"Where is da Love?"

I'm a pisces 
Eye love hard!
Sometimes that's my downfall
Loyal to a fault
Iown know
That's just da ground I stand on
I'm dumb nice but dead wrong!

For I've made TONS of MISTAKES
But met em' head on!
Try to put us in a box
We diversified in it like crayons

Da bullshit?!!!
Is what I'm not on
At this point in my life
I'm just blessed to be among da living

Rather da alternative

Where others on da other side got cold visions
I'm not perfect!
At times I feel worthless
Then I recognize my own Legend
That alone, keeps giving me purpose

Soul been torn, twisted,
It's not a diversion
My past is my past
But now?!
A different person

Where is da love?
Is it wit another person?
Strugglin wit adverse choices in thee excursion
Life not fair!, who said it ever was
There's no guarantees in love
Choose wisely, pick one!
And be strong  in your quest for this son
What we put out, we get back
And then some!
Stay grounded!
Remember where you came from

It ain't fun

If you make it to the top
And alone at every stop
Then really
What have you got?
Whatever you do, stay true 2 you

Pray for better dayz in a desolate world
Full of deceit, lies, murder, n anguish
Spit it in any language, spanglish!
Mita mami
You get da picture
That's over ya head
Light bulb!
But eye remain da main fixture

It's da

Path that we on
That will determine our outcome
A generated algorithm where emotion is lonesome
Was once a prince n became a King
Who would be nothing without his Queen
Grand scheme of things
Love holds no boundaries in this fallacy

Shine 

Johnny P's Caddy ((freestyle))

Shawn Stare · Shawn Stare- Johnny P's Caddy ((freestyle))

Yo'! this life that I'm livin'

Loyalty, the price of admission

Severed division

As a people we are never committed 

They tried to straight-jacket my flow

Rap me up in it!

But I escaped, found my existence

Shine

Stay lifting deez bars, like I came back from da yard

Dying is easy, livin' is hard

If you bless wit some heart, better put up ya guard

Dead brethrens, see da souls that are scarred

Kindred spirits ajar

Demons on a nightly basis I spar

Serving you lyrics, a benevolent figure

Triggered that's marred

My faith is strong but my hope is lost in da throngs

In da Congo wit Kongs

Still a King, take a puff off da bong

Spent a decade writing my wrongs

This for my day ones fuckin' wit Shawn

Who told me never give up, put in dat work

Ya dreams will come soon enough yo', put GOD first!

Niggaz wit or without money

Don't know which one presumably worse

I'm surrounded by jerks, no self in they worth

Benjamin Buttons, livin' life in reverse

When it's all said n done, we all gettin' reprimanded back to da earth

Like anything else, this shit come wit some perks

Guess that's what they mean, when they say this gift come wit a curse

I'm on a diligent search 

To rescue myself immersed in sewage dat covered my light

Take flight, soar, render my purpose

Help, revive others breathe above surface

In a cesspool polluted wit grimey insurgents 

Stay calm if your nervous!

Never showing ya hand

Ya integrity n morals something on which you should stand

Never break for any woman or man

Shawn Stare

I will devour ya Klan

Nat Turner

Go decapitate all of ya fam

Reprovision for my ancestors lives taken n all of they land

No segregation

Holocaust was equally damned

Hellfire cast on helpless spirits, straits that were dire

Lord strike me if I'm a liar

Nothing's changed, not even things we try to acquire

Assholes wit paper n power at da root of da tower

They send signals, distorting our prowess

Fuck hours!, been reclusive for years

Buried a host of my peers

Mr. Shakur

Eye shedded so many tears

Everything ain't what it appears

Meet situations head-on to conquer your fears

This world is just weird

Unless you been in them shoes

How can you judge what he or she do?

It's love over hate, look what they spew

Real time don't coincide wit da way social media moves

Take responsibility for da stuff you employ

The same shit make you sad is what you enjoy

It's all just a ploy

Some remain deadly n coy

Underneath eye see resident evil occupying ya host

A little Alicia, but way more clever wit deez Keyz that I stroke

Don't lose me, follow the smoke

Every word that I wrote is meant to provoke

Thought Woke people with a measure of scope

The ones who fill ballet boxes wit votes

Praying things change, knowing it won't

Angst builds, tensions fly!, sparkin' da tides

A solution, mandatory! if we wanna survive

If not

Prepare our blood to darken the sky

The ending is nye

We at da forefront of da line

By Shawn Stare

"2nd Coming"

#PressPlay&ReadAlong

My Bonethugs, tugs at my flesh no synchronized harmony

To all my fallen comrades, eye carry you y'all apart of me
See you at da crossroads, deez are da days of our lives

Haters, racism disguised, eye had a dream dat I died
Came back as a verbal assassin, as a lyric on da note resuscitated my cries, restored my vibe!

