Luyện nghe bài hát Contradiction

The other day, me 'n' XP 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 dissin' callin' 'em "groupies," "hoes," and "bitches."
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I that we killed it,"
Ran into a familiar face, a who comes in and supports us.

I said "Peace!" She said "Wait! Let me 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 offended by those to women,
But you're only continuing conditioning."

It hit the heart of me. I told her this was part of me,
I stand up for human rights, and 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 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 purpose gets 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 with being a hypocrite,
And through songs you can witness it.
The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm just you;
Walking a fine line 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 burn it down, light it up to it down.
Light it up to it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down.

Now one thing 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 unless it sessions with XP.
How can I that I love to smoke weed,
Knowing the kids are listening and of 'em look up to me?

Not to say that I'm a role model, but I know that are power.
And if I condone bottles and chronic, I am out the
Message "It's okay," hey I that it is. Chronic can be medicine,
But it's all about relationship with it.
See I'm either off in the wagon riding and with 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 about it to me questionable.
It how much people just want to be accepted,
And not seem to their audience, so keeping it real is neglected.
'Cuz when I'm smoking, I wanna bump a song like this.
Put on some Dev and break out the Swishers, and a bong and licks.

See a part of me too
And I know that I would make more if I wasn't 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 that say to
Bring it around,
Am I building the empire up or using my fire to it down?

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