Angles Lyrics

[Hook: Xavier Omär]
I've been running away
'Cause I don't wanna fight, I don't wanna pray
Hope the bridges we burnin' in, yeah
Light the way for another day
I only do it if I want to
Look in the mirror, do I want you?
I don't know, do you know?
Come on mister, don't lie
What do you feel when you look into your own eyes?

[Verse 2: Noname]
(I am, um) I am absolutely, positively happy
Exponential, gratitude for rapping

Aptitude for passing dude's exceptions
The vacancy will always be the laughing
'Cause niggas love a bitch when she's sarcastic

Rihanna is made of feather dust and matches
And everybody wants to touch the fire

A little bit of love never hurt nobody
Y'all up in the club while I'm sitting in the attic
Thinking bout the plastic, a trip to Malibu
Spend a couple racks on racks say hallelu-
In the waiting room trying to get to you
And who could be the breadwinner? Me
And who could cook your next dinner? Me

I think not, I'm saving up for Audi
This is, allegory of a black moon cloudy
I am absolutely, positively healthy
Re-define to expedite my wealthy
I need money, halfway sunny, out the country
Only God and a blunt could help me
And Noname quit the weed

Happy with sunlight in my weave
Synonymous with all anonymous and verbal columnists
A good rap song is all I need

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About

Genius Annotation

The 14th track on Mick Jenkins' debut album, The Healing Component, featuring fellow Chicago rapper Noname and singer Xavier Omar.

A video containing a snippet of the outro to this song was uploaded online a few months prior to the album release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_buc-bvUW68

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Have the artists collaborated before?
Genius Answer

Yes Noname and Mick have worked together several times, on the songs “Comfortable”, “Samaritan” and “The Truth.”

What did Mick Jenkins say about "Angles"?
Verified Commentary
Mick Jenkins
via The Fader
Genius Answer

That’s what I was speaking to on the song, “Angles.” You really have to make sure you know yourself before you can be confident in that and that’s something that I had to learn. It was hard and a lot of these things are truths that you have to realize you’ve been wrong about and it’s necessary to speak about all of that when it comes to love and healing. With it being a response to all of the injustices to all that is around us, we can’t only be talking about romantic love.

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Release Date
September 23, 2016
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