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that paper's my litmus
I take it, then I dip with it then I wait for the result, and the verdict is in PRhyme – PRhyme

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Litmus paper is used to test pH in solutions, to find out if the solution is acidic or basic. The amount of money he earns will determine whether or not he’s a basic dude.

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These 2 lines relate to the previous 3. Hes talking about bitches being all on rappers dicks.

When litmus paper is used its called a litmus test. Hes saying he tests bitches by dipping with the paper (not giving them any) and waiting for the result (her reaction). Are they still all on him or were they only trying to get the paper?

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Samfunnet gjemt i tekst War1 – Samfunnet gjemt i tekst

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«Lagnad sa vi» av Arnljot Eggen, 1969
«Du må ikke sove» av Arnulf Øverland, 1937
Sammenlign «Du må ikke sove» og «Lagnad sa vi». Vurder om disse tekstene er
aktuelle i dag, og begrunn om begge kan kalles samtidstekster.

Oppgave gitt av Svend Erik Svendsen v. Trysil vgs

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Scapegoat Atmosphere – Scapegoat

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The song addresses the failure of society, as a whole, both individuals and the masses (i.e. CNN, Fox, the news..) to accept blame for the pitfalls of our society. Instead of trying to identify and fix our issues, we instead try to blame everything under the sun for our shortcomings.

This song is from the debut album of Atmosphere named “Overcast!”

While ‘God’s Bathroom Floor’ was our local breakout song, this was the song that was our national breakout to the rap underground. While it did get us booked on mix shows across the country, I felt it was almost a 'cheating’ style of writing. I use the word ‘It’s’ over 50 times. That’s the hook. It’s cheating. Sometimes when we do a song a lot I feel the need to put it on hiatus, but this song did recently return to our live shows.

Slug, from an interview with Complex

The song sampled The Bee Gees' “Walking Back to Waterloo and KRS-One’s Necessary

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This song is from the debut album of Atmosphere named ["Overcast!"](http://rapgenius.com/albums/Atmosphere/Overcast)

>While 'God’s Bathroom Floor’ was our local breakout song, this was the song that was our national breakout to the rap underground. While it did get us booked on mix shows across the country, I felt it was almost a 'cheating' style of writing. I use the word 'It’s' over 50 times. That’s the hook. It’s cheating. Sometimes when we do a song a lot I feel the need to put it on hiatus, but this song did recently return to our live shows.

- [Slug, from an interview with Complex](http://www.complex.com/music/2011/05/best-rhymesayers-songs/scapegoat)

The song sampled The Bee Gees' ["Walking Back to Waterloo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8QpGS9i91c&feature=player_embedded#!) and KRS-One's [Necessary](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOV654cBeV4&feature=player_embedded#!)

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Witching Hour Sadistik (Ft. Nacho Picasso) – Witching Hour

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Sadistik’s album ULTRAVIOLET is available for streaming here, with the uncensored version of this song:
http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/sadistik-ultraviolet

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I sit inside my prison like I’m Winston with the gin Sadistik – 1984

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Winston Smith is the protagonist in Orwell’s 1984, and is described as drinking gin throughout the novel. He is at one point captured and put in prison (The Ministry of Love).

The prison may also be Sadistik’s own head, as Winston has to keep his actual emotions and thoughts to himself to avoid the Thought Police. This is also likely as Winston was not given gin in the Ministry of Love.

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I keep the steps quiet, inside my head’s riot Sadistik – 1984

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Reiterating the last lines, Cody is saying that he keeps a soft step, or is quiet, even though so many things are going through his head.

These 2 lines are a direct reference to the novel 1984, where the protagonist Winston Smith constantly has to keep is thoughts to himself to avoid getting caught by the Thought Police.

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“It’s so quiet in a sense, the silence just reflects
There’s a crisis in my head from the vices I possess”

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There’s a bluebird on my shoulder, can I kill it?
Man, there’s a bluebird on my shoulder, can I kill it? Sadistik – 1984

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These lines are a reference to gangsta rap group RBL Posse’s song “Blue Bird”:

Man there’s a blue bird on my shoulder, can I kill it?
Man there’s a blue bird on my shoulder, can I kill it?
There’s a blue bird on my shoulder

The original line from RBL Posse’s song deals with the paranoia of being followed by a cop. This time around it’s not likely that the bluebird represents a cop, but rather paranoia in a broader sense. With the bluebird imagery being similar to the Twitter logo, this could tie in with the general theme of 1984 – Sadistik is feeling paranoid that somebody is always watching and judging him.

