Subterraneous
from The Looma (part 3/5) by One Be Lo
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lyrics
“Who is she and where did she come from?”
In the year he spent here,
those who attempted escape never made it out
so Wunda had every reason to doubt.
"What was different about her route?"
That night he thought:
"How is escape possible under the Bird Seer's watch?
Where will we run on this volcanic rock?
How will we cross the water without getting lost?”
So many questions tossed in for the cause.
The next few days, he sought her face but it was for naught.
“Maybe she attempted escape and got caught?”
There was nothing else to say,
so in all is Mines he continued to work away.
On the third day it was her from an alien space
who spoke to Wunda with a veil on her face.
The next day came around without making sounds,
so she slipped down into the room and pillar mine and showed him the way.
A new hole in a particular place
introduced a whole different cave.
They could both enter through the hole,
filling a boulder in its place leaving no trace,
or better yet they could just collapse the hole, entire space.
Wunda made sure the pillars were loose,
so the next day when it was time to make moves,
the room would vacuum burying the actual clues.
There was much to lose, but the plan was hard to refuse.
It made just enough sense to attempt the dangerous escape
via subterraneous tubes.
These tunnels and caves
funneled into subways that run into trains under the waves.
Ee'ti knew of these paths like she studied them in earlier grades. These trails lead all the way back to the land of Kush,
where the Kingdom once stood tall behind walls
built by her ancestors hands.
Wunda took it all in,
but this was part of the grand plan as they ran.
As they approached the land of Sand
she saluted the Chief in Command,
“Tihir! General Sablimino!”
The old man replied,
“Tihir! Whenever I'm here.”
He looked at Wunda and said, “I never spare the spear in my hand unless the spirit of man is at war with the spirit of my clan.”
He smiled as he reached for his hand, exposing the brand.
In the year he spent here,
those who attempted escape never made it out
so Wunda had every reason to doubt.
"What was different about her route?"
That night he thought:
"How is escape possible under the Bird Seer's watch?
Where will we run on this volcanic rock?
How will we cross the water without getting lost?”
So many questions tossed in for the cause.
The next few days, he sought her face but it was for naught.
“Maybe she attempted escape and got caught?”
There was nothing else to say,
so in all is Mines he continued to work away.
On the third day it was her from an alien space
who spoke to Wunda with a veil on her face.
The next day came around without making sounds,
so she slipped down into the room and pillar mine and showed him the way.
A new hole in a particular place
introduced a whole different cave.
They could both enter through the hole,
filling a boulder in its place leaving no trace,
or better yet they could just collapse the hole, entire space.
Wunda made sure the pillars were loose,
so the next day when it was time to make moves,
the room would vacuum burying the actual clues.
There was much to lose, but the plan was hard to refuse.
It made just enough sense to attempt the dangerous escape
via subterraneous tubes.
These tunnels and caves
funneled into subways that run into trains under the waves.
Ee'ti knew of these paths like she studied them in earlier grades. These trails lead all the way back to the land of Kush,
where the Kingdom once stood tall behind walls
built by her ancestors hands.
Wunda took it all in,
but this was part of the grand plan as they ran.
As they approached the land of Sand
she saluted the Chief in Command,
“Tihir! General Sablimino!”
The old man replied,
“Tihir! Whenever I'm here.”
He looked at Wunda and said, “I never spare the spear in my hand unless the spirit of man is at war with the spirit of my clan.”
He smiled as he reached for his hand, exposing the brand.
credits
from The Looma (part 3/5),
released October 31, 2019
The Looma credits:
Story written by: Nahshid Sulaiman aka One Be Lo aka OneManArmy
Narration: General Subliminal aka OneManArmy
Beat production and fx: OneManArmy (Trackezoids, Autocons)
Audio Recording and Mixing: MVG (Autocons) in multiple cities.
Mastering: ConductorWilliams
Illustrations: Naim ibn Nahshid
Constellation and Map illustrations: Savera Iftikhar and Nahshid Sulaiman
Typography: Cooper Neil
Cover graphic layout: Cooper Neil
The Looma credits:
Story written by: Nahshid Sulaiman aka One Be Lo aka OneManArmy
Narration: General Subliminal aka OneManArmy
Beat production and fx: OneManArmy (Trackezoids, Autocons)
Audio Recording and Mixing: MVG (Autocons) in multiple cities.
Mastering: ConductorWilliams
Illustrations: Naim ibn Nahshid
Constellation and Map illustrations: Savera Iftikhar and Nahshid Sulaiman
Typography: Cooper Neil
Cover graphic layout: Cooper Neil
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One Be Lo is a HipHop writer/emcee/producer from Pontiac Michigan, currently living in Cairo, Egypt.
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