nigma
go listen to Opposites Attract by Kendrick Lamar, immediately. specifically the spoken word/ def jam poet w/e at the end.
Quote:
If we went to reach this day,
I know we won't, which seems okay
But to go and see, to know completely
Don't it seem so great? Would this stoic ego break?
Will the seeds of change grow or freeze in place?
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nice.
Quote:
But face it, we're weird again and each have careers to chase
So here's to dreary days awake and trapped in the passed re-enacted
Can't just grab the nearest plane or path to craft my advancement
Can't just take a gal and fly away the way Aladdin did Jasmine
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wow. that shit speaks.
Quote:
Thoughts to flourish, abandoned, nah survive by a thread
Alive but the purpose is shattered, a worthless cadaver
No time to waste in days you aren't sure are your last
Maybe work our way past with encouraging laughter
We strayed away from mundane, all I'm sure of is that...
I stepped inside the cage one way and emerged a new man
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flawless, seamless scheme switch.
incredible verse. everything was in place and executed perfectly.
mw.
aha from the "eggs in one basket" line i realized this was about the extinction event. really enlightening glimpse about how 'what is meant to be' is really just a reflection of everything that has happened in the past, and we are at the mercy of faith, by nature
lyrically another impressive verse.
Quote:
but im alone in the chaos, my resolve withers,
no plan for this, our species should have evolved quicker/
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that sticks out to me. powerful wording throughout
I thought both were creative takes on the topic, MW's in the sense of being unconventional and Nigma's in the sense of showing how a relationship revolves around both the course it is taken and the expectations for how it is heading at any given moment/ the moment it was conceived. and especially how these are not explicitly tied together as you would expect.
V/ Nigma. really enjoyed the insight he provided/ how he expounded on the topic this week.