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#btw if anyone knows how to write instrumentals for songs please help me i’m fighting for my life over here
authorofemotion · 2 years
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Allow me to be near You
I have not done something like this since January with my series of songs based on The Great Divorce but once again God ambushed me and made me spend several hours on this out of nowhere. I am a begrudging participant.
This is a prayer I wrote put to music (aka i’m singing it). It’s the only prayer I have ever ever shared with more than one person, but God keeps calling me back to it to give it to others. So could I ask a favor of my Christian mutuals? Could you stop, for just a couple minutes, and pray this with me?
here is the music (linked so I don’t do a face reveal to ALL my followers)
and here is the original non-musical prayer if you prefer that!
O Lover,
Allow me to be near You, to be near the horrible acts inflicted on You. Allow me to kiss Your Face, stained with inexpressible pain. Let my lips linger with the taste of copper and salt—metallic, a weapon in its own rite.
Allow me to be near You, to wash myself in Your Wounds. To catch to Water from Your Side in cupped hands, for I have no chalice. Allow me to cradle Your Body as it’s broken and emptied. Allow me to wet Your Head with my tears and the tears of Your faithful.
O, but have flowers grown where Your Blood hit the ground! Your Blood has touched me too, Lamb, deeper.
O, but my heart quivers and trembles in Your Presence! I am a fragile bird, wings clipped and voice hoarse and frayed from my imprisonment.
Allow me to be near You, Lord! The earth will die no longer, but it will live! Allow me to sing You a song that will not wear my throat. Allow me to make You a robe that will not be torn off.
For You are my everything. Allow me to treat You as such, when Your enemies scorn You as nothing. My heart breaks with it, but without Your allowance, I do not know how to make You my Lord.
Allow me, Beloved! Allow me!
(very sorry gnashing my teeth etc but I am tagging my Christian mutuals in this— @bookdragon1811 @turtleduck-enthusiast @silverpaintedstars @kanerallels @accidental-spice @heckin-music-dork @avatardoggo @ladygobpire @holbytlanna @tessathecaffeinatedbutterfly @distance-does-not-matter @kazoosandfannypacks @intothelionsden @i-am-a-stupid-robot @babsbabbles @the-permanent-blur @i-am-a-freg *hides*)
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praphit · 5 years
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Batman, Cults, and me in Red Latex
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Getting back to my roots of writing here! No movie to speak of; just pure rambling!
I started writing way back in the MySpace days. I'd get insomnia, and so stay up and ramble about stuff while drinking rum - which in retrospect is prob a lil reckless:) I found that was the way to go for me - maybe that could be the way for some  of you as well, if you ever struggle with such a thing. 
Writing and rum, baby! 
And if you're under the legal drinking age, just tell your parents that the praphit says it's ok. 
And if the police somehow get involved, tell them... 
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Nah, wait, don't mention me... say some random, rambling, black dude said it was ok. And if they ask "Was this "random black dude" the rambling praphit on Tumblr, tell them "Noooooo, he actaully said to... NEVER DRINK... EVER. And that you officers are doing an ok job out there."
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Writing and rum!
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It works!
Like I said, I don't have a movie this time around; I'm not even sure how I started writing about movies.
I guess I could have gone with "The Lion King"
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Which btw can we talk about this scam Disney is running? - telling the same story in a live-action package. And with this one it's still animated; it's not like it's done like one of those "Planet Earth" type shows - THAT would be interesting. I remember watching a clip of a lion eating a zebra, while the zebra was STILL ALIVE! The zebra wasn't even fighting back or crying out anymore... it had totally given up, as if the lion was devouring the zebra's soul and will to live with each juicy, bloody bite. Hey, Elton John, sing a song to that. #circleoflife
What if they followed real wild animals around in Africa, and watched the true circle of life. You could have the actors/team improvise the script depending on what's happening, and due voice-over. I feel like with real animals,  the "Hakuna Matata" scene might go differently.
