Sage Francis

Day one I played with her blood Day two left her face bruised and we called it making love Day three her blood played with me Dirty talk caught me off guard Had to nerve to ask if I thought she was crazy Baby you don't know where my mind has been Fell o...

(feat. Jolie Holland) The lights are out The phones are dead And I'm the only thing that's running in this city Except for the clouds Man, they're coming down If I knew my way around, I wouldn't feel so dizzy Where's the telly? Nobody can tell me I d...

[Sage Francis] Maze broken, she's runnin', feet swollen, he's commin', she's stolen And before he even knows it - she's gone Tea cups sittin' on the hollow tree stumps He's dumped, and can't seem to swallow these lumps The beat goes on... Same fire, new...

[Recorded Voice] You are listening to the heartbeat of the Sage Sage posses the newest and most revolutionary advance in split second presentation As well as split second calculation To protect the future of America The defense techniques of tomorrow had...

"Today, my mother killed me" If I'm alive by the time you find this, it's a miracle What else can be said, a vision quest with infrared I'm at a dead end, I bled slow From my chest, held my breath and did my mess and never let go I lived a good life, I n...

[Chorus] Can I kick it? (yes you can) [x3] Well I'm gone (go on then) Can I kick it,to all my people who get wicked like Sage does before this did you know what my real name was Paul Francis acting like he's on the same drugs Never even felt the authect...

And you'll know it was me by the trail of demos Spare me the details, e-mails, memos Dookie-gold chain letter to whom it may concern Put this around your neck until your hangin on my every word Stalkin', walkin' in my big black boots I'm the DLY artist w...

Clickety clack, clickety clack Gather my things, and I quickly attack Sword in my sheath, knife in my back Keep enemies closer than where friends are at Rose in my mouth, the petals are black One armored suit, the metal's intact Come fully strapped with...

[verse] Let me rub my back against the notches on your bedpost scratch these afterthoughts off my flesh and shed ghosts My head's close to your closet door. I've got the glass to my ear. My nose is in your business I smell something fishy here. I hear...

I conflict with those who are tricked by the gimmick market and can't think with logic. Logics are in the distance so I'm makin a pop hit hip hop is askin themselves why this kid talks shit it's just I'm never breakin even so I throw an art fit sick of rappers...

To All them people who said I wouldn't last Don't make me laugh, don't make me laugh I'd give a twenty one gunshot salute With the toy rifle that you bought me but it won't shoot And all is well because there's been one too many shots The sterile robots want...

They'VE said it every year but this times it seems like The end is near and i'm in line to see the light How far does this black tunnel go I got a car but the gas is running low And as long as i've known the bumps and creeks of this house It's starting to...

Right I got two left hooks, who wanna test? Well, since no one's steppin' to me Huh Take me to your cult leader Ah Huh huh Take me to your local drug dealer Yeow Take me to the man in the mirror When you stand and deliver With your hand on the trigge...

Your girl's been spending lots of time at my place I been helpin her remove the makeup from her fine face Telling her to go "Au Natural" And she trust me cause I'm your pal, thats my style (Vrooom) I drive the Dirty Mac truck Convincing her to drink that...

(feat. Brother Ali, Slug) [Brother Ali] Damage, uh, damage, uh [x4] Y'all know good and goddamn well You're fucking with a brother who ain't never had his hand held and never seemed passed out Rolling baby strollers over broken floating bottles In a s...

When I first got into magic it was an underground phenomenon Now everybody's like pick a card, any card If I shot my full load with the first hand I played I'd be a monkey in a box Hangin' with the David Blaines I'd be swimming with the sharks Smiles ful...

I'm going there to give 'em cash, hear 'em laugh bring 'em back If i cant tear down these walls I'll slip 'em through the cracks. If that crack ain't big enough, I'm sick enough to get committed, Where he's been I ain't been, allowed to visit, and I miss hi...

Dark lenses, tint the windows that are under my eyelids To hide from the light like I'm stuck in a fire pit Burning up a sigh, with no desire to live through these lies So I suffer in silence Culture of violence, truth stuck behind my lips Bound, gagged,...

It's not that what we're doing is wrong But let's try to keep this a secret Between me, you, and the song A menage a trois that sings to me Sinfully When god plays along Jolie Holland: What you want with a woman who won't do what you say? Sage: I wa...

I'm on fire, I'm on fire Me too, Me too Gunz yo I keep one in my pillowcase It keeps me safe when I sleep Still I keep awake What if my dream girl pays a midnight visit I see the world through the scope but I gain no insight with it When I get introsp...

It's been a hell of a year, but I'm mentally prepared To do a dance around the next couple medical scares I'm Fred Astaire with the metal wearing quickly off my tap shoes So I step quietly, the way that cat's move But I'm bear-like. My head trapped in dear...

You can't make it to heaven with a high step You can't make it to heaven with a high step I played both sides of the field I was better at defense They put me out for special teams The college league wasn't impressed But the press called me a work horse...

