Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

The day, me 'n' XP opened for Souls Mischief
I'm like "Yo, get on some angry MC showmanship and hit 'em"
Rocked all the cocky songs and not too soulful lyrics,
Even a couple dissin' callin' 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches."
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I know that we it,"
Ran into a familiar face, a female who comes in and 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 said "Word? Shit, I love and criticism."
She "I miss the passionate spirit, your political vision.
Quite honestly I 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 human rights, and treat others how I wanna be treated.
But song 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, somewhat misleading
Because this world is fucked-up and I'm a to what I'm seeing.

Not to justify, but to touch on my being.
I learn 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 around
She said "We have a flame, 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 these songs you can witness it.
The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm just like
Walking a line between saying and living it.
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Light it up to burn it down, light it up to 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 thing that I've struggled on,
Is how to drugs and alcohol into my music
Outside of songs.
'Cuz on perspective, that's all over my records.
But the other side isn't 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 I'm a role model, but I know that words are power.
And if I bottles and chronic, I am sending out the
Message "It's okay," hey I believe 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.
looking 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 much people 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 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 make more money if I wasn't as true,
To all the stuggles of the blunted I'm going through.
Make music for the party, and the support you.
I burn Brother Ali and buy 50, what does that say to
it back around,
Am I building the empire up or using my fire to burn it

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