poetic music lifts my soul. they're usually hard to find but are forever cherished. feel free to posts music lyrics that you find beautifully poetic.

i just discovered the music of nina simone. her words hit your heart like sharp daggers. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
she wrote this song: "ain't got no/i got life"

she performs it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_P9JTFnIxY&feature=related

Ain't Go No/ I Got Life by Nina Simone    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_P9JTFnIxY&feature=related

I ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, Ain't got no class
Ain't got no skirts, Ain't got no sweater
Ain't got no perfume Ain't got no bed
Ain't got no mind,

Ain't got no mother Ain't got no culture
Ain't got no friends, aint got no schoolin'
Ain't got no love, Ain't got no name
Ain't got no ticket, Ain't got no token
Ain't got no god

and what have i got?
why am i alive anyway?
yeah what have i got?
nobody can take away?,

Got my hair. Got my head
Got my brains, Got my ears
Got my eyes, Got my nose
Got my mouth, I got my smile

I got my tongue, Got my chin
Got my neck, Got my boobies
Got my heart, Got my soul
Got my back, I got my sex

I got my arms, got my hands, got my fingers,
got my legs, got my feet, got my toes,
got my liver, got my blood,

I've got life,
i've got my freedom
i've got life
I've got life
and I am gonna keep it
I've got life
and nobody's gonna take it away
I've got life!

You'll have to listen carefully to get those kind of songs. You can easily find them on songs by jill scot, skeeter davies, asa etc. If you really want them, believe me hiphop offers that. I mean real hiphop.