Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

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

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

It hit the of me. I told her that this 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 of me is sexist then people will feel that I'm preachin'.
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, that's misleading
Because world is fucked-up and I'm a pro-duct to what I'm seeing.

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

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

Now one that I've always struggled on,
Is how to incorporate drugs and alcohol my music
of sober songs.
'Cuz on that perspective, that's all my records.
But the other side isn't represented unless it sessions XP.
How can I admit that I to smoke weed,
the kids 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 condone bottles and chronic, I am out the
Message "It's okay," hey I believe that it is. can be medicine,
But all about your relationship with it.
See I'm either off in the wagon riding and with the spliff.
looking for a balance but habit turns to addiction.

And music & weed: they're inseparable.
So MCs that don't smoke or drink, talking about it to me questionable.
It proves how much just 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 for the party, and the people support you.
I burn Ali and buy 50, what does that say to you?
Bring it around,
Am I the empire up or using my fire to burn it down?

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