Contradiction

Dm  C   X8


[Verse 1]
           Dm        C
The other day, me 'n XP opened for 
Souls of Mischief
          Dm                   
I'm like "Yo, let's get on some 
        C
angry MC showmanship and hit 'em"
Dm                                
Rocked all the cocky songs and not
           C
 too many soulful lyrics
Dm                          C
Even a couple dissin' women callin' 
'em "groupies," "hoes," and 
"bitches."
Dm                              C
   Got off stage, and I'm like "Yo, 
I know that we killed it,"
    Dm
Ran into a familiar face, a female 
who comes in and supports us
Dm                            C
   I said "Peace!" She said "Wait! 
Let me talk to you for a minute
   Dm                              
I know it's none of my business, 
      C
but I wasn't impressed by your 
performance."
Dm                          
   I said "Word? Shit, I love 
                    C
feedback and criticism."
            Dm                 
She said "I miss the passionate 
       C
spirit, your political vision
      Dm                           
Quite honestly I wasn't offended by
                     C
 those references to women
            Dm             C
But you're only continuing society's
 conditioning."
Dm                        C
   It hit the heart of me

I told her that this was part of me
  Dm                            
I stand up for human rights, and 
 C                               
treat others how I would wanna be 
     Dm
treated
                C
But every song can't be seepin' with
 freedom
               Dm                   
  N.C.
'Cuz the other side of me is sexist 
then people will feel that I'm 
preachin'
 Dm
"Everything's peace and love?" uhh, 
that's somewhat misleading
             Dm                    
Because this world is fucked-up and
       C
 I'm a pro-duct to what I'm seeing
Dm                            
    Not to justify, but just to 
   C
touch on my being
  Dm                            
I learn from these verses and my 
 C
purpose gets surfaced with demons
          Dm                   C
Now I am sexist, I'm prejudice, I 
put that in my music
             Dm                    
She said she heard that 
 C
perspective, but before she turned 
around
         Dm                       
She said   "We have a flame, your 
C
fire's ignited with sound
        Dm                         
Are you building the empire up, or 
           C
using your fire to burn it down?"


[Refrain]
    Dm               C        
Consumption, contradiction. I'm 
                    Dm
conflicted with being a hypocrite
    C
And through these songs you can 
witness it
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     Dm              C
The differences, I admit this shit, 
because I'm just like you;
Dm                C
   Walking a fine line between 
saying and living it
    Dm               C        
Consumption, contradiction. I'm 
                    Dm
conflicted with being a hypocrite
    C
And through these songs you can 
witness it
     Dm               C
The differences, I admit this shit, 
because I'm just like you;
Dm                C
   Walking a fine line between 
saying and living it

[Chorus]
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down
Dm        C
    down, down
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down
Dm        C
    down, down, down, down down
N.C.
Down, down, down, down

[Verse 2]
         Dm                   
Now one thing that I've always 
           C
struggled on
                       Dm      
Is how to incorporate drugs and 
                   C
alcohol into my music outside of 
sober songs
Dm                         C
  'Cuz on that perspective, that's 
all over my records
        Dm                         
But the other side isn't 
     C
represented unless it sessions with 
XP
                       C
How can I admit that I love to smoke
 weed
            Dm                     
Knowing the kids are listening and 
C
many of them look up to me?
       Dm                  C
Not to say that I'm a role model, 
but I know that words are power
       Dm                   
And if I condone bottles and 
  C
chronic, I am sending out the
C                   C
Message "It's okay," hey I believe 
that it is
               Dm                
Chronic can be medicine, but it's 
     C
all about your relationship with it
               Dm              
See I'm either off in the wagon 
             C
riding and everyday with the spliff
                   Dm              
Constantly looking for a balance 
        C
but habit turns to addiction
    Dm                     C
And hip-hop music and weed: they're 
inseparable
                  Dm             
So MCs that don't smoke or drink, 
           C
talking about it, to me, seems 
questionable
Dm                           C
   It proves how much people just 
want to be accepted
             Dm                    
And not seem straight-edge to their
               C
 audience, so keeping it real is 
neglected
Dm                                
   'Cuz when I'm smoking, I 
   C
wouldn't wanna bump a song like this
            Dm                   
Put on some Dev and break out the 
  C
Swishers, and a bong and some licks
    Dm
See that's a 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 struggles of the 
              Dm
blunted consumption I'm goin' 
through
C                          Dm    
  Make music for the party, and 
              C
the people support you
                             Dm    
I burn Brother Ali and buy 50, what
                  C
 does that say to you?

Bring it back around
     Dm                         C
Am I building the empire up or using
 my fire to burn it down?


[Refrain]
    Dm               C        
Consumption, contradiction. I'm 
                    Dm
conflicted with being a hypocrite
    C
And through these songs you can 
witness it
     Dm              C
The differences, I admit this shit, 
because I'm just like you;
Dm                C
   Walking a fine line between 
saying and living it
    Dm               C        
Consumption, contradiction. I'm 
                    Dm
conflicted with being a hypocrite
    C
And through these songs you can 
witness it
     Dm               C
The differences, I admit this shit, 
because I'm just like you;
Dm                C
   Walking a fine line between 
saying and living it

[Chorus]
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down
Dm        C
    down, down
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it down,
Dm                 C
    Light it up to burn it
N.C.
    down, down, down, down down