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 couple dissin' women '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 said "Word? Shit, I feedback and criticism."
She said "I the passionate spirit, your political vision.
honestly I wasn't offended by those references to women,
But only continuing society's conditioning."

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

Not to justify, but just to 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 turned
She said "We have a flame, your fire's with sound.
Are you building the empire up, or using your fire to it down?"

Consumption, contradiction. I'm conflicted with 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 burn it down, it up to burn it down.
Light it up to 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 that I've always struggled on,
Is how to drugs and alcohol into my music
of sober songs.
'Cuz on that perspective, that's all my records.
But the other side isn't represented it sessions with XP.
How can I admit I love to smoke weed,
Knowing the kids are and many 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 bottles and chronic, I am out the
"It's okay," hey I believe that it is. Chronic can be medicine,
But it's all your relationship with it.
See I'm either off in the wagon and everyday with the spliff.
Constantly looking for a but habit turns to addiction.

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

See that's a of me too
And I know that I would more money if I wasn't as true,
To all the stuggles of the blunted consumption I'm through.
Make for the party, and the people support you.
I burn Ali and buy 50, what 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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