Chess Game

from End Game by Graphic Melee

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20 steps ahead of your best play
27 years with out a rest date
Press play. Check mate.
16 pieces keep the set straight
16 bars to the pieces of this essay
..and they all work in pairs
shifting board patterns over 64 squares
Quickly form layers of snares paired with rare
Vinyl. nothing can compare to finally to getting where
Trial and error carried my effort that made me letter better
Passages of clever endeavors that got my passion tethered
..in every move I’m making ever
Grooves on a break record hold my fate together
A better metaphor of how it's better form of five letter game played on black and white checker board
Pressure formed perfection like the diamond string on her neck hangs
Check mate. Next game.

It's a chess game. How many moves to the finish?

King and his Queen
Each song is a pawn
It's the rhythm of my dreams and I want y'all to sing a long
My bishop’s less religious think Pac in Juice to catch the vision
My diction's so meticulous in the pocket the skill is vicious
Bobby Fischer how I plot a move and see the picture
Strategize the battle lines and come to find the scene is bigger
..I'm seeing it through it like an x-ray
Check mate. Next game.

It's a chess game. How many moves to the finish?

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from End Game, released January 20, 2015

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Graphic Melee Portland, Maine

"It's Hip-Hop. It's more than just music. Heal the soul if you know how to use it."
-Graphic Melee "iLoveIt"

Heavy beats, dusty vinyl, and dirty synthesizers are my specialties. I'm an emcee, producer, and DJ dedicated to my craft and I make raw Hip-Hop

-Emcee, Producer, DJ, Audio Engineer ... more

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