A Day Like Any Other - Siah and Yeshua Dapo ED

Intro





(Yo...yo...yo yo...yo...yo yo everybody quieten down quieten down. Yo Siah

kick that story man. You know which one man...)



Uh oh...oh no doubt man.



Verse





[Siah]



Well it was another (hot) day in the summer

(Not) paid what a bummer

Layin' in the shade under the boardwalk

(Overhead) more heads stalk (You know the ED)

and Siah never hawk 3 6 5 lampin' in New York

Never pork for lunch, strictly Crunch 'n Munch

Plus knishes (delicious) washed down wit' punch

Not poutin', spoutin' rhymes from out the snout

and countin' the hours, I believe that we're leavin' on a journey

Cos my soul burns me, that goes for ('po ED)

And so we be foolishly missionin'

Put the key in its position

And we boat from the harbour passin' all the people fishin'

And 'po had a vision listenin' to the rhythm of the tides

as we passed the great divide...



[Yeshua]



I sighed, asked Si' why ride wit' no

idea where, sit your hide here

There's (no) purpose on this o-cean

But to compare flow, maybe motion

Overdosed in queer notion, almost a magic potion

that I drunk to thunk or maybe think about the brink of a...

(Yo, the sea be) Brother, that we hover over

(Damn, it's like we caught a two-leaf clover)

Soon the sun shows a speck that I suppose to be a vessel comin' closer

Recognised it by the odour of the pipe

Smoke approached like I choked (?)

The smoker's a peerin' here like he hadn't seen a pier in a year

"Siah, should steer towards him?"

("Yeah...yeah, let's board him, with the swords in the scabbards

and the daggers in the belt though")

"Ahoy! Ahoy! My mellow, my man"



[Siah]







"Uh, might you have a problem, could we lend you a hand?"

I felt that he was needin' help, his hands were bleedin'

Lookin' like he caught a beatin' from beneath the deep blue

He insisted on assistance to catch a fish

that was resistin' its arrest, told him...

(I told him rest) and he proceded to free a few flows

as bait to feed this great flounder

Surround sound's bound to make him deflate

And whaddaya know? (Check it, yo)

When the 'po ED spit it

The fish done did it, jumped up and bit it

So hooked he closed his notebook and though the boat shook

We both took the older man upon our shoulders and...



[Yeshua]



He told us that he got a map of the world

That he'd exchange for the fish and so we gave him his wish

and got a six-pack to kick back upon the high sea

Siah sippin' Hi-C now we're feelin' nicely

In a snap analysed the map and soon found we was North-East bound for sure

(?) So I took my can to go

Planted toes in the sand and lend a hand to my bro'



[Siah]



See, I was tipsy cos the sip be fruit punch

Spewed lunch, it was too much, too much to keep

Then peeped a cadaver afloat by the boat

Seen somethin' in his hand, E, that looks like a note



[Yeshua]



An open bottle in his right

"I wonder what he might have wrote?"

("Yo, you mean written, E")

"Oh, what's the difference? Check the note, man"

("Are you kiddin' me? C'mon, man. Ah...")

"Just check the note"

("Ah, I'm not touchin'...ah, and I quote...")



[Siah]



My time runs short, for late to come was my retort

Consumed by a plague soon my life will abort

To think I thought that I wouldn't get caught

I was thinkin' a thought that was thought for naught



[Yeshua]



Yo, the letter didn't make the situation better

We was gettin' wetter plus the breeze made us deader

Movin' to the trees towards an unknown goal

Siah with his Hi-C, and me my can of Old Gold



[Siah]



"Yo, we can't go back now, man.

("Yo, we can't, man.")

We gotta see this through then, you know."

("Yo, so be it.")



Instead of goin' through a chorus we entered in this forest

Me tryin' my hardest not to let my teeth chatter

But the fact of the matter was that I was kinda nervous

Didn't have my rhyme rope-ladder at my service

(No escapin') this here place we were facin'

The sounds of cats chasin' made us feel like rats

Racin' towards scraps, plus bats steady gazin'

Gnats on my back, I was ready to be Swayzin'



[Yeshua]



Yo, we were trailblazin' through the woods inhabited by rabbits

(ED, you seen that?) I tried to grab it

But it wasn't havin' it, so we jetted after it

Through nature's labyrinth-rinth-rinth



[Siah]



But see the rabbit was quick, it took a year off my kicks

and the 'S' off my chest, felt I needed a rest

("Ayo, 'iah why you stoppin' in that spot in the shade?

