Branded "Lobotomy" ft. Elliott Smith
Channel: Branded Official
Date: 2015-05-26

Branded is a spoken word and/or Hip-Hop artist from Appalachia. He tries not to come off as horribly pretentious, but he is inevitably perceived as such.

"Lobotomy" is spoken word set to Elliott Smith's "See You In Heaven" "See You In Heaven" is a posthumous instrumental that has a cult following due to its release without lyrics. Branded added verbal accompaniment and altered the track to work better with spoken word. 

Branded has promised to film video accompaniment if this video reaches 10,000 views. He feels he owes it to the audience should the work ever attain some sort of acclaim. 

Lyrics:
On the day of my lobotomy, the spliffs will be twisted
from Korea to Argentina, 40’s ounces of liquid 
will splash the sidewalk pavement in the graphic celebrations
Of my multitude of failures and monumental aspirations

And on the day of my lobotomy, the sun smiles on the afflicted,
And of the weary disinherited, their heavy burdens will be lifted,
And float far beyond the highest, where angels walk among the living,
Then float up into the vacuum, and vanishes ‘to infinity

And as you stumble upon the trails I blazed,
Don’t forget the souls that paved the way,
And as you guide yourself by stars at night, 
Let my voice draw you towards the light,

And if cold chills your frostbit fingers,
Tend to my flame so it can linger,
And let it blaze until it flickers,
to keep you safe in times of danger,

As a nurse straps restraints ‘cross my arteries, 
And the surgeon prepares for the debauchery,
As I lay silent on my day of reckoning,
And mull over cards the gods presented me,

And as the icepick scrapes my skull and my eyes point northward,
It tears away the giants, who raised me up on broad shoulders, 
And as my potent mind goes limp, the torrid world lays dormant,
And passion remains extant on our world of scorched earth,

And when you stare into my lifeless eyes,
And grasp in vain for the soul inside, 
And if you’re searching for a reason why,
Just shift your eyes towards the evening sky,

And let the stars paint the dim outlines,
On the horizon out of your line of sight,
And if this web I wove ever unwinds,
Hold onto the threads with all your might 

My death ain’t a tragedy, a shame or a waste, 
It’s a one-way ticket to ride off into a better place
and a release from the tribulations of this troubled mind, 
into a realm undefined, in a better time 

As you observe the ceremony seated in somber silence,
Let these words lift your soul like a random act of kindness
And as you hoist my burden and prepare to lay me to rest, 
Purse your lips and you’ll abstain from the sweet taste of death,