MC Lars - Flow Like Poe Lyrics






Edgar Allan Poe y'all
Listen to me flow y'all

Yo it's Edgar Allan Poe with a flow so poetic
Melancholy wordsmith - style so phonetic
Got a raven on my shoulder - gothic thematics
Demonic alcoholic - multisyllabic
It's a habit - take a look and I'm sure you'll find
That the mechanics of rap are the mechanics of rhyme
And when we analyze the rhythm of the units to the meter
Long short, short long - doesn't matter, look at either
An iamb is two syllables unstressed, stressed which
The words insane, explain and delight all express
A trochee on the other hand, goes stressed, unstressed
Words like coffee, crazy, giant - so prepared to be impressed
(But Poe what's an anapest?) Words like tambourine
Cavalier and Marianne, and by that I mean
Two unstressed, stressed syllables in succession
That's our first lesson, okay any questions?

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
This is lit-hop 101 with MC Edgar Allan Poe

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
If you don't know, now you know

Dimeter, means two feet, trimeter three
Tetrameter is four, so pentameter must be
Five pairs of syllables, Shakespearean sonnets
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" now you got it
Unstressed, stressed, five times, flow iambic
Stressed, unstressed watch me flip the dynamic like
Once upon a midnight dreary
That's the start of my couplet clearly
Trochaic octameter, rhythm might damage
The cadence is so quick, but I think your ear can manage
Mysterious sci-fi rhymes always getting hotter
Drunk in the club watch me holler at your daughter
Baltimore ravens, that's my team
Original hipster, well it might seem
From the Bronx back to Boston, I'm rockin' the 'stache
Got Emerson and Twain, both talkin' mad trash

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
This is lit-hop 101 with MC Edgar Allan Poe

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
If you don't know, now you know

Iambic assonance bringing passion just like that
Cutting with the consonance I kill it I attack
Alliterating awesomely amazing add the energy
Pentameter is popping with the literary entropy
I'm on these spondees dactylic swagger
The similes I drop are sharper than daggers
My metaphors are arrows, call me Katnis Everdeen
Hunger games with the quill illest MC ever seen
Check the Emily Dickinson, slant rhyme, 'cause I'm spittin' some
Strange and creepy magnificence, 19th century citizen
Hella props well I'm getting some, darker than Charles Dickins, son
Gory stories I've written 'em, teenage corpses I'm kissin' them
'Cause ladies I'm missin' 'em, and I've influenced Eminem
With the horrorcore flavor so call me Jonathan Livingston
Got that the onomatopoeia poppin' off in the classroom
Bringing poetry to life with these literary rap tunes

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
This is lit-hop 101 with MC Edgar Allan Poe

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
If you don't know, now you know

When I'm on the mic
Everybody's feeling it
Hands up in the air (haiku bridge yo)

Wave 'em side to side
You can touch the ceiling kid
Like you just don't care (5-7-5 bro)

When I'm on the mic
Everybody's feeling it
Hands up in the air (haiku bridge yo)

Wave 'em side to side
You can touch the ceiling kid
Like you just don't care (5-7-5 bro)

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
This is lit-hop 101 with MC Edgar Allan Poe

Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
Flow like Poe (I'm going hard on that tetrameter)
If you don't know, now you know

Baltimore ravens, that's my team
Baltimore ravens, that's my team





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  1. S.... Z....

    I am forever shook this is not Trevor Moore.

  2. H.... ....

    Your team looks pretty tough this year. Lamar’s killing it... and putting it under the floorboard.

  3. F.... N....

    Who's here from Ms. Waller's class??

  4. S.... ....

    When English tries to rap but joke's on you he's actually good.

  5. d.... 3....

    And he mysteriously died shortly after.

  6. S.... 4....

    The "Poe Toaster" may have retired nowadays, but I will raise a glass to Poe's writing, and to this banger!

  7. Q.... ....

    1:34 especially if they're 13

  8. E.... G....

    This track is giving me multiple nerdgasms.

  9. C.... T....

    I'm Goodman!

