Aesop Rock - Coffee Lyrics

Whys it keep gettin louder then quieter??? Its triipping me out

is this 80s, 90s or 00s?

i don't remember the quality being this bad

I didn't realize until my 5th listen that John references going to Georgia

been a big fan of Aesop Rock since I was a teenager, then I became a bigger fan of Yes. The guy that was replaced by Steve Howe joined a band called Flash. Recognized a snippet of "lifetime" as coffees baseline. I can only appreciate my favorite rapper more knowing he's partially influenced by legendary prog rock artists.

Z U N E

"tchotchke hell" iz qwhite eh fraze, eh iph dis iz hellz da 1!ddl3 thingz n'aht ta blaim thay cyoot thay helpz lärbär lauralou epdiva mee shmyle

Aesop is the best of both a poet and a rapper

typed in coffee, and this was the fifth result...

This video was posted on my 5th birthday. Nice!

Ill never understand why they didnt hammer back with the hook after John is done at the end. It really would have been great

I prefer the Toxic Coffee

Spider coffee, yum.

Toxic fits way better than this beat geez

Good morning y'all!

My favorite video! Includes a crazy level of fandom for me...

Never seen a better music video

If this man featured on an eminem song that would probably be the greatest rap song of all time

So is this like going to georgia 2:electric Boogaloo spooky edition?

Great track great video

John Darnielle fucking sucks even his acting in this sucks

When I hear the echoing harmonics I want to look to the sky like somethings going to abduct me or make me turn super saiyan... jus sayin...

Rip fact david

Better than Gucci Gang

2019 still burning up existential crisis's :)

the toxic coffee version sounds so much better

Blockhead at 0:25

[Chorus]
We don't need no walkie-talkies, nope no walkie talkies
We don't need your coughing when offing the morning coffee
No, we don't need no walkie-talkies, nope no walkie-talkies
We just want our hermitry to stay and our coffee to go

[Verse 1]
And the last shall be
First to immerse in the pass out heat
Face in the mud where the moxie melt
'Till he woke up drowning in tchotchke hell
More in a cave with a torch on the wall
Than a window arrangement of porcelain dolls
On a brand new day, saw what he saw
Property owners who crawl to the mall
With a bad toupee and a face like he author the law
Pace like he mourning a loss
Right hand on a can of worms
Left full of gold he will trade for turf, I mean
That's ok, you got to answer to you at the end of the volatile day
But a model of mercy and might, no way
Marionette who will clap and obey
Dude, look, all that noise
Call that flight of the water boys
Meet and greet and they all slap five
Cheek to cheek when they colonize
And a grown-ass man shall abide as he wish
Walk that path with a dime and a stick
Walk that path with a diamond and wine
Walk that path to the firing line
Just walk, pay no mind
To the new recruit with the play-doh spine
Let's be friends from opposite ends
Wave to the kid don't hop on the fence
Play to the radius far and away
Orbit wide don't park in his space
One little martyr who talk in his face
Make one little Weathermen sharpen the blades

[Chorus]
We don't need no walkie-talkies, nope no walkie talkies
We don't need your coughing when offing the morning coffee
No, we don't need no walkie-talkies, nope no walkie-talkies
We just want our hermitry to stay and our coffee to go

[Verse 2]
And the last shall be
First to the curb with the mad cow meat
Face in the bars of a regular cell
When he woke up high in collectible hell
Boom town kid who was taught by the binge
That a man who expire with the most shit win
That's warpy american nonsense penned by the rich
Not a routine friend in a pinch
Still not used to the stench
How it throws off otherwise lucid events
In the case the afraid observe
I got a Pro-Keds box full of layman's terms, it goes
Hey, peace, pray for the plagued
Major relief and capacious rains
But just cuz I don't want to war with you
It don't mean go warm up the barbecue
I'm like pardon you, sawed off limit
My high noon is a quick little minute
I don't wanna spend it sitting with a critic
Who simply isn't going to ever really get it
This HQ is alive and alone
No driveway no sign of a home
No dial tone, no line for the phone
No world's tiniest violin song
And I might just lie to them all, lie in the morgue
With a deep breath hiding and bored
Fighting a smile, highly annoyed
When the timing is right I will rise and record
Call for the monster beats and Blockhead got
Animal drums like he's doctor teeth
It goes red light green light 1 2 3
One large coffee, fuck you, peace

