12 Dogs - This Machine Lyrics

      

This Machine
by 12 Dogs

Verse 1: Thabiso
The pain of loss far exceeds the love of gain
I lost things that can never be returned again
I lost friends, I lost love, I lost faith
I lost time and my mind and my strength
I watched my dogs turn to snakes, watched my dreams fly away
Wiped the tears from my face and I made a fucking claim
I am the greatest, bitch, I am the A-list
I always been the- the machine keeps playing
But we don't say that
12 Dogs kept going the stones on my back
This machine gon' last
One set of footsteps walking through the sand

Verse 2: Justin
Dear moon, the water runs because you move
Dear you, you've burned under so many roofs
Be true, the sweat stains fall under proof
That God's alive, the blood pooling beneath your shoes
Let's you know you're still bleeding
Keep close, the trauma comes from out of no
Let's you know you'll still feel it
When the ones that love you don't turn to smoke

Verse 3: Lukas
So where they at, 'cause it's us now
They always say it's up till we get down
Green in the eyes, I see it, I see it
They don't feel the vibes, I feel it, I feel it, Oh
Pray for your life, pray for your fate
There's green in your eyes, blood on your face
I bleed through the lines, breathe through the hate
I peek through the blind, see through the fake
Time reveals face, talking legacy
Visions of greatness, I know it's meant for me
They sleeping on me, rest in peace
So it is, if soul said it's meant to be

Verse 4: Kabir
Yeah, staring at a fire, as it burning through the sky
What a time to be alive, I can feel it in my soul
Mama, I can fly til my skin set alight
By the time that I die, I'll be withered to the bone
Ain't shit change inside the city streets
Deep diving in murky waters for inner peace
Keep drowning in flows, looking for remedies
Sharks circle the pen, as I bleed melodies
Now in the Red Sea, pray for clarity
In a world of gunshots and disparities
Dogs bark, show teeth, reveal an inner smile
When they bite, leave scars that kill a family now
Gunshots like fireworks, the dead of night
One dead and one born, another life
Fake friends and tough love, another fight
Never die until I beam a crack of light

Verse 5: Justin
Blue skies bloom, my wounds saturate 'em with pain
I've blown past green fields, smiles blurred on the rail
Inhale, inhale, in heaven, there's hell
Did they get you to watch your heroes turn ghosts in a march
Of flame from spark, hot ashes from trees that caught
You reminisce on the days of cool breezes
Hot wind, skin peeling, hop in, we're leaving
Cold comfort, I broke running
Change rearrange the memories that you're keeping
Aching wars of feeling, aching cage of being
Wings hitting the ceiling
How I wish you were here, then I could make clear
How we're both just lost souls, swimming in circles like a wheel spoke
The years getting loose of our grip hold
We're confusing the oceans for a fishbowl
Running over the same old ground, what have we found
The same fears that been in us since the dog pound