Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

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

I "Peace!" She said "Wait! Let me talk to you for a minute...
I it's none of my business, but I wasn't impressed by your performance."
I said "Word? Shit, I love and criticism."
She said "I miss the passionate spirit, your vision.
Quite I wasn't offended by those references to women,
But you're only continuing 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 wanna be treated.
But every song can't be seepin' freedom,
'Cuz the other side of me is then people will feel that I'm preachin'.
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, that's somewhat
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 verses and my purpose gets surfaced with demons.
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put in my music.
She said she that perspective, but before she turned around
She said "We have a flame, your ignited with sound.
Are you building the empire up, or your fire to burn it down?"

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

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

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

And music & weed: they're inseparable.
So MCs don't smoke or drink, talking about it to me seems questionable.
It how much people 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 like this.
Put on some Dev and break out the Swishers, and a and some 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 music for the party, and the people you.
I Brother Ali and buy 50, what does that say to you?
it back around,
Am I the empire up or using my fire to burn it down?

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