Aesop Rock - Save Yourself Lyrics
[Verse 1:]
Pull the pin out, sheep creep in wolf garb
Fronted by the Hail Mary parry lunge mixer
Kill the populace for stability, jeopardy's a stickler
It's bob and weave amalgam played the falcon to your fixture
Wailin upon a tidy sound circuit
Slightly foul Gershwin
With a bed of nails and drumlust plus disgusted service
Workin in shifts opposite the asbestos brain furnace
I be the now observatory eye ear antenna feeler
Spittin like a dragon with a similar demeanor
Stood innocent bystand witness the diehard fans turn Rip Van
In the poppy fields of N.Y.'s orchestrated brick gauntlet
Now I'm thinkin who am I Jabberwocky Superfly bent left
Pushin war without the ten step cushion and what (what)
Until the day I die from grimace overload
It's shock (it's shock)
Treatment offered by the weekend
This still be a getaway, let's display the sequence it goes:
One for the heartless thievery turning my guardian angel harpless
And the rest to sweep the mess under the carpet (under the carpet)
I drag a yellow taxi meter behind every measure
And charge cats for labeling me shepherd
"That'll be Six Fifty plus tip darlin,
I take cash, credit, check, money-order, gold and cigarette cartons"
Huh, got caught up in the universe tryin to zoom in on stardom
Forgot the passion plus the hatred, both were based in Carbon
Next time you wanna be a hero try saving somethin other than hip-hop
And maybe hip-hop'll save you from the pit-stop
Kill em all, yield
(naw man It wasn't me it was Holden Caulfield brother
I just read and pulled the trigger)
Oh God, well leave me to tiptoe past the pearly gates
Capture the halo, jet back to base, step past the chase
The bad taste of jet-lag and weight slackers
There ain't nothin broken, where you at?
The pistons pump perfect, where you at?
The bass tone is Merlin, where you at?
This service is a urgent workin surgeons
Purging formulas lookin for an improper cause is whack
[Chorus: x2]
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, no honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (damn)
Promise me you gon shut the fuck up and recognize
What you holdin ain't really broken?
[Break:]
I don't flick neeedles like my sick friend (friend)
I don't march like Beetle Bailey through a quick trend (trend)
I don't frequent church's steeples on my weekend (end)
And I don't comment if you formulate a weak Zen.
All I ever really wanted was a getaway
I'm a take a chance by letting a brook slide for what I got in my hands
I can not agree to follow a leader while on the borderline
A war without a reason for the Brady hates gore
Bring out your dead we can put em in a pile
And burn em with the novels for the kids then to admire
KIll the ones that speak from a different life
Brewin other killer noise makin the sentiment...
[Verse 2:]
Okay, welcome to the Kamikaze bottle rocket cockpit
Live by the icy cold hand of bad intention youth blender
Oh yeah I'll let God warm the bench for now but
I'll ascend to spin y'all dizzy
(and for the record I'm bringin my t.v. with me)
Yo, let the commoners speak publicly
Then disperse eye jammies for cats that swear by third pupil
But can't see past the loophole
Motherfucker, my word is born like Siamese triplets
With doctor, lawyer, rocket scientist promise
(let em grow leisurely)
Hey Mom, I'm a fix without my probe along this path
Once my shpeel's perfected I'm a save you a seat in the front row
Of Aesop Rock's twelve steps to shut the fuck up seminar
And when all these bickering crowds turn solid you gon be proud
I tack hacks to the (backboard)
Honesty's a (latchcord)
Fury's far from (obsolete)
Serenity's a (crack war)
Raw caricature of mayhem standard branded by the labor
With a thousand reasons to end this for every one of you saviors
Saw the brightest burst ironically wide from the vacant stage
Gave it a pound for burning where bunk ratio's engaged
Keep me posted as to when you grasp something mature to
Sit and sulk about mister, and I'll consider pickin up your record
[Chorus: x2]
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, no honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (damn)
Promise me you gon shut the fuck up and recognize
What you holdin ain't really broken?
