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Sage Francis - Dance Monkey
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Sage Francis - 16 Years
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Sage Francis - Agony In Her Body
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Sage Francis - All Word No Play
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Sage Francis - Andy Kaughman
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Sage Francis - Apathy And Sage On Tone Capones Show 903 Wriu
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Sage Francis - Black Out On White Night
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Sage Francis - Black Sweatshirt
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Sage Francis - Bridle
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Sage Francis - Broccilude
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Sage Francis - Broken Wings
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Sage Francis - Buckets Of Silence
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Sage Francis - Cafe Girl
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Sage Francis - Call Me Francois
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Sage Francis - Can I Kick It?
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Sage Francis - Civil Obedience
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Sage Francis - Clickety Clack
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Sage Francis - Climb Trees
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Sage Francis - Come Come Now
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Sage Francis - Conspiracy To Riot
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Sage Francis - Crack Pipes
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Sage Francis - Crumble
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Sage Francis - Cup Of Tea
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Sage Francis - Damage
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Sage Francis - Diamonds And Pearls
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Sage Francis - Different
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Sage Francis - Dirty Mac
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Sage Francis - Disasters
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Sage Francis - Doomage Damage
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Sage Francis - Escape Artist
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Sage Francis - Eviction Notice
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Sage Francis - Eye Of The Tiger
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Sage Francis - Flashback 96
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Sage Francis - Follow Me Snippet Verse
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Sage Francis - Fresh
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Sage Francis - Garden Gnomes
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Sage Francis - Going Back To Rehab
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Sage Francis - Good Fashion
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Sage Francis - Got Up This Morning
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Sage Francis - Ground Control
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Sage Francis - Gunz Yo
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Sage Francis - Haunted House Party
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Sage Francis - Hell Of A Year
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Sage Francis - Hey Bobby
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Sage Francis - High Step
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Sage Francis - Hoofprints In The Sand
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Sage Francis - Hopeless
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Sage Francis - House Of Bees
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Sage Francis - I Apologize Featuring Sole
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Sage Francis - I Keep Calling
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Sage Francis - I Was Zero
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Sage Francis - I'm Afraid Featuring Sole
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Sage Francis - Inherited Scars
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Sage Francis - Inner Conflict
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Sage Francis - Jah Didn't Kill Johnny
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Sage Francis - Jesus In A Bowl Of Germs
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Sage Francis - Keep Moving
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Sage Francis - Killing Time Live On 90.3
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Sage Francis - Lie Detector Test
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Sage Francis - Life Is What Distracts You From Death
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Sage Francis - Little Houdini
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Sage Francis - London Bridge
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Sage Francis - Love The Lie
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Sage Francis - Mainstream 307 Non Prophets
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Sage Francis - Majority Rule
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Sage Francis - Makeshift Patroit
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Sage Francis - Mermaids Are Sea Sluts (spoken word piece performed on 90.3 WRIU)
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Sage Francis - Message Sent
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Sage Francis - Midgets And Giants
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Sage Francis - Mullet (Spoken Word Recorded Live At The Met Café, 1998)
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Sage Francis - Mutiny
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Sage Francis - My Name Is Strange
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Sage Francis - Narcissist (live On 90.3 Wriu)
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Sage Francis - Needle
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Sage Francis - Next Testament
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Sage Francis - Oliver Twisted
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Sage Francis - Orphanage Freestyle Part Ii Featuring Aesop Rock Slug And Eyedea
