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An artist book based on the lyrics of the Lupe Fiasco song Streets on Fire.

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Page 1: Streets on Fire

Streets on

Page 2: Streets on Fire

Dis

eas

e!

the v

irus is

Spreadin

gDeath

is on the tip of her tongue

AND

Dangers

at th

e t ip o

f her

�nge

rs

Tonight

The streets are on Fire

Page 3: Streets on Fire

Dis

eas

e!

the v

irus is

Spreadin

gDeath

is on the tip of her tongue

AND

Dangers

at th

e t ip o

f her

�nge

rs

Tonight

The streets are on Fire

Page 4: Streets on Fire

in a l l di rec t io

ns no safe zone n o c u r e a n d n o p

rotectio

n n

o syymptoms t o � n d t h e s i g n s o f a n infection

no

va

c

cin

e s n o r e me

di e

s a

nd

no

co

rr

ections quara

nt in

es th

e d

r ea

ms and cut o� our connections don’t let em in not a fr

ien

d n

o

t a reflect ion everybody’s got it a n d w a n t s y o u t o h a v e i t

n

ex

t a

nd

do

n’ t

ac

ce

pt

em

if

yo

u w

ant

to s

tay

as an exception

Page 5: Streets on Fire

in a l l di rec t io

ns no safe zone n o c u r e a n d n o p

rotectio

n n

o syymptoms t o � n d t h e s i g n s o f a n infection

no

va

c

cin

e s n o r e me

di e

s a

nd

no

co

rr

ections quara

nt in

es th

e d

r ea

ms and cut o� our connections don’t let em in not a fr

ien

d n

o

t a reflect ion everybody’s got it a n d w a n t s y o u t o h a v e i t

n

ex

t a

nd

do

n’ t

ac

ce

pt

em

if

yo

u w

ant

to s

tay

as an exception

Page 6: Streets on Fire

No Pill can Heal The ills of this

exit and some say it’s an entrance the poor say the rich have the cure the rich say the poor are the source

sickness some are still in doubt of it’s existence some call it foregiveness and some call it the vengence some say it’s an

Page 7: Streets on Fire

No Pill can Heal The ills of this

exit and some say it’s an entrance the poor say the rich have the cure the rich say the poor are the source

sickness some are still in doubt of it’s existence some call it foregiveness and some call it the vengence some say it’s an

Page 8: Streets on Fire

This isPsychological war

we needsomething to report

Revo

lutio

narie

s sa

y its

invente d by

the

press

just to have Some say the �rst case came from a maternity ward

some say a morgue

some say the skies

some say the floor

Whores say the nuns, nuns say the whores

And everybody is SURE

Page 9: Streets on Fire

This isPsychological war

we needsomething to report

Revo

lutio

narie

s sa

y its

invente d by

the

press

just to have Some say the �rst case came from a maternity ward

some say a morgue

some say the skies

some say the floor

Whores say the nuns, nuns say the whores

And everybody is SURE

Page 10: Streets on Fire

The scientist said it only infects the mind

The little boy said it only infects the

girls

A preacher man said its going to kill o� the soul

A bum said its gonna kill the whole wide world

Page 11: Streets on Fire

The scientist said it only infects the mind

The little boy said it only infects the

girls

A preacher man said its going to kill o� the soul

A bum said its gonna kill the whole wide world

Page 12: Streets on Fire

Death

is on the tip of her tongue

AND

Dangers

at th

e t ip o

f her

�nge

rs

Tonight

The streets are on Fire

Page 13: Streets on Fire

Death

is on the tip of her tongue

AND

Dangers

at th

e t ip o

f her

�nge

rs

Tonight

The streets are on Fire

Page 14: Streets on Fire

Believesome say the neon signs

might allow speakers repeating

and everything is fine

A subtle Silence to demolish the troubled conscious of a compass with no knowledge and every

fr

ee

do

m d

en

ied

ev

er

y d

re

am

is d

es

ign

ed

and

br

oa

dc

as

te

d fr

om th

e masters to the masses from the antennas on top of the shrines as far as the recieving planet during a p

an

ic is shorted it r

ep

or

ts

ba

ck

ev

er

yt

hin

g in

yo

ur

min

d

Page 15: Streets on Fire

Believesome say the neon signs

might allow speakers repeating

and everything is fine

A subtle Silence to demolish the troubled conscious of a compass with no knowledge and every

fr

ee

do

m d

en

ied

ev

er

y d

re

am

is d

es

ign

ed

and

br

oa

dc

as

te

d fr

om th

e masters to the masses from the antennas on top of the shrines as far as the recieving planet during a p

an

ic is shorted it r

ep

or

ts

ba

ck

ev

er

yt

hin

g in

yo

ur

min

d

Page 16: Streets on Fire

And she likes it

Everything is lying

is dying

everything is a rule

and everything is a crime

everything was healed

and everything rewinds

and new weather burn a feather o� everythings line

Rule #671:

Page 17: Streets on Fire

And she likes it

Everything is lying

is dying

everything is a rule

and everything is a crime

everything was healed

and everything rewinds

and new weather burn a feather o� everythings line

Rule #671:

Page 18: Streets on Fire

And she loves it

The sadness

The madness

The bad shit

The lavish

The fastness

To clashes the ashes

To ashes everything intertwined

My femme fatale my darling fraudulent angel

Once caught her changing her batteries in her halo

receipt for her wings and everything that she paid for

and the address to the factory where they made those

Page 19: Streets on Fire

And she loves it

The sadness

The madness

The bad shit

The lavish

The fastness

To clashes the ashes

To ashes everything intertwined

My femme fatale my darling fraudulent angel

Once caught her changing her batteries in her halo

receipt for her wings and everything that she paid for

and the address to the factory where they made those

Page 20: Streets on Fire

The scientist said its all inside my mind

The little boy said

what happened to all the girls?

the preacher man says she gonna kill

o� the souls

The dope boy said its

the whole wide world

Page 21: Streets on Fire

The scientist said its all inside my mind

The little boy said

what happened to all the girls?

the preacher man says she gonna kill

o� the souls

The dope boy said its

the whole wide world

Page 22: Streets on Fire

Death

is on the tip of her tongue

AND

Dangers

at th

e t ip o

f her

�nge

rs

Tonight

The streets are on Fire

Page 23: Streets on Fire

Death

is on the tip of her tongue

AND

Dangers

at th

e t ip o

f her

�nge

rs

Tonight

The streets are on Fire

Page 24: Streets on Fire