This song hits home for me for multiple reasons. But imo, I believe this may not only be about Aesop being a great artist having to deal with the weight of leading other MC's to his "promised land," but perhaps dodging enlightenment to pursue the kind of life he's dreamed of. It goes without saying that Aesop is incredibly intelligent, it would make sense if he is an enlightened being that follows some of the fundamentals of Buddhism or Hinduism, even though he openly identifies as agnostic. It would make sense as to why he feels that he is harboring "bad karma..." by not opening people's minds in a spiritual sense, but only through word-play and music. There's a lot of spiritual imagery in here about saints, angels, his halo..."Teaching morals" stands out to me. When he can't decide whether to use "I, we, us" or whatever, it may be a reference to collective consciousness. He may be confused as to why an "alley cat" such as him, has been given tools of enlightenment and great insights. That's just my opinion because I've gone through something very similar in my own life. Other than that, there are some obvious things you can take away from this...that Aesop doesn't necessarily enjoy being idolized...that part of him feels he has to show other artists the way but part of him probably also feels tired and defeated. Amazing song regardless.
This song hits home for me for multiple reasons. But imo, I believe this may not only be about Aesop being a great artist having to deal with the weight of leading other MC's to his "promised land," but perhaps dodging enlightenment to pursue the kind of life he's dreamed of. It goes without saying that Aesop is incredibly intelligent, it would make sense if he is an enlightened being that follows some of the fundamentals of Buddhism or Hinduism, even though he openly identifies as agnostic. It would make sense as to why he feels that he is harboring "bad karma..." by not opening people's minds in a spiritual sense, but only through word-play and music. There's a lot of spiritual imagery in here about saints, angels, his halo..."Teaching morals" stands out to me. When he can't decide whether to use "I, we, us" or whatever, it may be a reference to collective consciousness. He may be confused as to why an "alley cat" such as him, has been given tools of enlightenment and great insights. That's just my opinion because I've gone through something very similar in my own life. Other than that, there are some obvious things you can take away from this...that Aesop doesn't necessarily enjoy being idolized...that part of him feels he has to show other artists the way but part of him probably also feels tired and defeated. Amazing song regardless.