Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

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

I said "Peace!" She "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 love and criticism."
She said "I miss the passionate spirit, your vision.
Quite honestly I wasn't offended by those to women,
But you're only society's conditioning."

It hit the heart of me. I told her that was part of me,
I stand up for rights, and treat others how I would wanna be treated.
But every song can't be 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 somewhat
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 gets surfaced with demons.
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put in my music.
She said she heard that perspective, but before she turned
She "We have a flame, your fire's ignited with sound.
Are you building the empire up, or using your to burn it down?"

Consumption, contradiction. I'm conflicted being a hypocrite,
And through songs you can witness it.
The differences, I admit shit, because I'm just like you;
Walking a 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.
Light it up to it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

Now one thing that I've always 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 unless it sessions with XP.
How can I that I love to smoke weed,
Knowing the kids are listening and many of 'em up to me?

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

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

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

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