Forget the 'S', unless we trap him up in the glade up ahead")

I said, "'po ED, go ahead, distract him

I'll circle around to the back and then attack him"

("A-ight bet", I got set and I prepared to snare the hare)

Me, I'm set to not let him escape from my view

(Up through the trees I creep and make him leap towards the snare)

Yo, I see the 'po on the go and the rabbit comin' too

At which point we switched the joint up

Wrestlin' for my 'S', and nestlin' in this nest when I wasn't feelin' it

("Ayo kid, that's the joint") "Nah, it's not really on point

But peep this..."

("Uh, yeah...yeah, we could keep this...")

To freak this next beat correctly

I checked see if my specs be placed properly

This rabbit's hoppin' on top of me

My 'S', I grab it, Siah's once again official

Nobody's stoppin' me but then the rabbit gave a whistle

All of a sudden the thistle came alive with eyes

About a thousand surrounded, felt my heart poundin'

The 'po started drownin' in fear leavin' beads of sweat

to wet the ground, reassured him with a pound and an ear...



[Yeshua]



"Siah, try and see we're encircled entirely

Not even leavin' one degree to slide through

We need to try to make a move before the eyes do

We gotta rhyme our way out, whatever happens I'm beside you to the end"



[Siah]



"No doubt, it's all about breakin' out of this mess

And if I need to bless the beast may they rest in peace"

(Right then the conversation ceased) Confrontation commenced

(Contemplation decreased) Now check the turn of events...

We stood tense awaitin' motion from the woods

Then a thousand eyes became a mass of cloaks and hoods



[Yeshua]



I felt the life of the cipher, but this (yo) time with a twist

Sensin' this sense I'm on defence

I knew a miss meant death, rhymin' to save our breath

was the only path left to take so we took

Siah pulled out his book full of remedies

An arsensal capable of cuttin' many extremities

Lettin' these beasts know when he released flow

then foes be easily defeated

So Siah been spittin' writtens, none survivin'

The shit was hittin', he asked a few to dive in his mind

They drowned, looked around and found

a scimitar on some next page and got down

Splittin' crown, back-to-back attack on these clown half-breeds

In fact he didn't even ask me to jump in

'Musta been somethin' he drunk', I thought

Siah flyin' heads like some ill-ass sport

Minus the asphalt or the towels

All I saw was all the vowels and consonants

Consequently he disembowelled creatures like white owls

Took out about a half-dozen with a scowl

He cleared a path, "Cousin, yo now let's be jetty

End the medley with this freestyle and then we ready"



[Siah]



I seen this smile on the 'po's face but I'm leavin' no trace

Breathin' at a fast pace after this battle in the glade

I couldn't bring forth laughter

Yo E, yo we gotta move faster (Let's move)

Passed this spot, blessed it be me and be seein' defeat

and not the very blend of this next beat



[Yeshua]



The text reads that we found a way out of the forest

Not knowin' about the obstacle that soon loomed before us

We found the route out in a roundabout manner

A scan of the horizon showed us just what was the matter



[Siah]



The matter was a mountain, sproutin' from the ground, made of granite

Juttin' out this nearly round planet

Cuttin' clearly through my view and it was too high

Like Everest, thought we would never rest, but nevertheless...



[Yeshua]



We were too clever to stress, felt fresh, sublime

and after all yo, I been climbin' since I first started rhymin'

(Yeah, I recall) shit-shinin'

(Like sun) type fun but no time to stall



[Siah]



As we ascend the rock we pass a flock at the gate

Waitin' for the same hand that will command our fate

From the sand strait to the land that awaits over yonder

Walkin' with the 'po I start to ponder over climbin' this

Si' and Yeshua 'The Tireless' wander cos a fire sits rockin' in the soul

Droppin' in the coal, it is the way we take control

Started with a stroll and soon expanded to a scroll

Holdin' it, but the plot becomes too thick to think



[Yeshua]



So we let instinct take its course

Of course it's not a force to be reckoned with

and in a second it's leadin' us up to the source that is beckonin'

Summoned to the summit, "Yo, be careful not to plummet"

Like the rain had just began to



[Siah]



"Yeah, true I understand you

But can you see us reachin' this peak before the end of the week?