[Outro:]
The Authors, they ain't got nothin to save
The Overground, man they ain't got nothin to save
Def Jux, they ain't got nothin to save
The Addams Family, they ain't got nothin to save
Weightless, they ain't got nothin to save
Stronghold man, they ain't got nothin to save
Rhymesayers baby, they ain't got nothin to save
Aesop Rock, I ain't got nothin to save
It's like that...
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Aesop Rock Save Yourself Comments
🔥🔥🔥
Verse 1:]
Pull the pin out, sheep creep in wolf garb
Fronted by the Hail Mary parry lunge mixer
Kill the populace for stability, jeopardy's a stickler
It's bob and weave amalgam played the falcon to your fixture
I branch out, arms flailing backwards
Wailin upon a tidy sound circuit
Slightly foul Gershwin
With a bed of nails and drumlust plus disgusted service
Workin in shifts opposite the asbestos brain furnace
I be the now observatory eye ear antenna feeler
Spittin like a dragon with a similar demeanor
Stood innocent bystand witness the diehard fans turn Rip Van
In the poppy fields of N.Y.'s orchestrated brick gauntlet
Now I'm thinkin who am I Jabberwocky Superfly bent left
Pushin war without the ten step cushion and what (what)
I plan to hold this beat positive sacred in these golde veins
Until the day I die from grimace overload
It's shock (it's shock)
Treatment offered by the weekend
This still be a getaway, let's display the sequence it goes:
One for the heartless thievery turning my guardian angel harpless
And the rest to sweep the mess under the carpet (under the carpet)
I drag a yellow taxi meter behind every measure
And charge cats for labeling me shepherd
"That'll be Six Fifty plus tip darlin,
I take cash, credit, check, money-order, gold and cigarette cartons"
Huh, got caught up in the universe tryin to zoom in on stardom
Forgot the passion plus the hatred, both were based in Carbon
Next time you wanna be a hero try saving somethin other than hip-hop
And maybe hip-hop'll save you from the pit-stop
Kill em all, yield
(naw man It wasn't me it was Holden Caulfield brother
I just read and pulled the trigger)
Oh God, well leave me to tiptoe past the pearly gates
Capture the halo, jet back to base, step past the chase
The bad taste of jet-lag and weight slackers
There ain't nothin broken, where you at?
The pistons pump perfect, where you at?
The bass tone is Merlin, where you at?
This service is a urgent workin surgeons
Purging formulas lookin for an improper cause is whack
[Chorus: x2]
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, no honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (damn)
Promise me you gon shut the fuck up and recognize
What you holdin ain't really broken?
[Break:]
I don't flick neeedles like my sick friend (friend)
I don't march like Beetle Bailey through a quick trend (trend)
I don't frequent church's steeples on my weekend (end)
And I don't comment if you formulate a weak Zen.
All I ever really wanted was a getaway
I'm a take a chance by letting a brook slide for what I got in my hands
I can not agree to follow a leader while on the borderline
A war without a reason for the Brady hates gore
Bring out your dead we can put em in a pile
And burn em with the novels for the kids then to admire
KIll the ones that speak from a different life
Brewin other killer noise makin the sentiment...
