Aesop Rock x Blockhead - More Cycles (Official Audio)

SONG CREDITS:
Written & Performed by Aesop Rock
Produced by Blockhead

LYRICS:
Canteen, can of beans, no compass, add another bug to the goggles, Vigilante city watch, dipping through the gigawatts, known for shaking sticks and playing chicken with the will of god, It’s not a drill, it’s a village aping a grid beyond the silicon, same religion as Ram, Flynn, or Tron, Electric bomber jacket jockey for the hottest lap, I fight a different system every time my throttle brap, in yonder shadows every corner is a hostile act, solid black helmet, track a bullet down the trolly tracks, when every tree up in your eden reek of dog piss, You don’t need a reason to knievel any drawbridge, all in all I’m all things lawless, call the po’, midnight marauder no off switch, only ever slow his roll to free a dove, or autograph his own wanted poster, peace and love

I ain’t think to leave a letter, please don’t cling to the vector, I don’t blink first ever, I don’t blink first ever, In sync with the specter, It’s really not a thing you can measure, I don’t blink first ever, I don’t blink first ever

Dawn treader, green fog, lincoln log wrecker, gloves all King Kong leather, underdogs on machines blinking error, I seen hell and back, still pink in the center, plinko off a punk and jump a cycle out the ecosphere, he don’t wear a cape but if he did no one would think it’s weird, pinky swear that should I go exploding into springs and gears, you loot the rings and gear and ghost the scene without a single tear, I could hold a wheelie for a decade, circle any borough like a bird around a headache, Mercury in retrograde, mercenary working through the Jenga-scape, body and the spirit going separate ways, send a message back from the other side of the end of days, all it say is “catch me if you can - P.S. the weather’s great”, What the fuck is resting on the 7th day? I’m 7 days of levee breaking rain, stay the hell away

I ain’t think to leave a letter, please don’t cling to the vector, I don’t blink first ever, I don’t blink first ever, In sync with the specter, It’s really not a thing you can measure, I don’t blink first ever, I don’t blink first ever

I don’t turn down, scurry or burn out, I burn at both, Learn ‘em how a burnout burn out, The smell of burnt rubber, turn a herb to a church mouse, with no words, only wracked nerves and a furrowed brow, his engine purring early I’m a one man world power, whirlwind, exterminating one world per hour, conspiracy of ravens under my authority, in chorus with regards from the king of the fucking Corvidae, ey, clear and present, paranormal weapon, I’m a Land speed record every second, check the method, check the sled as an extension of the senses, intercepting information while it S around the Lemons, In a letter sent from Mr. “I will not be home for dinner”, it was written “I will not be home for winter”, a second letter showed up let’s imagine we could open it together, I will not be home forever, this is NYC untethered’

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[trajectoryunown]

Never realized it while listening over a dozen times, but I just saw a transcript:
_"Canteen, can of beans, no compass_
_Add another bug to the goggles_
_Vigilante city watch, dipping through the gigawatts_
_Known for shaking sticks and playing chicken with the will of God"_
*Bro, how?*

[angelguerrero]

Holy Fuck, all these years later and we get the follow up to Cycles of Gehenna. Oh my god man.

[mistaree]

This is obviously Cycles To Gehenna 2. And It couldn't be more amazers. It blows my mind how Aes keeps coming up with new creative innovative material. Dude has the opposite of writers block.

[aesop]

Aesop is on point as always but the instrumental is *mwah* chef's kiss. It's like something I'd hear in my head on mushrooms but could never remember

[ayvoreewho]

bro this album is straight slap so far

[slipknotmaggot]

I just kinda powered through this earlier on YT and payed attention to the lyrics n flow n whatnot, but I just got back from a drive and I bought the vinyl so I got the download so I was playing it through the car and - .... somehow just then noticed that the music is really really good, like this track is beautiful and track 11 is also super good just to shout out two. I see you blockhead

[slipknotmaggot]

"I don’t blink first ever, I don’t blink first ever"
Staring contest!, GO!

win, I was never good at

[bishop]

Most impressive album of the 2020s thus far. Imo

[iriehiphopgirl]

So far after a couple listen throughs this is my favorite track. Shit hits home hard

[zackkuehle]

Man, you makin me miss tf out of my bike Aes’.

[slipknotmaggot]

"only ever slow his roll to free a dove, or autograph his own wanted poster, peace and love"
Imagine being the messiah, and also seeming like an incredibly cool dude
You had the talent and the will. But then you stayed real. You kept it chill. You were just a dude

[discipln]

I can’t wait to get paid from work so I can buy the vinyl

[elephantheart]

I keep picturing Aes like Crow Rick from season 5 R&M in this album.

[zackshea]

"I don't blink first ever"? ...what happened to "Staring contest: Go! You win, I was never good at that"? I guess Aes has been practicing...

[ryanw]

Just discovered (or dove into - been a fan of atmosphere and heard Aesop through him) - would love to see him live. As a lover of music, amazing stuff.

[tekalist]

"pinky swear that should I go exploding into springs and gears, you loot the rings and gear and ghost the scene without a single tear, " dunno why, but this line chokes me up every time I hear it.

[Bubblerlol]

Thank you so much for the lyrics well done

[benlong]

He blinked first in hmm Garfield lol. Staring contest, go!

[staticshock]

Irrefutably the best to ever do this shit

[Lovereignsupreme]

Nobody gets Hawkwind, sign of intelligence.