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day 1
lifes begun
went for a run
found a wheezing lung
struggle in the sun
is what the birds hum
they flowed like doom
with a deep boom hum
day 2
n im feelin blue
sit in class, can't ask
what to do
get evil stares
for eatin super glue
can't interrupt, glued shut
my own view
day 3
and i'm still not me
just tryna be,
what i'm suppose to be
and that means
sittin here silently
violently
i be hidin me
day 4
wish i had more
can't afford lunch and
i'm feelin poor
on the news masses
protest war
and i wonder what im
sittin here sulkin for
day 5
might ask why
step outside
learn to defy
find some passion
learn to fight
with lips or fists
i can't decide
day 6
an optimistic picnic
gathered the friends
that felt pessimistic
braindead haze
imagine better days
then the state went
put me back in place
I wonder if others
face this task
To define a smile
from a well worn mask
I guess I got
too many bills of dismay
so hear me when i say
that society will pay
hear me when I say
every little word
I mean every phoneme
that comes disturbed
I mean it when I scream
FUCK THE STATUS QUO
you can't tip toe
roun this radical flow/44
yo!
do you get it yet?
this is for 50 for my history
I can't reject
spit shit like dysentery
to leave you upset
this world is fucked
and you shouldn't forget/
that the wealth in this place
goes to waste
(that) wealth in this place
goes to waste
that the wealth in this place
goes to waste
to the privelaged pigs
that stuff their face
(sample sings) -in myyyy diaryyyyyyyyy

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from Optimistic Picnic, released March 1, 2014
Production by Marley Parker

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Cautious Kieran Melbourne, Australia

Born in 93, and set to rock it 'til infinity, Cautious Kieran will happily assure you that he is no average MC. Growing up as a fervently discontented individual, it was in a world of hip hop that he found a medium suited to his disapproval of society. And now, with the release of his debut EP 'Optimistic Picnic', he can happily go on, to crush kill and destroy. ... more

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