I mean it's gettin' kinda steep and I feel I'm leavin' the beat"



[Yeshua]



"Why you doubtin'? We're too far for that

Besides, the top of the mountain lies at the end of the track..."



[Siah]



Finally we made it up, once again I'm layin' in the cut

like bacteria, not stayin' in the rut

Steerin' clear of this doubt that's waitin' in the gut

Right about then the 'po decided he would go and scout...



[Yeshua]



...out the area of this mountaintop

The rain stopped for a hot minute then dropped back in it

But now pourin', plus the thunder made me wonder 'What now?'



[Siah]



Soarin' through the sky I noticed a flock of birds lookin' terrified

Eyes never lie and their's verified my observation

In the distant sky I seen a figure and I figured he was chasin'



[Yeshua]



Comin' closer, the figure bigger than my imagination

Disturbed, he spotted us and just as quick

released the birds from a forced migration

Didn't look like he was up for any co-habitation

Came down and we were stuck



[Siah]



Petrified, I'd never seen a beast like this

He had wings made of leather and some feathers on his wrist

Our nemesis, commandin' powers unspeakable

I reminisced back to the forest and the creatures

who confronted us, I wondered what was the connection?



[Yeshua]



But no time for reflection, he walked in our direction

Like a thing possessed

I seen him holdin' in his hand somebody's cassette

and he didn't look impressed

He said, ("I heard your tape didn't like it cos you complicate

In fact, I hate all those that elevate

You made it this far, but don't celebrate

Cos your lives I decided to confiscate")

Before I could ask exactly what track aggravated matters

He crushed the tape and rushed straight at us

at a rate that made our hearts race, but we stayed in place

to face this waste of life, that's when Si' hit him with a...



[Siah]



...right at you, you can't stop this flight

I'll strike your dome in like the knight

to leave your whole cipher blown like the last one

(He tried to blast the ripper to no effect)

So ED stepped past me and then hit him with a...



[Yeshua]



...left, better than you burn

Permanent like a bad one

Your turn to combust must cause concern



[Siah]



But the beast just laughed and extinguished the thought

Cut his retort in half

I was sort of distraught seein' this beast in my path

Felt we had to release some next...



[Yeshua]



I knew he wouldn't expect it if we cold connected

on a single perspective, so we collected thoughts and ejected



(I) cannot (comprehend why you would) try to defend skies

(from those qualified to bend minds)

and send lives straight flyin' through the wind

(Those inside the urban know) the words make things

(Bro, between) the cracks (of the concrete minded)

Tracks make 'em clap and stomp

(Deep, but you find rhymes) too complex

to let me rise (high above the time line)

Now is the time, I'm seizin' the prize...



[Siah]



We took cover knowin' that we hit the mark

Discovered another level and this brother got ripped apart



[Yeshua]



He gripped his heart and fell down to the ground

Then smoke started comin' out his eyes and soon we found

a cloud surroundin' him



[Siah]



But I didn't go near for fear that he was still alive

(Even though I couldn't hear what was happenin' inside)

When it started to clear I figured that he had died

(But when the smoke disappeared...)

He and I, we were surprised, for in front of our eyes

There lay a child, kickin' and screamin', actin' wild, and uh...

(I decided it was safe to pick him up

So we did quick enough and then the baby stopped cryin'

"Yo, you think that we should take him back with us?")

Discussin' this when the baby tapped ED on the shoulder

And attract-ed our attention with a finger

Signallin' somethin' that we couldn't combat

He pointed over (my back, I turned around and dropped my jaw

Siah also looked amazed from the sight that he saw)

This kid found what we didn't even know we were lookin' for

(After this journey it seemed nothin' was sure)

But when the kid noticed it he proved his new friends wrong

(Cos surely we had found...) (What?)

Well, it was