  10. X.... P....

    Your ass

  11. M.... D....

    I just learned some mad literature shit

  12. I.... O....

    Hi! I loved your rap. My boyfriend Chase from NOLA recognized my rapping style was similar to yours & i would like to share a small rap i made about 3 years ago. I mean I still write raps down now but this one has to be one of the first actual (kinda funny & lighthearted) raps I’ve done 😅
    ~~~
    Senior Rap

    First things first
    I gotta quench my thirst
    For knowledge does well
    And in class I excel
    Yet give it another year
    Then I'm saying farewell

    We're seniors (yeah)
    With rings on our fingers
    And last thing we wanna do is sit here and linger
    For we graduate here next year in May
    Which is only two-hundred forty one days away

    I'm going to college
    Maybe for be free?
    Raising up scholarships
    To get that degree
    Though we’re saying goodbye
    Don't u dare go n fret
    For I haven't really chosen a college yet
    ~~~

    😄 first time posting something like this to the internet, sorry for the long post but if u read it I hope u enjoy it
    P.s. it’s supposed to be a bit cheesy 🧀 😅

    I.... O....

    Very good!! Love your flow! Honored that you'd share it with me. :)

  13. R.... S....

    Been a huge fan of MC Lars for years! I feel he should've gotren way more recognition

    R.... S....

    Rob Siddle thanks dude - haven’t given up yet!

    R.... S....

    @MC Lars thats good bro. Dont either 🤙.

  14. T.... S....

    Ilove you but future 2.5 migh5 b3 6ou4 b3w5

    T.... S....

    Thank you - always love Akira the Don!

  15. A.... G....

    My wife showed this to her 8th grade English class and they loved it!

    A.... G....

    Thanks man!!

  16. K.... D....

    4 year lit major and I learned more in the first minute than I did in class

    K.... D....

    Props. That makes me feel good. :)

    K.... D....

    Freaking star struck right now :) you're the shit

    K.... D....

    Kevin Dampier Thanks my friend!!

  17. D.... H....

    Proving you dont have to have naked women, or curse words to be doper than the opiate crisis.

  18. D.... S....

    i seen this song on tv lol

    D.... S....

    That's amazing, where?

  19. M.... B....

    What classical song is in the background? It's bothering me I can't remember

    M.... B....

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel%27s_Canon

  20. j.... ....

    Love MC Lars, but I'd prefer this sounded a little less like scholastic rock.

  21. M.... L....

    Help me drop two new lit-hop jams a month on Patreon!   http://patreon.com/mclars

  22. Z.... V....

    I have found a new type of cancer

  23. L.... F....

    Have to know this for ap 12

    L.... F....

    Your teacher gets an A+ from me.

  24. O.... W....

    Just had to hear it again, can't believe we're playing warped tour...it all started here jamming MC LARS.

  25. D.... ....

    Did I miss the haiku bridge?

  26. R.... ....

    I seem to have accidentally memorized nearly all the words to this.


    I regret nothing.

  27. O.... W....

    AYE, I used to vibe out to this while I was heading to work. That Vans Warped Tour 2014 CD was my whole summer that year! You have a time stamp in my soul dewD!

    O.... W....

    Much love man! That's awesome!! :) Warped Tour forever!!

    O.... W....

    That shizz mustve been doppeeee....

  28. N.... T....

    when i get depressed i dance like steven in this video

  29. E.... G....

    LMFAO FUCK. I USED TO LOVE THIS SONG BACK IN 2013

    E.... G....

    LMFAO!!!

    E.... G....

    MC Lars i was 13 when this came out, now im about to turn 17 💀 this shit too wild

  30. L.... B....

    Anyone else here because memorising this is on their summer work for AP Lit?

  31. k.... ....

    Worst flow, best lyrics.

  32. D.... C....

    True art and knowledge

  33. Y.... O....

    poe didnt die for this shit

  34. e.... ....

    just sent this to my english teacher :'D

  35. M.... M....

    This is trying so hard

  36. D.... S....

    Dude. 8,000 subscribers definitely isn't enough for music like this. Awesome is an understatement! ^^

  37. B.... T....

    I sincerely appreciate an amazing individual such as yourself which makes me look like a slack-jawed lumberjack in comparison to diction.

  38. K.... C....

    THOSE BREAKDANCING SKILLZ YO!!!

  39. g.... g....

    I can't handle the pornstache, err...POEstache. Promise you'll keep that beautiful babyface 'stache-free irl?

  40. v.... ....

    I saw you live on Nov 11th in Kansas City. I hadn't really heard any of your stuff before, was there for Chris, but you're fucking awesome! This shit's great :D

    v.... ....

