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VERSE 1
Well, I raised my hand in my class today
And asked if bein' a rapper was the only way
The teacher explained that there were other professions
But that was as far she went with her digression
So I went home and searched for more details
On pop stars I saw on news features
There were microbiologists, astronauts and neurologists
Business owners, money loaners and stoners
Optometerists, Bankers, Architects, oh my
And makers of laws in which we're meant to abide by
But none of these jobs commanded any respect
It seemed that unemployment was a major side effect
And they can't speak up, no they can't interject
Because rapping, you see, is the only safe subject
As long as the government keeps hiring musicians
We can never break free out of these horrid conditions
CHORUS 1
In which the people of our world have a form of education
Containing nothing outside the scope of articulation
I've come to the conclusion that this path is not for me
I knew from the start this was not who I would be
I want to carve out my own modern age story
the best mathematicians lookin' down on me in glory
Cause I've never been much of a lyricist, see
But this academic stuff really helps to express me
VERSE 2
So let's change this world, how it walks and talks
Let events unfold, Pandora's musical box
Set society down, place it on solid rocks
And build up from a new base of reason
Rapping and singing are the new high treason
Cause there's only one way to make solid reform
And that's to quell the fear of an autocratic swarm
Take away the rights that were considered the norm
And finally get these citizens informed
We'll arm ourself with knowledge of artillery.
Write a new history, after we
Cleanse the world of vocalized misery
So come join the fight and believe what I say
Your musical career can wait a few more days
We're again a world where people are educated
In the ways of Eminem's Old Age articulation
I've come to the conclusion that this path is not for me
I knew from the start this was not who I would be
I want to carve out my own modern age story
the best mathematicians lookin' up to me in glory
Cause I've never been much of a lyricist, see
But this military stuff really helps to express me
Well, now we own their buildings, and we own their men
Most of whom may never see their family again
Cause we have them put to work on spreading my message
Shooting politicians, and diggin' up trenches
In the name of our intellectual rigour
And seeing our borders growing bigger and bigger
Who would'a thought science could be this fun?
So long as you're ensuring all the battles are won
Could it be this wasn't the idea to pursue
Maybe my opinions were a little bit skewed
I mean, I had my family, and I had my friends
Although I didn't agree with all society's trends
I still found ways to achieve my own ends
Amends, I never said I disliked music
Its just competition that caused me to lose it
I can fix it, swear to try. Man up or ill die
Try to give back to all the people I defied.
The people of my world have a form of education
Containing nothing outside the scope of articulation
I've come to the conclusion that this path is for me
I knew from the start this was who I had to be
I don't need my own modern age history, victory
Some future mathematicians lookin' down on me in glory
Though i've never been much of a lyricist, see
this Academic stuff seems to badly hinder me
Music is life.
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