(feat. Scratches by Reanimator) I've seen a monkey evolve into a man I've seen a man devolve into a monkey I've seen a junkie redeem himself with help I've seen a wealthy man melt into the snow and blow his credit on a decongestant The dyslexics breathe...

I didn't tell anyone about what I seen or heard that day, mums the word still I'm scared to plant ideas into your head while your rebellious side is fertile Hurdles are getting knocked down I'm running a losing race Your legs aren't the only ones marked up...

Yeah Holla at your boy (Holler at your boy) New shit I do remember (Holler at your boy) Go back a few weeks on this one (Go way way back) This life ain't fair but for some of us, yeah (Life is easy) This song right here going out to a childhood mentor of...

I keep moving I go from house to house I stay committed Like one foot in, one foot out I bounce Yeah I'm leaving this place Divorce papers falling out my briefcase Miss Intuition, the half-truth harlot Got her suspicions Lacks proof but wants it I'v...

Yeah Yo, this is Sage representin Secret Service, yo Welcome to my world kid I've been waitin for a long time You come with memories and leave with a free will and a strong mind It's all fine I hope your girl came prepared My facial hair is like a web I'...

Yo I got this, I got this, it goes like this, unh Life is what distracts you from death Gaspin for breath Grabbin your chest Now look to God and ask him what's left? No answer, now how can I pass the test? I can't figure out the order of this bastard's m...

[hook] I'ma take you back, take take you back I'ma take you back, take take you back I'ma take you back, take take you back I'ma take you back, take take you back (W-W-W-Way Back!) I'ma take you back, take take you back I'ma take you back, take take you...

You are really not all that dope You are really not all that dope No-no-no no-no-no No-no-no no-no-no You read me all wrong, Bello You need to do your research An emcee with a 4-song demo and you've got t-shirts? Hell no. I don't want to do a cd trad...

[Sage] Friends....How man does Sage have now? Let me count 'em down with one hand Thought we'd atleast keep peace we've been growing change together Instead I'm Strange forever Who's Sage he ain't too clever Perverted introvert who gets hurt in rainy we...

[Chorus] I don't look at myself in the mirror because I'm a narcissist I simply like to watch myself exist...(HHHH) Now I'm in a fog and mist...(HHHH) Now my reflection is anonymous Ponder this! I've seen a reflection of my soul in the store window Cau...

[Sage Francis:] Condoliza Rice I don't need your lies your jittery when under attack It's funny at least for you to lie through your teeth cause there's a credibility gap Got big Saddam but we missed Bin Laden and Bush still ain't found no weapons Headline...

Hook, Line, Shock Jock, Crackle (This is paid for advertising Free food for all) Well it's a tangible death And I can almost handle it When it cancels my breath Put your hand over my candle then rest There's no pain in this fist release Put my elbows...

[Will Oldham] The force of my love was strong The sea lion laying down on The song in the air Was fritting her care With singer can be among song [x2] [Sage Francis] Ma, ma look what I did ma Look what I did to my hands I broke 'em You gave me the...

There once was a song called "Arrest The President." Contemporary music, a hit with the kids, it was a top ten. I wasn't pop then, so I missed the bus a bit, But politics was on everybody's hot this summer list. The cool kids were all rocking votes, I shit you...

Th-the devil Th-th-the devil [x4 then continues until "settle their differences"] The devil only exists because of your belief in him Same goes for that other guy I believe the sun is simply reflecting the shine from the moon (word?) Stealing its spotli...

Consider me to be a fly on the wall with a bird's eye view I stare, as my birthtime drew near The only Earth I knew reared me in a world I grew to fear I do appear quite nude and warm I'm like "What's up with the lights and the white uniforms?" You're dam...

This is to the (uh-uh) intertwined souls the hands I've been trying to hold This is to the (uh-uh) love that I lost and all the troubling thoughts of how I got double-crossed and this is to the (uh-uh) divorce I was forced to settle with and the remorse I...

I'm a construct of your world, deep-rooted, polluted and tortured Abused and altered, I just caught you eves dropping Adam's rising to pluck the fruit from off the branch reaching out to touch your inner-drives Cut me open and count the rings inside to see...

And you'll know it was me by the trail of demos Spare me the details, e-mails, memos Dookie-gold chain letter to whom it may concern Put this around your neck until your hangin on my every word Stalkin', walkin' in my big black boots I'm the DLY artist w...

I just sit there, and let the thoughts flood And I remind myself: '?it's all right, it's all good, it's all love'? It's not though. Cuz there's a kink in the armor A pot hole I'm sinkin' in, while I think of the drama So I stand up, I start to pace in my livin...

[verse] my popularitys on the ri-ise.my self-image is somewhat sinking my heads expanding in size but my stomachs shrinking it all evens out in the end thats what I'm thinking sing the cashregister raps ch-ching ching.green backs bring the bling bling n...