Beasts of Burden

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Nomi] Telling stories of a war chief killing with bare hands To feed his fam with that boar meat Swore he'd never starve, follow the herd Keep the blade sharp and aim for the nerve I'll burn the world down to keep you cozy Drown in the deep blue, curse the old sea Paint my picture on the corner store So the crack heads and insects will know what we're dying for Used to make tapes to court my love But I broke away 'cause depression hugs me tighter Scared to shame the name that brought me life That worked late nights to buy me diapers I'm a writer that never wrote home But I phone when I need money 'cause the work's gone Sell hell to the Devil, hustling charm The tat on my arm keeps me at level You can pray at the man's church or fall off the barstool Stumble home and stare at your picture When they ask you "So what does your son do?" Say he mastered cool and works as a drifter [Chorus x2: All] Beasts of burden, damn them dogs Eat my flesh and drink my blood [Verse 2: Advizer] Yea, Aqua-boogie on reggae woman with the clean hair Took me to the water, cannot say what I seen there Held me to the bottom, I floated to the surface Did not keep that promise, felt that she hadn't deserved it Died with that [?], disguised as a mermaid Heartache emits the high tide and hurricane [?] Gave her one last amphibious wish: For me to catch her the prettiest fish Soknowing full well that it don't exist I baited with blood from my bony fist The scent was enough to make a sinner repent Dinner of flesh, a sense of feeling inwardly cleansed from Misdeeds committed against friends Personal histories revised and resented Green eyes, self-defense, platinum blonde That's a trinity that I beheaded [Chorus x2: All] Beasts of burden, damn them dogs Eat my flesh and drink my blood [Verse 3: Crescent Moon] The arrow in my prey took twelve years to make And tonight it will be burned in return for what I take Storm in the heart release poison in the blood The blood that I cough up is thicker than mud The guts in my stomach were built by my mother No father, no brother, no preacher, no other Color of my face is from your indifference Monster in my grandpa diagnosed malignant The body that they buried had my rocks in his warm hand Said my final words on the phone in a foreign land Rifles kept shooting, every shot made me jump The sky was so open it carried him up I said the arrow in my prey took my whole life to make Didn't learn from nobody, just filed the blade Throw the beast on the fire, smoke get higher Been a long time coming, never felt so motherfucking tired