Aesop Rock Lyrics

    ------ About the song None Shall Pass performed by Aesop Rock

I love how so many people say his raps are meaningless. Well, let me ask you this; in today's drug and sex obsessed rap scene,why do such stupid songs like; "Teach me how to jerk" and "Starships" top the charts? Aesop is a poet. Who doesn't rap about all the mainstream things of today. He's a lyrical genius. His lyrics; despite what you may interpret them to mean, have a special meaning to him, and to others. I can relate and connect to just about every song I've ever heard by him.
Poetry makes sense to someone,somewhere.
And why would someone spend time making meaningless music? It had to have inspiration from somewhere in order to even spawn the lyrics.
That's all.
<3 Aesop Listener; for life.

    ------ About the song 9-5ers Anthem performed by Aesop Rock

Aesop Rock has summed up one of the many problem to some,necessity to others, when he made this song. I think he captured the epitome of the daily struggle with this song. As americans we're forced to wake up and go to the same mundane job for years on end because society has set it up that way. Greta work of art!!!

    ------ About the song None Shall Pass performed by Aesop Rock

the chorus: and i will remember your name and face
on the day you are judged by the funhouse cast
and i will rejoice in your fall from grace
with a cane through the sky like "none shall pass"

the way this world is these days, everyone is about greed, competition, believe the things the government say r right cause of the fact this nation was built on religion and stretched so people follow the governments agenda and not have the intelligence to do what is right.. we fall into temptation with money, fame, technology tht we trample over people to achieve it.

now back to the chorus: he says everything u stand for in this day and age is wrong and he will remember ur faces to laugh at u wen ur passage to heaven is rejected... to my opinion he sounds a bit cocky but hes right and not many see tht.. they think life is about partying, destroying life for pleasure, abusing athority, pretty much being a puppet in some game plan planned by the ones in charge and we fall for it......

u can like hate this if u want idc really, but the ones who trully understand this i give u props. dont take every word literally try to see it visually as this whole nation works an u will see we r doing things out of self interest an not for the betterment of the world. like i said, we fall into temptation and we forget wat we're doing here in the first place...

    ------ About the song Oxygen performed by Aesop Rock

From what I was able to interpret, the song talks about frustration of living and having to live with a mind that cannot stop. There's this ongoing conversation in his head, and every time he has an answer, he has a way to counter it. He tries to put down some certainties, but it's futile because he's living in this insane world that's always in motion. Even though he understands a lot, his understanding only gives him more unanswerable questions. Tough to pin down, hope you can get something out of what I wrote

    ------ About the song None Shall Pass performed by Aesop Rock

This is for the anonymous post on 1/11/12 titled "NonSense."

Just because your mind can't comprehend anything beyond "I wanna smoke a blunt, and rape a bitch!" Doesn't mean this is nonsense. It's a poem, and you have to actually think into the lyrics. Real music shouldn't be blunt and boring. Aesop actually thinks before he writes his lyrics. Maybe, just maybe, if you try to think back to what your high school teacher was trying to teach you in American literature, you can pick apart the lyrics and understand some of them. I know this would be a stretch for you, but don't give up.

    ------ About the song Face Melter performed by Aesop Rock

This guy is a genius, im surprised someone posted the lyrics for this ! So many metaphors and literary elements its crazy,how he comes up with it, i have no clue. Its so complex it sounds like gibberish, but its not !

    ------ About the song Oxygen performed by Aesop Rock

I interpret Aesop Rock's 'Oxygen' as the necessary or valuable attributes of ascension. Betterment of one's self can be attained by "I'll tourniquet my quest then feed a needle into battling to mute the mess." It is condensing 'icicle spirit by the warmth of true endearment." Cold, confusion, chaos etc can be thawed by endearing truth. 'Nursed me through the time stick and stone mixes hexed my fertile crescent.' Simply rise above and attain who you want to be, depicted by glory, holy ideals etc. The hallmark of humanity is that we are able to ascend the typical sensation and perception, with conception. The ability to turn the former two into concepts. God is the ultimate concept as it attempts to encompass all things and ideals. Oxygen is essentially God's breath, which Aesop Rock certainly spits. Try viewing the song as essential ideals that will procure self bettering. The trade between foreground and background statements is example of laziness and excuse. The ease of excuses and destruction, compared to aggressive attempt of attaining oneself's potential. Just 2 cents. All it ever is.

    ------ About the song None Shall Pass performed by Aesop Rock

Have any of you ever tried rapping before? This is nonsense. It doesn't' mean anything. Anyone can clusterfuck this together. "colorfully vulgar poacher outta mulch"?- So very very profound.

    ------ About the song Daylight performed by Aesop Rock

I don't really like a lot of rap. But Atmosphere and Aesop Rock are rappers that I love to listen to and really respect as artists. A lot of rappers sound stupid and rap about stupid things. But you can tell Aesop has real opinions and meaning, and fuck this guy is smart. I'm an English major, and I spent forever dissecting this poem and there is still more that i have yet to understand. This is art. Amazing, smart, meaningful, lyrically genius.

    ------ About the song Freeze performed by Aesop Rock

His stream of consciousness and sense of euphony is incomparable, and although the beat doesn't get you rocking as hard as some of his other tracks, his ability to do SOC and keep it relevant through metaphors, obscure historical references, and play on words is phenomenal. Aesop Rock is easily one of the best lyricists in the game. Fuck Drake and all those other fake radio rappers.