Earls music really carried me through the mental anguish of being a teenager… this song brings back memories of times I’m glad I pushed through. Thank you Thebe.
I’m glad you pushed through ! He helped me so much too. Earl sweatshirt was an era of my depression but he has helped tremendously. I’m currently reminiscing about my teen and early adult years. This is my first time in a long time listening to his music again. This time I’m in a better head space 😊
***** I reckon age for age earl is miles ahead of kendrick he just needs to clear his head of all his evils if he wants to blow up and be held in the same regard of kendrick
***** earl has shown he's a wordsmith excellent story teller and is able to evoke emotion clearly in his raps as seen his last 3 projects the only thing reallt stopping him from blowing up is the fact he isn't bothered about the masses and raps for himself not others thus songs can contain dark subject matters which the mainstream audience will struggle to process as seen in his last album ( I fucking love it)
It took me 5 listens to appreciate this the same level as the guy that commented ‘ I wish o could hear this song for the first time ‘ Legendary beat and Earl is a young legend too
@@claymanclutcher if you, out of all the aspects of his music, consider his lyricism to be shit you are fucked in the head i dont care what u have to say
Flashes me back to my alcoholic delsym meditating constantly stoned horrible 5 years of hell I went through . It was straight up demonic existence by default. Christ saved and healed my broken soul that’s all I know
This song makes me feel at peace with the fact that times get really rough and that you can only do so much and at a certain point you just gotta take your demons head on and keep it going. That’s what life is really about just going on and pushing through and living for those happy moments that you never forget and help mold the story of your life. Keep it pushing and accept the absurdity of this universe in a world where we try to keep our lives as organized as we can while we exist in such a chaotic place.
It’s tough for most people right now I’m a trump supporter so I always catch hell for being different from the herd But I don’t care and won’t give in to the masses
@@stonedzebra420 I feel like Madlib should really be given credit because he produced Children of the Atom which is basically the same song just slightly different pitch and speed. And Earl definitely knew about the song too so it’s not like a coincidence of the sample being used
Haven’t listened to this in years and just found it again. I used to smoke to this song every day, it helped get me thru a lot. Feels good to be out on the other side.
I was out in New Jersey on vacation just turned 18 done my first adult thing on my own, and I remember hearing this song for the first time out there and it always bring that feeling back. absolute master piece
I remember the day this came out. I was in class listening to it. Freaking out cause earl dropped a song out of nowhere. And the song encompassed a lot of what I was going through. That whole time period was a haze.
Victor Moses split the holy waters during the freeing of the Jews and in most depictions carries a large staff. Earl is saying with his "makeshift staff" he will split you like the Red Sea.
Actually he was saying that he’s the messiah of this generations rap and that with his makeshift staff / (the mic) he’s sending ripples through you parting your mind away from wack rap to see the truth
Just saw him perform this shit last night literally my favorite live performance of all time!!! High asf like we got transported to another planet to watch a rapping ET😭
They landed at Plymouth With a smile on their face My whole disposition like Fuck who told me to sit Ten toes on the cement Lil weed in my socks Send dudes songs to repent Clean up my thoughts We in a box See a lot of niggas talk On the bench A lotta father figures followin' trends I ain't involved with 'em Lemmings like to fall off of cliffs And bring they squad with 'em I see God in the mirror drinking I tee off when the spirit hit me And I don't fear the ending I feel the envy I listen to my past when it whisper to me Half of it makes sense My nigga half of it riddles to me Moses with a makeshift staff Sending ripples through ya And through the land And the river been a plan But when I go to grab it slither out my hand So on my other hand I been handling business Kinda shabby but my momma told me man up It's now Popeye with the anchor tats And the spinach Finna spazz on a nigga if I have to Wrist takers, no Satan, new dance moves It could be your last move Hard to see the glass half full When you don't have food Wrist dangling like black fruit, nigga Crossing all my T's And I'm dotting all my I's Gotta watch out for debris When it's fallin' down As far as I can see I done confronted all the shit I couldn't walk around Keep a piece when you on the ground Leakin', you hard as Hell Keep some wind in my sails Walkin' down La Brea Name ringin' bells like we got some mail Ahh, still love me
every morning before my Junior year in highschool, I'd listen to this while taking a shower. I get flashbacks every listen and i can feel the concrete under my feet and the rain pushin on my back. gd to think these mems will only become weirder and weirder and more distorted. And its crazy how one song can let you time travel. ty Earl
LYRICAL BREAKDOWN: "moses with a make shift staff sending ripples through ya, and in the land (and)bend the river been the plan but, when I go to grab it, it slither out my hand" this scheme is in reference to the biblical tale where Moses is challenged by the pharaoh who wont let his people (moses) leave Egypt. In the tale, pharaoh summons his best black magicians who turn their staffs into snakes with black magic, but they are quickly defeated when Moses throws down his staff and it turns into a giant snake that swallows up all of their smaller snakes. This reference could be interpreted as earl saying that while his plan is to split the river and set us (his fans or whoever he considers his people/ the water being our minds) free, his staff (his mic, or a reference to the music industry/ people around him) become snakes and wont allow him to. Thus leading into the next bar: "so on the other hand I been handling business (taking back control of his music and what he wants to do with it) momma told me man up, so now im Pop-eye(both a reference to the sailor man cartoon and having crazy eyes) with the anchor (saying he's holding us/himself secure to land) tatts and the spinach, finna spazz on a nigga if I have to". Many people didn't seem to understand the reference in this verse so here ya go edit: this is just one interpretation, chill lmao.
