Phantom

from The War On Mediocrity by Apollo Quad

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lyrics

I'm not a family man I'm a renegade
born to inhabit a page until i make the words raise
I'm flawed and imperfect i claw to the surface
my words are purpose to stray from the hearses
living like a dead man nothin to lose
i might as well be a skeleton singing the blues
no fear in the chest makes me one of the best
im defeating the stress and never breathe a cowardly breath
full steam coming out of a dream
from the mind of a rhyme fiend and everything I've seen
paints art of a tenebrous breed
to bring the tight jawed phantom to light to feed

From the echoes of ancient sounds
in these words my strength is found
until we rise from the underground
No fear and no backing down x2

Why would i have other concerns
these words scar tissue i'm feeling the burn
They never leave me alone but their crafting my throne
made from my bones and a crown of stone
chizzled from the heart
I start to come a part
i become an idea of living with no fear
a testament of will power
grab the flowers from my grave
and if i must die as a slave
I come back a phantom
not in physical form
but a message in the lyrics
so the fight will live on
if you're living like a pawn
and your spirit is gone
let the words reign free
as a calling to arms

Chorus x2

And if it's not rap then its death for me
because failure is not a word known to me
so then the ghost of me will have to roam the seas
and roam the lands try to find words that'll lead the lambs
rule the thoughts of a silent man
until he lashes out to lay is own path out
then ill rest with ease until i hear the pleas
of downing souls then i return to my role
as the words on the will fill the hole inside your heart
words of the wise to ignite the spark
as you grip the reins
a phantom of pain left to carry the flame!

Chorus x2

No fear and no backing down! x3

credits

from The War On Mediocrity, released March 21, 2014
Written by Apollo Quad
Engineered mixed and mastered by Adam Schmid

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Apollo Quad Chicago, Illinois

We are Apollo Quad - a Hip Hop band ! We have released two full length albums; "Come Alive" and "No Gods, No Masters". We have opened for national acts such as Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs N Harmony. The road is a familiar place for us we have played Los Angeles (at the legendary Whisky A Go Go), New York, Chicago & Nashville. We mix many different elements from all walks of music. ... more