Download Here: https://soundcloud.com/evdogmusic/academic-stuff IdLike2BeATree was a great guy to work with. Here's his channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/IdLike2BeATree ----- VERSE 1 Well, I raised my hand in my class today And asked if bein' a rapper was the only way The teacher explained that there were other professions But that was as far she went with her digression So I went home and searched for more details On pop stars I saw on news features There were microbiologists, astronauts and neurologists Business owners, money loaners and stoners Optometerists, Bankers, Architects, oh my And makers of laws in which we're meant to abide by But none of these jobs commanded any respect It seemed that unemployment was a major side effect And they can't speak up, no they can't interject Because rapping, you see, is the only safe subject As long as the government keeps hiring musicians We can never break free out of these horrid conditions CHORUS 1 In which the people of our world have a form of education Containing nothing outside the scope of articulation I've come to the conclusion that this path is not for me I knew from the start this was not who I would be I want to carve out my own modern age story the best mathematicians lookin' down on me in glory Cause I've never been much of a lyricist, see But this academic stuff really helps to express me VERSE 2 So let's change this world, how it walks and talks Let events unfold, Pandora's musical box Set society down, place it on solid rocks And build up from a new base of reason Rapping and singing are the new high treason Cause there's only one way to make solid reform And that's to quell the fear of an autocratic swarm Take away the rights that were considered the norm And finally get these citizens informed We'll arm ourself with knowledge of artillery. Write a new history, after we Cleanse the world of vocalized misery So come join the fight and believe what I say Your musical career can wait a few more days We're again a world where people are educated In the ways of Eminem's Old Age articulation I've come to the conclusion that this path is not for me I knew from the start this was not who I would be I want to carve out my own modern age story the best mathematicians lookin' up to me in glory Cause I've never been much of a lyricist, see But this military stuff really helps to express me Well, now we own their buildings, and we own their men Most of whom may never see their family again Cause we have them put to work on spreading my message Shooting politicians, and diggin' up trenches In the name of our intellectual rigour And seeing our borders growing bigger and bigger Who would'a thought science could be this fun? So long as you're ensuring all the battles are won Could it be this wasn't the idea to pursue Maybe my opinions were a little bit skewed I mean, I had my family, and I had my friends Although I didn't agree with all society's trends I still found ways to achieve my own ends Amends, I never said I disliked music Its just competition that caused me to lose it I can fix it, swear to try. Man up or ill die Try to give back to all the people I defied. The people of my world have a form of education Containing nothing outside the scope of articulation I've come to the conclusion that this path is for me I knew from the start this was who I had to be I don't need my own modern age history, victory Some future mathematicians lookin' down on me in glory Though i've never been much of a lyricist, see this Academic stuff seems to badly hinder me Music is life.