Turn Back - Steven (Prozak) Shippy

Verse 1

Perception:

Everyone has

different views-

impossible to know

truth

What is this an example of?

Alliteration and consonance

How is he known?

Turn Back

Life is all about mysteries, maybe one day we will have the knowledge about everything around us

• Society is more concerned with materialistic valuables over morals
• No longer one with nature due to interest in busy lives

Our lives are all about chances and circumstances

And hopes that it will advance us

Maybe one day we can have the answers

What is life, what is death, and what comes after that?

And why do they call life a gift if it gets taken back

So contradictive our existence to be specific

The need to be prolific

Supersedes our goal of coexistence

It's kind of ironic fueled by grief of valued possessions

And in the end we decompose back to nothing it's senseless

You'd figure by now we would get it, leave it, cease and desist it

With every instance exhibit ignorance with persistence

Would a creator take credit creating all of us?

Or would our God rather just refrain and remain anonymous

• A tortured soul who is a dangerous combination of brutish and informed, Prozak is certainly one of the more "serious" artists on Tech N9ne's Strange Music, but he's theatrical enough and dark enough to be right at home on the label.
• Well known for his documentary series A Haunting in Saginaw, Michigan

Outro:

Everything as we know it is merely perception

Even time the adventure of life synthetic invention

There are those that wander in search of direction

Aimlessly seeking divine intervention

Perhaps one day, they will make the most profound connection

That what matters most in this world is our intention

Born into a specific place in mankind

Positive or negative energy

The only thing we'll leave behind

One would assume that due to past mistakes and common sense we would not make the same mistake repeatedly

Creator does not want to

take credit for creating

human race because they

will be blamed for our

self-inflicted flaws.

Verse 1:

Our lives are all about chances and circumstances

And hopes that it will advance us

Maybe one day we can have the answers

What is life, what is death, and what comes after that?

And why do they call life a gift if it gets taken back

So contradictive our existence to be specific

The need to be prolific

Supersedes our goal of coexistence

It's kind of ironic fueled by grief of valued possessions

And in the end we decompose back to nothing it's senseless

You'd figure by now we would get it, leave it, cease and desist it

With every instance exhibit ignorance with persistence

Would a creator take credit creating all of us?

Or would our God rather just refrain and remain anonymous

Shot from Million Miles Away, a video in which he asked strangers in Saginaw 'If you could change one thing in the world, whaty would it be?'

Verse 2

• We as a race are searching for our creator, but he is surrounded by people who denounce him
• Those who are against searching are the demons who bring evil to the world

Allusion: A sacred song or hymn: Book of Psalms in Christian and Jewish worships

While looking for the savior

All alone we roam in the land of the haters

Everybody wanna raid us, rape us

Forsake us, tame us, man it's so heinous

Acts of aggression, blasting the weapon

Hey let me ask you a question, with a lack of affection

Dissipate, eliminate, obliviate all in reflection

Sink back to obscurity straight to the bottom of the depths

In this mess of impurity

Haters are insecurity

Surely, purposely gotta stop prematurely

Ain't nowhere to go I can't stop bellow

When the flames burn high and your heart has froze cold

Never really thought about the path you chose

Left to die in misery alone

You gotta make a change while you can

Because time is flying and it waits for no man

Keep soul control of your whole life span

And it holds the roll of Psalms in its right hand

Try to make amends make it right with friends

Make use of the time you spend

And never look back at the past again

Can you get your soul back, well it just depends

• Humanity needs to change its ways before time runs out; time doesn't care about man (Naturalism)- you need to take control of your own life because nobody else cares

Who is this guy?

• Mending relationships is one of the most important things you can do to change your life; do what you can regardless if the other person is forgiving
• Psalms used here because many verses are about mending relationships

Steven (Prozak) Shippy

What kind of music does he make?

Hook and Outro/Verse 3

• Born in Saginaw, Michigan
• 36 years old
• Born August 25, 1977
• Hip-hop recording artist
• Poet
• Movie director and actor

Too tired to move on, too far to turn back

Too late to right wrongs, you better move fast

Proverbial sands fall through the hourglass

As time becomes our emphasis nemesis as the hours pass

• It's too late to worry about the past; fix what you can quickly and move on
• The past has already happened so there is no sense in worrying about it

Proverbial sands is symbolic of time progressing no matter what; time is humanities greatest enemy

If you leave all of your problems unsolved, they not only become permanent reminders of failure, but they come back to haunt you later

Strange Music pedant in hand

• Political rapper
• Works with naturalist philosophy
• Reoccurring theme of his music is change
• Self evolution
• Societal change
• Balance between peace and war

Everyone sees the world differently, therefore it is impossible to know the whole truth about our world

Everything as we know it is merely perception

Even time the adventure of life synthetic invention

There are those that wander in search of direction

Aimlessly seeking divine intervention

Perhaps one day, they will make the most profound connection

That what matters most in this world is our intention

Born into a specific place in mankind

Positive or negative energy

The only thing we'll leave behind

Some look for a god to know that they have something looking over them; those in search will soon realize that life is not about being perfect, but about our efforts

• Everyone has a purpose, it's life's journey that leads you to finding yours
• When we die all that remains are those intentions we meant in our efforts: positive or negative

Turn Back - Steven (Prozak) Shippy

By: Chris Reynolds