(0:10) We’re emergin’ with some urgency,
immersin’ these / verses in the earth like a nurtured seed, /
(cuz) burdens be / grippin’ tight / with adversity.
It occurs to me / perseverance isn’t all we need,
(cuz) tyranny / runs deeper than appearance seems.
There indeed / is a vision that we gotta see, /
God has taught us how to seek, so we oughta reach
‘til we got the vision pumpin’ through our arteries. /
Pardon me / but this is harder than just sayin’ what ought not to be. //
We gotta honor what we wanna see. /
What’s the life we want for our sons and daughters,
how do we define the final scene?
If all we’ve sought is greed, / selfish dreams, and some products,
Please? When we gonna broaden this philosophy?
It’s costin’ us a lot to feed / this exhaustin’ toxic beast.
All across the seven seas / cats are fiendin’ for the oddest things.
The modern Odyssey is learnin’ how to be a product, /
or at the highest peak / how to have the touch of Midas.
The rhythm-and-flow inside us / has been given-the-role to silence
what’s bestowed upon our soul the brightest. /
We’re livin’-a-mold and told to hold the lines that only divide us.
Look into my iris, what-do-you-see, I’m hopin’ kindness.
I ain’t no Adonis. I’m speakin’-to-teach, honest,
and I’m eager-to-learn and earn my honor.
(Chorus: 1:14-1:35)
“Anguish hath befallen all the peoples of the earth”
“When the swords flash, go forward!
When the shafts fly, press onward!”
“Greed hath made captive all mankind”
“When the swords flash, go forward!
When the shafts fly, press onward!”
(1:35) Speakin’-a-service, where are we to put our energy to move the furthest?
We-can-define-it on our own, but this is not enough alone, of this I’m certain.
Deep-in-your-soul I know you know there’s more to life than keepin’-afloat until the final curtain. /
The secret-a-life is learnin’ where to reach for infinite-heights and then immersin’.
I’m keepin’-it-tight, but here-in-the-rhythm-I-write what I am livin’-to-give-to-the-mic.
If you’ve been searchin’ / for the trumpet blast to thunder past,
I’ve givin’-a-bright sign that we’re livin’-the-right time. /
Heaven-is-quite near.
Right here where the rhythm-ignites, you and I can feel the fire crystal clear. /
Don’t fear an infinite-night.
Live your life to sever-the-binds keepin’-us-blind.
You may rhyme better-than-I, but if you ain’t seein’ the-day-and-the-night,
then what you write ain’t-nothin’-but syllables. Give-me-the-mic.
I’ll rap and pass it on to those who strive. /
Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or Baha’i. /
Whatever-you-might believe, even if its nothin’, /
we-can-achieve much if we unite / as we’re keepin’-our-hearts pumpin’.
We-can-embark on a path to justice, but if we’re keepin’-apart how are we to trust us. /
(for one bar have some kind of echoey thing or something)

(Chorus: 2:29-2:49)
“Coldness has gripped all mankind”
“When the swords flash, go forward!
When the shafts fly, press onward!”
“Calamity has reached its height”
“When the swords flash, go forward!
When the shafts fly, press onward!”
(2:50) “The lamps of truth and purity, of loyalty and honor, have been put out”.
Don’t look now, but the swords are flashin’ and they’re never put down. //
“The drunkenness of passion hath perverted most of mankind”.
That’s why we’ve been hurtin’, / but as the shafts fly, we can nurture what is right. //
“Abasement hath reached its lowest depth”.
We can’t let our motives be eroded by those enfolded in the mess.
We can hold onto our code of honor as we fast advance upon the tasks at hand. /
So when the swords flash and the shafts fly, you don’t need to ask why
my feet stand firm and steadfast / when so many step back.//
I’m rooted in the Message and I’m tryin’ to etch that / into my rhymin’.
Check back / into the Quotes and you will find the Fire Tablet has inspired what I’m writtin’.
That’s a fact / but I’m nothin’ next to that.
If you find it, step into the vestibule of reverence, now’s your chance.
We can set aflame the world, with this resurrected blessed fruit,
raise the destitute and help advance the Cause of unity and truth.
It’s up to you and me to be the remedy, but we can do it fresh and true.
So
“When the swords flash, go forward!
When the shafts fly, press onward!” repeat