loan range from Sum by Blatant Mathematics

yall wear hair bows
we draw arrows
aim in direction that the ray point
there goes another allusion shot over your head
straight through that apple
I don’t want you dead
son, daughter, child
oughta take three quick breaths and then hold it
bite your tongue ‘fore you speak with boldness

William Tell you to read these poems
and then hold still / don’t shrug your shoulders
if my aim false you won’t get no older
no heartbeat leave the skin temp colder

miscalculation, it can cost a life
while you flip off math like you don’t need light
in the noontime sun kinda seem so trife’
and you plan to sleep the entire night

while you toss and turn there’s an armored knight
cutting down dragons on the left and right
hold the monsters back so you don’t have to fight
I guess your right
you don’t have to fight
depend on the warriors to keep a tight rein on the land
beat back the blight
just don’t pretend you gon’ be alright
if the S-T-E-M-icians take flight
what you fail to learn when it comes to bite
better pray there’s a soldier there on site
with the proper gear to smite with might
otherwise your done
too soft too slight

Mathematics underlying almost everything you love
Lean on us just to hold you up
Then you turn around and attempt a shove
you gon’ lose your footing if we take our stuff
back to back … then a ten pace strut
who shot the sheriff / sure wasn’t us
live in denial all by yourself
don’t recruit the youth to despise the tough
80% take a steep paycut
if they BUY into all the myths and such
algebraic skills ain’t worth dust
that’s what they thought when you had their trust
and with what they earn now? your advice was sus

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• algebra
• curriculum
• education
• math
• rap
• Philadelphia