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"Fear" an excerpt from Native Son

By Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Brrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinng! An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room. A bed spring creaked. A woman's voice sang…

…flooded the room and revealed a black boy standing in a narrow space between two iron beds, rubbing his eyes with the

…their hands, their attention caught by a light tapping in the thinly plastered walls of the room

A Life in a Day

By Spongebob Squarepants

Spongebob Squarepants

…: Who is that guy? Nazz: That's Larry the Lobster. He's like living large! Nat: What's your secret Larry? Larry: Well, you've gotta…

…bubbles? We should be living in the moment! We should be living like Lar... [hears sea horses neighing…

…] This is it SpongeBob! This is where we redeem are miserable lives! It's time to start... [jumps in the air, then stops] ...living like Larry! [he…

"Clapping For The Wrong Reasons" Screenplay

By Childish Gambino (2013)

On album Because the Internet (2013)

Because the Internet

…) Uh, it is June I believe DONALD Then he's probably in the Northern Hemisphere somewhere CUT TO: INT. KITCHEN - DAY DONALD fixes…

…get to that point like why did I get here? Sometimes they just do DONALD When I was like five or six, we were living in Decatur, in the projects. In

Commons Drop. It's nice now, but like we were living there and I remember my mom's friend. Like a friend of the

Camera Day

By Flying Lotus (2010)

On album Pattern+Grid World (2010)

Pattern+Grid World

…) Uh, it is June I believe DONALD Then he's probably in the Northern Hemisphere somewhere CUT TO: INT. KITCHEN - DAY DONALD fixes…

…to that point like why did I get here? Sometimes they just do DONALD When I was like five or six, we were living in Decatur, in the projects. In

Commons Drop. It's nice now, but like we were living there and I remember my mom's friend. Like a friend of the

Slicker This Year

By Todd Williams

On album December 1994

December 1994

…for everybody to think about the people right outside this door that's homeless as you're sittin' in these $900 and $300 seats…

…as” Digable Planets.      It's an early summer morning, from the subway car window it looks like rain. I'm on my way…

…black high-top Adidas. He speaks in a soft “man of the people” tone. What he believes, he pushes on us; not through verbal…

Never Been // the Night I Swam

By Dom Peluso the R.A.M (2018)

On album The Night I Swam Across the Ocean (2018)

The Night I Swam Across the Ocean

…ground beneath a bulldozer I'm not depressed, I just gave the world a cold shoulder And now I'm steady cooped in my room I ain't talking about the car, not the

…rushing through me, like a first kiss Instead of this congestion in my chest plate When people ask me "what's the move?", it's

…once all day, and it's only to bring the groceries in This was not showering for three days, busy cleaning my lyrics up like

Six North

By Original Concept Cast of It's Kind of a Funny Story

…and freshly see the life in question (spoken) They're a colorful crew. I think it's time they made a first impression. Craig, I…

They're bugging the phones, the lights in the ceiling When you think you're alone you're not They'll be watching your room

…there is this buzzing There is nothing like the fear of living so misunderstood A buzz from the anxiety that cuts just like a knife For some of us, it's just…

Hell Frezes Over (Album)

By The Eagles

The Eagles

…it, Get over it It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak You're makin' the most of your losin' streak Some call…

…it sick, but I call it weak You drag it around like a ball and chain You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain You wave it like

…a place to stand or a place to hide Down in the crowded bars, out for a good time, Can't wait to tell you all, what it's like up…

Cleaning Out My Mind

By Shad Fer

Shad Fer

…roam feeling alone Dealing with people in my home that won't leave me to grow, It's easy to know what I wanna be,I want the

…world honor me Read my lyrics and hooks like the book of Deuteronomy I'm just a minion living inside my fathers dominion Born in

…with a lot of exuberance I'm wise for my size but there's still room for improvement It's stupid,people treat living life like it's a true sin Oh he's

It's All Worth Living For

By Levi The Poet (2017)

On album It's All Worth Living For (2017)

It's All Worth Living For

…corner and High-five the grandkids With a thin-lipped grin like "child, you have no idea what life is." I want to find out We had…

Will not be enough to convince someone that life is beautiful But perhaps the wonder of another human being Actually subjecting himself to drink this For the sake of being in

…most godawful cup of coffee I've ever had in my life You've got to try it It's all worth living for It tastes like

G Block Beatty Speech

By RB

RB

…well until photography came into its own. Then--motion pictures in the early twentieth century. Radio. Television. Things began…

…moon tides, living tonight in the room where you slept this noon and I the night before." Mildred went out of the room and slammed the door. The

…about the firemen, then?" asked Montag. "Ah." Beatty leaned forward in the faint mist of smoke from his pipe. "What more…

Super Genius

By Actual Proof (2011)

On album The Talented Tenth (2011)

The Talented Tenth

…' they taste Like eating off a griddle no blow Never congregate with the so-so Snob hop in it's purest, this here is my modern life I…

They say I'm coming from the outside looking in Looking like that nigga that your favorite rapper should've been Better than the

Kid Daytona] What a beautiful day it is, cruisin' to Mayfield In a ride that glide like [?] when he was hoopin' in [?] Living

John John Da Don vs Kid Twist

By King Of The Dot

On album Back To Basics

King Of The Dot

…was on Black Entertainment Now I'm pissed, cause what is this? Charron's faggot replacement You getting stuck underground like you trapped in the

…wanna end up holy, book, but that's what they made Bibles for Two battles in one day, and I wrote for both of them the night before…

like 22 in '09? Ok, now you got some shit to explain Now I'm not calling you a creep because you damn near 30 trying to get in the game But what

Only Fear of Death (Izzamuzzic Remix)

By 2Pac (1997)

On album R U Still Down? [Remember Me] (1997)

R U Still Down? [Remember Me]

it's like I'm losin' focus Fallin' asleep while I'm in service, when will I die? Forever paranoid and nervous, because I'm high…

…[Intermission] If I know that in this hotel room, they have food everyday And i'm knocking on the door everyday... to eat And they tell - they open the

…food around... But they're telling me "there's no food in here"-- You know what i'm saying? Everyday, I'm standing outside trying…

I'm Thinking About Going Home

By Flugente (2007)

On album Flugente (2007)

Flugente

…but that's not enough all the time I'm familiar with what I put into my mouth And familiar with what also comes out The whole world is connected to a cord in

…there was never a doubt Until I left home and then I had my doubts And there is no prison like the living room couch It'll suck you right in and never let…

…you go And the people on TV are the people that you know And every room in the house is climate controlled And you sit…

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