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Battle Cry

by Raconteur

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‘Seeking something I can’t define,
Can’t even picture, can’t describe,
In endless pursuit of forbidden fruit,
A dwelling of ill repute I can’t find,
Can’t dispute, I’m beyond rebuke,
The feeling is absolute in my mind,
Feel cheated, mistreated and been denied,
Never settled where I reside,
Dressed dishevelled with waning pride,
Pained by the love that I cast aside,
The only one that could have been my bride,
Left bereft losses on either side,
Still so mystified why I lied,
Tried to be snide with a bit on the side,
Now justifiably I’m much maligned,
Reapplied, but she’s not replied,
Sensed true love I just can’t provide,
My true nature she identified,
Plan’s not panning out how was designed,
Not healing from whatever was prescribed,
Fatiguing, depleted not satisfied,
Ceding defeat to forces allied,
Self-saboteur not even on my side,
Raconteur sure, but I can’t confide,
Since been a kid been inclined to lie,
Struggle to justify, rationalize,
Why eyes didn’t open till thirty five,
Draped in a guise, I’d fantasize,
Fell behind now need a rapid rise,
Battle cries, troops need to mobilize,
Lay awake at night with wide open eyes,
Backed in a corner, no room to wriggle,
Can’t have a tipple, talk too much drivel,
Slap you, pack you off to hospital,
Can’t be civil, noncommittal,
Mind so overrun with rhymes that I dribble,
Even if the griddle’s cold I still sizzle,
Far too good to play second fiddle,
I’ve a finger for you it rests in the middle,
Need a focal point now not smoking joints,
Whatever’s on offer, it disappoints,
More clarity yet still confused,
Have I irredeemably been abused,
Feel 8 out of my 9 lives have been used,
Please don’t tempt me I can’t refuse,
Feel like a bomb, don’t light my fuse,
Spend the next day looking round for clues,
It will all go wrong, lose all my screws,
Letters to send out but killed the postman,
I wanna write more but my fingers swollen,
Wanna fly high but my wings been broken,
Sat alone in a coma yet awoken,
Cast adrift at the will of the ocean,
Sun beats down and I need some lotion,
Feel the weight of the world on my shoulders,
I’ve an innate hate I can’t sate and it smoulders,
Rhymes gone rogue like defected soldiers,
All consuming like a plague of locusts,
Trouble looming, can’t seem to focus,
What is real, what is bogus,
Vacant, always open to shift the onus,
Danger to public safety like POTUS!!!’

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released December 12, 2019

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Raconteur London, UK

Raconteur is an independent Hip Hop artist from London who’s now being played regularly across many US radio stations, most recently featuring twice on ChuckD’s radio show ‘AndYouDontStop’. He’s also been featured in various music magazines and blogs being touted as ‘An extraordinary artist ready to explode onto the scene.’ ... more

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