Aesop Rock-Water

"the water ain't safe no more"
off the album "Euphony"

[@PkSage89]

I forgot about this song.. one of my all time favorites and i forgot it.. Thanks internet and youtube for this much.

[@whydoesthismattr]

i love how he brings me back to the beggining almost.. brings back all i used to feel when i was just a kid trying out the world. everything is so much different now... its not the same, and im afraid it never will be.

[@yehor_ivanov]

damn bruh

[@Uglypenn]

Keep gravitating to things that make you feel they way you just explained. Grow with that feeling don’t miss the feeling.

[@lockshabaz1876]

feeling the same

[@travisbryant2531]

This comment hits way to fucking close to home

[@Reldonator]

[@iansox5720]

"I'm just trying to be somebody I can talk to in the morning with a smile"-aesop

[@12201185234]

Ian Oxford One of the best lines of all time.

[@jackstoutamore8541]

I know. What a wonderful, quotable man :)

[@dominiquerichmond7253]

@@12201185234 facts

[@Reldonator]

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@lfenney5028]

This is the highest ecylon of lyricism and the greatest lyricist in history. And he is cus i said he is.

[@marieroberts9813]

Well shit cant argue with that

[@thomasgoods4625]

Indeed

[@Bigaloa]

You're not wrong.

[@markmccoy2150]

I'll take your words for it. Lol

[@redeyestones3738]

History? Nah. Hip hop? Top 5. Definitely legendary.

[@mpchead621]

not many people can relate to his shit but the ones who can, really do. so thats why instead of having widespread fame, he has a following of people who really appreciate his art. in my opinion thats the best kind of fame...

[@mistaree5731]

well said. I'm one of the people that relate and really study his art. It's honestly mind blowing! it's like how the opera or classical is made for the elite of the musical society, Aes is like a whole genre on his own, for the lyrical elite to marvel at and appreciate. It's way too advanced for most listeners, it's more for the writers and most advanced lyrical savants. GOAT

[@rezn138able]

The levels of beauty this song holds

[@BlackForestKaiser]

Genuinely good for the soul

[@kelleyloveparker]

EVERYTIME I GO ON KZbin TO LISTEN TO YET ANOTHER NEW DISCOVERY OF AESOP SONGS I ALWAYS LEAVE SATISFIED AS FOCK

[@chelsea6671]

i dont care what anybody says, everything ive heard from Aesop has been really good. Only albums i havent heard are Music For Earthworms and Appleseed. Outside of those, the man hasnt had a terrible song in the last 16 years.

[@markmaupin9232]

Consider tracking those albums down. I doubt you'll feel like you wasted your time.

[@christophemillertime]

Dude, those are his two best albums imo. I still listen to them on repeat along with float.

[@anitalift1910]

you will

[@jamesgarcia4341]

chelsea6671 jesus your right i love this guys music

[@dustinjohnsiin7307]

Aesop rock is the high priest of hip hop #wisehunt

[@johngomez2138]

This is honestly one of my all-time favorite songs

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@iraplikeyoubreathe]

Agree 100%

[@sillosybin3300]

Saying Aes is one of a kind is an understatement. He's his own genre, Nobody even comes close to when he does

[@yugo91aesop]

u cant really explain em just keep listening to them over and over again and eventually they'll make sense. thats the beauty of his music

[@SouthPaw6687]

Aesop rock is the most intelligent rap artist alive. HMM

[@andysasta]

the combination of that beat and aesoprock rhymes... just wonderfull! The water ain´t safe no more... ;)

[@andysasta]

holy crap... 11 years???? xD

[@rewerstfd]

