Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

The other day, me 'n' XP opened for Mischief
I'm like "Yo, let's get on angry MC showmanship and hit 'em"
all the cocky songs and not too many soulful lyrics,
Even a couple dissin' callin' 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches."
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I know we killed it,"
Ran into a familiar face, a female who in and supports us.

I "Peace!" She said "Wait! Let me talk to you for a minute...
I know none of my business, but I wasn't impressed by your performance."
I "Word? Shit, I love feedback and criticism."
She said "I miss the passionate spirit, your vision.
honestly I wasn't offended by those references to women,
But only continuing society's conditioning."

It hit the heart of me. I told her that was part of me,
I stand up for human rights, and treat others how I would be treated.
But every can't be seepin' with freedom,
'Cuz the other side of me is sexist then people will that I'm preachin'.
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, that's misleading
Because this world is fucked-up and I'm a pro-duct to I'm seeing.

Not to justify, but just to on my being.
I learn from these verses and my purpose gets surfaced demons.
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put in my music.
She said she heard that perspective, but she turned around
She said "We have a flame, your fire's with sound.
Are you building the empire up, or using your fire to it down?"

Consumption, contradiction. I'm conflicted with a hypocrite,
And through songs you can witness it.
The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm like you;
a fine line between saying and living it.
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Light it up to it down, light it up to burn it down.
it up to burn it down, down, down.
Light it up to burn it down, it up to burn it down.
it up to burn it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

Now one thing that always struggled on,
Is how to incorporate drugs and alcohol into my
of sober songs.
'Cuz on that perspective, all over my records.
But the other side isn't unless it sessions with XP.
How can I that I love to smoke weed,
Knowing the are listening and many of 'em look up to me?

Not to say that I'm a model, but I know that words are power.
And if I bottles and chronic, I am sending out the
Message "It's okay," hey I that it is. Chronic can be medicine,
But all about your relationship with it.
See I'm either off in the riding and everyday with the spliff.
looking for a balance but habit turns to addiction.

And hip-hop music & weed: inseparable.
So MCs that don't or drink, talking about it to me seems questionable.
It proves how much people want to be accepted,
And not seem straight-edge to audience, so keeping it real is neglected.
'Cuz when I'm smoking, I wouldn't wanna bump a song this.
Put on Dev and break out the Swishers, and a bong and some licks.

See that's a of me too
And I that I would make more money if I wasn't as true,
To all the stuggles of the consumption I'm going through.
Make music for the party, and the support you.
I burn Brother Ali and buy 50, what that say to you?
it back around,
Am I building the empire up or using my fire to it down?

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