What can I tell you bout the future?
Gonna have my boot up in your face when you abuse her
Gonna have me wishin I was dead if I wake up and feel the dread
Of realizing I threw it away a user
Tell me what you fear
I can tell you what to avoid
What you hold dear
That shit will keep you paranoid
And yes it's worth it
...maybe
Life just goin' crazy
Just maybe
Control is overrated, but you gotta learn to fake it for the future
By what indication do you sense the predication
Of human annihilation? I think you need education
I think we all as a nation gotta take a step back
Take a deep breath-- reassess what we got left
And do our best not to waste breath
On incessent stress and defensive steps
Get a grip-- get a stiff upper lip and start talkin'
Figure out where we all walkin'
Ain't no seperate paths when we're all caulked into the mass
DEAR FUTURE, I DON'T WANNA LOSE YA
TELL ME WHAT I GOTTA DO TO MAKE SURE ALL THE HUES ARE
STILL BEAUTIFUL BY THE TIME I GET THERE
STILL THE ME THAT I WANNA BE EVEN WHEN I'M GRAY-HAIRED
No I do not like the pain
But I'mma stay in the game
That's just the way I was raised
Any less, I'd be ashamed
What got me really afraid?
Knowing you think of my name
Only as someone who walked--
Took off, dried up, and went lame
I couldn't face you the same
I'd never look up again
I'd be afraid of myself
I would go fuckin' insane
But if I stay in my lane
Still ever gonna be strange
Whatever headin' my way
I'mma take it to the face
Steady be changin' my shape--
But my core intact
And you can't teach that
You may doubt this truth
But my life is fact
My mistakes of youth
They won't hold me back
The propel me to
Try to not be whack
They compell me to
Go and chase these stacks
And I base this rap
On what I see as
Self-affirming thoughts in the face
Of a blackened void
That I'm quite annoyed
Never will see fit to talk back
DEAR FUTURE, I DON'T WANNA LOSE YA
TELL ME WHAT I GOTTA DO TO MAKE SURE ALL THE HUES ARE
STILL BEAUTIFUL BY THE TIME I GET THERE
STILL THE ME THAT I WANNA BE EVEN WHEN I'M GRAY-HAIRED
The enigmatic punk-rap duo of Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids) and hip-hop producer Luke Henshaw make their long-awaited return. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 7, 2024