Truth & Dev: Tinman Blues

[Truth Iscariot]

Truth & Dev present...
Tinman Blues


Strumming the E-chord on the boards of my porch
Tryna recall the source of it all
My free-fall from the wall to the floor
The G-force that tore my insides...
After a whore and her lies walked with a guy...
Without a goodbye or a why... total surprise!
I mean I doted’ her eyes, every vocalised cry...
‘Was walkin’ hopeful I’d fly up high with this one
But now a bitch gone, switched, ditched like a snitch on...
A miss’ion to get rich from this con
This blonde took a list of shit that belonged...
On my wrist, my gold watch, cuff links
My chain n my rings, left me with holed socks...
Just old things, the TV remote but no screen
A wardrobe of clothes with no sleeves
All of my jeans but with no seams,
Broken
She left my home and then stole dreams
But at least a ‘cold fiend’ left my acoustic guitar...
To play out how my soul feels, the truth in my heart
Damn, she got this ruthless shit down to an art
I should’a been more astute equipped from the start...
With a stiff upper lip to resist ripping apart
Now just riffs and scars fill my lyrical bars...
But not Physical marks, literal, carved, these are...
...invisible, an individual’s darkness
Residual pain from a man wearing a target

Far down in the hall of happy folks they can hear my howl
As I tell the tale of how I fell victim to a predator on the prowl
A right vicious one, ripped my heart and asked no questions
Turned on her beloved mate without any sign of aggression
Wasn’t claws or teeth, but promiscuousness which was her weapon
Truthfully I should’ve known she was the type to teach the lessons
Mother warned me of as a youth
But she was a trickster in the form of a lady fit for affection
Hey honeyed lies piqued the interest of my sweet tooth
She was the cavity running rampant I needed to cut loose
Now my empire is all junk; I’m a modern day Fred Sanford
Standing on some poor street corner without pride or answers
To the question why’d the cancer known as love lance ‘em
And tare a gaping hole in the heart of an author and lover
The saddest part of it all, I can still place no love above her
It seems my mind is shattered, and by a veil covered
Unable to see the light of day, stuck on what won’t fade away
These Tinman Blues are here to stay
Heartless and unfeeling I attempt to find my way

Dev - Verse 1
Truth - Verse 2

[Godwasheeeeeeeeeeeeere]

She left my home and then stole dreams
But at least a ‘cold fiend’ left my acoustic guitar...
To play out how my soul feels, the truth in my heart
Damn, she got this ruthless shit down to an art

that was fire as fuck truth,, i read almost all your pieces bro i just dont reply to them for some reason(which is a bit fucked up lol) but this was really dope man, what i like about your writing is each verse or piece is a bit deeper and nicer and doper then the last. its dope when u see someone growing by each piece they write.. your rhyme scheme was on point the content was great and kept in interested...nice job my dude nice job

[Truth Iscariot]

She left my home and then stole dreams
But at least a ‘cold fiend’ left my acoustic guitar...
To play out how my soul feels, the truth in my heart
Damn, she got this ruthless shit down to an art

that was fire as fuck truth,, i read almost all your pieces bro i just dont reply to them for some reason(which is a bit fucked up lol) but this was really dope man, what i like about your writing is each verse or piece is a bit deeper and nicer and doper then the last. its dope when u see someone growing by each piece they write.. your rhyme scheme was on point the content was great and kept in interested...nice job my dude nice job

Thanks GoW, i wish i could take credit for that bit but that was Dev's handiwork

[Godwasheeeeeeeeeeeeere]

Thanks GoW, i wish i could take credit for that bit but that was Dev's handiwork

yeah i know bro i was just quoting that then speaking bout the verses lol

[Truth Iscariot]

yeah i know bro i was just quoting that then speaking bout the verses lol

Ha threw me for a loop

[CLA919]

@DEV I am not going to lie, a lot of you work is over my head... but this piece hits it right on the head, and I related to the mans every word - almost to the point of drawing a confession from me defending my demons.. ya know. Hot shit!!!
@Truth Iscariot you part didn't compliment Dev's it completed it. You two work well together, the only part missing was her side. I'm assuming it's due to the compromise of union vs. the passion of union - and she wasn't a whore, just felt "what is life itself if not lived passionately" but that's just my take ;o)

AWESOME WORK, remind me to reread - I might nominate for HOF

[Endeva.]

thanks man...

[Truth Iscariot]

bump and what not