Macklemore, Evan Roman - Contradiction lyrics
[Macklemore, Evan Roman - Contradiction lyrics]
The other day
Me 'n XP opened for Souls of Mischief
I'm like "Yo, let's get on some angry MC
Showmanship and hit 'em"
Rocked all the cocky songs and
Not too many soulful lyrics
Even a couple dissin' women callin'
'em "groupies, " "hoes, " and "bitches"
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo
I know that we killed it, "
Ran into a familiar face
A female who comes in and supports us
I said "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 your performance"
I said "Word? Shit
I love feedback and criticism"
She said "I miss the passionate spirit
Your political vision
Quite honestly I wasn't offended by
Those references to women
But, you're only continuing
Society's conditioning"
It hit the heart of me
I told her that this was part of me
I stand up for human rights
And treat others how I would wanna be treated
But every song can't be seepin' with freedom
'Cuz the other side of me is sexist
Then people will feel that I'm preachin'
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh
That's somewhat misleading
Because this world is fucked-up and I'm
A pro-duct to what I'm seeing
Not to justify, but just to touch on my being
I learn from these verses and my
Purpose gets surfaced with demons
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice
I put that in my music
She said she heard that perspective
But before she turned around
She said "We have a flame
Your fire's ignited with sound
Are you building the empire up
Or using your fire to burn it down?"
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down, down, down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Now one thing that I've always struggled on
Is how to incorporate drugs and alcohol into
My music outside of sober songs
'Cuz on that perspective
That's all over my records
But the other side isn't represented
Unless it sessions with XP
How can I admit that I love to smoke weed
Knowing the kids are listening and many
Of them look up to me?
Not to say that I'm a role model
But I know that words are power
And if I condone bottles and chronic
I am sending out the message "It's okay
" hey I believe that it is
Chronic can be medicine
But it's all about your relationship with it
See I'm either off in the wagon
Riding and everyday with the spliff
Constantly looking for a balance but
Habit turns to addiction
And Hip-Hop music and
Weed: they're inseparable
So MCs that don't smoke or drink
Talking about it, to me, seems questionable
It proves how much people just
Want to be accepted
And not seem straight-edge to their audience
So keeping it real is neglected
'Cuz when I'm smoking
I wouldn't wanna bump a song like this
Put on some Dev and break out the Swishers
And a bong and some licks
See that's a part of me too
And I know that I would make more
Money if I wasn't as true
To all the struggles of the
Blunted consumption I'm going through
Make music for the party
And the people support you
I burn Brother Ali and buy 50
What does that say to you?
Bring it back around
Am I building the empire up or using
My fire to burn it down?
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down, down, down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Me 'n XP opened for Souls of Mischief
I'm like "Yo, let's get on some angry MC
Showmanship and hit 'em"
Rocked all the cocky songs and
Not too many soulful lyrics
Even a couple dissin' women callin'
'em "groupies, " "hoes, " and "bitches"
Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo
I know that we killed it, "
Ran into a familiar face
A female who comes in and supports us
I said "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 your performance"
I said "Word? Shit
I love feedback and criticism"
She said "I miss the passionate spirit
Your political vision
Quite honestly I wasn't offended by
Those references to women
But, you're only continuing
Society's conditioning"
It hit the heart of me
I told her that this was part of me
I stand up for human rights
And treat others how I would wanna be treated
But every song can't be seepin' with freedom
'Cuz the other side of me is sexist
Then people will feel that I'm preachin'
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh
That's somewhat misleading
Because this world is fucked-up and I'm
A pro-duct to what I'm seeing
Not to justify, but just to touch on my being
I learn from these verses and my
Purpose gets surfaced with demons
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice
I put that in my music
She said she heard that perspective
But before she turned around
She said "We have a flame
Your fire's ignited with sound
Are you building the empire up
Or using your fire to burn it down?"
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down, down, down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Down, down, down, down, down, down
Now one thing that I've always struggled on
Is how to incorporate drugs and alcohol into
My music outside of sober songs
'Cuz on that perspective
That's all over my records
But the other side isn't represented
Unless it sessions with XP
How can I admit that I love to smoke weed
Knowing the kids are listening and many
Of them look up to me?
Not to say that I'm a role model
But I know that words are power
And if I condone bottles and chronic
I am sending out the message "It's okay
" hey I believe that it is
Chronic can be medicine
But it's all about your relationship with it
See I'm either off in the wagon
Riding and everyday with the spliff
Constantly looking for a balance but
Habit turns to addiction
And Hip-Hop music and
Weed: they're inseparable
So MCs that don't smoke or drink
Talking about it, to me, seems questionable
It proves how much people just
Want to be accepted
And not seem straight-edge to their audience
So keeping it real is neglected
'Cuz when I'm smoking
I wouldn't wanna bump a song like this
Put on some Dev and break out the Swishers
And a bong and some licks
See that's a part of me too
And I know that I would make more
Money if I wasn't as true
To all the struggles of the
Blunted consumption I'm going through
Make music for the party
And the people support you
I burn Brother Ali and buy 50
What does that say to you?
Bring it back around
Am I building the empire up or using
My fire to burn it down?
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Consumption, contradiction i'm
Conflicted with being a hypocrite
And through these songs you can witness it
The differences, I admit this shit
Because I'm just like you
Walking a fine line between
Saying and living it
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down, down, down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Light it up to burn it down
Down, down, down, down, down, down