The water ain't safe, the land's made of water I hug a half empty glass my dignity's trying to pawn her I'm trying to see the future in a tea cup and a saucer But I rather be drinking coffee with my cigarette foster And a run away buckle the cloud-nine fantasy filter to force the brutal truth Of daily market place wars through the roof I mean I stood beneath the icicles that bleed under the awning And magically mastered the great absorbing of spirit falling But I'm sick, I've plowed these fields a thousand times over Sold botanical research studies to farmers with whole quotas And when science proposes to art besides that peaceful sea I'll be that cat with a ring on a pillow shouting finally Take a number, the apple seeds rained upon each slumber A hundred thousand freaks on parade for the village hunter My every whim acted upon has gone loopy But I play a game called lets prepare barnacle city for the end-all noosings I split the radius at go-getter bellies, reconnaissance Seeping fossil genie bottle optimist freeze Run for the fountain but the fountain is a desert optical tease Tummy full of sand running man impossible stop There's a wing in my gut and i'm all dust Surf in the urban Iditarod certainly flushed Now one in the hands worth two atop the tallest cedar But what lies inside my heart is off the mother funking meter [Chorus] See the Water ain't safe no more 'I'm just trying to build myself to act as a truly better man damn' See the water ain't safe no more 'Nah nah the water ain't safe no more' I'm just trying to be a solid oak tree for every child to carve its name across 'The water ain't safe no more' I'm just trying to be the dream of ever peasant the hurricane can offer 'I'm just trying to be some body I can talk to in the morning with a smile' The Water ain't safe no more.. [Verse Two] And I've always been a 40 night chronologic hostage Rusted hook in the lip of the monarch Wingless Anime I don't play in the man race cycle Hope floater Gloating inside carnal indifference till doom cops are slight and potent quotas I'm 20 something pumping acrylic tomorrow side ways Blazing passage with a map tattooed on the back of the classless Now tip toe across a lost cause Because a lost cause found Don't mean you found a cause That means you found a lost cause Ok now ive been here for role playing Slaying my here and now To benefit consumption for my peers steering the plow And its incredible Handy jackets turn numerals to sentinels But bad apples ain't sweet and cretins ain't that memorable I'm Mozart with a focus on the tide Hiding the inconsistencies of man behind water and wine I wear a tiger stripped ego and bivouac my progression With a kingliness formulated through the flesh of the oppressors God had a flask I can prove it You really think the 13 loops that loose daughter spawned me a sober unit, check potion Addressed the ghost inside my TV with a ruler At hear to the back bone stone pusher Here ten thousand hackers deep in a movement That's 20,000 crucial ruby heels clicking in unison It's beautiful, truly beautiful I keep a stick inside my hand and carve my name inside every wall of the falling hologram

[@fireintheholz]

This guy. He understands, everything.

[@braindeadapocalypse]

This song means more to me than any other song I've ever listened to. Whatever his personal meaning is I have, myself, an idea of what this song is about and I don't think any other tune has hit me so personally. Truly brilliant man, instead of fighting about what he means let's just give praise where it's deserved and hope that he keeps making great, meaningful music that we all can take something out of.

[@clevelandbrown7806]

"One of the most beautiful 2nd comings of christ that anyones ever seen" -aesop

[@aguywholefthometospreadgod5144]

Cleveland Brown amen

[@slipknot95maggot]

"it would have been the most beautiful second comming..."**

[@lightthiscity11]

I'm just trying to be a solid oak tree for every child to carve its name across 'The water ain't safe no more' I'm just trying to be the dream of every peasant the hurricane can offer 'I'm just trying to be some body I can talk to in the morning with a smile' The Water ain't safe no more... aesop is just brilliant. this is what hip hop should be

[@Reldonator]

Much love to anyone bumpin' this.

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@iraplikeyoubreathe]

"I keep a stick inside my hand to carve my name on every wall of the falling hologram."

[@12201185234]

I can't believe this song is over 20 years old... Aes is the GOAT.

[@IchKomentiereNur123]

its 18 years old

[@12201185234]

@@IchKomentiereNur123 Song was recorded around the same time as Music for Earthworms. It wasn't released until 2001.

[@ApolloWords]

this song is truly beautiful....

[@bkr3emericaa]

music i can drift off to,such chill music

[@bkr3emericaa]

this is some powerful shit,aesop rock is one of my favorites his songs never let me down.

[@Alastorbloodsworth]

Aesop is the most underrated of all time. Dude is unstoppable.

[@moptopskate]

very awesome. Aesop rock is the best artist/lyricist ever in my opinion.

[@AcidPhos69]

I always took it as the water you were so comfortable swimming in; is no longer safe. Like, you need to get out of your comfort zones to truly develop yourself and to not do so is unsafe.

[@CCerOss]

I like to think it's about his reasoning. When he says the land is made of water he is saying everything he thought he knew is wrong and he can't take refuge in what he used to find comfort in.

[@TheMisterD00D]

AcidPhos69 i took it as "The waters not safe (plus) the land is made of water means nowhere is safe. And humans are mostly comprised of water molecules also

[@aguywholefthometospreadgod5144]

Theres many ways to interpret it. I see it as the waters that aesop sails. His relationship with god is an ocean he must sail. There is no more land to call home. Must not sleep, must warn others.

[@slipknot95maggot]

@@aguywholefthometospreadgod5144 0.0

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@BoOsTFeRLiFeSRT4DSM]

aesop rock , ive been listening to this cat few yearsssssss!!!!!!!!! ILLLLLLL

[@Number1ricky]

"The water aint safe. The lands made of water!." - and I instantly listen to the rest of the song.

