Before we go any further, note that this is rap, so if you absolutely cannot stand the genre then you might wish to hit the back button. That being said, I think if you have appreciation for good lyrics, even as a non-rap fan you might enjoy his work.
His first album from 2008 has 3-4 truly outstanding songs, and is overall really solid, and well worth listening to in its entirety.
Absolution
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[Acquired conscious competence of all of my accomplishments
And conquered constant comments that contradicted my confidence
Common compliments were called upon to con me in
Accosted consonant comments that condescended all my common sense
And conquered constant comments that contradicted my confidence
Common compliments were called upon to con me in
Accosted consonant comments that condescended all my common sense
Nothing special, just the most awesome alliteration in all of music.
Absolution on RapGenius
Ashes to Ashley
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For every hole I've punched in the wall
Every piece of paper crumbled as we've suffer in the bloodiest fall
For every pulsating ego blistered into moon ripe nosebleeds
I nurse these festering wounds and drop no seeds
But grow an orchid garden
Now the pains on your portrait hardens with a face that resorts to jargon
Scribbled like a suicide note
Like I'll stop
I show the beauty by a profile shot
Freeze, don't fret for the truth
Cause I'll pray till I heard footsteps on the roof
I swear to god I don't believe in angels
Ask me, atheist, Ashley
Where's the wings in this relationship?
Passions has passed me, cast another spell
Mortified, melancholy, Madness to Michelle
Suicide Sarah, illiterate your fate, worship the absence and demonstrate my faith
Every piece of paper crumbled as we've suffer in the bloodiest fall
For every pulsating ego blistered into moon ripe nosebleeds
I nurse these festering wounds and drop no seeds
But grow an orchid garden
Now the pains on your portrait hardens with a face that resorts to jargon
Scribbled like a suicide note
Like I'll stop
I show the beauty by a profile shot
Freeze, don't fret for the truth
Cause I'll pray till I heard footsteps on the roof
I swear to god I don't believe in angels
Ask me, atheist, Ashley
Where's the wings in this relationship?
Passions has passed me, cast another spell
Mortified, melancholy, Madness to Michelle
Suicide Sarah, illiterate your fate, worship the absence and demonstrate my faith
Ashes to Ashley on RapGenius
November
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And the silence hurt, so I just followed through
On a beaten street, never reaching peaks which I saw in you
And now I see that you just took me for granted
Had a diamond in the rough and you still took me for granite
So i'd turn my back, on things I thought matter
Lamenting in the sins and the halos that had shattered
In November we gazed at sea scapes
With each wave, symbolizing things that we'd make
Love and war we were born as keepsakes
To underscore loves accord when peace breaks, In November
On a beaten street, never reaching peaks which I saw in you
And now I see that you just took me for granted
Had a diamond in the rough and you still took me for granite
So i'd turn my back, on things I thought matter
Lamenting in the sins and the halos that had shattered
In November we gazed at sea scapes
With each wave, symbolizing things that we'd make
Love and war we were born as keepsakes
To underscore loves accord when peace breaks, In November
November on RapGenius
The Exception To Everything
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Beautiful and innocent, suitable and militant
Are scripted on the walls of the cubicle I'm living in
I'm different, if you take away that I'm gone
A heart on my sleeve, with a razor blade jacket on
In Babylon I would hold my breath and listen close
To the ghosts of death the ocean kept when the winter froze
Are scripted on the walls of the cubicle I'm living in
I'm different, if you take away that I'm gone
A heart on my sleeve, with a razor blade jacket on
In Babylon I would hold my breath and listen close
To the ghosts of death the ocean kept when the winter froze
From, The Art of Dying I have a much clearer favorite song from it, so I wont list as many (infact, I'll just list the one):
Wake Up Dead
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Listen to the creature with October in his eyes
As I illustrate the features just to mold them into life
I’ll hold it with my hands and I’ll sculpt it into ice
Just so I can set her free and let her soar into the sky
Follow me into the grim odyssey the villain’s in
Haunting like a diligent zombie ’til it kills again
All I see’s a colony of oddities and ill intent
Feeling bent, swallowing the qualities of innocence
In a sense, there’s a sickness in my chest
If you think that life’s a b***h you should give her some respect
Maybe she’s a xenophobe, a victim of neglect
And the impotence you have is just a symptom of the stress (yes)
All I know is that there is no certainty in life I hold
Weather in Seattle matches perfectly inside my skull
Everything is dark, everything is grey and cold
Laying out the canvas just so I can let the paint unfold
As I illustrate the features just to mold them into life
I’ll hold it with my hands and I’ll sculpt it into ice
Just so I can set her free and let her soar into the sky
Follow me into the grim odyssey the villain’s in
Haunting like a diligent zombie ’til it kills again
All I see’s a colony of oddities and ill intent
Feeling bent, swallowing the qualities of innocence
In a sense, there’s a sickness in my chest
If you think that life’s a b***h you should give her some respect
Maybe she’s a xenophobe, a victim of neglect
And the impotence you have is just a symptom of the stress (yes)
All I know is that there is no certainty in life I hold
Weather in Seattle matches perfectly inside my skull
Everything is dark, everything is grey and cold
Laying out the canvas just so I can let the paint unfold
Wake up dead on RapGenius
And last but not least, from his upcoming album Flowers for my Father, Sadistik's tribute song to Eyedea....
Michael
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Teeth marks on the skin
The greatest trick the devil ever played was to take away my friend
I got your face engraved into my flesh
So I can try to make amends with that day I won't forget
In Minnesota I flew in so that we could both record
Me and Kristoff Krane were supposed to go on tour
Nobody answered, we were knocking on your door
And when they carried out your body, I was staring at your shoes on the floor
The greatest trick the devil ever played was to take away my friend
I got your face engraved into my flesh
So I can try to make amends with that day I won't forget
In Minnesota I flew in so that we could both record
Me and Kristoff Krane were supposed to go on tour
Nobody answered, we were knocking on your door
And when they carried out your body, I was staring at your shoes on the floor
Micheal on RapGenius
Probably one of my top 3 favorite artists, and I felt the need to share this as I've probably told anyone I know who cares (and a great many who dont) about his music already!