Groundwork - Saul Williams

React.

Retreat.

Subtract.

Delete the beat

Until you’re told.

Don’t breathe.

Don’t move.

Don’t don’t

Holy.

Roller.

Wigwam.

North Dakota

Barefoot.

Brown dirt

Foot stomp.

Hand clap.

Groundwork

Martyr.

Loser.

Sinner.

Beggar.

Chooser

Chosen.

Leader.

Of the tribeless.

Neither

Neither.

Nor the only living son of Mr. Lonely

Toe spin on that money

New house.

New school.

New hospital.

New.

New

New church.

New God.

New race of the tribe of

Neither, neither, ruled by either either

Son of nonesuch, bewitched by the queen of

Anger.

Self control.

Tolerance.

To and fro

Wisdom.

Ecstasy.

Memories of her history

Neither.

Neither.

Won’t be either.

Either

Nor the brown dirt

Foot stomp.

Hand clap.

Groundwork

Player, play hard

I didn’t know where to at

Maps didn’t

… needs to destroy them

I saw thee face of fascists into my own home

The image that had been carefully built up in people’s minds

Will destroy the image