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Destined for Demise

from The House by the Riverside by Khemmeta

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Inspired by commuting through the apocalypse, as if it isn't the apocalypse. Inspired by the disquieting fortitude of my fellow citizens doing the same.

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7am, wake, shower, kiss my partner, grab her keys
tryna be, out the door by like, 8:15
maybe 8:20 if i’m feelin kinda sluggish
The Fire at the End of the World is what i’m bumping

on the speakers as i ease onto the Central on ramp
not bumper to bumper, but beyond that
80 West is busy with cars, nobody’s tripping off SARS-2
we still gotta pay off our large dues

(large who?) car insurance and loans, and the rent on our homes
and the bills that keep our bulbs with a glow
AC in the summer? PGE will charge a piece of your soul
STILL burn your city like it’s beef over coal

talk radio thinks we’re desperate for presentable domes?
i’m like, “why, when we should all be tryna chill in our homes?”
folk are actually protesting getting rid of the COVID
because they feel like wearing masks'll hurt their liberty’s flow

or the vaccine tracker chip could be a fear that they scope
i can’t hear em they’re ghosts.

ayo, implanted GPS, where i’m headed?
[destined for demise]
Ok sure, but what's my exit?
[Destined for demise]
Is this the address on the left?
[Destined for demise]

7am, wake, shower, kiss my partner, grab a drink
out the door by like 8:15
cross the street to BART, the cost of driving's unsustainable
10 bucks round trip, get up in that thang and go

avoid the densest patch of people on the platform
when the train arrives i'm aligning with the backdoor
it's never as empty as i'd prefer
nah i don't think California is taking this monster Cerberus

serious, i'm braving this conveyance just for rent
is it worth it if my lungs evaporate in to mist?
if it's busy then i'm walking to the end of the train
pulling open all the doors on my way, is it smarter to stay?

Schrodinger Virus like it's everywhere and nowhere
we all know someone, who knows someone who woke up with the slow air
ventilator, then no air, eyelids shut, meanwhile
passengers barely masked, they savvin in they seats wylin

out like the L.O.X. is on the encore
i exaggerate, but still feel shook, when I'm on board

what’s my stop again? where we goin?
[Destined for demise]
i been on this train for decades i should be knowin.
[Destined for demise]

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from The House by the Riverside, released August 21, 2020
Lyrics written, performed, and recorded by Khemmeta.
Beat produced by Crossword.

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Khemmeta San Francisco, California

Khemmeta's music strives to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, or are shouted down when they do. His upcoming EP "When I Get To It" produced by Stephonathan (1/3 of both Pride City Purpose & Chedda Guap Boyz) is silly, nerdy, romantic, anti-nihilistic and defiant. He can't wait for you to get to it this [December]. ... more

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