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The theory of its genesis is generally accepted
The origin of the theory is widely accepted.
But to each of us, uniquely manifested
Each person experiences it uniquely.
What it is to you is individual perception
Its meaning is subjective to each individual's perception.
I don't know about you, I wield poetry like a weapon
The speaker uses poetry as a powerful tool.
Smoke 3gs a day, drink my 64 oz
The speaker smokes 3 grams of marijuana a day and drinks 64 ounces.
If I had a nickel for all the shit that didn't work out
The speaker reflects on disappointments, potentially financially.
I'd prolly hire an accountant to take care of all my nickels
If failures earned money, the speaker would hire an accountant.
Constantly fickle
The speaker is often indecisive.
Flicker out the picture like an Eerie Interlude
The speaker fades away like an eerie interlude.
We used to do some tricky dives through the inner tube
Recollection of daring experiences in an inner tube.
Whole hog charcoal roast break it down into pulled pork and finger food
Describes a whole hog charcoal roast and breaking it into food.
Starting to get it dude?
Asking if the listener is starting to understand.
Sleep and dreams offer me no reprieve
Sleep and dreams offer no relief.
I feel the same pains in my chest when I breathe
The speaker experiences chest pains while breathing.
Write like a fiend when its up to just me
The speaker writes passionately when alone.
I mean without Collie Shepherd I'd be up shits creek without my paddle 100% reclaimed teak
The speaker acknowledges dependence on Collie Shepherd (possibly a person or muse).
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Emphasizes the importance of taking risks.
Nothing broken, nothing stained
Nothing valuable is gained without challenges.
I feel like I gotta test the cosmos testing me so I grab the 750 and do a buck 20 whenever it rains
The speaker tests fate by speeding in the rain on a 750.
She thought I hailed straight from Transylvain because I don't like the sun and I'm allergic to silver
Misunderstood as a vampire, but actually allergic to silver.
But garlic seeps from the cracks in my teeth
Despite appearance, the speaker is not a vampire but has garlic breath.
That black thing with wings just my raven familiar
The black-winged creature is a raven familiar.
Phantasm flash like Falco
Phantasmic imagery akin to Falco (possibly a reference to a character or artist).
Two fingers in your pig nose
Obscure reference involving fingers and a pig nose.
The Shinpachi special, yeah I'm gonna fling those
Reference to a move called the "Shinpachi special."
Childish MCs from wing to wing like like I'm handcuffed to the attache
The speaker controls immature MCs with ease.
And on the 11th day, no rest till we hath dealt the final blow
A commitment to relentless effort until the final victory.
What do we say? We say
The speaker prompts a question.
Crazy and endless like torrential rain
Describes chaos and endlessness like torrential rain.
I had to shave down my friends list to shed some weight
The speaker removes friends to lighten the load.
We Call it immaculate contradiction
Refers to contradictions described as immaculate.
When you back it with a fact check of false or fiction
Contradictions supported by fact-checking.
Now you're causing friction
Contradictions cause tension and attract unwelcome attention.
Attractin' all these Dick heads with Slack jawed predictions tryin to cure ya sickness with flawed prescriptions
Attracts negative individuals with misguided solutions.
Yo, they call him Jingo, that lame, no-name gringo, shame be the game to remain low like limbo
Introduces a character named Jingo, depicted negatively.
Slice like he's Kimbo, look nice but been broke, he cook rice with kin folk but crooked like a sick joke.
Describes Jingo as deceptive and financially unstable.
Once and 1000 times over did a strong mind descend upon hatred and fear like the creek gives way to the cascade.
A resilient mind confronts hatred and fear repeatedly.
Empowered by the capitulation of its peers to the simple nature of the plummet, the otherwise benevolent waters become forcefully convicted in their path.
Uses water imagery to depict conviction and resistance to conformity.
It is only the curative principals of the Seasons Change that weaken and discourage such congregation.
The changing seasons weaken congregation against resilience.
Be the stone facade at the precipice of the cataract.
A metaphor for strength at the edge of a waterfall.
Weave like roots an open heart into the crevices of your protection and so forth embolden the believers of strength in unity.
Weaving an open heart into protective spaces strengthens unity.
There in lies the secret to the sacred art. The craftsmanship of resilience unified with permeability.
Emphasizes the secret to resilience through permeability.
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