“Hard to see the glass full when you ‘on’t have food” that was one line and I’m wowed at how he came up with that let alone the song. Props to Earl. Up there with the best. ☝🏽
This is literally one of Earl's best tracks. He was still so in it with this track. I feel like he's kind of moved past this style now but goddamn if I could hear this track one more time for the first time.
Really could be his best song. Imagine actually writing this song over the Alchemist’s production, bet he felt a million dollars after dropping some shit like this
this song came out as i was starting to grow up, realize things in the world. I thank this song for many good memories, either listening to this with my friends or by myself at night, i am so glad this came out at that time. I am forever grateful
@@quazegriffin7927 Don't hold yourself like that dog, we done already lost ppl last year and year before. People come and go and if we dwell on that we will always be hurting. If these yung ppl think its time to go its time to go. Man, I grieved when mfdoom passed, I really very much did, but he decided it was his time to exit stage left, Feel me?
@@orbitaloutcast9878 bro I appreciate you my G , when I heard mf doom passed away I was literally listening to gas drawls, like I didn’t wanna believe it yk ?
Earl has been slept on at a criminal level since day one. What people don't get is that he's not writing to the main stream with fake shit...he's catering to a specific audience and if you're apart of that you get the genius. He's an honest prodigy.
I heard this for the first time while working on a big colorfull painting in my studio. I had been working the enteire night and the sun was just about to come up... It was magical.
I love how every earl song I go to has positive comments. earls my fav artist ever. I love his music and his word. stay floatin yall. hopefully everyone readin this will like my music when it comes out. peace n blessins
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I just wish I could hear this song for the first time one more time
can i just thank you
+Ian Athey for
being a fucking G dawg
listening for the first time, reading the comment, realising what the first listen is worth
damn...im bout to tear up, when earl die....I'll be so depressed
Earls music really carried me through the mental anguish of being a teenager… this song brings back memories of times I’m glad I pushed through. Thank you Thebe.
I’m glad you pushed through ! He helped me so much too. Earl sweatshirt was an era of my depression but he has helped tremendously. I’m currently reminiscing about my teen and early adult years. This is my first time in a long time listening to his music again. This time I’m in a better head space 😊
Stay inside helped a lot when it dropped
yeah
this comment helped me
WE ALL WENT TO THEBE HOUSE FOR SOME GYMNASTICS
Earl is more than a rapper. He's a poet
just like his pops
He’s the Jim Morrison of the rap game
son of one
Daddy was a poet
rappers are poets
Earl and capital steez the only two rappers I can just relate and vibe to like no other
R.I.P. King Steelo
Bro same
47 shift
you should hear xxxtentacion, no joke, raw thoughts and that's his underrated part *smh*
@@Express.Yourself Not even in the same league.
Same, u a real one bro
im sorry but earl's lyricism is simply out of this world
Harvey Donoghue i completely agree dude, this dude is honestly a poet
Well his dad was a poet right?
LYNX CANE talk all you want, im taking no advice
Whatchu sorry for
Cu
Earl is the best mc of This era
He shits on drake j Cole all of them
***** I reckon age for age earl is miles ahead of kendrick he just needs to clear his head of all his evils if he wants to blow up and be held in the same regard of kendrick
***** earl has shown he's a wordsmith excellent story teller and is able to evoke emotion clearly in his raps as seen his last 3 projects the only thing reallt stopping him from blowing up is the fact he isn't bothered about the masses and raps for himself not others thus songs can contain dark subject matters which the mainstream audience will struggle to process as seen in his last album ( I fucking love it)
Odd Futures Fans Piss Me Off So Much
i thought i was the only one who thinks of it like that. he makes shit for himself but it makes it so real and amazing
It took me 5 listens to appreciate this the same level as the guy that commented ‘ I wish o could hear this song for the first time ‘
Legendary beat and Earl is a young legend too
legendary beat. trash rapper.
@@claymanclutcher if you, out of all the aspects of his music, consider his lyricism to be shit you are fucked in the head i dont care what u have to say
SAME SAME
@@uwuwu9 Its jus facts dat he da goat frr my niggaaa haha
Facts lol everytime you listen you pick up on something new earl da goat fr
This reminds me of being stuck between a kid and an adult.
