Blankets (feat. Yomí, Curly Castro, Semiratruth & Reno Cruz)

from Smoke Detector by Rich Jones

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lyrics

What do you got?
When you strip away
The lies you've told yourself to stay warm
Lies passed on from others
To keep one foot in front of the other
Yes, it's dark but you're not alone

(Rich Jones)
Watching the world pass by
My favorite pastime
I was going places once
I could show you how to run away
But I really hope you like yourself
Keeping my head down
There's no lifelines
We were going places once
But what's the point in running now?
What's the point in running now?

(Yomí)
The souls of my shoes
Have run down to the ground
Let’s go on the skin of our toes
Whatever it takes just to go
The souls of my shoes
Have run down to the ground
Let’s go on the skin of our toes
Whatever it takes just to go

(Curly Castro)
Most people want a third Eye,
I wanna Third Tongue
Speak the unspoken we lost once the
Earth’s Dun.
Wakandan Old Testament God
Ba’ath with Raw Papes
The one who remains
Rach Summers with the Scarface
Excaliber cut Blunts, the wound
Heals,
Last audible for Flame, I quote
Some Bob Seal
My Flannel can handle three Hollows,
from Bishop’s power trip
Fortified Live, stole the Jumper from
my man’z Steel
Lost my Dad’s Reel to Reel to a
Black Widow Rant,
or a Shadow Cabinet, you can deal,
Cuz I can’t.
Journalist Gonzo, Hunter S. Is
Rolling up Fronto
Fake out Supreme drop, they took
My red & white Tonsils
Underground Rails, cocaine,
Provided by Chapo
Burnt my nose at both Ends
And got the power of Grayskull
Spelled-out Skeletor with Black
Phillip Staff
Black folks swear (that) they ain’t good,
But I’ll do the Math.

(Semiratruth)
Feet running
Feet running
They scared of me like I wear a pumpkin
Hoes cover cracks in the story
String line long cause I'm clueless
The blues cover ruthless
Mad cause I'm misunderstood
Missing tooth is
The truth is
The soil match the soul
Growing words out my lymph nodes
Creepy how it dissects
I've gotta digest it all
Appalled by the black light
Be back by 9 or so
I'ma go til the wheels fall off
A dirt road
Tell me where the peace lost
Many see
Only few wanna face off
Sweaty face cloth
(sweaty face, sweaty face cloth)

What do you got?
When you strip away
The lies you've told yourself to stay warm
Lies passed on from others
To keep one foot in front of the other
Yes, it's dark but you're not alone
What do you got?
When you strip away
The lies you've told yourself to stay warm
Lies passed on from others
To keep one foot in front of the other
Yes, it's dark but you're not alone

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from Smoke Detector, released June 15, 2022

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about

Rich Jones Chicago, Illinois

Rich Jones is a prolific Chicago artist, community figure, and veteran of the cultural scene. Known for his versatile and evolving style, his latest album How do you sleep at night? finds him returning to his Hip Hop roots as he tackles class complacency, complicity under American authoritarianism and the value of human life vs. what’s profitable. ... more