    Thank you! We'll be there in a few days! http://nerdcoretour.com

  41. D.... H....

    Used for AP Lit. Poetry lesson today. Thanks!

  42. N.... T....

    i just realized the video skips the haiku

  43. F.... E....

    Love this. Perfect and awesome rhymes!

  44. E.... ....

    hey lars if you need beats check my
    soundcloud.com/emillzzzz
    loved your collab with spose man!!!!!

    E.... ....

    Thanks! Killing it!!

  45. V.... B....

    What are the two albums the hipster is wearing that aren't from Neutral Milk Hotel?

    V.... B....

    The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
    Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (great album)

  46. C.... S....

    Keep killing it

  47. J.... P....

    poor Edgar Allen poe rolling around in his grave... delete this and then delete yourself from existence....

  48. J.... P....

    poor Edgar Allen poe rolling around in his grave... delete this and then delete yourself from existence....

    J.... P....

    Josh Prince Io k

  49. J.... P....

    poor Edgar Allen poe rolling around in his grave... delete this and then delete yourself from existence....

  50. J.... P....

    poor Edgar Allen poe rolling around in his grave... delete this and then delete yourself from existence....

  51. J.... P....

    poor Edgar Allen poe rolling around in his grave... delete this and then delete yourself from existence....

  52. J.... P....

    poor Edgar Allen poe rolling around in his grave... delete this and then delete yourself from existence....

  53. E.... ....

    I should email this to my English teacher

    E.... ....

    frankenstiengrrlz lol my English teacher showed this to my class

  54. T.... W....

    I absolutely love this song, I first found it on the Warped Tour Album and now I know all the lyrics, my edgar allen poe action figure and I watch it all the time, Im showing this to my English class at the end of the years :)

    T.... W....

    That is awesome!!

  55. S.... J....

    I loved Poe back in the day. My favorite poet. Then I found Operation Ivy and Run DMC. Thanks Lars, you bring it all together. I'd love to see some 2016 tour dates in the Bay though.

  56. B.... J....

    Hey Lars! Hope you've been well. Been a big fan for years. You pulled me up onstage at Warped 2013 in SLC to rap with you. I just wanted to say thanks for that, as well as thanks for having a hand in inspiring me to pursue a degree in English! When I'm teaching one day, you can bet I'll be playing this. :)

  57. A.... A....

    Haha, you performed this song live at my high school in Royersford, Pennsylvania around October, 2015. Give or take a little.

    The lesson you gave was pretty interesting.

    A.... A....

    +Anon Anonymity Thanks man!

  58. P.... F....

    For the longest time I though it was "Edgar Allen Poe yo"

  59. M.... ....

    A raven, gently rapping at my door

    M.... ....

    Yea, I see what you did.

  60. J.... S....

    I just started getting to my homework when I saw you had music videos for everything. watching these makes doing homework a lot more boring.

    J.... S....

    +Jayson Saavedra Thanks man! I hope they are educational. :)

  61. E.... ....

    Quoth the English Major, "I ADORE!!!!"

  62. G.... W....

    The first time I heard this was in 7th grade english and I hated it. Now it's all right

    G.... W....

    +Bob Jones Me too

  63. D.... S....

    I noticed you said "onomonopoeia", though, as opposed to "onomatopoeia". Any particular reason why? Just curious :)

    D.... S....

    +Draco Storm Excuse me for speaking for him, but I would suggest for flow.

    D.... S....

    +Plague Doc Ahh, okay. Seems like it might be right - I wouldn't have thought it was just a simple misspelling. Thanks ^^

    D.... S....

    +Plague Doc So he can flow like Poe... I just got that pun ._. Nicely executed there.

  64. D.... S....

    Haha, I love this :D Nice job ^^

  65. b.... ....

    so glad I saw you open for BFS in Manchester, England. you have a new fan xxx

  66. C.... A....

    Using this video to teach my intro to lit class about meter!

    C.... A....

    +Christine Ashton That's amazing! You're a great teacher. :)

  67. M.... x....

    Really well done!

  68. E.... ....

    Loving that I put a link to this in my final project for a class so my professor is going to be watching this video sometime relatively soon.

    E.... ....

    +EndlesslyKelly Thanks!! :)

  69. R.... B....

    I didn't know this song had a music video. I'm so glad I found this.

  70. N.... F....

    Is it just me or does mc lars look like barry lewis?

  71. G.... G....

    I love this so much. Too much.

