Feel This
Feel This Freedom: KRS-One's Unstoppable Flow and Hip-Hop Wisdom
Lyrics
People always slam me down like I'm the
Experiencing constant criticism and judgment from others.
Trouble pop-0-matic
Comparing oneself to a trouble-making device, possibly indicating a rebellious nature.
And then they wanna know why I'm so fuckin problematic
Acknowledging a problematic reputation and questioning others' curiosity about it.
I'm impervious to psychoanalysis
Claiming resistance to psychological analysis, suggesting a guarded emotional state.
My imbalance is too deep for you to challenge
Asserting a profound emotional imbalance that is difficult for others to comprehend or challenge.
Just go sit down
Directing someone to back off and not interfere.
Nothin you could do to me i wouldn't do to myself
Expressing a willingness to self-destruct and rejecting external attempts to harm.
You think this shit’s a fuckin game
Rejecting the idea that life is a game and expressing anticipation for consequences.
I'm lookin forward to hell
Anticipating a negative afterlife and embracing it as a preferable outcome.
I'm a ticking time bomb that you put on the shelf
Describing oneself as a volatile force controlled by others, waiting to explode.
Now face the consequences you brought on yourself
Challenging others to accept responsibility for the consequences they brought upon themselves.
I've lived for years without being alive
Reflecting on a life devoid of true experiences, possibly marked by emptiness.
Now l don't give a fuck I'm ready to die
Expressing apathy towards life and a readiness to face death without fear.
Listen close
Inviting attention and asking others to listen closely.
Cant you hear me
Questioning if others can truly hear and understand the speaker's emotions.
Say its over
Suggesting the desire for a relationship or situation to end.
Cant you feel it
Asking if others can sense the emotional intensity of the situation.
I wish I wasn't covered in these fuckin tattoos
Expressing regret over visible symbols of past choices (tattoos).
I Wish I wasn't punctured by these stainless steal hoops.
Regretting physical alterations (piercings) that may symbolize past mistakes.
I wish that I had chosen better choices all the times that I was choosing back when all I fuckin had was time to choose
Wishing for better decision-making in the past when time seemed abundant.
There's nothing I can do to change the man i became
Accepting the inability to change one's current identity and circumstances.
You think this shit's a fuckin game
Reiterating the rejection of the notion that life is a game.
All I know is hate.
Stating that hatred is the dominant emotion, possibly shaped by past experiences.
Everything I am was created by this pain
Attributing the speaker's identity to the pain endured throughout life.
And you're never gunna hear me say I'm sorry again
Refusing to apologize again, indicating a firm stance and a lack of remorse.
I kill myself just to feel alive
Describing self-destructive behavior as a means to feel alive.
This isn't giving up this is not a life
Rejecting the idea that self-destruction equates to giving up; it's a way of coping.
Listen close
Repeating the call for attention and a plea for understanding.
Cant you hear me
Reiterating the question of whether others can truly hear and comprehend the speaker.
Say its over
Echoing the desire for a conclusion or resolution.
Cant you feel it
Asking if others can feel the emotional weight of the situation.
I cannot take this anymore
Expressing a sense of overwhelming despair and the inability to endure further.
I don't know what to do
Admitting confusion and helplessness in the face of intense emotions.
My hates not faceless anymore
Transforming personal hatred into a recognizable and directed form, possibly towards someone specific.
Now it just looks like you
Conveying that the hate now has a distinct target, possibly a person.
I'm losing my mind
Expressing a mental breakdown and the loss of sanity.
I don't want to feel this
Rejecting the desire to experience intense emotions.
I'm losing my mind
Repeating the theme of mental deterioration.
I hope you feel this
Wishing for others to empathize and share in the emotional experience.
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