[Saul Williams]
I'm falling up flights of stairs, scraping myself from the sidewalk
Jumping from rivers to bridges, drowning in pure air
Hip hop is lying on the side of the road, half dead to itself
Blood scrawled over its mangled flesh, like jazz
This might be a reference to the works of another famous american poet  Shel Silverstein  – who wrote on outside of the box thinking. 
 In this context it seems Saul is describing how he writes poetry while hip hop is dying. Two of Shel’s popular children’s poetry books include  Falling up  and  Where the Sidewalk Ends . 
 As a ‘preachers son from Haiti’ (lyric from “ Black Stacy ”), it would make sense that he was aware of  Shel’s works during his childhood . One popular piece that often  circulated among Christian groups  was  The Giving Tree  – published 8 years before Saul was born. 
 Shel’s works are notable for a semi-absurdist take on conventional constructs we tend to over look as adults. Reading through the poetry helps children take on a different perspective and ask questions on the nature of our reality – and better understand the way the world works as a result.
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