Loneliness inhabited dis vernacular mind
Woke my spirit up outer coma
Past pains haunt me, I smell thee aroma
My organs failin' me fast, I need me a donor
My tongue sharp as a Blade tho, I call it Sonya
Causin' inflammation to air sacs in ya lungs, just like pneumonia

I'm sorry Lord for all da sins dat I've committed
Dis world is rigid and my dreams is vivid
Temptation slid in, sometimes eye wonder if You ever listen
In any case, afterlife keep movin' like a well-oiled piston
No motivation takin' hits as I keep wincin'
Under water
Tide stay changin', no Crimson

Surrounded by zombies dat lobby for attention
Arms out for more than a hug
Instead of love all deez vultures want is ya blood
People be wide awake & still blind in da dark
Hollow points, da sun no longer shines in my heart

Tense moments dat a tare volatile situations apart
Da canvas is drone, from continuous vibrations dat moan
Slump in it's tone
Longin' for a place to call home
2nd comin' encased in a womb, ends in a tomb
Flat-Line is da tune______________________

Hope U hear my wolf howls under da moon
My notebook is filled wit memories of happiness & sadness shot up in saloons
Feels like empty helium rhetoric spat into balloons
As eye lay motionless up in dis room
Soul lifeless, dryer than a desert dune
Da world was a mirage, a facade!
Compared to reality barkin' at a soldiers platoon

Losing more & more of my fam
Nothin' else to say, save me a spot
Eye guess I'll see y'all there soon

"2nd Coming" by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare      

"SleepWalkin" (freestyle)

Spirit needs more den clearance
Stare step up to da mic, this is more den lyrics
Never judge a book by da cover or it's appearance
Soul veerin' on da course I'm steerin'
Unique pairin' wit a forceful edge
Push ya point of view off da ledge
Cliffhanger yo!, I'm off my meds
Allege murder comes, pen meet da page instead

I'm here to raise da dead!

Bruce Willis, dis is major RED!
Don't complain cause you made ya bed
This Nas "Ether" Ja~maican me trow flames wit dreads
Instead of chains, my words excite da feds
Politicians lie, spinnin' in a host of webs
Ignite social media threads
Spit led!, like a hungry bullet comin' for heads
Buried notes under my shed
Ancestors pain pours outta my frame
Yusef Hawkins battle cries squawkin'
Often
People livin', breathin', Sleepwalkin'!

Devil's concrete pavement where da beast jawin'
Use discretion pete sake's dis a B.I.G warnin'
Deez kids glorify violence wit a deep passion
Every action formatted has a reaction
Every bar flipped hits flesh like a wicked tongue lashin'
I'm off da grid, underground wit some mean tactics
Crashin' parties switchin' Styles like P when da ghost hauntin' causin' Havoc
This How We Live in a world wit so much madness

Thrashin'!
2 titans clashin'

Zeus throwin' bolts, release da Kraken!
Cells from my brain are memos measured up, drastic
Others light shine out in mediocre fashion
Yeah!
When I'm rappin' leave a Mark like Jackson
Momma der goes dat man again' standin' on da forum snappin'
My response to da government is FUCK YOU! & ya facets
We suffer on da totem pole as a lower class
Our blood leaks on da flag, gigantic gash

Swelterin'!
Hot flow!, Volcanic Ash!
Da present looks like it just reflects da past
Voice for da voiceless, "Stir it Up"! like Johnny Nash
Shawn Stare
S.W.A.T forces like a task
Feelin' like we get railroaded on da tracks

Train of thought is brash!

In da pic, death becomes a reoccurrin' flash

"SleepWalkin" (freestyle) by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare

"Banner" (freestyle)

It's not a notion
Here we go again "As The World Turns", just like Holden
I don't brag about what I'm holdin'
Fuck! ALL of da sex slogans
Eye stand by what I say when my wrist strokin'

Yeah!, pen provokin'

Temper's flare when da gates open
Tides spew
"Rush Rush" like Paula Abdul
Drama ensues
When communication breaks down, heart around da corner layin'
face down
Trust out da window, Loyalty is fake now!