  72. A.... A....

    I've almost learned it.... I got this

    A.... A....

    +Lexa Archer Can't wait to hear you perform it sometime!!

    A.... A....

    You can wait... I sound like a dying cat XD

    A.... A....

    Haha, I do most of the time too!

    A.... A....

    Great! We can preform together and sound like the best dying cat duet this world has ever seen!

  73. V.... ....

    My brother called me at 6 am on a weekend to tell me to listen this the first time

  74. B.... C....

    this just changed my mind on Lars

  75. S.... L....

    Edgar Allen Poe is probably flipping in his grave. Lol just playing this a pretty cool song.

    S.... L....

    +Jesus Orozco Haha, thanks man! Glad you liked it. :)

  76. U.... ....

    Holy Shit, this is amazing!

  77. H.... S....

    This guys really talented I play this song as my motivation song before I take a test for my english class also it would be real cool that one day you could hear nerdcore music on the radio just to have a more diverse selection in music

    H.... S....

    +Hubert Sanchez Haha, thanks man!! :)

    H.... S....

    +MC Lars Hey I understand you got a busy schedule is there anyway you can give me advice as a musician also I'm looking for venues to preform in California if you know any good ones let me know please

    H.... S....

    But it goes back to fast to remember. To really learn it I'd need it in writing. Great stuff, though. Probably would be a boon to high school English teachers, though the skull kissing scene and some other stuff might get them in trouble. OK, college poetry class, then.

  78. S.... ....

    This video is unworthy of the brilliance that is this song. It's a shame, too.

  79. T.... D....

    Hoping there will be an HH102, HH103, HH104, HH201, HH202, etc., etc.. :-)

  80. V.... ....

    This dude is gay......i hate that he is coming to the WARPED TOUR ......i wish someone like eminem will come to the warped tour in stead of this idiot

  81. m.... ....

    He missed an opportunity when the nameplate on the desk didn't say "Managear"

  82. P.... I....

    Ohhhhh shit.  Clicked on this in the suggestion sidebar because I thought I recognized your name, as soon as I saw you... a friend of mine that's no longer around used to listen to you all the time... massive wave of emotion...

  83. T.... O....

    ok warped tour... ok.

  84. M.... D....

    Ok. Now we need a Lovecraft holla back.

  85. H.... ....

    i just learned how to write a poem

  86. A.... ....

    this song got me an A on my English project :)

    A.... ....

    Great job!

    A.... ....

    @Ais4Abbey theivary

    A.... ....

    it really didnt

  87. J.... N....

    absinthe is like 140 proof, might not want to chug it

  88. N.... J....

    I hear "this gigantic robot kills" and I think it might be a good ska band... I listen to "hipster girl" and then this song and I'm like, what the hell?

    N.... J....

    Awesome huh?

    N.... J....

    +Nicholas Johnson Guess he grew up a little

    N.... J....

    lars is genre defiant and i heard he did a show with kobe bryant but dont quote me on that

  89. A.... F....

    Neutral Milk Hotel lmao

  90. S.... ....

    I had my AP Lit teacher from last year show this to her seniors this year. :-)

  91. S.... ....

    My English teacher showed us this....lol

  92. 1.... ....

    What's the name of the instrumental song being sampled?

    1.... ....

    it sounds like a background part of "canon" but i could definitely be wrong.

    1.... ....

    "Canon" by whom?

    1.... ....

    @1ex1uger Pachelbel.

    1.... ....

    @Cyanogenesis Ah, I see. I've heard that song before, but the rendition featured in this song is a little different. Kind of like the way MC Lars uses the instrumental verse to "Soul To Squeeze" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in "Everyone's A Little Gay."

    1.... ....

    @Cyanogenesis Pachelbel's Canon.

  93. L.... ....

    SoooooOOoOoOOOOoOoooo BEAUTIFUL! 

  94. s.... k....

    my teacher actually showed us this...

    s.... k....

    pingu bingu same

  95. b.... s....

    saw him at warped tour last year i gotta say that show was awesome 

  96. A.... P....

    This is awkward.

  97. A.... ....

    This video for me and my 2 friends an A+ for our Edgar Allen Poe presentation.

  98. A.... ....

    This video got me and my 2 friends an A+ on our Edgar Allan Poe presentation.

  99. a.... c....

    GUYS YOU GOTTA FLOW LIKE POE YALL!