[Verse 2:]
Okay, welcome to the Kamikaze bottle rocket cockpit
Live by the icy cold hand of bad intention youth blender
Oh yeah I'll let God warm the bench for now but
I'll ascend to spin y'all dizzy
(and for the record I'm bringin my t.v. with me)
Yo, let the commoners speak publicly
Then disperse eye jammies for cats that swear by third pupil
But can't see past the loophole
Motherfucker, my word is born like Siamese triplets
With doctor, lawyer, rocket scientist promise
(let em grow leisurely)
Hey Mom, I'm a fix without my probe along this path
Once my shpeel's perfected I'm a save you a seat in the front row
Of Aesop Rock's twelve steps to shut the fuck up seminar
And when all these bickering crowds turn solid you gon be proud
I tack hacks to the (backboard)
Honesty's a (latchcord)
Fury's far from (obsolete)
Serenity's a (crack war)
Raw caricature of mayhem standard branded by the labor
With a thousand reasons to end this for every one of you saviors
Saw the brightest burst ironically wide from the vacant stage
Gave it a pound for burning where bunk ratio's engaged
Keep me posted as to when you grasp something mature to
Sit and sulk about mister, and I'll consider pickin up your record
[Chorus: x2]
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (honestly, no honestly)
What are you saving, honestly? (damn)
Promise me you gon shut the fuck up and recognize
What you holdin ain't really broken?
[Outro:]
The Authors, they ain't got nothin to save
The Overground, man they ain't got nothin to save
Def Jux, they ain't got nothin to save
The Addams Family, they ain't got nothin to save
Weightless, they ain't got nothin to save
Stronghold man, they ain't got nothin to save
Rhymesayers baby, they ain't got nothin to save
Aesop Rock, I ain't got nothin to save
It's like that...
i kind of like aes's old style of starting the bar, than saying the end of the bar in the backround vocals. ( example at 3:34)
Awake now?
pull the pin out
Aesop Rock when his lyrics were personal and at their height
they still are man
love all his albums, but I am seriously impressed by the entirety of impossible kid.
Impossible Kid grows on me every time I hear it
Dan Fontaine They're still personal and at their height. It's just a whole other plateau now. I can see why some would like his older stuff but it's all personal preference at this point.
The Impossible Kid is his most introspective album
Just awesome!!!! Shut the fuck of !!!.K
muinto foda mano parabens sei que nao me entendem mais blz
Greetings from greece,this song applies on greek rappers as well...
Crazy how this is still relevant 14 years later. People still act like hip hop needs a savior which is laughable.
that'll be 6.50 plus tip darling. I take cash, credit, check, money order, and cigarette cartons.
If anyone was wondering, the sample is taken from Fuga Y Misterio by Astor Piazzolla
Even though I don't exactly know everything he says.. I know how brilliant it is with most of the other stuff he's saying or tryna say.. so I'm not completely ignorant lol.. Aesop Rock.. the Best White Rapper of all time! Fuck overrated Eminem! Peace
+Jordan Price If you don't understand the art, how can you say it's better than Eminem? People like you are what this song is criticizing, which you would understand if you listened to the fucking music lol. This song is a fuck you to people like you who think they're better than everyone else because they listen to "underground" rap.
its not that Eminem sucks or anything like that i just dont think his music is relatable in my opinion... i understand the art because f i didnt i would prbably be isteing to drake or gay ass meek mills.. but i love all kinds of music especially Eminem but i just dont like him as much as Aesop Rock & i like Aesop Rocks originality more than anyone else & at some point even more than battle Emcee Eyedea & i love battle emcees more than anything.. So it is not that Eminem sucks or anything like that because i never said anything like that but i just really dont prefer him as much as other people.. @DJSnackMusic I do understand you tho bro but that was not what i mean't to say fam lol
Eminem was ALWAYS angry and came off as a guy that never conquered his issues with his mom (Oedipus complex) and women in general. Like 20 years of talking shit about his mom, baby mom, pop stars like Mariah Carey, Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilera or that "black girls only want your money" that shit gets old. Aesop is just on a different tip and a higher level of consciousness/awareness. Calling your mom a bitch, slut, druggy and a cunt and airing out your dirty laundry on wax album after album is corny and shows a lack of personal development and growth. Just sounds like a 40 year old who is still that angry teenager.
The best white rapper.
best rapper*
Discrimination!
