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Outer Space Smells Like Barbeque

by AntiFrantik

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1.
Why're we all in a rush? Eyes closed, counting down to lift off It's the final frontier You see a pitfall; I see a pit stop Even though my stomach is in big knots It's better to be guiding this ship across the known universe Where nothing is impossible Please, pardon my apologies We've crash landed on a planet Numbers on the screens, when we try to scan it Not matching the scenes Nothing's what it seems Chances of other beings living out their dreams We are the intruders Y'all better all remember that Looking like the engine is totalled And so to get it back running That requires new wisdom kernels and better facts So therefore what we gotta do is interact Step out the craft; try to fulfill a mission That's centring around how we're giving back Speaking real shit; booting up the system app Avoid the kill switch That isn't a solution for what we're trying to deal with We ain't superhuman; repeating life is a real myth So many real risks pretending like we know what we are doing This planet is fully unlike our own Deja vu I'm feeling is chilling me to the bone And now possibly everything that I know is up in the air Despair swirling up in the dome But I'm taking a comfort in being battle-tested No longer sitting and wondering It's time that we invest in it This atmosphere, crumbling; pressure all-encompassing Wealth of an opportunity, people, and not a deficit And that's that; hitting you with the facts Ready to power through this wilderness without a map Surrounded by hostility feeling we can't relax And, yeah, we're moving forward regardless of who detracts So keep an eye out It's all about the progress, do it before the sun sets Heaven turning the lights out on my doubts Fully convinced that we ain't done yet All we have is the one test: Needing fuel for the fly-out
2.
Classify the mission as a gong show Now stranded on a planet full of dark smoke Claiming that nobody will be harmful; Claiming that nobody will be harmed So now can we ever trust this planet That'll be sucking the very soul out of us Never knowing if it'll tell us how to adjust to its gravity Otherwise you're getting crushed like whoa! Realizing that you're out of touch like whoa! Sitting around and never doing much like Oh, what can you be moping about? You open your mouth, all we hear are broken accounts Maybe I should burn another ounce, nitro Doctor got me laying on a couch, psycho I'mma be embarrassing niggas by shuffling all around Seeking clarity by wildin' out I'm so washed, but never clean Probably the saddest sack that you'll ever see Nightmares increase, and yet I never dream Completely misusing every bit of energy Desperation is upon us now How do we dig out of this quandary? Every step has gotta count This planet'll try to hit you with the run-around It's got you willing to block out any other sound And for a second turning the brain off Leaving the Game of Life and not returning to play Now it's eating me alive what I'm always yearning to say And all of my ambition is slowing burning away Am I glad to oblige to be passing the time? So happy to fade away and be the last of a line? Worrying all about it's got me out of my mind No longer thinking about how I'm gonna survive If I'm wildin' out
3.
Launch Codes 03:33
It's like I never confront Smiling ear-to-ear, double thumbs up Taking all my food? Got me dumbstruck How're they leaving me with never even one crumb? Now I gotta unplug Step outside, breathe in fresh air, fill my lungs up Now exhaling pure fire It's a lot of fun when I gotta send a notice: That I'm not the one So check me suiting up with a pen or pencil 'Til my last breath, I get to clash with the elementals It's Libra -- no longer to rep the middle It's trash, leave it in the past, still I'm sentimental Back then I used to get resentful; Treatment on this world's never preferential Used to struggle with how to stomach this Now they're wondering how we're running shit It's about time that I dropped that ode To my state of mind when I crossed that road Conceding was a crime, and I fought that fold Staying on the grind 'til the spot explodes With the launch codes within our control Is when we say yes, or when we say no On track to bomb that indecision Right up off the launch pad Through the atmosphere, never going back Gotta know with clarity I want that real shit Can't argue with the evidence Or bury my head in a room full of elephants Fucking with regret? I'd rather reminisce All about exploring all these paths I was set against See the green light, all prepared for the countdown The engine is repaired This isn't a time to clown around If we truthfully ever want to get out of town We're gonna need the greatest starship, pound for pound Same as saying your energy: every bit of it's needed Required in every ounce of sound Used to struggle with how to stomach this Now they're wondering how we're running shit
4.
Hyperdrive 03:58
