Contradiction Lyrics - The Language Of My World - Macklemore

The other day, me 'n' XP opened for Souls Mischief 

I'm like "Yo, let's get on some angry MC showmanship and hit 'em" 

Even a couple dissin' women callin' 'em "groupies", "hoes" and "bitches" 

Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, I know that we killed it" 

Ran into a familiar face, a female who comes in and supports us 

I said "Peace!" 

She said "Wait! Let me talk to you for a minute" 

"I know it's none of my business, but I wasn't impressed by your performance" 

I said "Word? Shit, I love feedback and criticism" 

She said "I miss the passionate spirit, your political vision" 

"Quite honestly I wasn't offended by those references to women" 

"But you're only continuing society's conditioning" 

It hit the heart of me 

I told her that this was part of me 

I stand up for human rights, and treat others how I would wanna be treated 

But every song can't be seepin' with freedom 

'Cause the other side of me is sexist then people will feel that I'm preachin' 

"Everything's peace and love?" 

Uhh, that's somewhat misleading 

Because this world is fucked up and I'm a product to what I'm seeing 

Not to justify, but just to touch on my being 

I learn from theses and my purpose gets surfaced with demons 

I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I put that in my music 

She said she heard that perspective, but before she turned around she said 

"We have a flame, your fire's ignited with sound" 

"Are you building the empire up, or using your fire to burn it down?" 

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Consumption, contradiction 

I'm conflicted with being a hypocrite 

And through these songs you can witness it 

The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm just like you 

Walking a fine line between saying and living it 

Consumption, contradiction 

I'm conflicted with being a hypocrite 

And through these songs you can witness it 

The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm just like you 

Walking a fine line between saying and living it 

Light it up to burn it down, light it up to burn it down 

Light it up to burn it down, down, down 

Light it up to burn it down, light it up to burn it down 

Light it up to burn it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down 

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Now one thing that I've always struggled on 

Is how to incorporate drugs and alcohol into my music outside of sober songs. 

'Cause on that perspective, that's all over my records 

But the other side isn't represented unless it sessions with XP 

How can I admit that I love to smoke weed 

Knowing the kids are listening and many of 'em look up to me? 

Not to say that I'm a role model, but I know that words are power 

And if I condone bottles and chronic, I am sending out the 

Message "It's okay", yeah I believe that it is 

Chronic can be medicine but it's all about your relationship with it 

See, I'm either off in the wagon riding and everyday with the spliff 

Constantly looking for a balance but habit turns to addiction 

And Hip-Hop music and weed? They're inseparable 

So MCs that don't smoke or drink, talking about it to me seems questionable 

It proves how much people just want to be accepted 

And not seem straight-edge to their audience, so keeping it real is neglected 

'Cause when I'm smoking, I wouldn't wanna bump a song like this 

Put on some Dev and break out the Swishers, and a bong and some licks 

See that's a part of me too 

And I know that I would make more money if I wasn't as true 

To all the stuggles of the blunted consumption I'm going through 

Make music for the party, and the people support you 

I burn Brother Ali and buy 50, what does that say to you? 

Bring it back around, am I building the empire up or using my fire to burn it down? 

Consumption, contradiction 

I'm conflicted with being a hypocrite 

And through these songs you can witness it 

The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm just like you 

Walking a fine line between saying and living it 

Consumption, contradiction 

I'm conflicted with being a hypocrite 

And through these songs you can witness it 

The differences, I admit this shit, because I'm just like you 

Walking a fine line between saying it 

And living it 

Light it up to burn it down, light it up to burn it down 

Light it up to burn it down, down, down 

Light it up to burn it down, light it up to burn it down 

Light it up to burn it... down, down, down, down, down, down, down