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"Ratiug" by John Frusciante from 'PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone,' available now.

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"Ratiug" Lyrics:

(Verse 1)
I need a taste, I can almost face myself
There is a way, a never-ending pavement cast
Land on a date such a long, long way, way back
Which has a crave for the path that ends in black

(Pre-Chorus 1)
Ooh (ooh)
I gotta fade another day (Yay!)
I can taste it, I can feel it
Ah!

(Chorus 1)
And you can have, you can have my face right now, yeah
Ooh, standing back from the lapse
Children are what you are
Yeah!

(Verse 2)
Tim Gilbert weighs internally more than the scales say
Carries a weight, such that no eyes see in air
Jean Nealy views from a place where time is flat
She sees a haze that could penetrate more black

(Pre-Chorus 2)
Ooh, she's gotta seize who sees
And she wants to live in lightning
God, (God, shrinking multiplicity) God shrinking multiplicity where you are
(You are!)

(Chorus 2)
And you can have, you can have my fate right now, yeah
Ooh, another grave, another blank
Children are what you are
Ooh, landscapes come and pass my way
Vision goes in a car
Ooh, won't you stay, another day?
Above you, you mostly are
And in the cradle, a newborn babe
Is a dot in the war
Ooh, spreads its wings, intervenes
Human, atop a star

(Outro)
One, two, three, again, two...
Uh, huh, yeah (A-ha)
Yeah, yeah (A-ha) (A-ha)

Yo, yes I'll be the man, actin' as if I ain't
This is somethin' that I know, could care less about what you think
Now, just speakin' on the flow, more so, just how I think
This is somethin' you should know, therefore you should not have to think
That's just the way they go, so figure, let it go, yo
This is just a freestyle but my shit ain't free, though
I'mma take my best shot, patience it like a free throw
Throw that to scoreboard, who's your rhymin’ hero?
None other than me, Lord, wha' we praisin’ me for?
'Cause I be the God, so why must I even say more?
More money, more problems, shit
I got mad problems, I need mad money

Yo, yes I'll be the man, actin' as if I ain't
This is somethin' that I know, could care less about what you think
Now, just speakin' on the flow, more so, just how I think
This is somethin' you should know, therefore you should not have to think
That's just the way they go, so figure, let it go, yo
This is just a freestyle but my shit ain't free, though
I'mma take my best shot, patience it like a free throw
Throw that to scoreboard, who's your rhymin’ hero?
None other than me, Lord, wha' we praisin’ me for?
'Cause I be the God, so why must I even say more?
More money, more problems, shit
I got mad problems, I need mad money, nizzle.