Helixx C. Armageddon verse:
I’m so thankful for people that know things
In the same way I’m thankful
for books like the I Ching.
And the depth that asking why brings.
Asking the “5 whys” will get you closer to unearthing the root cause for any motive.
I have a north star, where beliefs are born
It’s through the lens of social justice
and its layers of reform.
create the space, the norms
the music, the songs
the culture, the forms
the movement, the storm
Because a story is not a story until it’s shared
And how can we unite
to build a world that’s humane and fair?
You see that stare
No, I don’t need to be dared
I’ve been called, my soul is strapped
I need to be here
Hook:
I hold the line
For those we lost, they live inside us.
In a world that’s so divided,
We hold space and stand united.
hold the line
For all the freedom fighters, we define us
The broken system can’t divide(deny) us,
They can try us.
hold the line
You? I believe in you!
I’m holding space so you have some space
to see what you can do.
hold the line
For all the hungry and the broken,
I know your plight is real
Let's bring your stories into focus.
Hold the line.
Invincible verse:
This joint is anthemic
Honor the ancestors
Celebrating life
as we surviving dual pandemics
grateful how far we made it
but when the scars are faded
never forget how essential was treated as sacrificial
incarcerated loved ones in a super spreader system
behind bars of hatred
if I learned anything it's that our souls and hearts are braided
just yesterday I got a message over JPay
a homie who's inside and guided by the sacred star arrangements
she was writing from her cell
and reminded me the true "function of freedom
is to free somebody else"
the origin is Toni Morrison
and deeply grounded in her liberation journey
as she advocates from hell
I hold the line
Hook:
I hold the line
For those we lost, they live inside us.
In a world that’s so divided,
We hold space and stand united.
hold the line
For all the freedom fighters, we define us
The broken system can’t divide(deny) us,
They can try us.
hold the line
You? I believe in you!
I’m holding space so you have some space
to see what you can do.
hold the line
For all the hungry and the broken,
I know your plight is real
Let's bring your stories into focus.
Hold the line.
Big Tara verse:
What a time to be alive
To rise and shine
I be that afro-samurai
Escaping death with the power of my breath and guides
Gods, angels, benevolent ancestors
Making sure I get my messages so I’m protected
Belly full enough to just bust through them waist beads
Building a beautiful future with the other earth seeds
thank you Queen Octavia for the prophecies
No stopping these changes going on
Decolonization I love that song
So sing-a-long or you'll be singing the blues
Choosing fake news ignoring context clues
A-No-MoLies
Big Tara on the mic
And you already know the vibes I hold the line
Pri the Honeydark verse:
I hold the lines that be traumatic
in a world of indecision
that seems almost cinematic
when the devil plays a role
and takes the line in which I hold
and ties a noose around my neck
cause racism be systematic ....and
ain’t seen this many serpents
since the Vatican
they bite the hand that feeds them
then get angry when we mad at them
for killing off our people
till we hash tagged into acronyms.
but pretty soon you will commence to vanishing
DJ Kuttin Kandi verse:
to be truthful
I barely got the spoons
To make room
for injudicious monsoons
waves of gaslit afternoons
Covid-19 doom’d
Capitols or platoons
coups are the culminations
Of a system
built like harpoons
pursuing
people
precariously
preserving
prevarication
Capitalism
got us trapped
In dunes & /factions
takin arms & actions
takin
Roe wade Doctrines
Risin
Insurrections
Need
Restorative
reflection
Rise
to the mutiny
you and me
We all We Got
Solidarity
Only way thru
is with the masses
expect us to
Get past this
in the trenches
memories
carry
travesties
cuttin cards
easily
survive
catastrophes
Anomolies
movement build
abolition ready
Only we can save us
hold the line
Like a revolutionary
Mixing space funk, jazz and warped soul, “Everything’s Fine” is a fluid masterpiece that’s very much of the moment. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 29, 2018
supported by 7 fans who also own “Hold the Line (FT. Anomolies)”
I think this is the most Cunninlynguists’ underrated project and glad to have this as a vinyl. Cunninlynguists are probably the most unique, exciting group in hip hop history.. cheers from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 BLQLYTE
