THE OPEN MIC CYPHER

[Pharaohs Army]

Face the crowd. When were you-
nascent now?
Snakes abound.
And snitches in the lakes be found.
Hand me my crown.
That's what I'd say if I be boasting.
Also if I were roasting, or rap battle toasting.
Better than most things.
I'm a veteran pulling strings.
I can't sing, but whack rap's the last thing I'd rather bring.
I can put you onto finer things.
Wine and dine women, expensive rings.
Divine limits if you're not an apprehensive being.
I'm sorry that you HAD to see this.
Not my fault I'm a rap genius who has magazines that clap the meanest.
Like I've won the Preakness.
You should be one to seek this
knowledge that you hope I'm keeping.
Getting late my soul is fleeting.

[brokenhal0]

But this a deceiving art
infinity clocks place blueprints on your beating heart
we are worlds apart
releasing energy of entity's that flee the dark
weakest man alive
who will remember he who tends to see inside
draw out truth like silica packs when the humidity is high
Over the joint gas stalls the impressed journal
processed paper the pulp was external
higher chemistry rotating chakras less purple

[Mr. J]

As ideas and concepts blur through
The pen and pages begin to burn too
Subservient levels of absurd use
Let the paper cut, the edge curve through
Pick at souls that are burning eternal
Survivor qualified to medicate, observe you
Justify the means of what the world'll do.
Put the heat to heads pop corn from a kernal
Who do you turn to with the prayer quoted
Embarrass novices until the air is closed in
Find error in opponents through mirrored components
Until it's no longer a surprise
Time to carry on with demise
What are you drawn to surmise...
To continuously honor them lies
I see spirits falling onto the fire
While my though process is wandering by

[brokenhal0]

caught a glimpse of the mystery , but i was awfully high
everything you felt wasn't even a itch to me , my skin awfully dry
now all that's left is examples of the enemy , all that survived
looking over your shoulder paranoid thoughts , all that can hide
talking to your mind , not with words , cause feelings are more alive
you see hows its done , dont gasp , you cant run or fight
you won't last the way it's going , just love ya life , correct creation
the heat melts a ton of ice , my minds like a diamond refracted in quartz
trapped on a island with lions , tigers and dogs
come to your senses , but they lying of course

[Mr. J]

Take it to their neck, applying the force
They choked up and dying for more
Dying for love, cash and new china decor
Catch me drifting, slide & detour
Took it to their chess, sending knights to their door
Tempered still, serving L's & dining with lords
Doesn't matter if they aligned with the scorer
I'm excited by the horror of unimaginable hope
Disadvantages, nope, just ravished by quotes
Trying to see how far the rampage can go

[Scar]

a methodology, forcing focused of street fallacy
battle for weeds and dabble in deep casualty
Sam jack in mimi's habadashery
Apocalypse now. kurt rustling mornin napalm
of peace then they be weeping like greek tragedy
…..street mastery leaving'em beat. hazardous
seeking for brief mastery, cracked facade blemish on the vest
china man in the armor
thinking of horror, intensify brink of disaster, see...
my method for success, the page will unfold
hopefully..
patience is worth it’s wait in gold
cottdamn, carpe diem...fuckit we ride in the night
cuz its hard to seize the day when ur blind by the light
designed for the flight, take wings, the sky is ignite
puffin dragons’ disgusting habit, damn m high as a kite
supplying the whites...
producing cycle of violence from this circle of life

[Adverse]

I’d love to see my life from different lenses
Have a laugh at the dude who sits in church benches with a heart of discontentment
Ironic how my life is hell in the Bible Belt
Running around circles in my mind but I never find myself
Wait...who or what do I want to be?
A scholar or a man that hits the lottery?
I don’t want a lot of green he just needs a spot where he
Can isolate himself like quarantine and rot in peace
I feel it, my brittle bones crave atonement
I used to look towards my grave like an omen
But now I think it’d nerf the damage n save face
If the walls would all fall down and cave way.

[Mr. J]

Just another reason for one to vacate
Time your vacation days for the same date
Don't be standoffish if it ain't great...
Make ya plans proper and try to save face.
Dedicate it all to what the man brought ya
Flip ya hourglasses, what's the sand offer?
Everything gets buried & is shortlived
Time to live merry minus the courtship
Spark the cherry & drop more horse shit
Living sagittarius handle pens with a Force grip.
Sending dead stars to the earth...
Catching everyone off guard in such a blur

[brokenhal0]

The disguise complements the praise
paradise is the illusion coherence utters change
A god reads underneath an applicant
indoctrinated to believe in magic tricks
inhabiting your attachments to narratives
clouding clarity with aspects of arrogance
at this dispiratity the voices just manifest
dont get so analytical my choices are chariots

hunters without a empty bay
bishops will pray horses lay
on the floor we forced em today
you made 90 degrees look enticing
but a king don't pawn for no change
a monkeys paw thats ok

[Pharaohs Army]

Givin' free bars to Sin'. Recharge. And drop the bass upon these retards.
An extreme farce, redeemed-not, your team sucks, we loom large.
Near & far.
The realms outside a star. You're always knowing who we are.
Get out the car; put out the cigar.