Son in da park runnin' to mommy like, Look! Look!
Look mommy!, look what eye found!
Remains of bodies dats forgotten about
Buried by da noises & sounds
Rose to da surface screamin'! for justice aloud
I'm so sick of deez fraudulent clowns
Brace ya self
Shawn a Wildcat!, just like Karl-Anthony Towns
Beware of da scowl!
I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to raise ya brow
Make people aware, of da problems dat pile
My mind is tortured pal!

Everyday in my face n race racism smiles
Nas said it best, I'm as Wise as da Owl
Old
Skoolin' youngsta's comin' up in da system
Ends meet when you in identical prisms
More prisons means more financial gain for deez crooked snakes &
jakes wit venom
Now they shakin' down pregnant women
Environments crippled by public officials
Violence & ignorant niggaz wit pistols
I'm a heat seekin' missile dawg wit rabid issues
Graphic visuals
A beef wit conservative & liberal views
How you expect kids to learn if u ain't providin' da tools?

Flame spitta!, who pilots da rules?
I drop jewels to awaken you fools
My anger is fueled! 
By the direction they takin' us to
Corruption is somethin' dat needs to be weeded out
Or else we just gon' keep dyin' n bleedin' out
And best believe Karma comin' for ya ass if you a cheatin' spouse

Help us Lord!

Da chords in balance been tangled
Bruce
Dat Banner hangin' ain't really Star-Spangled
It got MAD blood on it wit lies underneath where DA TRUTH
painted
Da worlds playground of Satan
2pac still teachin' from da grave cause we still in need of "Changes"

"Banner" (freestyle) by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare

"Salute"

https://soundcloud.com/lrzhpr/n-e-w-s-t-a-r-t-i-n-g

Da game of life ain't a bed of roses
Being an adult severely overrated
Try not to walk away from love, but I'm kinda Jaded
Through all da tribulations
Eye know everyday above ground is amazin'
But my soul is cravin'
For somethin' more in dis tour of duty
Da only thing dat soothes me
Is this music, truly!
Poetry found me kept me goin' in seclusion of my onus darkest
moments
When da anger only built up
Dear Lord!, don't let me give up!

Dis da only way to express myself constructively, especially
Without spazzin'
I use to lock myself in da basement wit da beats when my ex was naggin'
Underneath my soles fire!, 9 to 5 every morning dawg feet were dragon
Had mouths to feed did what I had to do tho!, but very slowly almost killed my passion for dis rappin'
Struggles highlighted by da indicator flashin', upon ensuing CAPTIONS
Contemplatin' back den
Thinkin' to myself, if I'm gon' blow now's da time for dis shit to happen
What's in dat hour glass, is elapsin'

Took a while to get my head straight after divorce, but somehow adapted
Trouble seems to follow me wherever I go, it's like a magnet
Can't seem to get deez devils off my scent, their bloodhounds dat keep trackin'
Had luv for hiphop, since da days of Mr. Magic
Create art on da canvas, you can tell my verses well crafted
On ya post appreciate it!, thanks for da taggin'!
Lucky Lefty, eye see you!
~~Lyrical Assassin~~

Man!
A world without writin'
huh
(smh) Eye can't imagine!

L.A.B ambassador gave me inspiration
Real Talk!
Cause my heart wasn't in it no more, vitals faintly fadin'
Salute & Props, Mad Respect to y'all
Keep da wheels churnin'
It's important dat ya voice be heard, put out da word!
I tell my seeds frequently wit experience, also comes a learnin'
curve
And if things don't go da way you want, try not to get perturbed
It's when points are at it's lowest, might not know it
Could be on da verge
Of somethin' wonderful inside of you, to emerge

I'm not lion
Deep down within, just pull ya courage!
Let it rise above to da surface

Search ya veins, try to find ya nerve
Y'all don't know da half
I did some shit to survive, but that's in my past
Still da sun dat shines on deez ocean waters tryna culminate my raft
In the right direction, feel my message!
We all go through stuff where engulfed, hands behind us feelin' cuffed!
I just let you know you not alone so eye jot my thoughts along in deez poems
Keep ya head to da sky, One amor! like Nas
Salute to ALL of my peers wit they eye on da prize
We da gatekeepers, do whatever it takes 
To provide & keep our genre alive

Peace!! 

"Salute" by Ra Shine McKoy aka Shawn Stare