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What's Good for You

from Depth by Swords

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    My sophomore LP "Depth". Make some noise for the old school. Play this loud.

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lyrics

What’s Good for You

Swords:

What’s good for you, yeah…

Trials I tribulate, I never hesitate, subject to predicate
I levitate and medicate a better state, I educate
and entertain ya brain, constraining my tough talk
consigned with my cosign to wash away the chalk
On sidewalks where the nighthawks meet up to chill like
sixteen cups of diner coffee’s what it really feel like
Sometimes there ain’t no sunshine right to fit her
jetting interstates, singing along with Mister Withers
Mix some bitters in my glass, a splash to splatter to
the indie chicks with tattoos and spastic attitudes
Flattering, casual when the pathogens lace
my garage rock persona over dirty drums breaks
You don’t know me, honey, and I ain’t with this tavern
but I can span your chasm with my sarcasm
As it happens, see, papa raised a rolling stone
and I’m addicted to every note on this Epiphone
When me and Tone set it, we keep your earbuds eclectic
even though the tickertape parade is theoretic
at this point, play for loose coins and singles
but the love of the music’s really what we truly sing to
A fling to flex the focus of the dope, a hot mess
and the morning like another town, God Bless…

Tonie Sadler:

You have to learn to love what’s good for you
Waking up in a pile of shit just to watch the sun go down
Old school beat sounds good to you
like a lethal weapon mugshot shatter to the ground
then you watch it go down…

Swords and Tonie:

Motivation picks me up where you left off,
A hack and a cough to top me off with that hot sauce
on my chicken wings what a way to make a living
A simple set invention, a bland new beginning
Don’t hold me back the flow that you let on
a simple mind can adjust and so live on
Cuz yo, I get on, mics the type I sit on, what I spit on
to make us the kind of clique you wanna throw ya times on

Tonie:

Oh money, you got me
by the neck and toe, solid stuck and froze
Please release me, let me free
So I can spread my soul, into the world unknown

Tonie:

You have to learn to love what’s good for you
Waking up in a pile of shit just to watch the sun go down
Old school beat sounds good to you
like a lethal weapon mugshot shatter to the ground
then you watch it go down…

credits

from Depth, released November 1, 2013
Shannon Swords: vocals, guitar, production
Tonie Sadler: vocals
Stephen Swords: percussion

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Swords Eugene, Oregon

Hailing from the Pacific Northwest of the United States, my name is Swords. I'm an emcee/producer Raised on rock and roll and roots rock reggae, I've attempted to blaze a new trail for myself through the avenues of hip hop. In my time I've opened for acts such as Brother Ali, the Nappy Roots, Braille and Illogic. Check out the songs... ... more

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