Love You, Pay Me

from Blue Beach by Rich Jones & Killer Kane

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Pay myself, pay my friends
That’s a great week
No matter where you’re sitting
Front row or the nose bleeds
But you know me
And I’m wanting more
I’m running out of ways to say it
Now I gotta show it
Showdown with the shogun
False bottom suitcases passing through Logan
The system isn’t broken
But it isn’t foolproof
Head down, eyes open
You can see what’s in front of you
Gems and jewels
Pens and tools
Bong rips and Kools
Damn
I never felt so cool
Never felt so cool
We keep em 10 to 2
10 4
I copy but I don’t
Settle scores or charge em
Angry me isn’t charming
That’s all they want
Even if the silence kills me
You say fuck 12
But you pigs are just as filthy

Talking so silkily
You get no sympathy
Simply put
Love you, pay me
Love you pay me

Carrying all this weight
Gonna get in my way
Could maybe kill me
How do I let go?
There’s no point in escape
If I go the same way
Wherever I go
There’s always my shadow

Distance let me know how sick I got
Can’t see the forest from the trees
Or follow the plots
Sad ends mean smiling ops
And I ain’t trying to have em pop
Careful who you share your Ls with
Cause somebody burning both wicks
To take you out
It’s easy if you say it out loud
I ain’t letting that happen
No how, now…

Talking so silkily
You get no sympathy
Simply put
Love you, pay me
Love you pay me

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from Blue Beach, released September 24, 2021
words, art + mixing by Rich Jones
sounds + mastering by Killer Kane

Recorded at Lewis Farm in Walpole, MA

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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

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