It’s a 12-song tribute to the father who passed away when the Chicago-born and raised rapper was just three years old—the rare shout into the existential abyss that actually receives answers echoing back.
It’s a coming-of-age story rooted in life, death, and legacy. It reminds us how the dearly departed can leave behind an indelible light.
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Ever thought of leaving this behind,
and go floating to nowhere,
when your soul escapes from chains that bind,
and go floating to nowhere,
symmetry of soul and mind combined
and go floating to nowhere,
when I think of leaving Earth behind,
and go floating to nowhere
baby yeah baby
Ever thought of leaving this behind,
and go floating to nowhere,
when your soul escapes from chains that bind,
and go floating to nowhere,
symmetry of soul and mind combined
and go floating to nowhere,
when I think of leaving Earth behind,
and go floating to nowhere
You ever dream a strange dream that you were floatin,
over a body of water like you soul baotin,
peep the air was full of mute sounds like you was choking,
see I seemed dry,
but my clothes were super soaking,
something felt potent,
not a buzz from a vice,
but within,
from a light you see was broken,
while a heart beats sadly mine was not in motion,
still my heart bled when i threw it in the ocean,
Now shit’s real,
when a dream is a metaphor for death,
i’m Abaddon’s matador & ain’t at the top step,
of the door in my mind of which I've yet to step,
down the steps of my spines
to the nerves and they vines,
hit rewind if you pine for a profit
see,
even Papa C
couldn't see inside my prophecy,
Edgar Allen’s Raven couldn't talk me into stopping me,
unless the talk was walking through the void with some enlightened chi
Ever thought of leaving this behind,
and go floating to nowhere,
when your soul escapes from chains that bind,
and go floating to nowhere,
symmetry of soul and mind combined
and go floating to nowhere,
when I think of leaving Earth behind,
and go floating to nowhere
baby yeah baby
Ever thought of leaving this behind,
and go floating to nowhere,
when your soul escapes from chains that bind,
and go floating to nowhere,
symmetry of soul and mind combined
and go floating to nowhere,
when I think of leaving Earth behind,
and go floating to nowhere
see i love waging war with immortality
to circumvent reality,
or barter about morality,
or simply accept tragedy,
imagine me,
passing over peacefully,
easily,
like passing a baton between a really meet,
gleefully,
blowing weed smoke out of my cavities,
Born from the salad & steak off black society,
yet 12 slugs,
be the pepper to the diet be,
quietly,
committing genocide on people's piety,
not on one God,
but the Lord's within,
we swing a sword on being human,
but still cut off our limbs,
kill each other's mothers brothers,
like a bucket of whims,
still we genies in a bottle Robin will for his timbs
Ever thought of leaving this behind,
and go floating to nowhere,
when your soul escapes from chains that bind,
and go floating to nowhere,
symmetry of soul and mind combined
and go floating to nowhere,
when I think of leaving Earth behind,
and go floating to nowhere
credits
from For Mark, Your Son,
released August 12, 2016
produced by D Funk
mixed by Phen
mastered by Eric Morgeson @ Studio A
supported by 74 fans who also own “Floating to Nowhere”
As soon as I heard the song Like Really I just had to buy the album. Then I finished listening to all the songs, and knew I made a good choice. Oddisee is one of the best hip hop artists on bandcamp. Devin Anderson
supported by 59 fans who also own “Floating to Nowhere”
Hella Personal, regardless of your experience, there are a multitude of tracks that speaks both generally and specifically to the human experience.
Writ large, it's a post-modern microcosm of being human.
Writ small, it's a vibe tmomonet