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If he bleed, he won't need no Band-Aid to fix
His fingertips, so I rhyme until there's no rhymes left
I hurry up, because the cut will make 'em bleed to death Eric B. & Rakim – Eric B. Is President
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And bitches tryna give me treats like it's Halloween Mac Miller (Ft. Diggy) – Definition Of Cool
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He aims to be on the cover of all the magazines, and all the females aim to treat him to some good pussy.
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He spoiled her, and effectively turned her into a demon-bitch.
The album version of this song replaces the lyric:
with:
This might be Rakim showing off his knowledge of Ancient Greek myths. In Greek Mythology, fabled inventor Daedalus fashions together wings in order to escape from a prison with his headstrong son, Icarus. However, Icarus – overwhelmed by the amazing sensation of flight – strays far too close to the sun and his wings melt in mid-air.
Rakim could be likening the woman in question’s over-confidence after being showered with gifts to Icarus’s over-confidence after being given the gift of flight. Both attitudes end up having negative consequences, as evidenced by the end of the verse.
The actual lyric is “I must have got you to HIGH and burned off your wings”. The “HIGH” in this example is an allusion to being high and mighty, over-confident, or having a feeling of a certain entitlement because of her relationship with Rakim, due to his status.