Aesop Rock - 11:35 Lyrics
Some cats grow by the laws of the wildSome learn slower and lag in the mudSome stand up in defense of a styleSome let the big dogs eat them upAt exactly 11:35pm on January 21st I fell asleep soundAt exactly 11:35pm on Januray 21st some shit went down[Aesop Rock]Now Benny was a New York City graph(?) kingpinFive Borough fame guaranteed to itch pigskinRaided near the Brooklyn Naval yard, ? undercoverWhen they asked him what he pled he said, "You're *****in' up my colors!"[Mr. Lif]Okay, Jose is working in the slaughterhouseSaid he's living in the hood, but he wants to get his daughter outSlipped off a ledge, and fell into a machineAnother dead immigrant, that's the American Dream[Aesop Rock]Miss Molly, helpless, made a penny with a data entry temp gigOverqualified with the rent stickRed brick bash with a texted green screenLike, "I entered my data right into your screen"[Mr. Lif]Jane went insane, she's an anchorwomanSick of pusing skewed informationAnd abusing the nationHad a few options:Either jump or runCritical ways or waving a gunTime for C-H-A-N-G-EHeld a knife to the VP on TVShe demanded that the format be expandedBeyond fair, everybody clear, understand it?[Aesop Rock]Billy was a coke fiend[Mr. Lif]Maggie was a cop[Aesop Rock]Like a dope he stole green[Mr. Lif]She patroled the block[Aesop Rock]Banking off his old scheme[Mr. Lif]She recognized his plot[Aesop Rock]He thought he was home free[Mr. Lif]She knew that he was locked[Aesop Rock]Now it's off to the jail in a blue squad car[Mr. Lif]She pocketed the crack before they got far[Aesop Rock]Billy watches Maggy from behind steel barsLike "Where the crack went?"[Mr. Lif]"I'ma smoke it tomorrah"[Aesop Rock]They call him Larry LuckBlackjack, big spenderHe was married onceTill he bet her ring fingerSeen him leaving Las VegasWith a pick up truck, diamondFourty large, and beautiful wife pieceThan what he came withItched to get rich found nickels in the couchHitched back to the casino with in an hourSaid "I'm here to make a dollar out of fifteen cents"And was immediately shot to his death over debts[Mr. Lif]As Colin died, his mother criedThen the EMS survivedSaid that he could be revived but they liedAfterlife realized that water from the skiesWashes pain from our eyes so our hopes could rise[Aesop Rock]Now, J.J. punch drunk, acts like a dumb *****Bum touched girls looking young enough to thumb suckOne sought the light thought it right to rat him outNow gets raped by Aryans in the big house (OUCH!)[Mr. Lif]Ted did 20 years for rolling some weedThough he used to snort coke and dabble with speedWelcome home, homie, here's a blunt with hashYou know the rules, *****, take two and passSome cats grow by the laws of the wildSome learn slower and lag in the mudSome stand up in defense of a styleSome let the big dogs eat them upAt exactly 11:35pm on January 21st I fell asleep soundAt exactly 11:35pm on Januray 21st some shit went down[Aesop Rock]I got one Jack or JillJill won't, Jack willJill didn't, then did itJack fellNo cellophane secrets, bI guess I sense two felt bumps in the tarNo cellBut hell, you jump the bar so wellParted your partners veil and dippedI'm New York harborTale of a sail, ripped sortaStuck on purpose for tha love of birthplaceBut would have carried you home inside of my teeth anydayTurns out I wasn't cast in the master plan anywayHe holds no grudge, holds his tongue, wildSame one she used to hold in both smiles? instinctual last shout if it killed meSo you can ride up in the sun city guilt-freeOne year passed, the table is wobbling and your hollerin' backSippin the fits you skipped when shit cracksThey never missed itNot a long haul, bullshit, kids kicked into the sameShoebox with the flicks and lipstickI'll love you forever, cuz you know me betterFor the record, that one time I would've married you in a secondBut kill the rekindling dreams and navigate the friendshipOr else by the time the stress wears out we'll both be dead and friendless
