The Puppet Master feat. XM & Bruklor

[Nahlidge]

Nahlidge
XM
Bruklor

What is freedom, when you`re always told what to do?
What is life, when the path ahead was molded for you?
What is liberty, anything more than a symbol or statue?
What is happiness, when the thought of it gets thrown at you?
What is a lie, when it`s sugar coated and told in a hymn?
What is truth, when the common man keeps holdin` it in?
What is right, when we're told we should follow what's wrong?
What is left, when everyone but you seems to move on?
I`ve seen freedom, from the trigger side of a double barrel
I`ve lived life, not worryin` about passive trends or apparel
I`ve found liberty, on the same street that houses madness
I`ve been happy, until it left me, I don`t know what happened
I`ve told a lie, beacuse I knew you couldn`t handle the truth
I`ve sold the truth, to the horned man that stands in a suit
I`ve been right, from the start, all along you`ve been wrong
I`ve never left, all I asked was for you to hold out your arm

What is clause, when justified by the sayings of men?
What's the effect, when every action evolves to a sin?
What is beliefs, with no proof of heaven or hell?
What is faith, when words brought the sake of a sell?
What is blood, when you barely remember the drips?
What is family, when their only used for you to exist?
What is existance, when nobody ever noticed you there?
What is dying, when no one grieves or shows that they care?
I've known clause, I've never needed a reason to act
I've seen effects, and every one tends to lead to a fact
I've use to believe, til' knowledge said it was written by us
I've had faith, but my old ways won't allow me to trust
I've spilled blood, even though I don't agree with war
I've found family, that never stayed, what the fuck were they for?
I've longed existance, since everybody's in need of purpose
I've avoided dying, well I hope living is certainly worth it

What is disaster, if we've witnessed nothing but it's wrath?
What is magic, when we only reminisce about it's past?
What is hate, without the productivity of laughter?
What is immortal, if we feel conductivity towards actors?
What is trauma, if we've never seen light outside the E.R.?
What is stability, if our titanic was based upon a see-saw
What is distance, without the stamina to finish the race
What is destiny, if we keep ignoring the concept of space
What is context, if we've never wandered past the box
What is sex, if the appeal never felt the warmth of sparks
I've seen disaster, and my first hand whimpered to the carnage
I've felt the magic, and succumbed with prayers to it's homage
I've held hate to find respect inside the arrogance of the devils smirk
I've rebelled with immortality as though I payed for its worth
I've caressed trauma, living up to it as it was my last dying wish
I've always thought stability depended on how hard the fist hit
I've been taught to listen from a distance, as to avoid treason
I've kissed destiny, but she was never down for a threesome
I've respected context until I finished reading my first book
I've only had sex, I'm still waiting to see how love looks

[Nahlidge]

http://www.rapbattles.com/forum/show...084/index.html
http://www.rapbattles.com/forum/show...641/index.html

[Bruklor]

per se

Thanks family!

[Soule]

oh my fucking god! this piece was insane! at first, i had a feeling that the structure was gonna get annoying... but it never did. i can't even dare to say that anybody outshined the others. because you complimented the one before you perfectly. i thought the ending of all three verses were just fucking intense... had my heart pacing... that's how god this shit was! wording was good. really liked the concept. thought bruk ended it just right. keep it up... nom'd.

[IDGAF]

Oh my god.. I don't know where to start with this piece. Just like King, I thought the repetition would piss me off, but it really fit, and sounded dope. This is really deep.

Nahlidge;
"What is freedom, when you`re always told what to do?
What is life, when the path ahead was molded for you?
What is liberty, anything more than a symbol or statue?
What is happiness, when the thought of it gets thrown at you?"
I don't know why, but those beginning lines made my heart jump while reading them. I just was really feeling this, because I've had all those emotions before. I think of these exact things on a daily basis, basically.

XM;
"What is existance, when nobody ever noticed you there?
What is dying, when no one grieves or shows that they care?"
I thought those lines were dope, they really went well together, and grasped the feelings of loneliness in life.

Bruklor;
"I've been taught to listen from a distance, as to avoid treason
I've kissed destiny, but she was never down for a threesome
I've respected context until I finished reading my first book
I've only had sex, I'm still waiting to see how love looks "
That was just a sick way to end it. I laughed at the destiny line there, haha, kinda caught me off guard but it was cool. I like that you separate love and sex too, not many rappers understand that.

I honestly couldn't find anything wrong with any of your verses. I really loved this piece, keep it up guys.

If you could, peep my piece?
http://www.rapbattles.com/forum/show...369/index.html

[XM]

didnt kno this was dropped lol

[Godwasheeeeeeeeeeeeere]

I`ve seen freedom, from the trigger side of a double barrel
I`ve lived life, not worryin` about passive trends or apparel
I`ve found liberty, on the same street that houses madness
I`ve been happy, until it left me, I don`t know what happened

that eas really raw

I've use to believe, til' knowledge said it was written by us
I've had faith, but my old ways won't allow me to trust

this was my fav bar of ur verse tho it all flowed well n content was nasty that stood out most to me


I've been taught to listen from a distance, as to avoid treason
I've kissed destiny, but she was never down for a threesome

thats my favorite bar of the entire collab, it was really clever n dope to me


all in all this was a real sick collabo, it should probably be nominated, the content was fresh all the way around as well as flow n everything else, but yall know ths already, so props

[StaCC]

this is no doubt the best OM i have read yet... everything about it was sick

[XM]

uppin

[Soule]

http://www.rapbattles.com/forum/show...674/index.html

[Cody Nash]

What is hate, without the productivity of laughter?
What is immortal, if we feel conductivity towards actors?
What is trauma, if we've never seen light outside the E.R.?
What is stability, if our titanic was based upon a see-saw

^^dope as fuck.. and that finishing line killed it...


dunno, really mixed feelings about this.. because I'm not sure whether to like or dislike the basic factor in the writing.. that repeating feeling I get from reading it... I know it's meant to be there, sort've like the "Why" track by Jadakiss but with a different direction... but I just don't know!! lol. like I said, mixed feelings...


yet still, there are some tight ass lines... first stanza did his thing, definitely held up.. had some good lines.. 2nd stanza had a slight mistake in wording part way in, but still made up for it in dope parts... 3rd, and last, was definitely my favorite part though... it sort've brought the piece back for me, because the first stanza had a good feel, sort've brought me into a concept that I was unsure would work.. 2nd part had some good lines, but started to sound more and more like the first part to me... then, BAM.. that third stanza just kicked off and brought me right back into a pleasent read... in the end, I suppose I was happy with it...

the title, again, sort've a love hate thing.. because it has a connection with the read, as far as the what is/I've done flips -- but it also doesn't feel right for what's being said in each section... dunno, like I said, the read is sort've one big love/hate thing for me... I didn't ABSOLUTELY HATE IT, and I didn't think it was the greatest read of all time... but it was still pretty tight... so keep it up guys. I'll def check out your next collabs if any... thanks for the read!

[Bruklor]

Saaaank Yooooouuuu.

& thanks for the honest opinion Cry.

[Bruklor]

Why not, Up.