I'm not shaming anyone for going and enjoying these movies. I had a plan to see "Aladdin", but somehow ended up seeing "Child's Play" instead 
(funniest movie I've seen all year btw). 
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I might still go see Aladdin. BUT, it's still a scam. Toss in a lil controversy every now and then with the casting to inflate numbers... that mouse knows what he's doing. It's a good scam! What's next? - telling the same stories, but using puppets... sock puppets; that would be a new low.
But, somehow I feel like we'd still flock to the theatres. We love that Mouse!
I don't blame him. Kinda makes me want to run some type of scam within in music (my industry). What would be the music equivalent of what Disney is doing? I don't think that there is one. Anytime you change a song a lil bit, it's totally changed. 
If I decided to do a cover set of Miley Cyrus songs, exactly the same way that she did them, it would still be totally different. Btw, if I ever do that, please stop me. It'd be clearly a cry for help. Imagine if I started mimicking every vid she ever did as well - same choreography and outfit. 
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Don't imagine that.
I guess artists put out remastered stuff sometimes, but I feel like those never sell.
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Sorry, I'm distracted... still thinking about redoing Miley's vids.
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I DO have a wig that matches what she has going on there (you don’t need to know why:) , and red sunglasses.
And how about me rockin some red latex??! Yeah! 
Nah, I wouldn’t do it. Only cuz I think that the chafing would be too intense, OR maybe I’ll like the way it looks and feels too much, and decide that’s simply going to be my regular look from now on... making everyone around me uncomfortable... with my intense sexiness. Don’t imagine that either; it may be too sexy from some:)
Ugh... is the fact that I'm even joking about it a cry for help?
The industry for an artist is the real scam. The music industry always wins. The game is rigged. That's why I've been thinking that we musicians should all go on strike. Everyone in music would have to be in on it though. 
Imagine your life with no music:
- no playlists (though that would have to involve some serious hacking, but imagine road trips without them) - no music in movies or shows - no sexy music to get into "the mood" - y'all would have to sing to each other -  Though I guess Aladdin and Jasmine got down like that, so y'all might be ok. New mating ritual.
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- no background music anywhere you go (festivals, restaurants, strip clubs:) - we won't even sell any instruments NOTHING! Gotta go extreme sometimes to make people listen.
Maybe we'll toss people a song every now and then out of mercy. But, we'd only allow annoying songs - "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls
"My Humps" by BEP :)
It would take true power to make that happen.
I had thought about ruling the world once. I had a plan to take over the world; it was actually in motion. Yep! It would have worked too, cuz no one would have seen it coming. You would no longer call me your rambling praphit, but OVERLORD!
Like I said, no one would have seen it coming. 
Thanos... and whoever tried to dominate in Justice League in that movie. What was his name? Idk, no one cares, he was terrible. Those guys went too big. You've gotta Keyser Soze it! Play chess, not... Idk, professional wrestling.
I stopped my plans because I figured that I'd just get bored. I get bored easily. Ask anyone I work with - there are times when I'll just leave and go to the movies, or the mall, or the bar, or... on some sort of quest:) Sometimes, I'll dump a project all together cuz I'm simply not feeling it anymore.
Now, DESTROYING the world, THAT seems like it'd keep my attention. Don't worry, I wouldn't hurt the people... unless they stood in my way.
I'd make sure to ship them off to... Saturn or something... can we live on Saturn? Hmm... maybe I'll need to get help with that part of my plan. So, maybe I WILL still take over the world. Once I'm bored ruling after like a week, I'll get my man Elon Musk to ship y'all off to a planet safely, and then the fun begins!
I imagine that there'll be some resistance, though Idk why. Let's be honest, this planet is doomed anyway. We can fight about how and why, but... c'mon we all know it'll eventually burn out. So, just let me have my fun! I'll make sure that there's plenty of big screens wherever Elon sends you to for my big show:)
But, if people want to fight their first and last Awesome Master Overlord on it (I think the "Awesome Master" in the front is better, don't you?), then we can go.
