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Pick A Pocket (feat. Chaz Kangas & PT)

from Spare Thoughts by Tom Swifty & Tha TruthTella

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I know Chaz and PT from the Minneapolis battle rap scene. Then I found out they knew each other, but not for the same reason! That's when I decided I had to get em on a track together.

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CHORUS:
In this life, one thing counts:
In the bank, large amounts
I'm afraid these don't grow on trees
You've got to pick a pocket or two. [x2]

TOM SWIFTY:
Woke up a day late without the ability to change fate
And this sick feeling in my heart that I just can't seem to placate
I'm tryna stay straight and narrow on the chase, take
My time, but vacant minds keep tryna hasten all my days' pace
Wait! I'm utterly terrified of where we seem to be going of late, they
Seem barely aware that their America's great cuz of hate (hate, hate!)
And you'll see: with due speed and wit and nary
A trace of hesitation, I will proofread your obituary
I'm hungry! That's a mafuckin' understatement
I'll use your face as my hamburger bun replacement
And yes, I wish that you would not get it twisted,
They calling it conscious rap but I know cats who keep guns adjacent
And will not hesitate, shit, they all inclined towards capers
You act a fool, they'll show you bullet-time outside The Matrix
So be nonviolent, neighbors, come off them watches and jewelry
Life ain't free, you gotta pick a pocket or two, you... see...

CHORUS

CHAZ KANGAS:
Can I pick it? (Yes you can!)
Pick a card, any card, it's all sleight of hand.
A picture perfect pickpocket if money's no object
Pick a pocket like a lock - watch the wallet locksmith.
Hard earned cash is getting harder to keep.
And those who barter receipts should never pardon my reach.
I'll pull your card at the beach, while you're getting a tan
I'll take a muscle-bound man and pick his pockets of sand.
It's the pick-pocalypse, so you better cash out,
Might pick a Polly Pocket when I Mighty Max out.
Might pick a wishing well if you feel the flow,
Or pick a pocket on stage and steal the show.
Pick any kind of pocket, won't see me stress.
I'm talkin JNCOs, Levi's, Lee or Guess.
Pickpocket for the skill, pickpocket for the thrill,
But never pickle a pocket - you already know the dill.

CHORUS

PT:
I been doin shows everywhere
Haven't had time to pick a pocket, moving you everywhere
When I spit a rocket and the music is everywhere,
Yeah, this shit is popping - PT, Chaz and Ezra!
Tryin to make moves to the money with no handouts
But I got a hand out for pickpocket, I got a plan now
Had my homie jump in the damn crowd,
Everybody wave they hands round
So we can pickpocket before they hands down.
Hold up, wait, am I doing too much?
Pickpocketing everybody, am I moving too much?
Pickpocketing the rap industry, the music, too much?
Pickpocketing in battle rap, use the toolie too much?
A resurrection is waiting patiently, heaven-sent
Strategist is subjective, it's crazy straight and it's evident
That they be hating, contemplating, debating a settlement
Till I deflate what they confiscate, make it irrelevant.

CHORUS

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from Spare Thoughts, released September 13, 2019

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Born in Springfield, Illinois, and raised in the southern Midwest of Missouri, Ezra Stead became Tom Swifty in Minneapolis when he began rapping live and recording quality tracks over ten years ago. Before that, they were... not so quality. Back in Minneapolis after 10 years in NYC, Swifty's latest albums prove that he's never been better. ... more

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