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The Problem and the Paradox Feat. José Mar​í​a Fierro

from Paradox Chapter One by Karim Rushdy

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can you tell me who decides if it's fair or not
so many bomb blasts that the air is hot
more Innocents killed and I'm barely shocked
distracted again by the problem and the paradox.
i've been having visions where i'm scared to talk
cause i'm frozen in the moment gettin’ buried by the gwop
this is just the problem and the paradox.
the problem and the paradox

Verse 1, Karim Rushdy
i have religious visions that are scientific
where only godless business can define division
like the divine physicians who find suspicion to the signs they've given
even the gifted minds are blindly rifted
behind the veil of fake joy that is time specific
while living life confined to describing riches
but we are the richness cause
if God was a painter that could only paint perfect pictures then we're the final image
because our angels and demons are intertwined with precision
like a vine that's swingin
so still some powerless people pervert the lives of children
as if their crimes are hidden
it's a paradoxical issue and these are just the signs and symptoms
of tribal wisdom that we take and make subscribe to villains
but a world where we are one is the finest vision

Chorus

Verse 2, Karim Rushdy
consumption robots who stay trapped for long
they're trying to separate the people into allopathic vagabonds
that's like trying to sing peace in a battle song
but we are not robots we are organic bonds
materialism is the commonplace phenomenon
like a weak man perpetuating lies of packin’ brawn
or a farmer finding cattle gone at at the crack of dawn in Saskatchewan
the soul is a thread that were hangin on
if there's an elephant in the room then it's a mastodon from Babylon
so when you find yourself buying truth remind yourself it's just a lie that was packaged
wrong

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Verse 3, José María Fierro
Trapped inside the prison of my rarest thoughts
Tryna break out but the gate is locked
Looking things over two times, two times like a pair of clocks
Lost inside the findings of my mind, in the paradox
At this point I'm unraveling my thoughts
Cuz I'm only moving slowly to the moment that I sought
The key that lets me break free of the paradox
And the problems in the paradox
It's clear to see we need a little help
But it's hard when the power is believed to be the wealth
But the power lies with us when we see that we can help
But people seeking freedom in themselves
And are really free if we fail to see the disparity that's happening while we're living and enjoying the amenities
Of a posh life being lost right in a world where we will do anything for a Klondike
A bomb. Light flashes.
And slowly life flashes.
And another life passes.
It's hard to find gladness.
My mind’s full of madness.
When did we regress from a man to a savage?
The fact is
We're going walking, traveling down the path of no return
And yeah it's steady tryna change up all the things that we have learned
The moral lines we have are blurred
And it's a cause to be concerned
I look around and to be honest, all I really see is hurt.
But there is no light without darkness
We have to feel pain just in order to know what is harmless
Humanity's tarnished we're left with the carcass
The time to rebuild it has started
For years we've been fighting for the gold
Giving worth to a thing that's metallic and cold
Gotta use your inner sight against blindness of the whole
And realize that all the power's in the kindness of the soul

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from Paradox Chapter One, released February 22, 2017
Produced by Sean Ross

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Karim Rushdy Stratford, Ontario

I draw the inspiration for my rap songs from my life experiences and from the Holy Writings of the Baha'i Faith. I have a blend of many cultures in my blood, and I've lived in many different countries. This has taught me patience and to always listen.

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