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You won't stand a chance though. I'll have all of the best action stars fighting by my side. That's right MY SIDE. They're used to winning; what you think they're gonna fight with you? Psssh, I'll have all of the weapons and tech... plus I'm sure I'll be some type of cyborg, mutant... wizard as well.
But, I'll also have Keanu, Statham, Denzel, Liam, The Rock... I'm realizing that the action hero world is very male dominated. I'll fix that once I'm your Awesome Master Boombastic Overlord. Which woman can I put on my team?
How about Rihanna? 
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Yeaaaaaah...
I know what you're thinking - that I could have found a more... suitable pic. Annnnnd you're right.
JUST LET ME HAVE THIS! I mean look at her... DAMN!
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FINE!
Scratch that. Rihanna’s not really an action hero anyway, I guess... at least not that type of action. Ooooooh! Haaaaaaa!
No?
C’mon, that’s funny
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Whatever. I’ll move on.
The strongest woman in many respects that I can think of off the top of my rum filled brain is Serena Williams. So, we'll say her,
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Amanda Nunes ( who doesn't get enough credit for how awesome she is btw)
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Megan Rapinoe? I don't know if she can fight or not, but she's tough. I feel like if I put the arsenal of Rambo at her feet, she could save the day all day!
Annnnnnd Alyssa Milano? Idk her stance on violence or guns (though I'm sure she'd have no problem letting me know:) So Idk about her fighting, but she's resourceful though... maybe use the power of sex strikes or something.
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(She’s like “Keep on joking and see what happens.”)
Where was I??
I don't remember.
I did want to address those chants from a week ago though "Send Her Back!" I’ve actually been thinking about this for a while, but those chants brought it back fresh to me.
Don't worry, I won't be getting into the politics surrounding it. - I mean what's the point? We never listen to each other anyway. I just want to say this, I have a lot of experience when it comes to cults (I know this seems like it's irrelevant, but stay with me) -
I know cults (don't ask, why let me horrify you:)
But, there are a handful of things that are foundational in cults. I'll bring up two of them:
1) Having a leader (or leaders) who is more concerned with their vision than they are about their people. So, the individuals pain, loss, abandonment, etc means nothing in comparison to their plan.
2) Having people who are all in on a person, ideal, or cause, to the point that they no longer care about the details of what leaders say, do, or sometimes don't do.
Now, the people described above aren't always meaning to be malicious. For example #1 - I've known many pastors who are good people, pure hearted, I might even call them friends in some respects, but they're blinded by their own vision (or "God's vision for them"). They're not trying to hurt others, but they do.
And #2 - they're are certainly people of admirable zeal in a variety of areas (ex. patriotism). They might not be "bad people", they might even think their position is righteous, but when we start to ignore facts, harmful behaviors... when we make ANY person (all of us being imperfect) a symbol of our "righteous cause", we've lost our way.
It's scary (especially being a minority) to see a whole nation exhibit these tendecies. And this is me being gracious (prob due to the rum I keep drinking).
BUT, enough of that... there's something else that is heavy on my heart - BATMAN (our next one that is)
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Cuz... I mean... really?
Robbie P?
That's a damn shame! Nobody else wanted to play Batman? We've got the pretty boy, emo, glittery, vamp? What has he done since then? What has he done that has ever been intimidating? Even as a vamp he was lame.
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And the Winter Soldier wants to play the Riddler? I don’t think that’ll happen or if the Riddler will even be in the next Batman. But, let’s say that it did. Wouldn’t it feel like they got those two roles mixed up? 
I don't even think Robbie P is intimidating enough to play The Riddler honestly. Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier) is kinda ripped right? 
