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Answering old questions. Asking new ones. Setting the record straight while straight setting a record. An Anthem. A Promise. A Hint.
lyrics
I'm desiring my insightful minded atoms (adam's) to make a Dent
like Hitchhiker's Guide and since I was nine I've been finding
it's a thrilling science, writing, kinda like I'm Michael Crichton
So I'm delighted when the lines that I've designed and rhymed
are listened to and complied with as though provided by Simon.
Sometimes my fans inquire “AllOne we love the sentiments you ponder,
but they're getting hard to harbor, why not settle instead of wander,
on the vessel of the sonic instrumentals that you wanna slyly
pen a bit of your proper timely rhetoric in your mantra's rhyme schemes?”
Which is when I'll then respond and try teaching,
“hasn't your generous affection hinged on my thoughtful side themes?
Well I experiment at a constant to keep my mind free
which then again reminds me you can't spell “generic” without “genre, I C(I see)”.
My a capellas have hushed pubs where crowds were acting rowdy,
and my rapping's turned taciturn cafes nerds to fans clapping, loudly
why chase the goal and easy route of adapting to my surroundings,
when I'm capable of changing all the patterns right around me?
I'm influenced by authors and poets as much as music's might,
I utilize my muses ideas to entice beautiful lines,
I'll never choose to write aggressive stupid rhymes resembling useless fights,
and if I do decide to grab the bull by the horns,
It'll be to teach him to use em nice, to incite these soothing vibes,
to keep you moving right on through the night.
I'm not creative I just see places some haven't yet,
an imaginative frantic head, and a passionate acumen for tapping pens,
a palette wet with havoc and invasive crazies like George A. Romero's active set,
"Lights camera action" said, with that attempt to pass a test,
can I invest my time as masterfully as I have in the past
and dress the canvas while I act possessed like Isaac Mendes
and step back and just ask if I've manifested and managed
to capture a handle on my craft, and hope the answer's yes.
I'm mad, obsessed perhaps a drastic standard set but in my ideal work you can feel words,
I'm Neil Peart with steel nerves beating my head on conundrums in a field search to yield worth.
I'm influenced by authors and poets as much as music's might,
I utilize my muses ideas to entice beautiful lines,
I'll never choose to write aggressive stupid rhymes resembling useless fights,
and if I do decide to grab the bull by the horns,
It'll be to teach him to use em nice, to incite these soothing vibes,
to keep you moving right on through the night.
Some curtains are closed and drawn but my hope is not,
I'm holding on, my sense of knowing strong, my future's close to wrought
like Tobin's palm, I chase it like a homing dog, basset face, overall,
I'll be over, all ears if you're a basket case woven wrong
with salt tears when life seems cloaked in flaws, if you need me just blow the horns.
I'm influenced by authors and poets as much as music's might,
I utilize my muses ideas to entice beautiful lines,
I'll never choose to write aggressive stupid rhymes resembling useless fights,
and if I do decide to grab the bull by the horns,
It'll be to teach him to use em nice, to incite these soothing vibes,
to keep you moving right on through the night.
credits
from The Inevitable Effort,
track released June 10, 2012
Lyrics written and performed by Bruce "AllOne" Pandolfo. Production by Charlie Button. Recording, Mixing and Mastering by Michael Korb.
Left-field rapper, slam poet, singer/songwriter, and author Bruce Pandolfo from Long Island.
Creating to connect. Obsessively exploring and creating art as healing and growing.
Deeply vivid/introspective lyrics populate this ambitious folk rock project. The arrangements span from mellow/minimal to rocking and grandiose. Consistently emotive, unique and sincere. Brilliance. AllOne
Progressive yet punk, aggro yet emotional. One of my favorite bands from Long Island and doing everything they can to live up to their name, raising money for causes and making badass music, AllOne
I have been listening to variations of this album a long time. I remember I was living in a cardboard dumpster when some young guy was like yo dude it's gonna rain come crash on my couch. He played The Many Faces of Oliver Hart for me. I fell in love, I set my favorite track as Rain because we looped it when the rain came. That was one of the early acts of kindness I received in the nearly 20 years I've been homeless. @NomadRoamsFree