Sage Francis

I Keep Calling

Sage Francis


Intro:

Pick up, Pick up...Pick up, Pick up...

Verse One:

Now I can't even think back. Self-induced amnesia has made its impact 
Mental health produced at leisure was frayed once it was intact 
I voluntarily refuse to remenisce 
If I could choose any wish...I'd lose my genesis 
And prove to my nemesis that I don't need Memory Lane on my way home 
But I got lost and I needed a pay phone 
Because I was in an unsafe zone...inside of a place unknown 
Where unfamilliar faces roam (...and it's so strange)... 
I've got no change...I could've sworn that I did when I left 
My breath gets heavy with every lie and theft 
I looked right and left...then I called people at my home collect 
To tell them, "Things changed." But they just won't accept 
I'm out of range...with no respect. Every time I asked for directions 
All I got was dead ai, cut lines, and bad connections 
People who would helo changed their number to unlisted 
411 info left me unassisted. Wickedly twisted... 
incidents. Is it coincidence? I choose to think so 
Deep in thought, my eyes blink slow. Pictures appear like slide shows 
My mind knows each and every single detail 
Total recall is leaving me pale 
Sick to my stomach...nautious...forces of nature bring my homing instinct 
Its stink...is so distinct...now let me think...a minute 
epiphany: This is the much traveled trail from my past 
Now an unbeaten path...unfunny memories are now making me laugh.

Chorus

Verse Two:

Haaaaaa! The flashbacks of my past acts are numerous 
Since out the uterus...Earth encounters ain't been that humerous 
heheheheh...my laugh lines have been faked for the last time 
I'm past my prime. Climaxing again is a task of mine 
I'm homeward bound. Break out the map and atlas 
I ask gas station attendants...and they just act pissed 
I'm black listed...for not staying true to white lies 
I fight lies...in darkness...heartless...until the night dies 
Then I shed some light on what's the matter 
Reflections in the looking glass self scatter when the hard stares make it shatter 
7 years bad luck? Time's irrelevant 
I'm searching for signs of intelligent minds, but find the element 
Which blinds what the hell I think. Now I'm thinking... 
"What time is it?" I see the 12:00 blinking 
Check the position...of the sun...to see there is none 
I figure there's an eclipse...so I look away to save my wisdom 
The solar system left me stranded in a universe 
Where I do reverse psychology. Apologies are made through my verse 
Ain't nothing to do but curse when I'm frustrated 
Making people disgusted. Plus, I'm mistrusted and hated 
That's an understatement, but who really cares about my failure years? 
I'm on an expedition...following my trail of tears 
From when I cried, but...it dried up...and vaporized 
I played your game, so where's my consalation prize? I'm taking lies 
from faking guys...and gals...who want to be my pals...and peers 
At this here pace, it'll take me a thousand years 
To fins my way back...encompassing what they lack 
It cost me most of my life, but still I'm thinking about a pay back 
Decapitated...I lost my head, and fear is activated 
I'm in a fog. My blood, sweat and tears evaporated 
I back track to find my lost sense of direction 
Stop, look, and listen...before I cross the intersection 
There's much construction. I'm signaled with morse code 
to take a detour. Somehow I end up on an off road 
I squint my eyes...trying to find some street signs 
I can only read strong thoughts. These people have weak minds 
Trapped in a desert that to me looks like a sandbox 
With damn NARCS...hold up, son...I'm noticing some landmarks 
I rack my brain...knowing that I can't attack in vane 
Upon return I promised myself not to act the same 
But every so often my selective screen memory...will be my enemy 
Metamorphasize and say, "Remember me?" 
Getting me petro...wish I could kill the retro 
But heck no...to much of my past I just can't let go 
I'm just a stone's throw away from my home turf...which really is this whole earth 
But claims like that have no worth 
epiphany: And then it hits me...the reason why I'm dizzy 
Is because I've been traveling in circles keeping myself busy.
(Where is he?)

Chorus

Outro:

Deejay Perseus drumming.