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Falls of Richmond

from Liberty by Emcee Lynx & Beltaine's Fire

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There's a thin line between the Heroes Boast - one of the staples of Irish mythology - and battle rap.

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Tearin up the mic in this fight to survive
shinin like a light so tonight lets thrive
if you ride a bike or drive, walk, skip, run
all of that energy comes from the sun
photosynthesis, so you can get with this
life is a web, flow and ebb, we exist
on the edge of a razor, balance ain't easy
can't afford to fall so we'd better take it easy
sleazy politicians, lyin' ceos,
I've said it all before, and ya know how it goes
's why I bring them flows, tryna do what's right
'n take a second to focus on connections (tight.)
reclaim the night, dominate the stage
the future isn't written – let's turn the page
a lyrical druid, kickin tradition
and rippin from the Bay to the Falls of Richmond

i've seen a few things, been a few places
been dealt some bad hands, and a few aces
don't have many friends, never really have
really not a 'people person' – not that that's bad
got a couple close friends, my bandmates, my lady
no time to waste on folks who act shady
keep things simple, keep my mind clear
goals I gotta get, no time for fear
tryna make it happen here, like Spain in '36
except this time we'll crush the fascists
clean up the planet, liberate humanity
make a better world for my folks and my family
anything is possible, sometimes I gotta be reminded
there's always hope, it's just hard to find it
an optimistic pessimist, spittin' cynicism
but this game is for keeps so I'm plannin' on winnin'

ya'll I roll wit' warriors, ancestor spirits
maintainin' tradition with these beats and lyrics
I'm jus' the latest in a long line of rebel bards
mad unpredictable like wild cards
so when the clock strikes, let's storm the bastile
let the pigs and the politicians taste the steel
feel the pain and the rage and the breaking tide
no matter how far they run or where they hide
smash the system, take it all
let Rome burn when it finally falls
you don't wanna mess wit my Celts, don't test my Gauls
cuz we'll stop ya heart like cholesterol
skulls on my belt when I go head-huntin
sick to death of politicians, lyin ', frontin'
it's time to get out I the streets ya'll, move somethin'
carve our names into myth like my man Cuchulain

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from Liberty, released September 12, 2008

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Emcee Lynx & Beltaine's Fire Oakland, California

Beltaine's Fire is a 5-piece folk-rap juggernaut of revolutionary love & rage taking aim at the dark heart of Empire.

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