Matt Simons – With you Lyrics
[Verse 1:]
Honest where I start from
I try and impart my wisdom
A combination of truth and fear
That’s the way it’s always been
My father and his before him
At times we hurt the …
[Verse 1:]
Honest where I start from
I try and impart my wisdom
A combination of truth and fear
That’s the way it’s always been
My father and his before him
At times we hurt the …
[Verse 1]
Oh, pity me
I’m so alone and so blue
My friends have all gone away
Their friendliness too
[Pre-Chorus]
It was I on my own
With no need to belong
And I wanted to die
That’s when …
[Verse 1]
Got some money, got some cash
I’m rich and now I’m sad
And I wonder if I’m sad about the money that I have
Got some boats on my plane
At the hotel …
[Intro]
Yeah
Polishin’ a goddamn sword, you know what I’m sayin’?
Polishin’ a sword (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
Concrete Family, Concrete Industries, Concrete Boys up, always, never down
(And this beat from Cash, not from …
When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
When the moon so long has been gazing down
On …
Tell us all again
What you think we should be1
What the answers are2
What it is we can’t see
Tell us all again
How to do what you say3
How to fall in line4
How there’s no other way
But oh, we all know
You’re guilty all the same
Too sick to be ashamed5
You want to point your finger
But there’s no one else to blame6
You’re guilty all the same
Too sick to be ashamed
You want to point your finger
But there’s no one else to blame
You’re guilty all the same
Show us all again
That our hands are unclean7
That we’re unprepared
That you have what we need8
Show us all again
‘Cause we cannot be saved
‘Cause the end is near9
Now there’s no other way
And oh, you will know
You’re guilty all the same
Too sick to be ashamed
You want to point your finger
But there’s no one else to blame
You’re guilty all the same
Too sick to be ashamed
You want to point your finger
But there’s no one else to blame
There’s no one else to blame
Guilty all the same
Guilty all the same
You’re guilty all the same
Yeah, you already know what it is
Can y’all explain what kind of land is this when a man has plans of being rich
But the bosses plans is wealthy?10
Dirty money scheme, a clean split is nonsense
It’s insane
Even corporate hands is filthy11
They talk team12 and take the paper route
All they think about is bank accounts, assets and realty13
At anybody’s expense,
No shame with a clear conscience
No regrets and guilt free,14
They claim that ain’t the way that they built me15
The smoke screen before the flame
Knowing as soon as the dough16 or the deal peak
They say it’s time for things to change
Re-arrange like good product re-built cheap17
Anything if it’s more to gain
Drained, manipulated like artists, it’s real deep18
Until no more remains, but I’m still me
Like authentic hip-hop and rock,
‘Til pop and radio and record companies killed me19
Try to force me to stray and obey
And got the gall to say how real can real be
You feel me, we’ll see that green20 could be to blame21
Or greedy for the fame,
TV or a name
The media, the game,
To me you’re all the same
You’re guilty22
You’re guilty all the same
Too sick to be ashamed
You want to point your finger
But there’s no one else to blame
You’re guilty all the same
Too sick to be ashamed
You want to point your finger
But there’s no one else to blame
There’s no one else to blame
Guilty all the same
Guilty all the same
Guilty all the same23
Popular artists like Linkin Park always face the challenge of fans and music industry personnel wanting the power to establish their musical identities. Linkin Park sarcastic asks their listeners to tell them who they should be, as if they have no say in the matter.
“What the answers are” means that Linkin Park feels pressured to fit into the mold of a cheesy genre of music.
Again, Linkin Park sarcastically invites music industry personnel to tell them how to be a band.
“Fall in line” means “conform.”
“Guilty all the same / too sick to be ashamed” means that some artists don’t care if they have to fit into a mold musically, as long as it makes them famous. This is known as “selling out.”
Linkin Park suggests that bossing others around when it comes to music may not be the best approach to something that is meant to emphasize creativity.
Linkin Park sarcastically invites others to point out flaws in their music, as if the music didn’t belong to Linkin Park.
In the music industry, people are always making offers and suggesting that they have the next big thing or idea. Linkin Park scorns upon this trait of the music industry.
“We cannot be saved” and “the end is near” both mean that Linkin Park is comfortable with how far they have come, musically speaking.
Rakim describes the socio-economic culture of the United States as being very predatory and unfair.
Rakim continues to call out companies and con men for their irreverent behaviors.
“Talk team” means “pretend to like their entire group.”
Rakim grieves that many people are only concerned with their profits and material things, not their fellow human beings.
Raki wonders how people can exploit other human beings for their own gain and still sleep soundly at night.
“The way that they built me” means that Rakim feels like a victim of corporate capitalism.
“Dough” means “big money.”
Rakim describes the travesty of companies making products appear ideal on the outside when in reality their quality is terrible.
Rakim is tired of people pushing his band around as if they own the band.
These lines mean that Rakim believes Linkin Park should find its own sound and behave the way it wants to behave. They shouldn’t allow people who are interested in profits repress their creativity.
“Green” means “money.”
Rakim complains that profits are the motivation of music industry professionals, so Linkin Park shouldn’t bow down to their demands.
Rakim calls out professionals in the music industry, saying that they are addicted to fame and money.
In this song, Linkin Park lashes out against music industry personnel that are concerned with fame and profits.
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