A little change of pace and style here. Saul Williams is one of my favourite poets, and I love his speaking voice, both really get the energy up. I purchased his first album after hearing a track on the NiN pre-show music, and loved every minute of it. The second album is angrier, more direct in it’s message and is all the better for it. The book “The Dead Emcee Scrolls” is highly recommended as a point of entry into his writing. It does include a lot of the original poems that became the songs on the “Niggy Tardust” album , but it’s completely different in a poetry situation. Make sure you check out his site as well to get even more from this fantastic artist.
The legion is on fire!
The legion is on fire!
The legion is on fire!I was born in a convict colony
And I was torn from the land that mothered me
Mother, may I? She said, “Yes, you may”
Well, today I… (Declare)
I said, right here, today!
You’re a Convict Colony… if you’re running from the sun!
You’re a Convict Colony! A Convict Colony! And you don’t really want it…
You don’t really want it…Convict! [x11]
I was birthed from the Earth
Fought my way to this day
Now, I’m grown… Truth be told
I’ll be here, ’til you’re gone
You’re a Convict Colony! If you’re running from the sun!
You’re a Convict Colony! If you’re reaching for your gun!
You’re a Convict Colony! If you’re running from the sun!
You’re a Convict Colony! A Convict Colony! And you don’t really want it…
You don’t really want it! [x11]
You don’t really want!
