Contradiction

[Intro]
[Dm] [C]

[Dm]The other day, me 'n' [C]XP opened for Souls Mischief
[Dm]I'm like "Yo, let's get on [C]some angry MC showmanship and hit 'em"
[D] Meven a couple dissin' women [C]callin' 'em "groupies", "hoes" and "bitches"
[Dm]Got off stage, and I'm like [C]"Yo, I know that we killed it"
[Dm]Ran into a familiar face, a [C]female who comes in and supports us
[Dm]I said "Peace!"
[C]She said "Wait! Let me [Dm]talk to you for a minute"
[C]"I know it's none of my business, [Dm]but I wasn't impressed by your performance"
[C]I said "Word? Shit, [Dm]I love feedback and criticism"
[C]She said "I miss the [Dm]passionate spirit, your political vision"
[C]"Quite honestly I wasn't offended [Dm]by those references to women"
[C]"But you're only [Dm]continuing society's conditioning"
[C]It hit the [Dm]heart of me
[C]I told her that [Dm]this was part of me
[C]I stand up for human rights, and [Dm]treat others how I would wanna be treated
[C]But every song can't [Dm]be seepin' with freedom
[C]'Cause the other side of me is [Dm]sexist then people will feel that I'm preachin'
[C]"Everything's peace [Dm]and love?"
[C]Uhh, that's [Dm]somewhat misleading
[C]Because this world is fucked up and [Dm]I'm a product to what I'm seeing
[C]Not to justify, but just [Dm]to touch on my being
[C]I learn from theses and [Dm]my purpose gets surfaced with demons
[C]I am sexist, I'm prejudice, [Dm]I put that in my music
[C]She said she heard that perspective, [Dm]but before she turned around she said
[C]"We have a flame, [Dm]your fire's ignited with sound"
[C]"Are you building the empire up, or [Dm]using your fire to burn it down?"
[C]Consumption, contradiction
[Dm]I'm conflicted with [C]being a hypocrite
[Dm]And through these songs [C]you can witness it
[Dm]The differences, I admit this [C]shit, because I'm just like you
[Dm]Walking a fine line [C]between saying and living it
[Dm]Consumption, contradiction
[C]I'm conflicted with [Dm]being a hypocrite
[C]And through these songs [Dm]you can witness it
[C]The differences, I admit this [Dm]shit, because I'm just like you
[C]Walking a fine line [Dm]between saying and living it
[C]Light it up to burn it down, [Dm]light it up to burn it down
[C]Light it up to [Dm]burn it down, down, down
[C]Light it up to burn it down, [Dm]light it up to burn it down
[C]Light it up to burn it... [Dm]down, down, down, down, down, down, down
[C]Now one thing that [Dm]I've always struggled on
[C]Is how to incorporate drugs and alcohol [Dm]into my music outside of sober songs.
[C]'Cause on that perspective, [Dm]that's all over my records
[C]But the other side isn't [Dm]represented unless it sessions with XP
[C]How can I admit that [Dm]I love to smoke weed
[C]Knowing the kids are listening and [Dm]many of 'em look up to me?
[C]Not to say that I'm a role [Dm]model, but I know that words are power
[C]And if I condone bottles and [Dm]chronic, I am sending out the
[C]Message "It's okay", yeah [Dm]I believe that it is
[C]Chronic can be medicine but it's [Dm]all about your relationship with it
[C]See, I'm either off in the [Dm]wagon riding and everyday with the spliff
[C]Constantly looking for a balance [Dm]but habit turns to addiction
[C]And Hip-Hop music [Dm]and weed? They're inseparable
[C]So MCs that don't smoke or drink, [Dm]talking about it to me seems questionable
[C]It proves how much people [Dm]just want to be accepted
[C]And not seem straight-edge to their [Dm]audience, so keeping it real is neglected
[C]'Cause when I'm smoking, I wouldn't [Dm]wanna bump a song like this
[C]Put on some Dev and break out [Dm]the Swishers, and a bong and some licks
[C]See that's a [Dm]part of me too
[C]And I know that I would make [Dm]more money if I wasn't as true
[C]To all the stuggles of [Dm]the blunted consumption I'm going through
[C]Make music for the party, [Dm]and the people support you
[C]I burn Brother Ali and buy [Dm]50, what does that say to you?
[C]Bring it back around, am I building the empire [Dm]up or using my fire to burn it down?
[C]Consumption, contradiction
[Dm]I'm conflicted with [C]being a hypocrite
[Dm]And through these songs [C]you can witness it
[Dm]The differences, I admit this [C]shit, because I'm just like you
[Dm]Walking a fine line [C]between saying and living it
[Dm]Consumption, contradiction
[C]I'm conflicted with [Dm]being a hypocrite
[C]And through these songs [Dm]you can witness it
[C]The differences, I admit this [Dm]shit, because I'm just like you
[C]Walking a fine [Dm]line between saying it
[C]And living it
[Dm]Light it up to burn it down, [C]light it up to burn it down
[Dm]Light it up to [C]burn it down, down, down
[Dm]Light it up to burn it down, [C]light it up to burn it down
[Dm]Light it up to burn it... [C]down, down, down, down, down, down, down

Memasang Capo di Fret 5 mengubah bentuk fingering menjadi Am, menjaga nada yang terdengar tetap Dm tanpa memerlukan banyak chord palang.

Lagu ini dibangun dari tangga nada DM. Berikut 7 chord diatonis (Chord Family) yang secara teori harmoni selaras satu sama lain: