Angel Headed Hipsters (Own Ghost)

from Footprints by Organic Flow

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lyrics

Being prisoner--
own ghost.

"Angel headed hipsters"
downtown Chicago.
Knee-up, arm-switched
on blueline--

radiant cool eyes
ostensibly deep
and knowing
but always
with the agenda
of their fathers--

and underpinnings
of an oedipus complex:

skulls inner scenary
semantic-less.

"Angel headed hipsters"
isolated by choice.

Being Prisoner--
own ghost.

"Angel headed hipsters"
isolated by choice.

The machinery of night--
colored people

drove them to the back
of their mental terrain--

and out the white
picket fence from
the front porch--

of our sanity:

these lips
something you can
catch; nature or
nuture America's
tightrope--

strung within my heart
playing a ballad
pulled grotesquely--

as the man rocking
in a white gymnasium:
reaching in his pocket
for a gasper long gone.

On the Eisenhower
walking along the side--

down my head
and bent to it again.

Tip-toeing
along the line
carrying my sign
that says:

"I'm not
homeless
you are. "

Wealth can't
buy you out
of your mind--

or terminate
xenophobic creatures
in your terrain:

"I'm not
homeless
you are."

When your last piece of
mental furniture goes--

in whose arms will you
through yourself
America?

Being prisoner--
own ghost.

credits

from Footprints, released April 14, 2012

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Organic Flow Chicago, Illinois

Known for their innovative style, Organic Flow create cultural dialogue through their music. They are known in the Chicagoland area for their process of respectfully combining elements of jazz and hip hop music. The band is a quartet composed of Zane Ranney (drums), Michael Cantafio (guitar), Liam Bird (MC) and Dave Gilman (bass), but also calls on many feature members and guest artists. ... more