streets on fire
DESCRIPTION
An artist book based on the lyrics of the Lupe Fiasco song Streets on Fire.TRANSCRIPT
Streets on
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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