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Here’s a dose of the Dark they call me the Holy Roller
On Noah’s Ark the only lonely soldier
You would think it’s a snap like Tony Romo
But it feels like half our quota’s already been thrown over
Surrounded by a sea of animals and loners
Cats without their kitties and kings without their cobras
Queens without Corona One half of the Dakotas
A single homely ogre stoic as a Chevy Nova
Rope burned hands from holding on like Red Rover
I’ve only got one good thumb Ebert no Roper
Keeping it covert might have been a mistake
Who ever would’ve guessed the ship would be in this shape
David Chase on the pen I’m sailing for finales
I look around and see Palestinians and Israelis
I look around and see nothing but the sea and above
I’m keeping my eyes peeled for a leaf and a dove

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Double dose of the Dark I’m back in the classroom
Didn’t feel like I was gone but all my shit smells like cat food
Half the desks empty Half the rest emcees
Temporary staff the lessons are elementary
L-M-N-O-P to onomatopoeia Bunsen Burners to beakers
Low-level learners to teachers on reefer
Seasonal work like hiring migrants
Undermines year-round preparedness like fire and hydrants
Liars and tyrants don’t have principals to lean on
Summertime no Freon stinging sweat of eons
Kids are clad in spandex bangles and neon
Got me feeling like I’m busting 80’s ghosts like Egon
So I dream on staring out the window to the yard
Open up my desk and grab some confiscated cards
Pull one out of the deck and put it back in despair
A testament to déjà vu only half of a pair

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Overdose of the Dark alone in the desert
One moment there was chalk the next it’s sand forever
I’d like to act courageous as I’m chasing an oasis
But why bother be the bravest in the war to end the ages
Masochistic the work of a veteran
Alchemist along the road to a personal legend
Pursuit of something that’ll make me feel whole
Metal into real gold Devils into real souls
I’ve only got the wind to whisper arid secrets
Sink my hands in terra firma tear to pieces
This’ll make a non-believer from believers like
An open wide receiver watching fans leave the bleachers
Isolated when I swore I heard a dune buggy
Off in the distance saw a sight that’s simply too lovely
It was a bird as white as a cloud
Olive branch in its mouth steadily swooping down
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from Building the Better Bomb, released July 19, 2008

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Rabbi Darkside Brooklyn, New York

Rabbi Darkside (né Sam Sellers): MC/DJ/Beatboxer/Educator. Chart-topping songwriter. Champion freestyle artist. University Hip Hop Professor. One of NYC’s favorite and most versatile DJs. Master improviser. Global Hip Hop Ambassador. Label CEO. Wedding officiant. From MTV to NYTimes, HipHopDx to Blue Note Jazz Fest you may have crossed his path. New album new era in 2022 ... more

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