Compensating (feat. Nate Emmanuel)

from Liminality EP by Terry Stokes

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Lord please tame this tongue of burning fire

Broken laughter, joking actors
You're compensating your complements
By confiscating their confidence

Rock and a hard place, heart made of rock
You rocking that hard face, tryna walk what you talk
Spitting gravel on your frenemies, you are but you're not

A rabble rousing revelry,
you bark and you balk (while)
you spar in the dark (wild)
Disheartened by the argument but harden your heart (child)

Diss pardon on the part of men the heart of the art
Just pocketing a parliament of partisan ha ha has
You got em and you're proud of it, ha ha has
You got em and you're proud of it, nah nah nah

My needs are precious, like a ring
Delicate to hold
Present in everything
Cast into the mold

I could melt the metal down
Fashioning a sword
Weaponizing all my fears
Playing god, little lord

But I will let you see my needs
You're someone I trust
Beautiful when they're exposed
Reminding me I'm dust

And when I lay my body down
My weakness is a seed
Glory when the harvest comes
Planted like a tree

Lord please tame this tongue of burning fire
(Cool my pride)

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from Liminality EP, released September 3, 2017

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