 Genius Meanings
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Gil Scott-Heron – Me and the Devil
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This song is a combination of Robert Johnson’s ‘Me and the Devil Blues’ and a poem GSH wrote from the book ‘The Vulture’. In 1970 when the book was released he also recorded the
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Robert Johnson – Me and the Devil Blues (Take 1)
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Recorded: Dallas, Texas, 1937
Released: 1938
Company: Vocalion Records, American Record Corporation
Format: 78 RPM Vinyl Record (Single)
Robert Johnson’s 1938 song “Me and the
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Flatbush Zombies – Devil & Us
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[Hook: Sample] / [Verse 1: Erick Arc Elliott] / Man I feel worthless, a good purchase / Abiding by the law, good purp and good purpose / I ain't perfect, nobody on this earth is
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Gil Scott-Heron – I've Been Me (Interlude)
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... 2. Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5 ...
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Gil Scott-Heron – I'm New Here
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I did not become someone different / That I did not want to be / But I'm new here / Will you show me around? / No matter how far wrong you've gone / You can always turn around
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Gil Scott-Heron – Being Blessed (Interlude)
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... 2. Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5 ...
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Gil Scott-Heron – I'll Take Care Of You
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5 ...
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Gil Scott-Heron – Running
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5.
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Gil Scott-Heron – New York Is Killing Me
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Yeah, the doctors don't know, but New York was killing me / Bunch of doctors coming 'round, they don't know that New York is killing me / Yeah, well, I need to go home and take it
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver) – Lost In the World
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According to Kanye, the verse began as a poem he emailed to Kim Kardashian because he had the beat but no lyrics. He made the revelation at his Glastonbury 2015 headline set.
This
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Gil Scott-Heron – On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 2)
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... 2. Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5 ...
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Gil Scott-Heron – My Cloud
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And when the morning comes / If there's been no rest for you / We've been friends long enough / You should know what to do / If that's how you started your day / Why keep running
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Gil Scott-Heron – The Crutch
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Feb 8, 2010 ... Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning. Ask a question. Who produced “The ...
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Gil Scott-Heron – Your Soul and Mine
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Standing in the ruins of another black man's life / Or flying through the valley separating day and night / "I am death!" cried the vulture. "For the people of the light." / Charon
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Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – I'm New Here
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[Intro] / I did not become someone different / That I did not want to be / But I'm new here / Will you show me around? / [Chorus] / No matter how far wrong you've gone / You can
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Gil Scott-Heron – The Klan
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[Verse 1] / Countryside was cold and still / And there were three crosses on the hill / And each one wore a burning hood / To hide a rotten core of wood / And I said "Father
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Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – Running
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Because I always feel like running / Not away, because there is no such place / Because, if there was I would have found it by now / Because it's easier to run / Easier than
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Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – Special Tribute (Broken Home, Pt. 1)
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I want to make this a special tribute / To a family that contradicts the concepts / Heard the rules, but wouldn't accept / And womenfolk raised me / And I was full-grown before I
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Kanye West (Ft. Alicia Keys, Bon Iver, Charlie Wilson, Drake, Elly Jackson, Elton John, Gil Scott-Heron, John Legend, Justin Vernon, Ken Lewis, Kid Cudi, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Rick James, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, Selita Ebanks, The-Dream & The World) – Runaway (Full-length Film)
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[Intro to Film: Lacrimosa by Mozart] / [Song 1 - Dark Fantasy] / [Intro: Nicki Minaj] / You might think you've peeped the scene / You haven't, the real one's far too mean / The
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Gil Scott-Heron – On Coming From a Broken Home (Pt. 1)
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... 2. Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5 ...
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Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – Piano Player
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I am a piano player / I do, I down it honestly becuase I say / Hey, I'm 60 years, [?], which I am / I merely-, I play piano / I write and then I, then I play what I wrote or
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Gil Scott-Heron – Where Did The Night Go
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... 2. Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5 ...
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Gil Scott-Heron – Inner City Blues (Poem: ”The Siege of New Orleans”)
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[Verse 1] / Rockets and moon shots / And blame it on the have-nots / Money, we made it / Yeah but before we see it, they take it / [Chorus] / Yes, make you wanna holler, right on
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Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – Lily Scott (Broken Home, Pt. 3)
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She had more than the five senses / She knew more than books could teach / And raised everyone she touched just a little bit higher / And all around her, there was a natural sense
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Gil Scott-Heron – Parents (Interlude)
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... Me and the Devil. 3. I'm New Here. 4. Your Soul and Mine. 5.
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Jamie xx (Ft. Gil Scott-Heron) – Running
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Because I always feel like running / Not away, / Because there is no such place / Because if there was, / I would have found it by now / Because it's easier to run, / Easier than
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Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – Being Blessed
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Being blessed is not just being able to float on air / I'm saying if, err... / If you've gotta pay for things that you've done wrong / Uh, I got a big bill coming at the end of the
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Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – Where Did the Night Go
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Long ago the clock washed midnight away / Bringing the dawn / Oh God, I must be dreaming / Time to get up again / And time to start up again / Pulling on my socks now / Where did
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Kanye West – Who Will Survive In America
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The final song of My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy, “Who Will Survive in America” is an abridged version of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Comment #1” that paints a bleak outlook for Kanye’s
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Kanye West (Ft. Rick Ross) – Devil In a New Dress
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Produced by Bink!, “Devil In a New Dress” finds Kanye using familiar religious imagery in contemplating all kinds of nasty thoughts about his girl.
It’s perhaps an ode to Amber
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toasty digital – THE MOON SKIT 1 (Ft. Gil Scott-Heron)
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[Intro: Gill Scott-Heron] / So, I wanna give credit / Where credit’s due / [Verse: Gill Scott-Heron] / A rat done bit my sister Nell / With whitey on the moon / Her face and arms
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2Pac (Ft. Big Syke) – Ready 4 Whatever
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[Intro] / (Rule number one... niggas die, daily, hahahaha) / Hear me! Boo-yaow! / (Ready for whatever, hell yeah / What type nigga be a Thug Life nigga? / Them Thug Life niggas be
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Rome Streetz & Ransom (Ft. The Game) – Pray For the Weak
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[Intro: DJ Lord Sear] / DJ Lord Sear on the ones and twos / Harlem World, stand up! / [Verse 1: Ransom] / Yeah, no moral compass on my plate of sins / In this world that'll
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Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
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Preceded by the darkest period of Kanye’s life, which culminated in the infamous Taylor Swift incident, this conceptual album digs deeper into the dark side of fame.
This track
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toasty digital – SACRIFICE YA LIFE (Ft. Justin Vernon)
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[Intro: Justin Vernon] / Oh, just another lonely night / Are you willing to sacrifice your life? / [Bridge] / Please leave your message for three-two-three / Record your message
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Gorgeous
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“Gorgeous” sees Kanye describing the ugly nature of social injustice in America, ironically calling the nation “gorgeous” because of it.
Recorded during his self-imposed exile in
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Kanye West – Hell of a Life
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With the thematic of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy centered around pros and cons of fame, “Hell of a Life” is the culminating ode to the corrupt use of it to have a one-night
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