Blood Is Thicker Than Mud


ButchP
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04/01/2007 8:26 pm
This is my 1st post here.I'm a guitarist turned songwriter ... this is just the lyric for now.Sort of RATM but more rock...


this prompted me to finish a song I started 2 years ago.

On 10-25-06 I went to serve jury duty for the Compton Ca Court.Two hours later I got picked for a panel. It took 45 minutes to read off 36 counts . It was a very long 45 minutes.Two days later I was Juror #14. Southern California is a great place to live……The gang bangers think so too.

Thicker Than Mud
BPrice

FLYIN’ HIGH IN THE HOOD ON COLT FORTY’S AND WEED
LOWRIDIN' SHOTGUN' CRANKIN’ AN EIGHT BALL OF SPEED
HIS DEAD EYES LAUGHED WITH A TWEAKY STUTTER
WHEN THEY PEEP SOME HOODIES FLAGGIN’ THE WRONG COLOR

HE MUMBLES A PRAYER KISSES HIS ST. CHRIS CROSS
CREEPS ‘ROUND THE CORNER IN A BLUE CLOUD OF EXHAUST
EMPTIES HIS PIECE INTO A DARK NIGHT FULL OF THUGS
‘TIL THAT DEAD-END BLACK TOP IS SWIMMIN’ IN BLOOD

ON THE STREETS OF HIS HOOD
WHERE BEIN’ BAD IS GOOD
THE FAMILIA IS YOUR ONLY LOVE
AND BLOOD IS THICKER THAN MUD

HIS HOMIE KNUCKLE KNOCKS HIM FOR ICIN’ THOSE CHUMPS
TOKES UP ‘NOTHER FATTIE AND PUMPS UP SOME OLD SCHOOL FUNK
CHOW SOME BURGER AND FRIES FROM THE JACK BOX CLOWN
THEN HEAD OUT TO THE CLUB FOR SOME CHICA THROW DOWN

BUT THE FIVE-O RUBBER NECKED THEM ON IMPERIAL HIGHWAY
THE RED LIGHT BURNT A HOLE INTO THEIR D EIGHTY-EIGHT
KILLED THE LIGHTS JUMPED THE CURB HUNG A HARD RIGHT ON VALLEY
THEN BLASTED A GETAWAY PATH THROUGH GARBAGE CAN ALLEY

ON THE STREETS OF HIS HOOD
WHERE BEIN’ BAD IS GOOD
THE FAMILIA IS YOUR ONLY LOVE
AND BLOOD IS THICKER THAN MUD

KICKIN’ BACK AT THE CRIB SURFIN’ THE FOUR- ONE- ONE
SWEATIN’ BULLETS OF PRIDE WITH A POCKET FULL OF GUN
NOTHIN’S ON BUT VH1 POOL PARTY SLUTS
WHEN HIS CELL STARTS HOWLIN’ “DAMNIT G PICK UP”

IT’S HIS LIL’ SIS BAWLIN’ LIKE A SEASICK BAGPIPE
SOME CRAZY ****E ‘BOUT SOME BANGERS PULLIN’ A DRIVE BY
THEY HIT JR. AND HIS BOY’S ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM B BALL
AND CHEWIES GRANNY ON THE CORNER SAID SHE SAW IT ALL

ON THE STREETS OF HIS HOOD
WHERE BEIN’ BAD IS GOOD
THE FAMILIA IS YOUR ONLY LOVE
AND BLOOD IS THICKER THAN MUD
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04/01/2007 8:59 pm
Kinda gangster. I can hear that being put to a rap song.
Let your soul shine. Its better than sunshine. Its better than moonshine. Damn sure better than rain.
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04/02/2007 9:14 pm
all the capital letters intimidate me

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04/02/2007 10:15 pm
Yeah... the lyrics are definitely gangster rap.

I could also see it in a Nu-Metal sort of way.... linkin park, POD, Korn'ish...

It doesn't really sound to me much like RATM because their stuff is so much more political at its' roots. But I can see flashes of it.

Either way, the writing is pretty good the lines have good flow and you can feel a rhythm... Definitely not my cup of tea but good none the less. Right on man...
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04/03/2007 1:20 am
actually, this is a pretty cool set of lyrics...

kinda dirty in a gangsta kinda way, I couldn't really see those lyrics going into a rock type song, but i like the phrase "blood is thicker than mud" It really caught my eye.
Like a phoenix rising from the flames...

...so shall the epic journey unfold as we discover our ancient future and craft legends through fire and flight.

This is a night of trance...
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04/03/2007 1:22 am
you know, reading over the lyrics again, if they're covered up by a gritty death metal voice, you could have slipknot play it, and it might sound good. ;)
Like a phoenix rising from the flames...

...so shall the epic journey unfold as we discover our ancient future and craft legends through fire and flight.

This is a night of trance...
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04/03/2007 1:25 am
Originally Posted by: ravenx495you could have slipknot play it, and it might sound good. ;)



Doubtful. Very, very doubtful.
Let your soul shine. Its better than sunshine. Its better than moonshine. Damn sure better than rain.
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04/07/2007 2:24 am
Thanks for lookin Grizzly,holly,aschleman and raven, and sorry for the late reply

Its a rock tune half sung half rap more like Zak than Snoop!!...

This comes out of my country song writing vibe where its a linear story but without the PC overtones.Thanks again everyone.

BP
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