selective memory, convinient amnesia.

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Invincible – Locusts w/ Finale (prod. House Shoes)

(finale)

condos remodel my old turf-

for what its worth soul got left in the earth-

on a search i stood in front of compuware-

the hudson building spoke first and said i was here-

from old bricks all over downtown-

to sears with the roebuck attachment-

purple gang used to move thru your block

like a mafia pageant- move around in my town-

where spittas talk- and if u leave, forget us

and try to come back?- i hope u turn into a

pillar of salt- every jackhammer cracking

the concrete- thats a lost and forgotten

piece of the D- we’ll never see in a book or

paper- replaced with a temp casino, strip

mall, liquor store- another stadium doubling

as a palladium, eateries- the d speaks to me-

now watch yesterday get swept away beneath a

pile of debris- commitees pickin from a lottery-

for the hottest riverfront property- sign

over your deed- shocking to see us go from

peoplemover to people movers- let the people

choose a better way- they set up shop and sped

away- landmarks come and go like a john with a

pro- led astray and they run up on detroit

for consumption- so i look back and see my city

under construction- look back and see my city

under construction.

by the LOCUSTS

surrounding suffocating the city and trying to choke us

ravaging the crops making the situation hopeless

but we staying focused

never let the locusts approach us

(invincible)

Locusts and buzzards circle and hover above the

abandoned houses shattered windows with the crooked shutters

cross the street construct a cookie cutter condominium

lining woodward its the prime meridian

you divide the city in

in the hood wonder why you pay two times the premiums?

they been redlining the dark skinned

owners of homes where they loan with a sharks fin

arson the property probably for the insurance policy its a prophecy thats self fulfilling

they claim to cure us of poverty BUT

its serving removal

of residents with urban renewal

the reverend is the realtor

here to save and heal ya!

they even “buy ugly houses”

and its memorabilia

of a myth of a city thats a mystery

auto industry’s widow

on the auction floor they start to bid low

on houses with hanging gutters and peeling shingles

purchased at a nervous pace and a cadence

i heard a wrecking ball hit a building thats mistaken for vacant

a sleeping city awakened by bulldozers and the wool pulled over our eyes

it comes as no surprise

why the rents are more from the french to ford

to the Illiches

trying to pillage the village and milk it for all that its worth

while they killin us

but we still got resilience

against the LOCUSTS

surrounding suffocating the city and trying to choke us

ravaging the crops making the situation hopeless

but we stayin focused

never let the locusts approach us

(invincible)

selective memory/Convenient amnesia

enemies scheming on land seizures

pretend to be well meaning but stampede us

I know you not supposed to bite the hand that feeds ya

but its poisonous spread injustice like fungus/candida

predatory planning-Eminent domain

mowed down Motown for parking lot next to the game

empty sentiment of development for pennies to gain

forget memory lane – this is history

its like erasing Proof-only remembering Eminem’s name

many stories- only one written in pen will remain

with jobs- we at least in a drought

met a construction worker hates demolishing buildings

but gotta feed his seeds and his spouse

told me the city pushes people into leaving they house

they cut the lights and gas it freezes em out

Who decided the divide between suburb and ghetto corner?

henry ford swinging his chain- the nazi medal of honor

and the locusts

(finale)

im lookin at this strip- where lottie

tha body she prolly shook dem hips-

the malnourished and wild flourish

among style murdera’s- who wanna pile dirt

on us- the word on the street is that

we wont last long- and is it me?-but if

the histary o’ my city was passed on-

could we physically- in spirit-

and-mind find a way ta move-and grab

at this song-and i was young- but snuck in-

mahogany put stahhrs in or-bit- un supported foundation-

we aborted- sound- allowed rape

and now- its a bar where men and women get

ta frequent-and spit a slick thing in

each uhva ear-and sip a mixed drink and beer

fa sport-and now the block can not hear-

and how we got here- we’ll neva know-they

showed a broken up hiphop shop board

on vh1- like ay come here come see where

they from- and that shit was too hard

fa me ta chew-like i hate gum- and yall can play

dumb like jim-man all i want is anuhva

lush lounge- fa us-(us)..a new u-nited sounds

around ta bus- (bus) so people can see us- bafo

the debris- and dust- and what was- and i am

not tryna rap man- im time travelin…

fuck

with

this.

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