Jon Murdock - Home of the Brave lyrics

[Verse 1: Jon Murdock] Home of the brave, look, I ain't been home in days Cops watchin', followed by God and problems, got a lot of 'em Zoom lenses, quarter mile distance Developed and hung on the wall, reviewed by snitches They next to die if they testify, let one fly No sense it makes to do that, it's best to hide Run the fastest, sprint for distance Misfits who spit sick, that sh** is the sickness Non-curable, Teflon durable Taught by the oracle and self, that's not affordable I take the [?] to [?] to cop some weed So follow me, but honestly I'll co*k the heat to stop the beef Can't cook that, his sh**, I took that And now I can't look back, it's f**ed up to look at that Crooked and awkward on a long walk to Oxford I brought Mark to the auction on the crosswalk to the coffin He never came back, it be them same cats Thinking, "Where they brain at?" Drinking, where's the pain at? Where's the fame at? It's not over here Give me a chance, I might have to end they whole career It's getting cold in here, where's the heat at? Pop shots at kneecaps, the G packs will leak black I can't seize that, I'm hungry, it's ugly Nowadays, cats can't take nothing from me [Verse 2: Lex Starwind] Starwind rock to the beat, mane, unadvised street slang Homeland security theory, up off the 'crete, mane Deep game (Foundation) splashed and pillaged Outlaw X, dark water pirate in your village, right? Richard Pryor fire with a sickness, pop shots Iron when he spit it, seen you eyein' when he did it Never wake a sleeping dog when he's lyin' with the critics, pop sh** for a livin', live it, take it to the limit n***as faking every minute, every hour it seems Till I R Kelly your face, gold shower the scene Foundation so raw, you could powder the team And pitch hits on the corner every hour for cream L, 'Dock shall shock them cats who want beef Still ghostwalk on blocks for change, hard streets Bomb beats like Hiroshima, and Nagasaki Carbon copy cats weak on tracks, hardly could spot me [Sample] Hey, how come that train didn't stop? (That's the express) There's no way out, you know You can't get out of the city, believe me, I tried You're Murdoch, aren't ya? The one they've been looking for You're not a k**er, they set you up with a fake identity Like everyone else in this place Who are you? I used to be a cop At least, in this life I was They steal people's memories, you know? Then they swap 'em around between us I've seen them do it, back and forth, back and forth Till no one knows who are they anymore How do you know all this? Once in a while, one of us wakes up While they're changing things It's not supposed to happen, but it does It happened to me They'll come looking for you, Murdoch Just like they'll come looking for me! But that's okay! I figured a way out! [Sample] Mr. Murdoch, you've been the cause of much distress Start talking There's no need for this, there's no escape The city's ours, we made it What are you talking about? We fashioned this city on stolen memories Different eras, different pasts, all rolled into one Each night we revise it, refine it, in order to learn Learn what? About you, Mr. Murdoch You and your fellow inhabitants What makes you human Why!? We need to be like you I understand you now, Mr. Murdoch I remember that which you do not, what you've been missing The ocean, yes, running along the waves as a child Meeting Emma at the river, that first kiss that followed What are you? You've seen what we are We use your dead as vessels