[Adverse]

I’m feeling hindered yet they trippin ask in’ “What’s next, Verse?”
My vision ain’t net worth, I’ve made a prison of this sweatshirt
Talk about a quarter life crisis, mornings inspired by Folgers
Can’t move mountains so carrying my burdens like hikin with boulders
Used to love this game but I got to accept my fire has smoldered
Unsightly and soiled, they extinguished my light now it’s over

[brokenhal0]

its never over with the over watch
sober with the solo shots
go go with the rolo knots
monolith beacon to the logos spots
want what they eatin
you can hold those chops
complicated commissary
but your mama made it
with the honorary i got the armor
when the dramas ready
hold your karma but your arm aint steady
boxing with goblins fuck ya team im thanos with options
how can i take you serious you playing with them anal objects
cats cradle with the grave robbers fatal shot to your brain process

[ACTIVATE SELF]

There is energy in movement
And the enemy can use it
Remember Lucy use to be
An entity of music
Then he split himself in half
To produce the first caduceus
The fusion of the two formed
An imperfect union
The lucidity of dreams
made the rudiments of humans
From Judas to Confucius
Or Jupiter and Cupid
Theology
Philosophy
Mythology
Confusion
Can science even prove it?
If humans are imperfect
That makes absolution rootless
Relying on our hubris
Their lying cause their clueless
Computerized Eden
Is dying cause it’s fruitless
Skynet is looming
My mindset is Lucas
I’m Luke Skywalker
And I’m sliding on the Moon with
A ruby studded glove
Leaving Mike Jackson shoe prints

[Adverse]

The blueprint of my creation had God ballin up n sending fists
The fuck do I know? Could name more pornstars than presidents
Mom in my texts saying I’m destined for greatness
I am IF legacy is measured by lameness, I ain’t shit
Could blame my birthplace littered with factories for my hazy thinkin
But I created all these abysses I choose to lay and sink in
Bipolar af, could be happy for a moment then in a second it’d be spite
If I could interview God I guess my biggest question just be “WHY?”

[Mr. J]

Trust me guys, these are ugly times
Don't retouch each line, its depressing.
An obsession meant to be progressive
Oppressive when they clutch these heights
Brush these skies back to it's essence
A lesson brought to you by inner aggression.
A pair of lucky dice and another touchy night.
Another dummy tied to loose connections
A mess and a message rushing by...
To my recollection some were just nesting
Waiting to hear about this funny life ...
No question, just as it began it ended

[Adverse]

Looking in the mirror like...
Hate my body; fucking hate myself
Wish I could shed my skin and escape from this hell
Word that describes me is hopeless, chosen I’ll never be
Can’t see a scar on my face. How can I grow if I never bleed?
Thought I was so cool in high school, not even a local celebrity
So I hid behind these alcohol bottles, the most broken of remedies
Inches from going postal, like a package set to ship
How the fuck I expect things to get right? My prerequisite is wreckin shit
Then digging through the wreckage trying to find out whose fault it is
But shovel the debris and what do i see? A mirror. It’s so obvious

[Pharaohs Army]

Originally Posted by Adverse

Hate my body; fucking hate myself
Wish I could shed my skin and escape from this hell

Dope multi if you take out the "from".

I don't care how this shit sounds but I could lose like fifty pounds and still get around.
That's what the mirror tells me anyway. My inner thoughts hound me every day.
I just smoke my problems away. Until my lungs look like, the inside of a bowl. QUITE A TOLL

[Adverse]

QUITE A TOLL I quite trolls when I rip them apart to the isotopes
I’m not dope? I’m in line for thrones, you ‘cross heir’ I’ll put u in rifle scopes
Nah chill...defeated a hundred times swear I’m the worst at dyin
Browser history would raise some brows if I didn’t search on private
Opposite of all work no play...I’m a wave runner drivin surfin pirate
When the waves too high I’m probably posted up on the Virgin Islands
And when they stop respecting me i resurface just to serve some violence
Saying they dope is a stretch...saying I am is virgin hymen

[Mr. J]

I butt in on old shit early and reverse the timing.
Boy been jammin' until he reverts to internal lining
The desire burns inside him like works inspiring...
What occurs is worst for liars and jerks inquiring
It hurts requirements, wouldn't know if oblivious.
Dope with the flow, pushing stone like Sisyphus
So if it's back to the grind look no further in this shit
Backpedaling like beetles when hes spinning this.
With a flick of the thumb, I choose hits & I'm done.
Watch galaxies spiral now you see what miniscule was...
Is...there a reason I can't fit it through dust?
Only person you know to gamble the future....
And win it by luck

[brokenhal0]

Sipping my cup till it feels like im getting hit by a truck
nothing but sleep catching my breathe when its running from me
nothing but sheep slept with wolfs and woke up in the creek
run for the trees you turn back and get stuck in the leaves
the future is bleak as long as im good for the week