bigted Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 What up y'all I figure I'd share this with y'all, I wrote this in less than 10 minutes, I just had to get this emotion out: "I give you a call, I wanna work I've got the balls to call you a jerk If you ignore the message of my respectful word, the least you could do is reply with an answer, And you wonder why I ain't gonna kiss Uncle Sam and start smokin' herb You wanna get me high so I could start to studder and a ****ed up mentality so I won't remember What do you mean I didn't qualify, here's a copy of my diploma sir How could I not be what you'd like to hire? Maybe it's 'cause the ones on your staff don't have the heritage from what I was born Yeah I get it, I lay out my hand for you and that's how you treat me? My plan was for us to be cool but now you wanna beat me? How dare you go out there and disrespect me You have no care for the ingredients I put into this recipe I put a lot of sweat and tears, this is more than just a thought This isn't about how much I got either from what I bought This is about us comin' together before our relationship gets lost I guess you'll only care about the emotion I poured when you come off soft You'd still wanna knock me out even if I decide to give you the keys of my house We could share it, but then you start comparisons, about how I won't ever win Just 'cause of the color of my skin, you wanna take advantage of my predicament You would rather leave me dying, I want us to be a unity surviving Why can't you even start realising that we need to start trying To come together and spend some time and sign this contract dotted line I ain't trying to be doing crimes I wanna make a living through this rhyme And touch some spirits that're feelin' declined So no matter what you tell me I'm keepin' my pride Even if you never wanna be on my side " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfuqua23 Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 At first I read this as a poem, but I caught on to the rhyme scheme. The emotion and feeling is there no doubt. You had a lot of triggering words in the verse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-o-e Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Nice rhyme Ted, get your emotions out is a gd thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 "How dare you go out there and disrespect me You have no care for the ingredients I put into this recipe I put a lot of sweat and tears, this is more than just a thought This isn't about how much I got either from what I bought" ^^ Very strong rhymes here! I love them! That's a good way to let your emotions out. Great job on that! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Very deep Ted! Nice to vent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bea321 Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 This is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cataboy3 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I put a lot of sweat and tears, this is more than just a thought well done man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted September 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 I added more and put it into song form: “Compromise”(Part II) Written By Big Ted Chorus: I'm crying out for a compromise My heart starts to die When I hear about this violence all the time That's why throughout my life I'm gonna try to fight for my rights We have to work out a compromise So we won't all fall victims to the demise Verse One: I give you a call, I wanna work I've got the balls to call you a jerk If you ignore the message of my respectful word, the least you could do is reply with an answer, And you wonder why I ain't gonna kiss Uncle Sam and start smokin' herb You wanna get me high so I could start to studder and a ****ed up mentality so I won't remember What do you mean I didn't qualify, here's a copy of my diploma sir How could I not be what you'd like to hire? Maybe it's 'cause the ones on your staff don't have the heritage from what I was born Yeah I get it, I lay out my hand for you and that's how you treat me? My plan was for us to be cool but now you wanna beat me? How dare you go out there and disrespect me You have no care for the ingredients I put into this recipe I put a lot of sweat and tears, this is more than just a thought This isn't about how much I got either from what I bought This is about us comin' together before our relationship gets lost I guess you'll only care about the emotion I poured when you come off soft You'd still wanna knock me out even if I decide to give you the keys of my house We could share it, but then you start comparisons, about how I won't ever win Just 'cause of the color of my skin, you wanna take advantage of my predicament You would rather leave me dying, I want us to be a unity surviving Why can't you even start realising that we need to start trying To come together and spend some time and sign this contract dotted line I ain't trying to be doing crimes I wanna make a living through this rhyme And touch some spirits that're feelin' declined So no matter what you tell me I'm keepin' my pride Even if you never wanna be on my side [Repeat Chorus] Verse Two: There's “More To A Song” like my man DMX said It occurs that our thoughts matter but we're ignored until the radio plays our records There's a lot of chatter but the pain will get endured when you lose the weight to measure What it takes for us to grow up and maintain better Than the place we're used to being Whoever wants to stay caged in will feel deceived The ignorance want motivate any positive feelings Sitting with the numbness will penetrate your bleeding Stop worrying about competition while your friends need to be eating Pass the ball when you're facing double teaming There's more to life than selling drugs, making the basketball team, and mc'ing There's a bigger world than the street corner you're seeing Shatter the walls of hate with a loving feeling That's the only soultuion that'll concentrate on what you're needing When it's time to roll, you gotta look inside the soul That blindness will take its toll, you'll find the wrong fate before you reach your goals Say your grace before you eat that buttered roll, people try to censor me from getting outta control If you don't like what I say use your remote control 'Cause there are some out there that appreciate the intelligent flow There's more of a spirit to unite intelligent people when I anaylze my goals It's time to hear a great rap that has nothing to do with clothes or hoes On what planet will it get airplay though? I wanna know? Intelligence exists, I ain't gonna dumb it down for the kids If you keep them down how are they gonna learn anything? We gotta teach to reach for more than just sporting plenty of bling It takes food for thought to make somebody a king Until the day that happens we'll be struggling to live Get an education to lead and stop smuggling Don't end up in a penetentury from hustling Don't compromise to the point where society dumps us to the pits Pick up a book, the lesson will teach you to be bigger than a crook That doesn't know the way to look, moving blindly is like writing a watered down hook [Repeat Chorus] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.