Slowly getting back into forum life, hurrah.
This one is a little story of a former Mafia boss who never wanted his children to get into the business but needs to come out of retirement to deal with his son's messes.
It's has been years in the gestation as I just didn't know what to do with it. Then I discovered my latest favourite band, Jedi Mind Tricks led by earthy Italian American Vinnie Paz, and I found just the style - check out something like Retaliation:
Am thinking I will go full Wu Tang on this with heavy rap and samples galore... Any feedback on whether the story comes across appreciated!
No Business
V1
"No business at the dinner table"
The phrase I prayed I'd never have to say
Now I see you exchanging favors
Guess you thought my way was child’s play
V2
Now I see your business turning dirty
Blood on your shirt you’re burning furtively
Hurtling towards emergency surgery
Don't want to bury you before you're thirty
CH
Money for girls
Money for bars
Money for games
Money for fast cars
Money for guns
Money for bail
Money for drugs
Money for blackmail
Post-CH
I'm your family
I'll do anything for you
The love my family gave me
Is the love I give to you
V3
Felt so virile with my bride down the aisle
They said "may your first child be a masculine child!”
But after a while the smiles became projectiles
And my enemies became your hostiles
V4
So where's that Smith & Wesson I’ve been saving
To protect my kith & kin can't be a sin
And down inside my skin I'm maybe missing the adrenaline
Just when I thought I was out ... you pull me back in
CH
Etc.
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