You Don’t Know My Name (Remix)

“And when we had our first kiss
It happened on a Thursday
And ooh it set my soul on fire!”

Before she married and had a kid with Swizz Beats I was infatuated with Alicia Keys (and still am to an extent.) But anyway, her music is the shit and this is the song I was thinking about when I wrote that line.

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Like a fine glass of wine, any of her imperfections are made sweeter.

Also, I like drinking wine. It makes me feel all classy and stuff. Plus wine drunk is the best in my opinion.

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My soul will rise from my remains.

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Dance in the Reign

“…but I done seen the world
And if you ever saw it, hell, you wouldn’t want it either."

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Coney Island is well known for fairs and attractions, and was at it’s height prior to World War 2.

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The Son of Sam is a highly publicized serial killer who victimized several people from 1976 to 1977. He is currently serving 6 life sentences.

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A simple play on words. Left and right. It’s a bit more important in this context because I am ambidextrous.

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I’m a work in two parts. I’m a contradiction. I’m the breathing in and breathing out when you’re smoking herb. Going back to the first line, I am a high in my own right.

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A reference to Flight of the Conchords. I actually had no idea what Flight of the Conchords was until I started annotating this song, but now I know that they are a comedy duo from Australia.

The second part says that hip-hop died, vulture’s picked the bones, and now they’re sick with the remnants of hip-hop. Hip-hop is multiplying and raging in the veins of these vultures. Soon everything will be infected. Or, in other words, everything is going viral.

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Money Trees

“… the one in front of the gun lives forever.”

I wrote this song long before Money Trees ever dropped, but it still rings true and helps to explain what I mean. What is the difference between physically existing and believing that you do exist?

If I were to shoot for the skull it would not be with a physical gun. It would be with a lyric intended to tear you apart. If you are torn then there is no difference. Your confidence won’t change the fact that I’ve wrecked you.

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