[@jadern]

"I wear a tiger striped ego and bilbo act my progression where the kindlings formulated through the flesh of the oppressors" His vocabulary is infinite Hold the cup - is a song of his that holds some of my favorite lyrics

[@slipknot95maggot]

............bilbo act......? .............................bivouac....? Like an encampment...? Like a place to hide out....? Hide....? Like the reason a Tiger has stripes.....? ...............bilbo act.......? XD No disrespect my doo, sorry n all that But......................... I think you just typed "bilbo act" XD

[@christeferrussell3295]

You're the best at this style of Hip-Hop. =)

[@iDepart]

My favourite Ace song. He really is an artist.

[@madvillian888]

These songs saved my life. No Joke

[@BlackForestKaiser]

This song is pure beauty

[@DistantLemon]

I could not have put it better myself, my dear sir.

[@JoseAguilar-rk5js]

BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE ART.. AES RULES FOR EVER...

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@Lihouification]

Seeing Aes in January, really hope he does this one. Probably my fav tune by him

[@oaklandborngoons3928]

Aesop's "take me to the basement" and "bent life" are ones I'd recommend if you like this!

[@12201185234]

He won't ever do this song. Or anything off Music for Earthworms. Too obscure..

[@evanabt8578]

The water just becomes more and more unsafe the longer this song stays around.

[@tomwaitsfornoone1]

This song flows so well, god damn, awesome lyrics

[@iLLestBeats02]

""Here ten thousand hackers deep in a movement Thats 20,000 crucial ruby heels clicking in unison""

[@PkSage89]

all time favorite song of his. Hits the same chord every time i listen to it.

[@BDD420]

what lies inside my heart is off the fuicking meter. Thank you Aesop you are the second coming of Da Vinci Thank you my friend.

[@bripell62]

dont know if yall saw this, but they got a book out that Aesop-Rock provided info for, he tells all about how he comes up with flows and lyrics and rhyme patterns and how he notates his raps, its in the HOW' TO' RAP book thats out now.... they got-most of the best underground and classsic rappers in there...

[@shitbrick777]

I just had this as a single, didn't know it which CD it was on, so thank you. I still believe its Blockhead though, the voice sample, layering and style all seem to point to him, especially in those early pre-def. jux/ninjatune years. However I cannot find anywhere who produced it.

[@Darkstar309]

he is the best subliminal rapper ever

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@larsruberti]

Aesop rock, only pure truth

[@lighth4zard]

its a beautiful song.

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@AndIateyourdrink]

One moment your living, The next your just breathing. It's that adventure we seek, The one that grips you deeper than your willing to believe.

[@Number1ricky]

Aesop makes me wanna act as a truly better man too. (God?) bless this guy.

[@whydoesthismattr]

ive watched this video go up from 3000 views :) love it!

[@robbodasloff12]

this is why aes is king

[@bigshleigh]

this. song. is. beautiful.

[@dominiquerichmond7253]

Man I was in fifth grade listening to this 2010-11 days member those days

[@slipknot95maggot]

ooh yeah, I member

[@euphoricmonk]

5th grade that's mad early son...your vocab must be on point

[@flwlessvictory9577]

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[@mpchead621]

@username8434 it wasnt on any of his solo albums, it was just released on some compilation album called Euphony.

[@ashleyoctopus123]

poetry

[@moptopskate]

Aesop Rock is the best rapper ever!!!! THis song is soooo fuckin awesome.

[@vanpelt5000]

I'm trying to see my future in a tea cup and saucer but I'd rather be drinking coffee with my cigarette foster

[@Camaroheat3400]

wonderful!

[@DreamingOfReality]

strate out of north port ny my home town!!!! yeaaaa

[@pigasduholm4460]

Mother this speaks to me

[@whydoesthismattr]

makes me wanna grow out again.. never finished my trip, started with aes tho., maybe its time to finish it. if i may say so?

[@Manik2Magik]

Payed for three Aesop albums cause I heard him and EL-P on youtube. Very happy with spending my cash to support this dude. But I don't own this song.... Yet.

[@REALdavidmiscarriage]

Peace to Aesop my solid oak tree.

[@CosmicJediGoat]

Everyone keep arguing we're so close to hashing out the meaning of life and all the answers, I can feel it. We just need more debate.

[@Darkstar309]

i just wanna be someone i can talk to in the morning with a smile

[@QuamCelerrime]

that's an extremely insightful response. I'm not trolling either, that was good.

