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1.5k · Feb 2012
Window Shopping
Franco Palma Feb 2012
Strobe lights, low eyes, blown mind
Four Eyes, neck ice, blown white, no mind
Nice cars, dark fade, night games, insane
I swear this place has no ******* life
And that's exactly how I want it
Room spinning, wheel of fortune
Fortune favored me, so my shackles gold, I am tortured
The tour bus tore us from our exposure, to life
Bass booming, ear drums popping off like a hundred guns
Saluting troops with marching bands, they all cheer in unison
My pains boo'd off by my pill prescriptions
Not a nun, cause we are ******, struck by Smith's arrow
Rock stars chose the path that is most narrow
I don't know where the time went, my mind set
This bombs clock ticks, I die inside on the pursuit of profit
The prodigal son grew up to be a villain
Stuck in the streets, struck so his sins can't be forgiven
Swear this devil is sleeping with finer women
Designer linen, Hermes, Versace, Givenchy
Italian names with a tendency to stop me
But me stopping would lead traffic jams
Tank is empty, can I make it, not sure if I can
Hop out the driver side, you can keep this whip
Wasted all my life, dreaming big, window shopping
749 · Mar 2012
Unfinished
Franco Palma Mar 2012
I got, sick thoughts, bravo for the one that brought it
They say talk is cheap, so I took the offer and bought it
Lend me ya ears, I fear they’ll fail to recognize real
And with these brown eyes, I’ve seen how pain kills
Uh, and **** stresses me, I do get lonely too
My disguise, cause when in Rome I do as the Romans do
And thats where I had it all wrong, my imperfections
Infected with fame, but I’ve started to learn my lesson
Did you, ever forget me? I know I’m not the greatest
Opposites attract but you were negative and I hate it
Between you and me though, I want it back like tevo
Rewind my life and give me back my people
I loved, and deep inside my love remains the same
Relate that to a widow who dreams of yesterday
Our tears are made the same, to wash away the pain
A rebirth from this hurt that left me crippled and lame
Its kinda crazy how I’ve been, absent, ghost ridin
Feel like I lost my wings and the planes on auto pilot
Crashin in rocky mountains, watch as this stress amounts man
I wanna be a kid, but no one ever found that fountain
In search of my allowance, but effort never equaled success
Instead, could drop a verse about all my ******* in bed
Not me, I want more, so I kissed and wished her goodnight
Success is when I’m with her, I want that moment for life
689 · May 2012
Anxiety
Franco Palma May 2012
You look into the mirror, what do you see? Beauty
I look at my reflection and see the people that knew me
The new me, is the same, cause I couldnt scrub the stains
Scratch the surface and you still uncover the same dead man
And thats fine, all I ever wanted was money through rhyme
The road less traveled by, the road to roam alone
Blisters from the pavement, the bone, I sold my flesh and soul
To touch the throne, leave as smudge and mark music with my love
But **** it, I'm inconsistent, you've seen the punch that I've missed with
Assisted? No not I, all I see is my demise
And my girl talkin to other guys, I ****** hate these lies
And I ****** hated these eyes, and I ****** hate what resides inside
Me, myself, and I who else to think about besides myself?
Since day one struggled on the rope in which my life was held
Swingin, I get dizzy, and dread all those near me
Compare my thoughts to all, and then everyone will fear me
But still, I'm still unseen, to live a life in chase of dreams
I work too hard sometimes and all I want is some sleep..please.
680 · Feb 2012
The Evils
Franco Palma Feb 2012
Tell me, have you looked down at project stair wells
Notice that our people don't fair well?
Farewell to the broke days
We got dreams and hope to get paid
Laid, condo living while we're sipping on chardonnay
Make a sin out the life we were given
Reminiscing when average joe's roamed with smith & wessons
I learned my lessons, create a presence
So when they say I'm broke, I tell 'em my past is not my present
Open presents on Christmas morning, in place of our people mourning
Bullets tend to **** and death is always calling
Frequently calling me at night sometimes
And at night is when we live out our lives of crime
Purchase jewels to claim we're cool, the evils found within me
Spend our income on guns till our funds is almost empty
****, and we're just praying for a way out
Lay on a beach, instead of a street, laid out
382 · Feb 2014
Sea of Thoughts
Franco Palma Feb 2014
Mind drifting deeper into the sea of thoughts
And I could never find my reason
Why we all change like seasons
Seems to me pleading and bleeding
Wont, change a **** thing
Meaning, my lives very own meaning
Meeting the devil and the angel
Can you see what I’m seeing or is it nothing
They never could tell if the prophet was bluffing
But something must ring when the lady doesn’t sing
And the people cry war and change, all slaves
Change what I’m payed for the minimum wage
See the synonyms slave, so I walk on pave
Meant and vent my conscious
Collect my cents, all guilty in a sense
But until that judgment, let me be me
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