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from History Repeats Itself by Lil Figurative

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effortless, man, how you trek so treacherous
through trials and tribulations, you never lose tenderness
it’s simple, tragedies and triumphs take togetherness
dramatic equals? untrue, to stay generous
to let my losses lose to the wins, i had to trash a few
i trick the trepidation, you can’t have it trapping you
tips and tricks and tools of the trade stay valuable
i found my way to cope, i don’t give a fuck if it’s laughable
it was tangible, so i continued on that tangent
i test out new methods, even if they turn up transient
and eventually command it, no longer observing battles
ain’t with the grazin anymore, this is herding the cattle
trauma runs deep and spreads, can’t further the fractal
hit the light in the center, can’t get burned by the candle
i rationalized it, don’t allow yourself to feel beneath it
if you do not know history, you are doomed to repeat it

and you know what, feel free to call me a mashup guy
i love making those but they’re only one thing i mastermind
if i stuck to that, i’d practically be alkaline
and i’m tryna make it to hydrogen from the actinide
i love the craft but honestly, i’m never satisfied
so i was destined to branch out to feel gratified
this might be too weird for some folks to be into it
so i appreciate you if you listen as i carve this path of mine
i had to shovel coal into the train of thought
all this love would break a hateful heart that the pain has wrought
this ain’t just a game, it’s art, this a Salvador
my aggressive lyrics merely give them what they’re asking for
i close a door just to bash another door
if someone says that cash is nothing, then they prolly wasn’t poor
don’t get me wrong, i’d love to never have to buy shit
but that’s not where the world is at right now, i won’t deny it
i hope one day there’s no more gangsta rap
cause the conditions that birth it will be a faded past
and that’s basic facts, plus we’ll still have the classics
as historical monuments from the victims of classists
just wait for capitalism to eat itself alive
and then we’ll have to course correct, cause then it’s do or die
that’s just what i tell myself so i can tolerate my life
keep my loved ones on my left, keep my music on the right, peace

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from History Repeats Itself, released April 23, 2023

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