However, bluebirds have traditionally been used to represent happiness – see Charles Bukowski’s “Bluebird”, and the famous Disney song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.

A second interpretation could be Sadistik wanting to supress his positive emotions, represented by a bluebird. While it’s unlikely that he enjoys depression, he certainly embraces it.

So is this a path of glory
Or a dead end to a lonely saddened story?
Where I buried my confession I married my depression
Now the holy matrimony’s grown to owing alimony

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These lines are a reference to gangsta rap group [RBL Posse](http://rapgenius.com/artists/Rbl-posse)'s song "[Blue Bird](http://rapgenius.com/Rbl-posse-blue-bird-lyrics)":

>Man there's a blue bird on my shoulder, can I kill it?
Man there's a blue bird on my shoulder, can I kill it?
There's a blue bird on my shoulder

The original line from RBL Posse's song deals with the paranoia of being followed by a cop. This time around it's not likely that the bluebird represents a cop, but rather paranoia in a broader sense. With the bluebird imagery being similar to the Twitter logo, this could tie in with the general theme of 1984 -- Sadistik is feeling paranoid that somebody is always watching and judging him.

However, bluebirds have traditionally been used to represent happiness -- see [Charles Bukowski](http://genius.com/artists/Charles-bukowski)'s "[Bluebird](http://genius.com/Charles-bukowski-bluebird-annotated)", and the famous Disney song [Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bWyhj7siEY).

A second interpretation could be Sadistik wanting to supress his positive emotions, represented by a bluebird. While it's unlikely that he *enjoys* depression, he certainly embraces it.

>[So is this a path of glory
Or a dead end to a lonely saddened story?
Where I buried my confession **I married my depression**
Now the holy matrimony's grown to owing alimony](http://genius.com/Sadistik-melancholia-lyrics)

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9 years

could also be a reference to twitter and its icon.

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I think this is a much more direct reference to the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, a Disney song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bWyhj7siEY

Bluebirds have been used as the symbol of happiness in various Chinese and Native American Folklore, (also as noted above, Disney).

His use of “Can” rather than an alternative, namely “Should”, almost begs to wonder whether he means is it even possible to kill the optimism within. But that is my own interpretation.

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And then I smoked one million cigarettes
Go figure, maybe I was tryna catch up with ya Atmosphere – Flicker

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Eyedea was known for smoking a lot of cigarettes, as can be seen in multiple videos. Instead of drinking his sorrows away, Slug decided to smoke cigarettes. As if he wanted to catch up with Eyedea, who supposedly smoked a lot more.

In addition to this, Slug was so notably upset that perhaps subconsciously he began to increase his smoking habits in order to inch closer to death (which inevitably brought him closer to Eyedea).

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Slugg smoked a million cigarettes because that’s what people do when they’re upset or stressed out. “Maybe I was tryna catch up with ya,” is Slugg’s subconscious possibly trying to kill himself in order to catch up with Eyedead in the afterlife.

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8 years

In one of Eyedea’s other bands Carbon Carousel at the end of the song Skinny he sings,
“I’m up to a pack and a half a day
I sleep by myself, cause there’s no one else here”

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Gone, another dog lost to the wild
I feel like a snot-nosed child Atmosphere – Flicker

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This may be a reference to a track off of Atmosphere’s last album called “Became”. This track is an extended metaphor where Slug talks about losing a person , while out camping in the woods. By the end of the song it seems like the person he went camping with became a wolf (as his footprints turned into those of a wolf).

Although Slug has said the track Became is not about Eyedea, it is still a similar metaphor. Losing your friend, a dog/wolf, in the wild.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGCpxOLIzZ8

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Ståle Sandbech - NOR Olympics – Snowboarding Medalists

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Score: 91.75
The 20 year old Norwegian Ståle Sandbech won silver, after qualifying first in his heat. After landing an extremely clean last run, including a frontside 1440 and backside triple cork 1440 back-to-back, he ended up at a well deserved second place.

Watch his run below:
http://www.tv2.no/v/792054

He also rocked a pretty interesting hair style during the medal ceremony:

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