Raised to be Lowered Lyrics

Lyric discussion by AzuraAzenath 

Cover art for Raised to be Lowered lyrics by Saul Williams

To learn the value of, "Yo, fuck the words just ride the beat." To meditate upon the lesser things like hair and nails.

Que? I might be thinking about them in a different way, but I thought these two were big problems that society has. o.o' I get most everything else, but these trip me up.

[To keep it gutter when you utter. No, it won't stop Until the ones that point their guns at Niggas get got! YOU'RE GONNA GET GOT! You let them Niggas get got. You're gonna get got. Get popped. Get Cocked. You let them Niggas get got. Let them Niggas get got!]

This part confuses me, too. I don't mean to pick anything apart; I just want to understand what I'm listening to.

"To learn the value of, "Yo, fuck the words just ride the beat.""

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  • I think it's an advice not to overthink some things. Sometimes you just need to let things unravel without your constant analysis.
  • "To meditate upon the lesser things like hair and nails."

  • I think it's an advice not to overthink some things. Sometimes you just need to let things unravel without your constant analysis.
  • "To meditate upon the lesser things like hair and nails."

    Meditating upon not necessarily means that someone is interested in those things. I always thought this line means you need to give yourself a reality check from time to time, to think about those small things you get caught up in and forget about the bigger picture and goals...

  • Meditating upon not necessarily means that someone is interested in those things. I always thought this line means you need to give yourself a reality check from time to time, to think about those small things you get caught up in and forget about the bigger picture and goals in your life that surely aren't about hair and nails.
  • The whole "get got" routine I interpret as a promise that anyone with agenda based on hatred towards a group of people puts himself in place where he becomes a part of a group targeted by other hatred-run mob. Although it may be seen as many other things.

    My bad punctuation may be misleading. When I wrote:

    "you need to give yourself a reality check from time to time, to think about those small things you get caught up in and forget about the bigger picture"

    I meant that you forget about the bigger picture in day to day life, not during the meditation, that is supposed to let you remember these goals and ideas.