterdays.
I always wind up with fists when cats play Ten Fingers
and seeing a single picture is my greatest trigger for taking one to the dome, go figure.
Makes me shiver when I think about the times that I used to have,
playing tag with my brother and friends, when we all had dads, and weren't dead,
didn't have these ghosts sitting in our heads, and visits to the graveyard.
It's too far for me, and every step is placed on shards of glass,
lost and found bound like my past.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 364
Falling Birds
Daniel Magner May 2013
It seems that
my head makes up
these possible signs
to get me to change my mind.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 430
Divide
Daniel Magner May 2013
It's kind of like selling my soul
all in one go, or slower, one strip
at
a
time.
But the big unknown leaves me
looking at an empty space
beside me every night,
alone.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 757
Bullseye
Daniel Magner May 2013
Arrow through the neck
only skin deep
permanent reminder that
you have to put in the effort
to pull back the bowstring
to send the arrow
flying
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 1.3k
Birth of a Rap Cat
Daniel Magner May 2013
Sit back, relax, these cravings make this couch feel like rehab
out of reach of my stash, feel like I'm crashin' but I already crashed
been here since work an' I can't feel my feet, crap!
Sit up, and remember everything that you tried to keep from thinkin' of
your account, the amount, dropping like doves
in these times of war, no heroes just ******, nerdin' out on the game of life
trying step it up on the score boards, tryin' ta live like lords in this world
that has no law, why not be an outlaw, tough cuffed, straight jaw
dealin' out pain like a war god, Kratos, dime bags is small tomatos
when you could push yayo, one call to my man and I could get a crateful.
****** if I ain't a salesman, slanging nuns chewy doobies on the side, call me satan
and I'm the king of this world, it's hell, try escapin', I could have it
in the palm a' my hand if I made a move but then I gotta choose, play my luck
trust my ******* gut to keep from getting cut, like it's my only homie but he only knows
me cause I was pushing dro with the stonies.
I don't want a knife in my back, a run in with the feds or getting popped by the caps
tryin' ta dodge traps laid by cats that is jealous of my stacks,
I want a paradise where we all make racks, blast our music, blaze it fat, and all rap
sleep with both eyes closed, no need to watch our back,
too bad we were born in a world ruled by cash,
ain't never gonna have a globe like that...
© Daniel Magner 2013
Rap (I have no idea how to show what words I emphasize and how I say them)
Influenced, once again, by Andre Nickatina
May 2013 · 498
In Other Words
Daniel Magner May 2013
You can be happy
if you want
to.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 746
Gnaw
Daniel Magner May 2013
The little pieces
laughs, jokes, habits
are the things I'm
afraid will gnaw
at my cerebral cortex
and pull me in like a vortex
haunting my lucid dreams
about money infested, putrid schemes.
The little things
won't let me
leave
(mentally)
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 505
Breathe
Daniel Magner May 2013
Here is a thing
you might not know
that harshness, touch too much selfishness,
maybe even a mean streak,
can all be let
go
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 685
Arizona
Daniel Magner May 2013
Hot and dry
but encompassing all needed.
High altitude air could be all mine
another change, 10 months time
would I lose the tenuous connection
to the closest thing
to perfection?
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 1.3k
Comfortable
Daniel Magner May 2013
I've gotten so good at being alone
now it's a great time on the couch
surfing the web on my phone
singing with a wide mouth
letting random melodies pour out
throw in a shout or a laugh
chilling with myself like a *******
but it's fun, acting exactly how I
want to act, patting my own back
I'm glad I didn't let myself as a best friend
slip through the cracks.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 1.5k
Ghost Chair Raps
Daniel Magner May 2013
It started as a joke we all laughed at the thought
of slanging coke
or passing cops with a whole bag of thizz
cheesing out ya window, just like Andre and Mac Dre in the Bay and Valley Joe
But now the game got real
I'm broke and choked for skrill (skreel) and this sandwich place can't even contend with the dough I'd make if I dealed
But who could I trust and who would squeal, make me have to peel out in my whip as I dipped
moved cribs and changed homies
Do I have a soul of a drug dealer or one for slapping on pepperoni to a sandwich for another zombie
Do I have the soul of a drug dealer?
© Daniel Magner 2013
A short rap inspired by Andre Nickatina's "Soul of a Coke Dealer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5J2fLD-6Bs
May 2013 · 1.2k
Presidential Hold
Daniel Magner May 2013
I feel air currents
in my muscular system,
heart revving like
twin jet engines.
Cloud flurries
breeze down axons
but my body is buried
under thousands of tons
of *****, dead presidents,
eternal residents
anchoring my bird-like
being.
Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 797
Doors
Daniel Magner May 2013
Finally the door
has opened just a crack
my toes are almost in
and I'm already ready
to not look back
while I fall into another life.
Daniel Magner 2013