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Sage Francis - Pen To The Gun Fight
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Sage Francis - Personal Journalist
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Sage Francis - Pitchers Of Silence
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Sage Francis - Polterzeitgeist
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Sage Francis - Product Placement
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Sage Francis - Rewrite
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Sage Francis - Runaways
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Sage Francis - Sea Lion
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Sage Francis - Slow Down Gandhi
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Sage Francis - Smoke And Mirrors
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Sage Francis - Souvenier (Unreleased)
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Sage Francis - Specialist
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Sage Francis - Strange Famous (spoken word rhyme on 90.3 WRIU)
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Sage Francis - Stuck Featuring Slug
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Sage Francis - Sun Vs Moon
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Sage Francis - The Baby Stays
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Sage Francis - The Best Of Times
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Sage Francis - The Buzz Kill
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Sage Francis - The Emperor's New Clothing
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Sage Francis - The Masters Are Back Nonprophets
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Sage Francis - The Strange Famous Mullet Remover
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Sage Francis - The Time Of My Life
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Sage Francis - The Weak Link
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Sage Francis - The Write A 1995/1996 Class Project
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Sage Francis - Three Sheets To The Wind
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Sage Francis - Threewrite (Non-Prophets)
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Sage Francis - Tree Of Knowledge
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Sage Francis - Trite
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Sage Francis - Underground For Dummies
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Sage Francis - Vital Signs
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Sage Francis - Waterline
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Sage Francis - Whore Monger
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Sage Francis - Worry Not
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Sage Francis - You Cant Give Up On Love
Inherited Scars
Sage Francis
I didn't tell anyone about what I seen or heard that day amongst the words still
I'm scared to plant ideas into your head while your rebellious side is fertile
Hurdles are getting knocked down
I'm running a losing race
Your legs aren't the only ones marked up - how many dreams have you chased?
If I could have said this to your face maybe you wouldn't have to write like I do,
Except I use paper instead of my body now; it's something you might want to try too
From haikus to horror stories, it's something in our blood that we share,
Something in our blood that appears on the surface of our skin when we bring it there
My facial expression said I didn't care
Hate and aggression must've made an impression on the little kid who stared,
Sitting on stairs when I would bother to bring my skates
My feeble attempt at being a strong, big brother doing father figure 8's
Ripping my cape on the ground that it dragged on
Tripping on fate and hearing the sounds of a sad song
Listen, it's great sharing time now that dad's gone,
But what's with the choice of words?
Or the body parts that you decided to tag them on?
I'm a vagabond, who moved to modern day Babylon and then back again
With minimal contact and you know I can't ask your mom what's happening
You've got such beautiful gifts What are you doing ruining the packaging?
How ironic come to think I probably put this ink on my back for him
I want you to laugh and sing more,
But you dropped anchor in a place
where dreams go to die and you're keeping your ass indoors
I'm asking for you to stick it out and see things through
You're asking for me to zip my mouth and keep it just between me and you
[Chorus]
If I could have been there from the beginning if I could be there right now
if I could promise to be there when you need me, would it raise an eyebrow?
How would your body be different if I still dropped by for visits?
Is it my place to put a smile on your face?
Could I erase your body language telling you its all been said before?
Or change the words you wrote, exchanging your scars for my metaphors?
I'd add them to my collection while smiling
Next time you want to paint with razor blades and need a canvas use my skin
[Verse Two]
Hiding your sins well, but I see the hell that your limbs speak
Tongue in cheek Lying awake in bed while other kids sleep
The strength of evil begins to keep your grins weak
No matter the length of the needle
marking up one's body is so much more than skin deep
Feel the pin prick The grim reap what they sew and you're trained to say that you're fine
Your threshhold for pain is greater than mine
So I'm waiting in the lines that you give me patiently,
While you get cut in the lines that THEY make YOU wait inin ways that they can't see
If there's a vacancy as far as room in your life goes,
say it to me But don't do it with a knife under your clothes
Because the anguish of hidden skin is letting my ghosts be shown
Plus the language its written in hits especially close to home
I'm most alone when I'm out of touch with the people who feel this type of pain
You might just aim for a day that its raining to strike a vein to take my name in
Changing your uniform and altering your mind set
Has your pointer finger decided if it was a fault of his or mine yet?I bet
I know the dialect It's nowhere I haven't been before
With skin that's sore Battle scars that rise from our inner war
Are decorative medals of honor that our father decided to pass through inheritance
And it is repetitive when the kids head in the direction of evidence
proving the pain and hurt is relative
All this pain and hurt is relative...
(repeat chorus)
Fade to black