39 Thieves Lyrics

Lyric discussion by heyimroro 

Cover art for 39 Thieves lyrics by Aesop Rock

We're not concerned with the community aloofness Duke, we're animals, we just go where the most food is Lower the toast, most formal etiquette is useless Truth is you're equally expendable if spoon fed (Money money) Money is cool and I'm only human But they use it as a tool to make the workers feel excluded Like the shinier the jewel the more exclusive the troop is Bullets don't take bribes stupid, they shoot shit

am I the only one who finds a good deal of truth in this?

there is a GREAT deal of truth in that "mini" stanza

Immense truth, and a such is my favorite verse in the album.

Though, a couple changes make more sense to me, this is how I hear it...

"Dude, we're animals, we just go where the most food is."

using a slang pronoun, to accentuate the simplicity of the perspective.

"Truth is, you're equally expendable as spoon fed."

since "equally" is comparing expendable to spoon fed.

To me, the whole song is very anti-money/anti-monetary system.