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He's gonna have to lose some of that muscle before he goes up against Robbie P. I can see right now - The Riddler planning out an elaborate puzzle/trap for Batman, then seeing that it's Robbie, and being like "what do I need theses riddles for?" and then beating the living snot out of Batman. It'll be a worse beating than Bane gave him. 
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Filled with rage cuz he knows HE would make a much better Batman.
Now, to be fair, I was wrong about Ben Affleck. I actually liked Ben's take on the role. It made me long for a more old, grizzled, out-of-touch Batman - hear me out:
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I'm thinking old Batman, but kinda hulked out. Is Stone Cold Steve Austin still around and kickin to play this Batman?
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  Gimme a hell yeah!
But, this Batman I'm envisioning is stuck in the old wmindsets of misogyny and racism - stay with me, cuz this will be an awesome Batman... well, movie... and awesome Batman MOVIE:)
To balance Batman out and keep the angry Twitter mob away from him, he'll have a team of "wokeness". Batwoman will be played by AOC.
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Robin will be played by Jimmy Kimmel (you know you want to see him in those tights).
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And Alfred's last wish in his will (after being mauled to death by a pack of bunnies... in the first scene of this movie) was to have his brain put inside of the body of a black woman. And that black woman will be Beyonce (cuz this movie will need a kick ass soundtrack).
Think about THAT sitch!
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Annnnnd Ben Carson will play himself - he'll be Batman's token black friend/informant.
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Already, the best movie ever.
I could see a scene going down like (Bats and the Woke Gang are in a bar... cuz my Batman will be an alcoholic... this Bats has a lot of problems, but he'll be real and raw... YES!)
Batman (after having the waitress bring him two more shots of whiskey, slaps her on the butt and says "Thanks, Sweetness.")
WokeTeam: "Batman! You can't do OR say that!"
B: "What?! Why?!"
WT: "It's ...just awful."
B: "What? If I don't smack her on the butt, how will she know that she did a good job? I'm being helpful!"
WT: (lots of arguing)
B: "Ok, ok, I won't do that... or call her that I guess... how about lil lady? is that ok? or Sugar Plum?"
WT: "Her name is Lisa"
B: "I got it! BIG BOOTY"
WT: "What is wrong with you? - that's ridiculous! Look, we'll deal with that later. Let's hurry up and get to the crime scene. And on the way we want to talk to you about the confederate flag on the Batmobile...annnnnd the Kaepernick sticker that calls him a Son of a Bitch"
B: "Why? He hates America. And there's nothing wrong with that flag!"
WT: "Bu, Batman..."
B: "No, no, I know there isn't, let me call Ben."
Sooooo, there are scenes like that, BUT he's also out there kicking major ass! It'll be like "Matrix" action meets "Sin City" action. And we'll update the villains -
Bump N Grinder
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Fyre Man
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 and his side kick “The Sucker”
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“The Comedian?” (that question mark is part of her name)
Keep the classics of course
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Annnnd his arch nemesis Iggy Azalea 
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- ruining Hiphop wherever she goes.
And in the end asses are BRUTALLY kicked, sure, but Batman also learns some important lessons... or... or simply blows his brains out. Cuz let's be honest, some of us would rather blow our brains out than try to change.
Hey, DC... call me.
My next movie will prob be "Once Upon a time in Hollywood" 
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cuz of my main man Leo! - though idk about the premise. Now, if they were making "Fight Club 2" with this cast, then definitely! What if Leo and Margot Robbie (who’s also in this) are also in Edward Norton’s head; duking it out. YES! Imagine if Quentin Tarantino directed Fight Club with his typical bloody style; we’d all still be horrified). 
So maybe "Hobbs & Shaw" 
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 - those two of course, but Idris Elba is in that too! I love him!
He would have been a great Batman! I bet he could have gotten that role if he had tried. He def could have gotten that James Bond role if he had tried. But, nope, instead he decided to do "Cats"
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I'll leave y'all on that thought.
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