Hopeful
May 2013 · 713
Nickel Plated
Daniel Magner May 2013
It pains me deep
that I spend so much missed sleep
thinking about money.
It sickens my heart that
cash is more valued than actions
sweeter than honey.
What I despise most is that
here I am writing about money
so I guess,
go money, go money, go.
© Daniel Magner
May 2013 · 650
Two Left Feet
Daniel Magner May 2013
Two left feet have me
walking crooked
calculated my chance,
took it.
I've always been poor
at math.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 568
Bui Doi
Daniel Magner May 2013
Life like dust
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 1.1k
Kiln
Daniel Magner May 2013
She may find my
harsh tattoo
and unmalleable attitude
something that does not suit
her range of liking,
but I've changed
one, two, many times
to give a ****
if a dime minds my demeanor.  
Steel Reserve, and steely nerves,
I don't even have an interior
just miles of walls.
Glass eyes don't blink at all
when her clothes fall
or her voice calls
my name.
This clay is fired
it's too late to
change.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 697
Mismatch Piece
Daniel Magner May 2013
Walking down the sidewalk
pairs of different colored hair
matched together, hip length, short.
Sunglassed pupils
trying not to wallow
but it's been so long
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 977
Pedestal
Daniel Magner May 2013
The first time bud
was packed by
my hands
friends gasped and
murmured.
Then my tongue
lapped up acid
and they all
stayed wide eyed
and confused.
Drug by drug
and still they stare
I want to yell,
"I'm just like you!
I'm human
too!"
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 1.2k
Reality
Daniel Magner May 2013
I think
I'm a
coward
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 423
Moke
Daniel Magner May 2013
That hideous
brownish
smoke.
Oh it makes me
choke to think
of it sinking
into your lungs
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 435
Odds
Daniel Magner May 2013
If 50 percent of people
can make a mistake
about something so
wonderous and beautiful
then I don't want
to be told the odds
for
me...
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 2.9k
The Great Dictator
Daniel Magner May 2013
Black and white
projections fill
the room with gallentry,
a worded battle
against hypocrisy
and cold, hearted machines.
But the picture fades,
like its impact, over the seventy
odd years since it once blared.
People have forgotten
or maybe they forgot
how to care.
© Daniel Magner 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvPIWzQcUY
May 2013 · 518
Headaches
Daniel Magner May 2013
I once called them
growing pains
in hopes my brain
was getting brighter
but they are starting
to feel more like
a warning
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 355
Addiction
Daniel Magner May 2013
It's never been physical
always about the
thoughts and emotions
I could let go then
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 608
Opened and Closed
Daniel Magner May 2013
Roughed and molded
like the sculptures my
hands shaped in ceramics
I should have fortold it
in the eyes of older ones
But *******, I didn't
know seeing was a curse.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 699
Feast
Daniel Magner May 2013
Flipping through
the contents of
my old wallets
I found your note
and your name badge
and your ID
and you all ate
me
alive.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 511
Duped
Daniel Magner May 2013
I was once promised
that I would be
loved until
the end of time.
The clocks are
still ticking but
the love is
missing...
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 661
Hair Dye
Daniel Magner May 2013
She dyed her hair and everything is changing
I don't care, I want to go back home
And I swear, if her love is fading, I'll get her back
somehow

I'll take her out and go to parties
I'll steal my parents' car keys and drive way out
singing
"Baby, what's going on in that head of yours
Baby, what's on your mind
Baby, what's going on in that head of yours and
are you over me yet."

I cut my hair, cause I got lazy
I'm going nowhere, well I guess I'm going back home
She'll be there, I wonder if she's thinking, "I...
I want him back."

I'll sneak out and go to parties
I'll steal my parents' car keys and drive way out
singing
"Baby, what's going on in that head of yours
Baby, what's on your mind
Baby, what's going on in that head of yours and
are you over me, are you over me,
are you over me yet."
© Daniel Magner 2013

About a year and a half old song of mine...
I wonder if it would be better appreciated now.
May 2013 · 1.1k
Bloodhound
Daniel Magner May 2013
It's been awhile
since jasmine or
some soft, pastel
scent has graced
my senses
and the thawing
touch that
accompanies
things afore  
mentioned
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 410
Debunked
Daniel Magner May 2013
I'm broke
He glances sideways
As in, I don't work right*
nods, knows.
Somehow he has
hope.
© Daniel Magner 2013

