dock of the bay
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this is a remake of a song by Ottis Redding. i pretty much took the hook and rapped about Life and Time. and i made chaz write a verse too.
dock of the bay
Just sitting on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away I’m sitting on the dock of the bay Wasting time (unknown soldier) I’m sitting on the dock of the bay watching my day go…by Wondering if our descendants can unmask the hope we disguise Trying to open their eyes Most remain closed but doors open sometimes But opportunities fade The sight of the sands slipping can leave your community dazed The future’s frightening so we do what we gotta do to be brave Not many choose to behave But we cruise outta control until losers start choosing their graves We need answers So like Blue we search for the clues that we crave The dispute to get saved is turning into another excuse to get paid Leaving Time so I can dilute ’til I fade I’m getting mine without the sticks and stones tactics that you use to get laid Slipping outta Time so I throw up the deuce as I wave Overworking my mind the way the white men were using their slaves But what’s the use if we lose what we made? Sitting on the dock of the bay before my final commute to the page Just sitting on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away I’m sitting on the dock of the bay Wasting time (heavy knowledge) Just sitting on the dock of the bay letting time past Remembering the good ole’ times and wondering how long the bad will last Watching the sun slowly set in the evening sky Caught up in the world of deceit and lies Affected by all but only known to few You need to do a mix with a DJ and get a Clue I’m on more tracks than the 3 going to NYC You niggas can’t rap, learn how to express yourself verbally Thinking about these things while I’m just sitting on the bay Still watching my life slowly fade away Cop on the grind trying to get me in a 5x5 But already locked behind these rhyming bars yet still alive Aim for the moon and you might catch a star But looking up from the dock the stars look far Sitting here wondering how life rearranges everyday And still I’m just sitting on the dock of the bay Just sitting on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away I’m sitting on the dock of the bay Wasting time (unknown soldier) I’m watching Time fly like American Airlines Chances are starting to disappear like an old person’s hairline It’s like life is being manufactured on a conveyer line But how do we bear the times when hope fades and despair shines? The “role models” you follow who claim to be spitting that hot shit Get knocked unconscious and taken hostage as the hands on the clock tick The River of Time is pandemonium and I got lost in the mosh pit Time must mean nothing when your only objective is getting your cock licked As I try to stop this as you waste Time as you compete to be Top Bitch The loss of our innocence is a modern day massacre Because the world’s gonna end on the same day the Sabbath occurs Sentenced to torment because of your bad habits, deterred By religion so you hope that some form of magic’s a cure Vision polluted, you can’t grasp the picture since half of it’s blurred Hail Mary, rest in peace, so those without faith wonder what happened to HER Tears scaring my soul so now my passion’s obscured But it’s clashing with the reactions of different factions since my every action’s observed Time and Life are both bitches who lack in remorse So I swim upstream the River of Time just to drown in the Source Just sitting on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away I’m sitting on the dock of the bay Wasting time (unknown soldier) Just sitting on the dock of the bay watching my day go Watching time fly through these rhymes we create, yo I’m sitting on the dock of the bay watching my day pass Wondering if anything worthwhile that we made lasts |
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| oh snap dizzels i thought this was original but i guess i was wrong but ive never heard otis redding so thats why. ~Gena~ | Posted on 2006-09-15 00:00:00 | by luvy | [ Reply to This ] | I love this post. When i was reading it i thought it to h ave a medium flow you know not to fast n not 2 slow. THen i imagined you of course sitting on a dock about noonish and while your rapping little snipits of your life would be flashing n fadin in n out then it would fade from u 2 heavy knowledge n the same thing would happen n then your pic would fill half the screen n heavy knowledge would fill the half n both of you would have a reminecent looks on your faces while the beat fades out. Oh this would make such a good music video. newayz i loved it. | ~Gena~ | Posted on 2006-09-15 00:00:00 | by luvy | [ Reply to This ] | i completely love this. the line "So I swim upstream the River of Time just to drown in the Source" is brilliant. i think this is my favorite you have done and i think i might say that about all the new ones i read ...hmm | AL | Posted on 2006-09-04 00:00:00 | by Amanda Lynn | [ Reply to This ] | I must say that I own that CD, and Otis Redding is one of my all time favorites. My father used to listen to that song and sing along with it every time that he heard it.....maybe that's why I like it so much. | This was some hot sheeit. Honestly. The both of you definitely put it down on this one and I'm glad that I came by to read it! Only a few lines through me off a little bit....but I'm sure that when it's verbalized the effects are different. I applaud this piece. Li Li | Posted on 2006-09-06 00:00:00 | by Munchie_1226 | [ Reply to This ] | hey bubz, hope ur k, havnt commented on your work for quite a while now, but this one was amazin, i know i have said it b4 with ur work but this is my fave, its gonna be hard to top it, you decriped how you are feeling bout life tot the max, | keep em cummin kyrenia | Posted on 2006-09-10 00:00:00 | by secret kisses | [ Reply to This ] | Bravo! I loved this! I feel you and Chad did your thing with this one. I too love this song. I always listen to it as a young girl and teenager. I may down load it one day now, just to hear it again. I feel you and Chad touched on issues that effect all races and took a stand to say that blacks are acting like they ain't got no sense at all. Your lyrics flowed well, and matched the theme of the original song. Hats off to you both! This is a fav. | Catrina | Posted on 2006-09-08 00:00:00 | by Magnolia Steele | [ Reply to This ] | i sing that [censored] at work. lol. its kinda funny yo, cuz people ask me all the time who sings it and i tell em sumthin different everytime. i think its funny, and [censored] u if u don't. | | Posted on 2006-09-07 00:00:00 | by Aknahlij_d 1 | [ Reply to This ] | this was some poetic justice wit a straight RAP flow, it had some really good lines, amanda picked a good one. | I figure the concept of this post to be ottis redding. BUt the modern lyrics and words you used to describe life in the shoes of someone living today, still do Otis's work justice. Unknown-you do well with putting your side or perspective on past writings/songs. heavey- you had some good lyricism and some insightful shlt to say also. nice post PC | Posted on 2006-09-06 00:00:00 | by SinCeer05 | [ Reply to This ] | |
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