Dive into the intricate wordplay of 'Limbo Bars' by Kendrick Lamar. This track creatively explores the parallel between gangsta rap and the first level of hell as depicted in Dante's Inferno. With clever references and sharp lyrics, Kendrick masterfully navigates themes of limbo, morality, and survival in the rap game.
[Hook]
Trapped in the limbo, my mind spins slow
First circle, no inferno, just a lesson to know
Rap gangsta flows, heavy like a sinner's remorse
Dante's path, my craft, cross over without a force
[Verse 1]
From Compton to cosmos, walkin' the edge of Inferno
Balancing scales of karma where no fires burn though
Life in this lustful limbo, where souls search for logos
Gangsta tales weave tight, deep rap like mortals' ethos
Dante's light shows frailties, in my lines they unveil
No brimstone, but sins stated clear as a cell
Rap pack pacts locked tight, no escape from this plight
Reflectin' on past scars as I navigate night
[Bridge]
Lost here in this realm, where there's silent screams
Figurines of what could've been shadow my dreams
My tale ain't for the faint, but for those soul deep
Read between the rhymes, see what secrets I keep
[Hook]
Trapped in the limbo, my mind spins slow
First circle, no inferno, just a lesson to know
Rap gangsta flows, heavy like a sinner's remorse
Dante’s path, my craft, cross over without a force
[Verse 2]
Spit knowledge like Virgil, in the void I traverse
Past regrets and vices, every lyric a curse
Penance paid in cadence, meter tracing the fate
Each verse a confrontation with the lines that I skate
No skies of fire, just echoes from the crypt
Lost souls and gangsta's pride cleverly slipped
Moments of clarity akin to the poet’s design
Recognize this limbo lies deep in my mind
[Bridge]
Stranded in this void, where their whispers persist
Reflections of my actions in the shadows exist
Seek redemption and resolve with each beat I lace
Find the loophole in Limbo, the truth that I chase
[Hook]
Trapped in the limbo, my mind spins slow
First circle, no inferno, just a lesson to know
Rap gangsta flows, heavy like a sinner’s remorse
Dante’s path, my craft, cross over without a force
[Outro]
Eternal crossroads, where the gangsta meets the sage
In this limbo of logic, write a new chapter, new page
Seek truth in the intricate labyrinths of my prose
In this circle, find the fire, built from the stories I chose
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Long versus rap gangster/and respective rap Kendrick Lamar style wordplay about the first level of hell and dante's Ferno limbo dope wordplay Clever witty smart
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