Name: Ballad of Joe Rose
Duration: P00H06M58S
Description: The Ballad of Joe Rose iS the musical score for the wonderful man Joe Rose, whom i last met in Pacifica, CA living in his van off of water and air. He blessed our tour bus with angels to protect us in our travels, and the angels first played this through Mugshot's Banjo on that same bus, though it's been playing and not playing simultaneously ever since.

Rooster and Mugshot - Ballad of Joe Rose

from Skinny Swag Mixtape by RoosterJake

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The Ballad of Joe Rose iS the musical score for the wonderful man Joe Rose, whom i last met in Pacifica, CA living in his van off of water and air. He blessed our tour bus with angels to protect us in our travels, and the angels first played this through Mugshot's Banjo on that same bus, though it's been playing and not playing simultaneously ever since.

lyrics

shoulders in stride
colt 45
if i coulda saw, i'd've swore he's alive
not certified, but that ain't alive
that's what it looks like when it ain't right inside

people ask questions, they want to know answers
1. live how you want
2. anxiety's cancer

anxiety in cities, anxiety in streets
i'm tired of anxiety, tired of the heat
i tried to repeat what i saw but i couldn't
you could take a walk over there but i wouldn't

i'm so skinny, i might snap in two
and i don't even know who i'm rappin to
but honey, i ain't really got no money
how bout a head start?
you could take off running

grrl, i don't need to be the geek in yr life
but i'll give you the best freakin week of yr life
and where the hell is Jeebus?
the meek are in strife
what's that smell?
i think there's a leak in the pipes

credits

from Skinny Swag Mixtape, released May 27, 2014
Joe Rose - Inspiration
Mugshot - Banjo, Creation of the Multiverse
Rooster - Mere Words, Sampling

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Rooster Jake Cohen performed solo as Barely Free in a set of the sort of music he might have as part of the beat for the hip- hop version of the outfit. And there was something great about seeing a guy wearing a Larry Bird jersey, a Moog hat, jean shorts and oddly patterned leggings manipulating samples, operating what looked like a modular synth and otherwise creating noisy yet melodic atmospheres ... more

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