PrincipalProductions Fuck off
Am I the only one that thinks the verse at 2:43 is one of the most fucking sick verses in all of Hip Hop?
you not :)
Murked it 🔫
Ah...I almost forgot how awesome this was...Promise me you gon' SHUT THE FUCK UP and recognize what you holdin' ain't really broken...YES!
the interlude is an anti-interlude, damn he spits hard
I know that guitar track hes using to this beat but cant remember the name of the song!!!!! someone help!!!!!!!
Fuga y Misterio - Astor Piazzola
illogic
LISTEN to this song with lyrics and other songs by Aesop Rock at my channel! /watch?v=-yC_BNpUz6k
@ tbug45- The song loop in the background during the "chorus" is a clip from the 1994 movie Stargate
/watch?v=-yC_BNpUz6k check out my channel if you want to watch this with lyrics and other songs by Aesop Rock!
woah dude why you so pissed off? did this cat wack off on your sister or something dude? and have you ever heard aesop talk dude hes defiantly a stoner or an acid head or somehthing (i dont know him personally so i cant say for sure) you can just. anyway just chill dude and enjoy the music
Thad Castle He was addicted to hallucinogens and tried to kill himself, he's not actually the biggest fan of weed
Alex Addicted to hallucinogens? Lol ok. And you’re acting like his suicide attempt was due to his acid use when there’s nothing to indicate that
This track is just so fucking dope. Beat is too nice, and Aes is at his most forceful.
Most of the comments need tickets to Aesop Rock's 12 Steps to Shut the Fuck Up Seminar.
I'd say that most of the time you can figure it out logically, just with some patience. He's a great writer, and you can get something great and (at least, seemingly) coherent from his writing in any mental state.
Where can I get an instrumental of this ???
Are you actually being a hipster about the word hipster? /facepalm
"Hipsters"? I don't think you know what that word means.....
Lol since when did Aesop start getting pretentious hipsters as fans? calm down buddy, save your cries for shit that matters.
actually, a couple of people did. sit down, man
no reason why your comment should have stirred such negativity. id expect more from aesops fanbase. they really do need to step their game up.
he never said you "Have" too. It's past your bedtime
I Couldnt of said it better
someone is claiming you have to be high to get Aes lyrics? jesus, how dismissive of his craft. step your damn game up.
tomdissonance 🌿 help tho
What kind of person ARE you?
That ill behavior!!
so true
Pacman*
well, in The Greatest Pace Victory in History, at the end, he says, "some will try to recapture the same flag, but i play it smart and recognize the summer times passed." implying that he didn't try to recapture the feeling of LSD. it also, leads me to believe your idea of him being an acid head is wrong..
I agree, he uses uncommon words that may seem confusing but if you learn to interpret lyrics some of his messages are pretty simple.
you dont need to be on drugs to get this? you just need to be smarter than your average society puppet
Fallen Angels You are so fucking correct
Damn these Aesop woks need much more attention !
i cant help but to think of hopsin when i here this song because he wants to save hip hop and aesop is like save yourself
too me this is accustic orgasm , i love this , in russia we paint beautiful face on tire :D have good time !!
he's right in more ways than one. save yourself, don't throw your craft into a categorization. hip hop is his example here.
i need this instrumental
Chill with that ill behaviour...
Labor DayS
@barnumeffect5 This is talking about how how some artists or people be like "HIP-HOP'S DEAD", but really, it isn't broken.
Hence, what you holdin ain't really broken. =D
aes says he's still trying to figure it out himself. i get bits and pieces. and what i understand from him is pretty dope.
@barnumeffect5 You don't know what the fuck he's talking about.
the artist doesn't even know what the fuck he's talking about
@split876 i never said he didnt do drugs
@PolemicArts ahahha you're an idiot if you think that bro.
@BDawk1234 drugs do not help you understand anything or help creativity.
I love the Catcher in the Rye reference..
The verse at 2:43 is probably my favorite moment in all of hip hop.