[Bridge: Aesop Rock]
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S

[Outro: John Darnielle]
I crawled down to the basement
When the weather got cold
Like a lost lamb returning to the fold
And when the outside world recedes from view
It's just a year's supply of make-up
And memories of you
1967 Colt 45, holding back the vampires
Keeping me alive
There's an envelope with some cash in it
Out by the front door
This is what they make you take the medication for

Oh I love this song thank god I finally don't like a old song I like a ton! - Looks at date - BYEEEEEEEEEE BYEEEEEE BYEEEEEEEEEE






- WHISPERs - I still like the songgg thooooooooooo dresses like a zombie walking around with a knife to scare people

69k lmao

watch toxic coffee and you gonna see how 2 bad songs made a good one

This was my playlist when i was skating seriously at like 20 or 21, i would drive my ex mari crazy playing it 247.... Then i fell off. Lol now im back to myself. At 26 and hearing this again. Kinda cool lol

this song makes me want to throw away all of my walkie-talkies

Toxic Coffee brought me here.

I like the Britney Spears remix. Is that bad?

I still blaze to this🌺🤘🏼🔥

It's time someone commented on this. 🔥

Good song but for the cinematic vid ... wtf

when i first found this song around 2009 aesop rock was my favorite emcee and john/the mg's were my favorite non hip hop group. lets just say i couldny believe my fucking luck.

Anybody this this guy and h3h3 productions are like long lost twins

I mean I have been listening to this song for almost a decade? I guess it's time to recognize it one of the best songs of all time!! Who's with me?

Aesop over rated. If I want to listen to someone flow pointlessly fast their is killer mike. Run the jewels. Lol. Not my thing. I am a huge tobacco and black moth fan and I do not like that new Aesop tobacco shit. It's more about Aesop and he is noringt.sounds the same. Doesn't matter what music is playing he raps the same every song. It's godamn old

@BoomStick I am sure they do. But aesop sounds the same in every song. That new album ain't on Demon Queen. Tobaccos last hip hop collaboration. But demon queen was just a better idea anyway

@Ian Good People of low comprehension are boring. Get up to speed.

@Non Compos Mentis hahaha. Wow. Boring ass rapper. Old fart

NERF HANZO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjHRHkoUv8U

holy crap in 2007 this is so old

Toxic Coffee 😂

Gotem M8

tbh the britney spears mashup version was better

OH YES DUD

whos watching this in 2018?

Shit bro. 4 months ago and I've still only been listening to this guy. Got hooked on this song. Bought 4 albums and counting.

wake up it's 2019

Has anyone heard the toxic remix of this it's great xx

Corey Platts yes

do not pant your plactixs ore metal .it will be used for war in the end.do not recykel.its to lait.your gona die

john looks like nevel from icarly

Who's here from the anthonypit1 video lol

Am I the only one who thinks Toxic Coffee is more suiting?

This is nice on it's own merit.
Toxic Coffee is more better for hyping you up and lays the beat quick.

But what about this wonderful baseline! And John Darnielle's bit sounds like crap in Toxic Coffee.

