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

It hit the heart of me. I her that this was part of me,
I stand up for human rights, and treat how I would wanna be treated.
But song can't be seepin' with freedom,
'Cuz the side of me is sexist then people will feel that I'm preachin'.
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, that's somewhat
Because this 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 gets surfaced demons.
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put in my music.
She said she that perspective, but before she turned around
She "We have a flame, your fire's ignited with sound.
Are you the empire up, or using your fire to burn 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 just 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.
Light it up to 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 into my music
Outside of songs.
'Cuz on that perspective, all over my records.
But the other side isn't represented unless it with XP.
How can I admit that I love to weed,
Knowing the kids are listening and of 'em look up to me?

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

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

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

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