@MartinRiatsuKasran aesop sick at the double times, Substance is another good example of this =]
@BDawk1234 I'm not sure drugs help anything however it does help some squares look outside themselves... it did for me =] I now see myself as a slightly oblong polygon
@fuel126 Not really in the same "genre", but Immortal Technique.
Ohh the double-time bridge is always my favorite part of this song. <3
Aesop is any rappers worst nightmare
Can someone give me the names of some artists that are similar to Aesop and/or are in the conscious hip hop genre
holy shit i just found aesop 10 minutes ago THIS SHITS HOT
@v3nd3tta543 agreed
ima save you a seat in the front row of aesop rocks 12 steps to shut the fuck up seminar
@elniesr Yeah or on a sober level. That was a pretty illogical statement. I doubt Aesop made this only to listen when you are high. Actually I know he didn't. You are just fucking high
@GomestaProduction Well thats never gonna happen lol.
@ajcarralejo unless everyone stops smoking herb lol
I love aesop, but only understand him completely when im high as a kite, idk why that is, til now, AESOP is MADE to be listen on a Higher Level.
my fav track off the whole fuckin album, no doubt a classic album sad it aint recognized smh..
@ajcarralejo whats when the herbs all gone? :D
Speaking of.. You should listen to Pigs when you're high. AMAZING
Aesop:
"Motherfucker, my word is born like Siamese triplets
With doctor, lawyer, rocket scientist promise
(let em grow leisurely)"
@merockstar420 well, a psychedelic basically means something that when injested alters the way you look at things, to keep it broad. Although this is typically restrained to basic things such as a heightened sense of humor, it still applys.
Not to say that weed is anywhere in the same ball park as something like p.cubensis but, yeah.
@poinnovate lol. label weed whatever you want but if you call it a "psychadelic" well that's just plain retarded, I include the government in this statement...
@ajcarralejo well, with aes your missing a puzzle piece without psychedelics. Weed may not make you "Trip", but it's still labeled a psychedelic. But... You throw some mushrooms,mdma,dmt,acid,ect ect into the mix and aesop can change the way you look at the world.
@VimmyxSDxNothing thats really confusing but i understood it haha
@VimmyxSDxNothing where does he live then?
this song is notched up on beastmode<3
In this song it sounds like Aesop is dissing KRS-ONE for always talking about the mind state of hip hop culture.
And I would have to say if KRS is the "God of hip hop" or the conscience of it. Aesop is the opposite of God spiritually within the culture.
I.E.
- "I'll let God warm the bench for now, but I'll ascend to spin y'all dizzy."
- "cursed version of a certain virgin mary womb occupant."
-"you have seen the days when, I applied lies in a billion different ways"_A.R.
Incredible CD, right next to The Cold Vein. Def Jux.... leaves me speechless time and time again.
@ajcarralejo man herb helps everything out!
Favorite song off of my favorite rap album.
Genius.
@VimmyxSDxNothing you shoulda had him come in and give an example of calculus vs-life.
@Padooshka I used to think it was all about hip hop but it isnt its about life, this man is truly gifted in a manner that his lyrics will speak to 10 different people and give 10 different perceptions of what he is saying. One Brick and Bent Life are 2 of the most moving songs I've ever heard
zuh zuh zuh zuhzuhzuhzuh zuhzuhzuh zuh
oh well. soundz better in my empty head.
ancient thang tht fish b travelin in - compliment ya t.i.m.e. capsule
2:44 to 2:57
tHNx
tooth of a bazooka
T.O.N.
ThnX 4 tha memz
great song
yea the bass tone is merlin
i kno same here, id hear something new at least everyother time listening to one of his songs
u serious, i should go beat ur ass for that one
same, except for that last part.
zzz, zzz, zzz, zzz
This song is about how aesop feels about the people that are out to "save hip-hop". He obviously feels that what "they're holding aint really broken."
wow...that's it. wow.