Irish, Sunny Day, Eyelid, Smoke, Painted
AESOP ROCK
Now we the American working population Hate the fact that eight hours a day Is wasted on chasing the dream of someone that isn’t us And we may not hate our jobs But we hate jobs in general That don’t have to do with fighting our own causes.
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There’s smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids
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I started freestyling with friends about eight or nine years ago. I started writing also around the same time, but didn’t meet blockhead until about ’94. I started making beats not until about ’96.
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God helps those who have no-cut contracts.
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I don’t think that there’s a problem with being too concerned about videogames, especially for me, because I’m not in the industry. I’m just a consumer. But hip-hop is constantly like, “What are you doing for the scene?”
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I’ve been able to sell records still. I want to be the guy that stands out there and says thank you personally to everyone. And I try after my shows and kick it because I want to genuinely say thanks.
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In a time where everything’s a flavor of the month, and it’s hard to have any sort of longevity,
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I knew what I wanted, and did it till it was done. So I’ve been the dream I wanted to be since Day One.
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Armchair hater, I wouldn’t piss on your coffin But when I see your picture I draw dicks on it.
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We the American working population Hate the nine-to-five, day-in day-out When we’d rather be supporting ourselves By being paid to perfect the pastimes That we have harbored based solely on the fact That it makes us smile if it sounds dope.
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…I’ve never had a dream in my life, Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven’t pursued.
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The only bridge I’ve ever burned along this legacy
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I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance.
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People are very adamant about maintaining a certain sound or a certain era, like, “There were three years of rap that were great, so let’s just keep doing that.” The genre itself is just stuck in place. It’s been treading water for a while.
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The older I get, the less I care about what’s cool. I realize I’m old and weird.
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I don’t think anyone can argue that I’m not trying to do my own thing at least.
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Now we the American working population Hate the fact that eight hours a day Is wasted on chasing the dream of someone that isn’t us And we may not hate our jobs But we hate jobs in general That don’t have to do with fighting our own causes.
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