Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

The day, me 'n' XP opened for Souls 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 dissin' women callin' 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches."
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I know we killed it,"
Ran a familiar face, a female 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 impressed by performance."
I "Word? Shit, I love feedback and criticism."
She said "I the passionate spirit, your political vision.
Quite I wasn't offended by those references to women,
But only continuing society's conditioning."

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

Not to justify, but just to on my being.
I from these verses and my purpose 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 the empire up, or using your fire to burn it down?"

Consumption, contradiction. I'm with being a hypocrite,
And these songs you can witness it.
The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm just 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 burn it down, it up to burn it down.
Light it up to it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

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

And hip-hop music & weed: inseparable.
So MCs that don't smoke or drink, talking about it to me questionable.
It proves how much people want to be accepted,
And not seem to their audience, so keeping it real is neglected.
'Cuz when I'm smoking, I wouldn't wanna bump a song 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 money if I 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 does say to you?
it back around,
Am I building the empire up or using my fire to burn it

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