Buck 65 - Corrugated Tin Facade

Look at this mess
He thought he was cheatin' God
She leaves in the autumn
His face like a beaten dog
Now he's become everything that you hate
He's just in time to be too late
His friends are like snowflakes
His lies are confessions
Behold the old man
and his ruined possessions
He can't play guitar but he does try very hard
Pens from hotel rooms, old library card
Photos and whatnots, blood in his boots
Sun in his eyes, an achor instead of roots
Clocks on every wall, fish in the ocean
Solitude, faith, suspicion, commotion
The whole in his stomach tastes like words
He dreams and imagines his face like hers
He knows he can't live without his greatest fears
And nothing's more beautiful than
a woman's tears...

Cardboard boxes full of regrets
He feeds his remorse like you feed your pets
Voices in his head that all said, "live a day" but
The look in his eyes makes him a dead giveaway
The bough that he breaks, the line that he draws
He fell in love with the ugliness that nobody saw
As close as he came, as far as he stood,
He loved her with his mouth as hard as he could
Most people change when they enter the door
They walk home from work and remember the war
He's digging a ditch, and spent the day piling
Dirt until it hurt and went away smiling
Alone and heartbroken, just the way he likes it
Only the loneliness knows him wholly
And nothing seems to work, wrong everywhere
He watches her brushing her long, heavy hair

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[JerryCoCane]

Buck is always gonna be good in my book. Ive been hooked since i heard pants on fire no one can deny the greatness that is Richard Terfry

[punkyhiphopdood]

Me too man, I like both styles, but their both very different, I probably prefer his later stuff though, just. His early stuff had some clever wordplay but his latest stuff is incredibley deep, like so poetic and beautiful.

[fourdown1]

I love this guy. He can tell a story so well

[djmccoy23]

Devestatingly sad, brilliantly composed and lyrics that cut like a knife. Secret House Against The World is album full of amazing tracks.

[Yeorl]

Simply amazing.

[Noahwayout]

@seatimeocean Rich Retard is actually a pretty good name for a rapper.

[cmac2191]

one of my all-time buck favs.

[43763248967029357432]

Just...fantastic..

[dncnlamont]

You don't even have to appreciate hip hop culture to like this song. I'd have to say that hip hop is usually at the bottom of my list when it come to genre's of music. But Buck 65 is really something else

[StankEyeWrassler]

"the hole in his stomach tastes like words..." spine chilling song

[zeroarmy27]

I've been hooked on Buck 65 ever since I saw him perform with Sage Francis a few years ago. The simple, yet beautiful beat fits the subtle, powerful lyrics of this song. I don't see how anyone that appreciates hip hop could dislike this song.

[seatimeocean]

@JerryCoCane He goes by rich retard