milo - Red Oleanders Lyrics






"... To live in Hiroshima
I left Japan because of the war
War was wrong
I came here to start over
Begin a new family, with a son
Another chance to pass down the teachings
For 2, 000 years knowledge passed from father to son, father to son
When Shingo died, it stopped"

"Teach me. I can do it"
"You are not Japanese! You are not a Tanaka!"
"You taught me to use any tactic that works, never to limit myself to one style, to keep an open mind!"
"Why?"
"To honor you, shidoshi"

[Milo:]
My sadness crept up on an escalator
Looked in my granddad's eyes and saw the life leave him
I have the super power to summon pipe dreams when I might need 'em
There's no point to fight the four seasons
I would've raised my hand but I'd make a poor deacon
I'd make a better Batman draped in black skin
I used to pour my guts out, but now I push 'em back in
And that's when I built a tabernacle out of wood pulp
Ramshackled but I celebrated with a big gulp
Things are hella great within my little cult
Yo, what's the coding for a matrix fart?
Can you believe
I had to crown myself the new patriarch among the leaves
I found myself reviewing safety charts and faculties
Face of stone like they had baffled me

[Busdriver:]
When we met
Sadness wasn't my favorite sport just as of yet
Exiting all of your dreams soaking wet
Until you told me to flee under the pretense
That I was a threat

Cause when you stretch our love across all time
Time becomes a construct of the mind
It's a practice of the mad

So when I spill my guts, just push them back in

[Milo:]
My sadness crept up on an elevator
I walked to the post office with a fistful of red oleanders
On an alabaster throne, I made it known from my smartphone
Essence precedes existence
And that's why I can write Rob so many fucking songs
I felt it in my bones, yo
I crossed the threshold
That's why I rep Hellfyre Club like a filthy vassal
Why does every DJ have a haircut like Zorg
I'm sorta bored with these flaccid talks about mortar boards
The mark of childhood's end like overlords
I found zen like a member of the Tanaka clan
Fuck it, I guess I'm way more awkward than
Slamming Dr. Octagonecologyst
A wiry, Platonic apologist

"I think it would have been better if the pragmatists had said, 'we can tell you about justification but we can't tell you about truth'. There's nothing to be said about it. That is we know how we justify beliefs, we know that the adjective 'true' is the word we apply to the beliefs that we've justified. We know that a belief can be true without being justified. That's about all we know about truth. And justification is relative to an audience and to a range of truth candidates; truth isn't relative to anything. Just because it isn't relevant to anything there's nothing to be said of it. Truth with a capital T is sort of like God, you know there's not much you can say about God"

[Busdriver:]
Cause when you stretch our love across all time
Time becomes a construct of the mind
It's a practice of the mad





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  1. S.... C....

    Mental Nourishment💎🧿

  2. J.... W....

    I feel like scratchy sounding recordings of old school quotes is a good identifier of dopeness in this day and age

  3. T.... Q....

    Lyrics: [Intro]
    "...To live in Hiroshima
    I left Japan because of the war
    War was wrong
    I came here to start over
    Begin a new family, with a son
    Another chance to pass down the teachings
    For 2,000 years knowledge passed from father to son, father to son
    When Shingo died, it stopped."

    "Teach me. I can do it."
    "You are not Japanese! You are not a Tanaka!"
    "You taught me to use any tactic that works, never to limit myself to one style, to keep an open mind!"
    "Why?"
    "To honor you, shidoshi."

