Rhythm and Tone

from The War On Mediocrity by Apollo Quad

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lyrics

and I'm tired of my surroundings
i feel like I've been drowning in a sea of negativity
routine is the enemy but my words
make the planet more appealing
bend the elements to my will
and erase the sealing
draw a latter to the sky and start feeling alive
rain down my writings and the land fuses with the vibe
I parachute to earth, it feels like my birth has happened again
hope flows from out of my pen
and the colors are brilliant
I'm no longer militant
A creature that is sentient can change the world with sentiment
I'm walking through the streets getting people on their feet
with a little bit of poetry we'll tackle any feat

Come on and give me that Microphone
Come on and give me that Microphone
come on and gimme d-dat microphone
so I can change the world through rhythm and tone alright

Now they tamper with the world I've created
poetry's not enough and my dream feels faded
everybody wants something more a flashier decor
I redesigned everything and wonder what i made it for
this is not what i envisioned
my heart starts to sink i regret my decision
should've stayed in my cell
accepting life is hell
they're killin my creation trying to get it to sell
but the cost is just too high to keep my world running
my writings are destroying me it's all about the funding
there's got to be a better way
I wanna fight for more my finger tips are sore
as i'm reaching for the door

Chorus

I'm making my escape on the wings of a verb or a noun
to exemplify freedom of sound
With an aerial view yo i can carry the tunes
escaping mediocre tunes keep the lyrics in bloom alright
and i don't know the meaning of life
but I never felt alive until i started to write
happiness will never happen until you find a passion
a vital word to be involved in every single action
with no creative spark i'm a knife in the dark
stabbing with no direction just an empty reflection

Chorus

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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