[@sleepless0x]

i'm not high, and am enjoying this. >.>

[@Ota_Drew]

@yugo91aesop yeah, Aesop's lyrics are something that randomly click together and make sense in your mind randomly one day way after the fact. like puzzle pieces. lol

[@BoOsTFeRLiFeSRT4DSM]

THATS WHAT U CALL A DOPE MC

[@hatredis]

im just tryin to be someone i can talk to in the morning with a smile

[@Siboba9]

this is the most lyrical song in the world

[@siteone652]

yo ive been listening to aesop for years and i think this cat is ill his music pushed me in becoming an mc but not to copy style to create my own sickness music and thats what hiphop music is all about express yourself peace

[@libertylives2]

@3yedea in music, it's all there. just simple as that - its all there. peace

[@ilylac]

i think for aes rock to be a definitive artist he would have to have a wider reach. the beatles were difinitive because everyone knew the beatles.

[@jamesgarcia13]

I Listened to this song when i got busted, covered in blood and in tears. This is the true meaning of music.

[@IRobinDHoodP]

This shit's beautiful man.

[@plaz_ai]

If you dont like this song...theres something wrong in your choice of music. Some abstract poetry at its finest. This and "None Shall Pass" have to be some of the best shit ever made.

[@mistaree5731]

Wow!

[@AcidPhos69]

aesop rock songs are definitely the number one cause of me using youtube

[@Cwayon3579]

Every time.

[@KidKapamTv]

how many of you knew that our water literally is no longer safe to drink?

[@trevorcory678]

its fucked how most wont drink tap, but we will brush our teeth, cook and add it to everything. lol

[@KidKapamTv]

lol formal my mom brushes her teeth like 4 times a day its disgusting

[@chestertimmins4820]

Kid Kapam Well I live on a clean, natural, and flowing reservoir in a very rural area. On top of that, my tap water is from a filtered well. My water is safe to drink.

[@KidKapamTv]

out here tryna decalcify my pineal gland and shit

[@dundalkfights]

Fiji boiiii

[@calistamagana7561]

this is so sick

[@formofrocket04]

@iBrettC That's because it's not Aesop Rock's album, it's by a group called Atoms Family. Good luck finding the album, if you do let me know!

[@ametryn]

That kind of reminds me of that Catcher in the Rye.

[@ShaneKarma376]

This song always makes me mad thirsty.

[@BoOsTFeRLiFeSRT4DSM]

WELL PUT BRO

[@iBrettC]

@formofrocket04 Ah. Thanks.. I was freaking out because I thought I had all of his albums. But, turns out I still do.

[@smakaol]

@NewSnakeEyes1 its on 'euphony'

[@QuervoJones]

@ExcellenceUSAF i agree. people dont question the amount of sensical meaning in main stream stuff but when they hear aesop rock they accuse of him spitting gibberish when all rap contains kinda pointless, meaningless lines. While not the only goal, flow and overall vibe of a song is probably the ultimate goal of music in general.

[@SNoCappidona]

Now tip top across a lost cause, because a lost cause found, dont mean you found a cause, that means you found a lost cause

[@Cwayon3579]

I'd listen to Aesop Rock if he rapped over beats made from fart sounds. His lyrics honestly cannot be beaten.

[@Corey200199]

yes

[@makaylamalone7827]

hell yeah bro

[@rezn138able]

Does anyone realize this song is from a different dimension.

[@syndrumprdfan]

I'd love to buy a cd, but a hard copy, not from itunes or some shit. only problem is that i have no job and im 15, shipping also costs a shit load of money. i promise you, in a few years ill cop my favorite albums.

[@hulpe]

the water aint safe! the land´s made of water :D

[@blizzat]

This blows away my fuckin mind - in a good way. Why didnt i hear this before !!!

[@WakingLife4444]

Wow...I just became Fully enlightened a couple of weeks ago and I wrote a rap to have rapid fire and meaning. I have been to hospital and considered insane, but I like to look at it as in-sane. Damn, the Gene-in-us. I realize I only want 2 things out of Life. Art and Love. Other than that, it's not worth it. I have stopped all Drugs, indeed, the water ain't safe no more. I feel as if I've just resurfaced and can finally breathe, as if I'd been drowning. That is all, Good day

[@SNoCappidona]

Sorry i skipped a part... The "20,000 ruby heels clicking in unison" is a refrence to the wizard of oz, where dorothy is saying "i wish i was home". To me, This is ment as a metaphor for him trying to escape reality.

[@MAARTN]

Anyone got the instrumental?