    [Verse 1: Milo]
    My sadness crept up on an escalator
    Looked in my granddad's eyes and saw the life leave him
    I have the super power to summon pipe dreams when I might need 'em
    There's no point to fight the four seasons
    I would've raised my hand but I'd make a poor deacon
    I'd make a better Batman draped in black skin
    I used to pour my guts out, but now I push 'em back in
    And that's when I built a tabernacle out of wood pulp
    Ramshackled but I celebrated with a big gulp
    Things are hella great within my little cult
    Yo, what's the coding for a matrix fart?
    Can you believe
    I had to crown myself the new patriarch among the leaves
    I found myself reviewing safety charts and faculties
    Face of stone like they had baffled me

    [Bridge: Busdriver]
    When we met
    Sadness wasn't my favorite sport just as of yet
    Exiting all of your dreams soaking wet
    Until you told me to flee under the pretense
    That I was a threat

    [Hook: Busdriver]
    Cause when you stretch our love across all time
    Time becomes a construct of the mind
    It's a practice of the mad

    So when I spill my guts, just push them back in

    [Verse 2: Milo]
    My sadness crept up on an elevator
    I walked to the post office with a fistful of red oleanders
    On an alabaster throne, I made it known from my smartphone
    Essence precedes existence
    And that's why I can write Rob so many fucking songs
    I felt it in my bones, yo
    I crossed the threshold
    That's why I rep Hellfyre Club like a filthy vassal
    Why does every DJ have a haircut like Zorg
    I'm sorta bored with these flaccid talks about mortar boards
    The mark of childhood's end like overlords
    I found zen like a member of the Tanaka clan
    Fuck it, I guess I'm way more awkward than
    Slamming Dr. Octagonecologyst
    A wiry, Platonic apologist

    [Interlude]
    "I think it would have been better if the pragmatists had said, 'we can tell you about justification but we can’t tell you about truth'. There’s nothing to be said about it. That is we know how we justify beliefs, we know that the adjective 'true' is the word we apply to the beliefs that we’ve justified. We know that a belief can be true without being justified. That’s about all we know about truth. And justification is relative to an audience and to a range of truth candidates; truth isn’t relative to anything. Just because it isn’t relevant to anything there's nothing to be said of it. Truth with a capital T is sort of like God, you know there's not much you can say about God."

    [Hook]

    [Outro]

  4. T.... Q....

    2018 september 18

  5. V.... ....

    Fucking hell, man. I don't usually like rap but this guys got me fucking hooked. This stuff actually means something.

    V.... ....

    ever heard of mf doom LOL

    V.... ....

    ramin ya he gets lots of dumb comments like this one. People don't understand how insulting it is.

  6. 3.... ....

    fuck yeah BLOODSPORT!!!!!

  7. S.... R....

    the audio in the beginning is from a van damme movie called bloodsport

  8. j.... ....

    "Whats the coding for a matrix fart"

  9. m.... ....

    My favorite track off the album as well. really lovely and proper. 

  10. r.... ....

    HELLFYRE CLUB 

  11. R.... B....

    This song is fuckin insane.

  12. K.... ....

    Gotta say I'm not feeling this album. The production is what really kills it for me...less samples, more milo please

    K.... ....

    KiLLaKRaBz I think you're tripping breh. Milo clearly explained the main inspiration for this album was his grandfathers passing and his grandpa loved America so it is more than apropriate. I get the sample thing though only so many artists can truly do them justice.

  13. M.... B....

    The "Heard 'Em Say" sample, though. Stellar.

  14. r.... ....

    Milo live 2013 in a city near you look it up

  15. F.... W....

    Hey milo, the sample that sounds when you rap... From where is it? :c

    F.... W....

    Herd Em Say by Kanye West. Sorry if you had to wait 5 years for a response

  16. Y.... ....

    where have i heard this sample before? is it a spyro the dragon song or something? its really bothering me that i cant figure out what its from

  17. M.... ....

    I think this is my favorite Cavalcade song !

  18. B.... ....

    This is my most favourite song as of right now.

  19. M.... M....

    BUT YOU ARE NOT JAPANESE

  20. c.... w....

    When I spill my guts, just push them back in

  21. C.... ....

    What's the coding for a matrix fart?

  22. H.... ....

    where can i download this masterpiece!

  23. C.... ....

    hot jams.