Guidelines Lyrics

I got a couple guidelines, writing tracks, you can follow

It ain't the law, but I offer elements you could borrow

Let's get the basics round

Counting bars to placing down a makeshift sound

You get a feel for the beat and then you lay it out

Now back to the count

Typically the second snare will signify a bar is ending there so get prepared

The standard timing on a beat hits sure

It goes one, two, three, four

See that's, four-four timing

For you to go get your rhyme in

Now stick with me while we climbing

These lessons are fair reminders that I am here just for guiding. Your style will be your own

I'd be turning in my grave if I was out creating clones

Pick up your pen or use your phone, it's the new days

You got a topic or you spitting bars 'til doomsday?

You want it old school or you tryin' to ride a new wave?

It doesn't matter 'cause your tracks whatever you say

These are guidelines

Pick up your pen and let your fine lines, defy time

Spit to the end how I define mine Guidelines, to give a blind mind, divine sight

Designed prime to keep the lyricism twined tight

Guidelines for the poets and the emcees

So you can know to keep it flowin' like a fresh breeze

To keep it open like the ocean never empty

I plant the seeds and watch this forest growing gently

Let's talk tonality

You got something to spit

You gotta let it hit and own it in totality

Don't speak so absently

Some personality will go a long way when you're messing with this alchemy

Add an inflection, drag a word out to emphasise

So people feel connected to learn, scout and analyse

Listeners hungry for emotion so go add a slice

You'd be surprised the way they relate to the agonised

Or how they replay all that swagger that you advertise

Relay your feelings on a platter let 'em appetise

Elate the crowd up to the ceiling let them atomise

A shaman on the beat begin the healing when you're so concise

Keep it nice but beware the evil though

'Cause if it sounds like you are reading off your page it's gonna show

And we know you aren't the Guru so don't keep it monotone

There's exceptions to these things I'm only writing what I know

These are guidelines

Pick up your pen and let your fine lines, defy time

Spit to the end how I define mine Guidelines, to give a blind mind, divine sight

Designed prime to keep the lyricism twined tight

Guidelines for the poets and the emcees

So you can know to keep it flowin' like a fresh breeze

To keep it open like the ocean never empty

I plant the seeds and watch this forest growing gently

Welcome to verse three

Glad you're still here while I disperse these

Lessons like a watering can to quench a thirst free

I don't know what the earth needs

But you can rest assured

I know more to up the score with diverse heat

Peep the rhyme pattern

More than one word

That's a multi on the grind rappin'

Forward hut, Sir!

Forgetting similes is like a riddles missing piece

Resemblance to another thing connected through figure of speech

You want a metaphor?

You're a fish out of water

Trying your best to get caught up inside my downpour

I'll break it down for, the audience at home

So that you can feel more confident when you're writing alone

A multi syllable bar means that you chose

More than one word to rhyme in the last line composed

Similes and metaphors add flavour to a track

But if the soups already tasty then you ain't gotta do jack

These are guidelines

Pick up your pen and let your fine lines, defy time

Spit to the end how I define mine Guidelines, to give a blind mind, divine sight

Designed prime to keep the lyricism twined tight

Guidelines for the poets and the emcees

So you can know to keep it flowin' like a fresh breeze

To keep it open like the ocean never empty

I plant the seeds and watch this forest growing gently