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"
Rocked all the cocky songs and not too soulful lyrics,
Even a couple women callin' 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches."
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I know we killed 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 know it's none of my business, but I wasn't by your performance."
I "Word? Shit, I love feedback and criticism."
She said "I the passionate spirit, your political vision.
Quite honestly I wasn't by those references to women,
But only continuing society's conditioning."

It hit the heart of me. I her that this was part of me,
I up for human rights, and treat others how I would wanna be treated.
But every song 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 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 around
She said "We have a flame, fire's ignited with sound.
Are you the empire up, or using your fire to burn it down?"

Consumption, contradiction. I'm conflicted being a hypocrite,
And through these you can witness it.
The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm like you;
Walking a fine line between saying and 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 thing that always struggled 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 isn't represented unless it sessions with XP.
How can I admit I love to smoke weed,
the kids are listening and many of 'em look up to me?

Not to say that I'm a 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 that it is. can be medicine,
But it's all about relationship with it.
See I'm either off in the wagon riding and everyday the spliff.
Constantly looking for a balance but habit to addiction.

And hip-hop music & weed: inseparable.
So MCs that don't smoke or drink, talking 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 wanna a song like this.
Put on Dev and break out the Swishers, and a bong and some licks.

See a part of me too
And I know that I would make money 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, does that say to you?
it back around,
Am I building the empire up or my fire to burn it down?

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