I like this version better

@Thomas King this instrumental is better. But it doesn't fit for the song

"Toxic Coffee" mashup is better:D

Going To Georgia vibes from John with that recurring 1967 Colt .45 lol

We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We don't need your coughing when offing the morning coffee, no
We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We just want our hermitry to stay and our coffee to go

[Verse 1: Aesop Rock]
And the last shall be...
First to immerse in the pass-out heat
Face in the mud where the moxie melt
Till he woke up drowning in Tchotchke hell
More in a cave with a torch on the wall
Than a window arrangement of porcelain dolls
On a brand new day, saw what he saw:
Property owners who crawl to the mall
With a bad toupee and a face like he authored a law;
Pace like he mourning a loss
Right hand on a can of worms
Left full of gold he will trade for turf
I mean, that's okay
You got to answer to you at the end of the volatile day
But a model of mercy and might? No way!
Marionette who will clap and obey!
Dude, look... all that noise?
Call that flight of the water boys
Meet and greet and they all slap five
Cheek to cheek when they colonize
And a grown ass man shall abide as he wish
Walk that path with a dime and a stick
Walk that path with a diamond and wine
Walk that path to the firing line
Just walk... (walk...)
Pay no mind to the new recruit with the Play-Doh spine
Let's be friends from opposite ends
Wave to the kid, don't hop on the fence
Play to the radius far and away
Orbit wide, don't park in his space
One little martyr who talk in his face
Make one little Weathermen sharpen the blades

[Chorus:]
We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We don't need your coughing when offing the morning coffee, no
We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We just want our hermitry to stay and our coffee to go

[Verse 2: Aesop Rock]
And the last shall be...
First to the curb with the mad cow meat
Face in the bars of a regular cell
When he woke up high in collectible hell
Boom town kid who was taught by the binge
That a man who expire with the most shit win
That's warpy American nonsense penned by the rich
Not a routine friend in a pinch
Still not used to the stench
How it throws off, otherwise, lucid events
In the case the afraid observe
I got a Pro-Keds box full of layman's terms
It goes, "Hey! Peace! Pray for the plagued!
Major relief and capacious rains."
But just 'cause I don't want to war with you
It don't mean go warm up the barbecue
I'm like, "Pardon you!"
Sawed off limit
My high noon is a quick little minute
I don't wanna spend it sitting with a critic
Who simply isn't going to ever really get it
This HQ is alive and alone
No driveway no sign of a home
No dial tone, no line for the phone
No "World's Tiniest Violin Song."
And I might just lie to them all
Lie in the morgue with a deep breath hiding and bored;
Fighting a smile, highly annoyed
When the timing is right I will rise and record
Call for the monster beats
And Blockhead got animal drums, like he's Doctor Teeth
It goes red light, green light, one, two, three
One large coffee, fuck you, peace

[Bridge:]
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S

[Verse 3: John Danielle]
I crawled down to the basement when the weather got cold
Like a lost lamb returning to the fold
And when the outside world recedes from view
It's just a year's supply of make-up and memories of you
Nineteen sixty-seven, colt forty-five
Holding back the vampires, keeping me alive
There's an envelope with some cash in it out by the front door
This is what they make you take the medication for

sick vid. i love the mountn goats.

Blood orgy

We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We don't need your coughing when offing the morning coffee, no
We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We just want our hermitry to stay and our coffee to go

And the last shall be...
First to immerse in the pass-out heat
Face in the mud where the moxie melt
Till he woke up drowning in Tchotchke hell

More in a cave with a torch on the wall
Than a window arrangement of porcelain dolls
On a brand new day, saw what he saw:

Property owners who crawl to the mall
With a bad toupee and a face like he authored a law;
Pace like he mourning a loss

Right hand on a can of worms
Left full of gold he will trade for turf
I mean, that's okay
You got to answer to you at the end of the volatile day
But a model of mercy and might? No way!

Marionette who will clap and obey!

Dude, look... all that noise?
Call that flight of the water boys
Meet and greet and they all slap five
Cheek to cheek when they colonize
And a grown ass man shall abide as he wish
Walk that path with a dime and a stick
Walk that path with a diamond and wine
Walk that path to the firing line
Just walk... (walk...)
Pay no mind to the new recruit with the Play-Doh spine

Let's be friends from opposite ends
Wave to the kid, don't hop on the fence
Play to the radius far and away
Orbit wide, don't park in his space
One little martyr who talk in his face
Make one little Weathermen sharpen the blades


We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We don't need your coughing when offing the morning coffee, no
We don't need no walkie-talkies
Nope, no walkie-talkies
We just want our hermitry to stay and our coffee to go


