Compared to What? · Relative Motion Rap

Contemporary percussive rap with dry, tight production and space for student responses; steady 100 BPM groove with tight kick, dry handclaps, crisp snare, and minimal bass; clear spoken-rap verses in a high, light upper register, rising into a powerful full-voice chant belt on the call-and-response hook

[Intro] “It’s moving.” Compared to what? “It’s resting.” Compared to what? [Verse 1] Bus rolls east, thirty miles an hour, Measured against the road as we pass the tower. My friend’s in the next seat, holding a drawing; Compared with the bus, her position’s not changing. Compared with the road, she’s traveling east; Same speed as the bus while she stays in her seat. The object’s my friend, the comparison’s named; Now “moving” and “resting” each come with a frame. [Hook] Compared to what? Compared to what? Don’t leave the reference out. Compared to what? Compared to what? Say the comparison out loud. Object, frame, position through time— Give those words a place in the rhyme. Before you tell me “moving” or “not,” Bring it back: compared to what? [Verse 2] Shoes on the floor, I’m standing in class; Compared with the floor, I stay where I’m at. But Earth keeps rotating, traveling round the Sun; The classroom comes with it, every one of us. Ground frame works for a walk through the room; Sun frame helps describe Earth’s orbit too. Choose what helps with the question you’ve got; Even the ground needs “compared to what?” [Break] The ground? Name it. The bus? Name it. The train? Name it. Put the frame in the statement. [Final Hook] Compared to what? Compared to what? Don’t leave the reference out. Compared to what? Compared to what? Say the comparison out loud. Object, frame, position through time— Give those words a place in the rhyme. Before you tell me “moving” or “not,” Bring it back: compared to what?

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