For a (hopefully) friend for life
May 2013 · 408
Retrospect
Daniel Magner May 2013
Now that I
really sit
and think
about it,
that was the
most heart
felt thing
anyone has
done for me
in a long long long
                                   time
© Daniel Magner 2013

for Brooke
May 2013 · 1.1k
Never Ending Chill Sesh
Daniel Magner May 2013
I think if there is a heaven
it is just a living room attached to a pool
with the most comfortable chairs you've ever sat in
and speakers that play any song
mixed perfectly so the bass rattles your bones
and the treble makes your head ring.
The T.V is huge, and any movie is a snap away
You get to be the king and bring
all your closest friends, basically
a chill sesh that
never ends
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 578
Pot O' Gold
Daniel Magner May 2013
I've tracked rainbows to their final breath
but there's no *** of gold at the end
I chased the blue bird of happiness
but it didn't land in my back yard
It got run over by a car.
I know I should be grateful
for the things I have,
instead I feel trapped.
I wish I had of died the first two times
**** my lives like cats.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 537
Clean Slate
Daniel Magner May 2013
I sat in the street today and prayed
to some nameless man I don't believe in
that a car would come and the driver
would be texting his or her, wife or husband
and not notice when they rammed
right into me.
Then I stood up, and decided that instead
I'll just start crossing streets without looking,
that way I won't have time to decide
if I'm satisfied with my life
and can just rest
in the blink of an eye
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 2.5k
Blueberries
Daniel Magner May 2013
My worst fears have come true,
I'm just a face in the crowd that
means nothing to you.
I've got a ****** apartment with two dudes
dropped out of school to fly
but cash shot me down
And I swear someone taught my demons to swim
because I can't seem to get them to drown.
It's like I'm stuck in immaturity
I'm a twenty-something nobody,
twenty-something nobody at all.
© Daniel Magner 2013
May 2013 · 672
Yellow Belly
Daniel Magner May 2013
Sometimes I get ****** and drift away
for a couple hours like the coward
that I am.
Then I bake a cake in my birthday suit,
go out for a smoke and I'm zooted
feelings totally muted.
It's getting late and I can't find a way
to get out of this game that I'm losing,
so I get ****** and waste away
for a couple hours like the coward
that I am.
© Daniel Magner 2013
Experimental song
Apr 2013 · 835
Alter
Daniel Magner Apr 2013
Stretched skin
stuck through with
hollow, hypoallergenic needles.
Pneumatic ink guns have plunged
****** between my veins,
I'll never be the same
modified and adapted
some find it attractive
others find it pointless,
foul, and disgraceful
but I'll keep on changing
my flesh because it reminds me
of life, you can't get out
unaltered and it's
painful
© Daniel Magner 2013
Apr 2013 · 668
Rewinding
Daniel Magner Apr 2013
I would watch that movie
just one more time
if I watched it with her.
© Daniel Magner 2013
Apr 2013 · 449
Back Track
Daniel Magner Apr 2013
I've been walking myself all over these tracks
so I can get back
so I can get back but no one's helping me out
I put my foot down, done with this
I only have one wish

If you find me
when you get there
will you let me right back
into your life?

I've been turning my back on all of my past
to try and find myself somehow
but I can't figure it out
at all

so If you find me
when you get there
will you let me right back
into your life?
© Daniel Magner 2013

new song snippet
Apr 2013 · 759
Roach Giggin'
Daniel Magner Apr 2013
He signed your ***
as I took a picture,
jeans pulled down
thong cover by that round
****, I can't get enough.
Just the photographer but
I'm happy as ****
cause you kissed me
on the cheek
and whispered,
"I love you." with a slur
for sure, you danced and swerved
those hips back and forth
for little 'ol me, the nobody
photographer.
© Daniel Magner 2013
Apr 2013 · 842
Home Plus the Ease
Daniel Magner Apr 2013
You ain't never had a friend like me
bumping Tupac while we smoke the bud down to the last leaf,
puffing on the roaches out the ash tray
to stay high, watch the nights slip by
fingers raised to the sky,  "Die god , Die!"
You  need a ride from the scene so I fly
pick you up  even if you  packed with a four five
Let you piece the last stoge out the pack
and if you got caught up you know I
always got you back, foot on the gas cause I
stay throttled for a homie like you cause you
ain't never had a friend like me.
© Daniel Magner 2013
Riffing off of Tupac's "Never Had a Friend Like Me"
Apr 2013 · 786
Cashed
Daniel Magner Apr 2013
My pupils are turning green
that loot, that coin, that greed
money doesn't grow on trees
**** straight, but I throw cash
on eighths, domed so my foot
don't hit the brake.
high on the way, I don't tail gate
I pass
Hear a bump in my trunk
my stash,
rattlin' around to the amp,
off that ramp, round the corner to the
courthouse,
sippin' on a shake
bought with food stamps
**** this I'm out
home to crash on the couch
and scheme
cream, cream, I want my cheese
stacked like chedda' on the line
at my minimum wage grind
Cops gave me a fine
like I got time to pay that ****
can't blame 'em though
they tryin' to get what I got
in my pocket
my wallet
you called it
Money
© Daniel Magner 2013
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