The Bio

Vocal and Lyrics: RA Scion
Bass: Dave Kurtiak
Organ: RA Scion
Produced by: Solar and RA Scion
Run Time: 5:20:73

Boom…
From thirty thousand feet I put the world into perspective
Well-connected like the 6:10 outta Detroit
I plan to leave the fam behind – to start my own is the objective
I selected ancient Babylon to prove my point
My glass was heavy with the bourbon – light on the coca-cola
Yo I told her several times: “I think my mind’s gone mad"
She never spoke about the burden when my head was on her shoulder
She knew- besides life she was all that I had
We touched down on dutch ground around the time of sunrise
Eyes bloodshot –we talkin’ ‘bout what-not and hemp
But the exodus for stop-overs is unauthorized
Forget the hash bar – I hit the cash bar with a limp
Time pass over the wine glass they boardin’ first class
Feels like my baggage has accumulated weight overnight
I’m fightin’ terminal sickness – made the lip-lick pass
But yo I know she only flashed back a smile to be polite
Sleep can overcome a body like sex when your fatigued
Would you believe I didn’t stir until we made the descent
She’s touchin’ up the cosmetics – yo, she’s outta my league
I outta be ashamed to think about my shady intent
Switch the swiss to Mediterranean time and start adjustin’
I was cussin all the way to the cab ‘bout jet lage
I swallowed seven bufferin to dead the headfull of percussion
Put out the camel light after just one drag –
We proceeded to finally get weeded in the back seat
Leavin’ black street ten thousand miles in the dust
And I was that far plus ten years from last week,
Until I saw my lovers image in the ad on the bus
GOD DAMN! I don’t belive this shit
She pressed her finger up against my lips and said “Shhh"

Check how the sweat toll off her back and hit my lap in drips
You understandin’ this? Maybe you aint’ felt like this –
It may be necessary to take you back to the beginning
Pretendin’ that we were married at the age of 14
Locker talk would have her grinnin’ when I’d casually mention
World travellin’ after breakin her outta fort green
She was all city, and I was everything but
And that just what had me curious in the first place
Beyond pretty – exotic to the point of disgust
Had brothers questionin’ their personal position on race
I chased her hard without regard for what the rest said hushed
“Its just a crush – I bet he quit and they’ll be split by June"
by Mid-July, kid I had her blessed-head trust
we consummated from midnight straight to high noon
The episodes continued in the most unlikely venues
She was wide open for exhibition even on stage
Despite what moms thought, son I knew just what I was getting’ into
Fully-experienced comin’ outta tenth grade –

That was the summer of my heart’s content – when we spent
Every second of every minute in the other ones head
She proceeded my rep up in every party we went
And that was alright with me –‘nuff said

Senior year at county high she put my love to the test
And got undressed at the homecoming dance for me to follow
Unable to resist the gyratin’ hips and chest
I’ll be fillin’ out exculpatory papers by tomorrow
True indeed – expelled like phlegm - tell him I don’t give a
We deliver hard core stunts and run wild
Trotted all the way to Broadway’s bridge across the river
Playin’ drama; I’m mom’a prodigal son child

I plan-ta bring her to Indiana where we could spread out
No doubt – receptability was fifty feet deep
But after 24 months of more blunts she wanted out
When I came outta my sleep, the bags were packed in the jeep
Track the bio up the ohio and settle down in cinci
Independently we trynna make plans for long term
For every bottle emptied I was fillin’ up with envy
Counter pro-deuced the love and made a fatal wrong turn
They say that tragedies occur in threes so prepare
And beware of the ominous voice of bad news
Yo I heard it at a volume I could hardly bear
Then outta nowhere came an angel disguised in tattoos

We laid down to the sound of steel drums and burning spears
Kinda tribal was the vibe of survival on that night
Without word she lit the herb and through the smoke disappeared
When she return she has the news of my life – that’s right
She dropped the embryonic atomic and number two hit
I know it’d be the end of me and my love from school days
But accustomed to infidelity she didn’t say---
She just split, and left a note that read “I love you always"
I think depression had be stretchin for forms of novacaine
Yo I was out there – touchin the rim like Manute
Sweet – tooth for candy – causin cavities in the brain
The arm is dangerous when releasing the rubber band noose
In the meantime, that former queen o mine made it big
Damn it hurt to see her flirtin’ in the public spotlight
I barely recognized her essence through the high-priced digs
But I could tell just by the way she smiled –something’s not right
I heard through tight connections she was doin’ nearby shows
So I proposed to the angel that I might just go and check her
Intuitively apprehensive – truly she knows
But she relented in tears, and that was just the way I left her
Honestly I do respect her, but I gotta satisfy- the urge
The words I speak, never do it justice

I put pennies together just to purchase milk and bread – But I’ll splurge
Hopin’ the sight’ll make the spirits uplift
Arrived 20 minutes early, guess I was eager to see her
Passed the time with a shot of Jim Beam and six beers
The fibers of my sweater absorbin’ the smell of reefer
Lights dim – then upon the stage she appears
Have you ever really listened to the lyrics of – uh “killin’ me softly?"
Yo- this girl was speakin’ mah name
She was describin’ the pain of former relationships – possibly
It wasent’ HER, it was me that had changed
I didn’t even hang around to try and talk backstage
I mean for what? I’m no longer the man I used to be

And I apologized to those who had to witness the rage
But sometimes, epiphanies can lead to hostility
Imagine this – the ravenous focused the anger on the angel
As if, she was to blame for my mistake of the past
Violently awakened late on night – I’m bein’ strangled
By God’s Hand – yo emancipated at last
He made it clear when He spoke in my ear how it would happen
I was paralyzed – not even able to respond
But fully conscious of this plan that he was mappin’
My journey – set to being with step one –
Step one: Make your wife your role model
Step two: Recognize who gave life to your daughter
Step three: Leave the alcohol in the bottle
Then you’ll start to see it all from the eyes of a father…

All lyrics and music © RA Scion 2004