And the last shall be...
First to the curb with the mad cow meat
Face in the bars of a regular cell
When he woke up high in collectible hell

Boom town kid who was taught by the binge
That a man who expire with the most shit win
That's warpy American nonsense penned by the rich
Not a routine friend in a pinch

Still not used to the stench
How it throws off, otherwise, lucid events
In the case the afraid observe
I got a Pro-Keds box full of layman's terms
It goes, "Hey! Peace! Pray for the plagued!
Major relief and capacious rains."
But just 'cause I don't want to war with you
It don't mean go warm up the barbecue
I'm like, "Pardon you!"
Sawed off limit
My high noon is a quick little minute
I don't wanna spend it sitting with a critic
Who simply isn't going to ever really get it

This HQ is alive and alone
No driveway no sign of a home
No dial tone, no line for the phone
No "World's Tiniest Violin Song."
And I might just lie to them all
Lie in the morgue with a deep breath hiding and bored;
Fighting a smile, highly annoyed
When the timing is right I will rise and record
Call for the monster beats
And Blockhead got animal drums, like he's Doctor Teeth
It goes red light, green light, one, two, three
One large coffee, fuck you, peace


T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S
T-A-K-E-N-O-P-R-I-S-O-N-E-R-S



I crawled down to the basement when the weather got cold
Like a lost lamb returning to the fold
And when the out-side world recedes from view
It's just a year's supply of make-up and memories of you
Nineteen sixty-seven, colt forty-five
Holding back the vampires, keeping me alive
There's an envelope with some cash in it out by the front door
This is what they make you take the medication for

Figured might as well put that here, since it's not in the description, and there's no comments containing lyrics

Awesome lyrics, aesop rocks is tha boss !! Btw thank you for putting this up

The best part of waking up,

Is Aesop on your tracks!

We don't need no walkie talkies - This is something I see as a reference to Geroger Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead'.

George Romero

HanzoSucks is the best

Hanzo Master

musicmakers from the rhymesayers lab 🎤

I relate to the words of this. The beat is enjoyable too, but the words are where its at.

To be completely honest...
I think the remixed version is better XD
https://soundcloud.com/hiphopfightsback/aesop-rock-toxic-coffee

saw the remix in mccreamys video and i bet you did to right?

Smanic Same

McCreamy

Listen to it every morning.

I like the idea that john was zapped back to life and somehow the lightning gave him the memory of how to sing coherently.

I'm screaming

so dope

killer fukin raps...love the beatzzzz..love this...yo can you please check out any SASQUATCH BROTHERS song and leave a comment...real great song..keep killin it !!!.....yeah fukers this is it !!

get a life

again implies that I've done it before XD

@geoff3610 only once to try it

i wasn't aware

Goddamn, how did I forget all about Aesop Rock? This goddamn beat mmmmmmmmmmmmm soooo good.
But seriously...the fuck is this song talking about?

https://genius.com/Aesop-rock-coffee-lyrics This link will have the answers.

I love MJ's Thriller vid, But This was Fucking Awesome!!!!!!! I love this shit!!! How does this video NOT have a billion views? This was creepier than any big budget Hollywood mainstream supposed too be scary movies. I like!!!

No no walkie talkies

and I'm 7

this does not scare me

It's not supposed to.

subscribe to me Austin Landry

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Check out the Skrubz Remix

ugh, how the hell am I just finding this now wtf.  Huge fan of Daylight and then just forgot about him.  Looks like I have some catching up to do now

+Enmanuel Santos I recommend starting at the Rhymesayers Entertainment Channel. He's putting out some new stuff through there. His newest album "The Impossible Kid" is going to be awesome.

Def will have to go check that out, Atmosphere is my fav rap group so I periodically check their site.  Thanks for the update

Just in case you didn't keep up, The Impossible Kid is fire from first track to last.

Whenever John Darnielle has glasses on he looks like superman... :)

+Mettaton Nope. Clark Kent.