Here we come Never be satisfied Trying to reach that number one Only feel gratified When the plan and the job is done Ready to amplify 'til they can't deny us Getting our chance to fly Headed for the stars And we gon' shoot that shot Are they really super shocked? That we're going to the top? Everybody sit down and please buckle up immediately The ship is all surrounded by rocks That could easily puncture holes in the hull we got Up in the vacuum of space still molten hot Our only plot through the territory One bad mistake, we'll be very sorry So activate the dark matter engine Brace yourself for the hyperdrive So we can travel space all in a couple seconds Only choice if we gon' survive The type of moment that, over time, The soul and mind, both feeling so alive Gotta lean in to that older vibe so sublime Better hold on tight…! Everybody sit down and please buckle up immediately The ship is all surrounded by metal That could easily puncture holes in the hull we got Up in the vacuum of space still molten hot Our only plot through the territory One bad mistake, we'll be very sorry So activate the dark matter engine Brace yourself for the hyperdrive So we can travel space all in a couple seconds Only choice if we gon' survive The type of moment that, over time, The soul and mind, both feeling so alive Gotta lean in to that older vibe so sublime Better hold on to my approach Thrive whether on the ropes or high We've got what it takes to do this Isn't like our ego is getting oversized When we're coming through quick with galactic movements So stress-inducing But I've got a feeling that our repeated attempts Will be so conducive to us getting to the ceiling Keel is so even So we elite when opportunity-seeking Going so beyond light years of distance No matter the risk, I guarantee that we're going strong Despite travelling oh so long Fresh legs on deck, we really got next
5.
Parallax 02:55
Now these niggas never shook Standing in the wake of an ominous smell of barbecue You know, the final frontier Four dimensions: space and the hourglass Now we're stepping in this bitch like we own this shit Even though we really ain't supposed to win This odyssey's brought us so close to it Every pair of lungs going motionless until the moment hits Then we're gonna celebrate 'Til then, try to never hesitate When we knew the worst was behind us All that was maligned in our minds just fell away So now it's hard for me to illustrate Just how much the hope led the way Up the mountain and out of the valley Bringing only drastic change for the finale Ending of a long flight Everything left now has gone right After suffering the dark nights Now we're gonna bathe in the starlight Like I said when I dropped that flow Y'all got's to know that everything is possible All we gotta achieve is lying in front of us on a platter It's time we get to eating every atom of matter 'Til the entropy's here to stay Free lunch: never see it on a dinner plate It's not even as if our worries will disintegrate no less Still feeling the pressure to assimilate until we're in a grave But I'mma cherish that And view through many different angles for parallax Because, really, how you see things It depends on where you're starting from: Happiness that victory brings Or the fear that had us on the run I see both are in play Coming down to a choice that we make everyday The joy to zero in and do whatever it takes To build a will and a conviction one can never destroy Following a dream Simple as it seems 'til the logical begin to intervene When they're ignorant of all the goddamn stakes But I rejoice: the faith I have, redeemed!
6.
Captain's Log, entry 183: Outer space became a wavy place to be Solar winds sustain through the blazing heat Celestial bodies' names all from ancient Greece Live another day, or die from complacency So when continuing to strive, do it patiently What a time to be alive! An amazing feat: every single time be we try Getting from A to B Famously curious on how We came to be these masters of what's all out there Is it a strange belief that we were made to breathe? Living a life and taking a risk, it's all the same to me That's a major key This spaceship's fully equipped with laser beams and proton torpedos I pull the trigger to slay the beats Never taking it lightly Or doing it lazily more than occasionally… Where I aim to be
7.
Yes sir, there's a reason I'm a captain Certainly a question worth asking now I never stand pat; I'm adapting Next step: learn to back down not a fraction I'm telling y'all we've come too far Crash landing earlier, an untoward happenstance Yeah we tried shit, took a chance; Did our own stunts like a kung fu star What's it look like for the last pain, Every single tortuous thought that wracks the brain? Through incremental steps, never drastic gains Fade away 'til we finally get past the rain Through plastic frames, I view the curse of the universe, a void Shouting into it, "You better do your worst" Gotta be ready for this shit, Planning for every possibility through your work Everyone alive, they bring that doubt Even in the times everything goes south, always gotta try Better bring that clout if you ever wanna get that dough Best believe I'mma get that dough Yeah we gotta eat so to speak; It's Barbecue Season outside that door And when the smoke all clears Best believe I'll be the G.O.A.T. out here, Kawhi I don't even need that much Just enough to ease that crunch From all the opportunities passed up But fuck this shit, I'll breath that dutch, lemme double down Still seeing valleys all over the place Lemme maintain pace, this shit'll come around Bring hard work mentality upward Momentum is achieved, we've fully freed this summer sound Running it back, champion pedigree Unrivaled crew with positive energy All the barbecue, well we better eat If we want to be the entity that is in a league of our own Doesn't mean that, as a result, we're all alone Just travelling in another zone But with this victory I gets to sleep Knowing I've gifted these solid poems to everyone alive.

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A starship captain talks himself and his crew through the perils and triumphs of space travel.

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released October 3, 2019

An Afro & Dismal x L'uomo Strano production
All songs produced, written and performed by AntiFrantik

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