+Mettaton I also am white with dark hair, so whenever I put on glasses I also get told I look like Superman/ Clark Kent.

Yo dat outro tho

John Darnielle is the last person I expected to be featured in a rap song but its glorious. This entire song is wonderful, but the fact that it features him is what made me really pay attention to it and I'm so glad that I did

why does this only have 4k likes?

Jesus Christ John Darneille is amazing

Jayson Lee
ezactly

Why does he always dress like a mormon?

@The Galvinizer cuz he was already 40 then his wife buys his clothes at value village

if find it so annoying when people say eminem is the only good white rapper. eminem is nothing compared to aesop rock

Why does someone's preference annoy you? Lol.

Although I think Eminem is slightly better, Aesop is amazing.

Just because Aesop Rock is underrated doesn't make Eminem any less good than he really is, fame like his isn't due to luck. If you believe Aesop Rock *far* better than Eminem then you're just as biased as those who say Aesop is bad.

I think Dessa and Sims deserve a shout out if we're talking about white rappers that can really go bar for bar.

haha wtf john darnielle

Listen to this song but remix by Figure

Halfway through and I'm loving it.   Every second that passes I'm feeling the melody more and more.

Eminem this. Eminem that. Where? This is Aesop Rock...

@Ethan Clay What's an Eminem?

@T Roosevelt
Well apparently it rhymes. A very clever name for a rapper.

@Ethan Clay I like eminem's early stuff. And i like all of aesops rocks stuff. And i like el-p and tupac and ra the rugged man and illbill, necro, d-12 deltron3030 and many more. See I can like mainstream and underground stuff. It's not that hard. Open your mind.

+Ethan Clay Theyre both amazing rappers.

one of the best music videos ever! reminds me of Evil Dead :3

is he spelling out "take no prisoners"? lol

@jacob thompson yes, very astute of you

And I might just lie to them all, lie in the morgue
With a deep breath hiding and bored
Fighting a smile, highly annoyed
When the timing is right I will rise and record
Call for the monster beats and Blockhead got
Animal drums like he's doctor teeth
It goes red light green light 1 2 3
One large coffee, fuck you, peace

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+ο γιάννης είμαι ρε εεεεεεεεελα ρε Ελλαδα !

I never knew about this collaboration! Awesome.

"..we just want our hermitry to stay and our coffee to go..." 

i love this song but john darnielle sounds like a woman

I thought it was a woman for years. Watched this vid for the first time today only to realize I've been living a lie lol.

Not in The Mountain Goats, just in this, really.  

@Woblbaughs Jiglesak
WHAT! IT'S A GUY?!

HOLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

I just don't hear it. Granted I knew it was him when the song came out so idk

Top groove

God he sucks. 

Obvious troll is obvious

@albertpaints The Africa theory dates modern humans to about 200,000 years ago. 

However there is evidence that that model is wrong (and it isn't the only accepted model, there are 3 major ones including a multi-regional theory) 

Someone needs to study their anthropology beyond 6th grade history. 
http://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-science/human-skull-challenges-out-africa-theory-001283

Excuse me, I'm a graduate from CalPolyPomona. I took various anthropology classes. The African Theory is best because most dating, events, tools, and culture founded came from there. We emigrated and branched out creating subspecies that eventually would go extinct till Neanderthal and HomoSapien.(200,000 years ago) By the way, seeing your screen name makes me sad because your personality is exactly the opposite of that creators beliefs. Try being a bit more friendly when trying to educate. Youre not the only one with information. Either way don't be cocky with education. Go ride your high horse elsewhere because I'm not impressed rather embarrassed for you..

Please look at the link I provided and you'll see why your information might just be outdated.

Preaching the African theory as "the only" valid theory is completely false and irritating to hide other competing theories, two of which are equally as valid and have the evidence to support them.

The African theory has one major flaw:
There is a modern human skull dated in another part of the world that pre-dates African fossils. Which is a contradiction to the theory.

That usually means "back to the drawing boards" in academia. It doesn't mean "ignore it and keep pushing this theory!"