47most SOON chill
Somewhere between taking it for what it is and questioning everything.
yes.
Damn man, this comment hit me like a fucking truck
me
this is my favorite earl song
Love your vids Brandon.
This is the best Earl song, Mr. Buckingham.
Quest beats it for me, but this a close second Mr. Buckingham
true
Flashes me back to my alcoholic delsym meditating constantly stoned horrible 5 years of hell I went through . It was straight up demonic existence by default. Christ saved and healed my broken soul that’s all I know
This song makes me feel at peace with the fact that times get really rough and that you can only do so much and at a certain point you just gotta take your demons head on and keep it going. That’s what life is really about just going on and pushing through and living for those happy moments that you never forget and help mold the story of your life. Keep it pushing and accept the absurdity of this universe in a world where we try to keep our lives as organized as we can while we exist in such a chaotic place.
damn
prod. CÁEL Especially now
It’s tough for most people right now
I’m a trump supporter so I always catch hell for being different from the herd
But I don’t care and won’t give in to the masses
Gore Derek Grind um is this a joke??
Straight up
ma boy earl taking a big step in life, I hope he find happiness.
deep
deep as a puddle
brocowsci That's fine by me I wasn't trying to be a poet. I just respect the change Earl is trying to make and i hope he succeeds.
I hope Earl Sweatshirt finds happiness too! 😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️
chris rice hi
He Played this on the Voir Dire tour I was so happy
Needs to release a whole album with samiyam and knxwledge. Would definitely be a classic
Griffin Reitz seriously tho, wow
that would be dope but the alchemist produced this song
Or madlib
we need that mavi x earl album.
@@stonedzebra420 I feel like Madlib should really be given credit because he produced Children of the Atom which is basically the same song just slightly different pitch and speed. And Earl definitely knew about the song too so it’s not like a coincidence of the sample being used
Haven’t listened to this in years and just found it again. I used to smoke to this song every day, it helped get me thru a lot. Feels good to be out on the other side.
I was out in New Jersey on vacation just turned 18 done my first adult thing on my own, and I remember hearing this song for the first time out there and it always bring that feeling back. absolute master piece
"i tee off when the spirit hit me" DAAAAAMN. what a bar
explain it I'm slow
take his tee shirt off when the spirit (alcohol ) hits him ( ready to scrap)
and tee off (golf, takes his shot) when the spirit hits him.
@@pheniox44
Thats a reach
tigerwoods I highly doubt it’s the shirt one 💀💀💀
I remember the day this came out. I was in class listening to it. Freaking out cause earl dropped a song out of nowhere. And the song encompassed a lot of what I was going through. That whole time period was a haze.
Real shit 🤧🔥🔥🔥
"Moses with a makeshift staff sending ripples through ya" crazy
crazy lyricism
young Vegeta can you explain it ?
Victor Moses split the holy waters during the freeing of the Jews and in most depictions carries a large staff. Earl is saying with his "makeshift staff" he will split you like the Red Sea.
Actually he was saying that he’s the messiah of this generations rap and that with his makeshift staff / (the mic) he’s sending ripples through you parting your mind away from wack rap to see the truth
Kejuan Thompson The makeshift staff had me stumped but dammmnnn!
"hard to see the glass full, we all half fool.."
that's good shit man.
+Adrian Rogers word, I like my lyrics better. gl though.
deaf ass nigga
+Young Philly lmao
+purple durple lmaoo
+Young Philly hell no
I'm 42,this shit is fire word to god.
The 1 above all your real asf fr fr
Dang you 49 now?
@toxicwaqzz7711 50 in few months.
that staff bit was absolute madness. this isn’t even talent at this point, its just mastery
I listen to this every morning
What a way to start your morning
Nothing better than waking up and saying "I don't give a shit".
+Symney Camerom You really don't get the song do you?
+Logan Burnette the point of the song is ignoring what people think about you and avoiding trends created by today's society
+Logan Burnette what is the meaning, all grateful god?
Just saw him perform this shit last night literally my favorite live performance of all time!!! High asf like we got transported to another planet to watch a rapping ET😭
😂😂😂😂 that sounds so fun and that’s cool you got to hear this live 🤯 I’ve always loved this song 😭😭
he matured so much as a rapper. I love every single song this musical genius puts out now..
There is no rapper that's ever been better than Earl. He stands on top boys.
Silo Kart mac millers lowkey trash
Adrian Rogers gay
Vince and Mac
While Eminem is alive, he is undoubtably the best rapper living, with Earl in 2nd place.
JACK WHITE eminem use to be great yall just overhype him now lol
They landed at Plymouth
With a smile on their face
My whole disposition like
Fuck who told me to sit
Ten toes on the cement
Lil weed in my socks
Send dudes songs to repent
Clean up my thoughts
We in a box
See a lot of niggas talk
On the bench
A lotta father figures followin' trends
I ain't involved with 'em
Lemmings like to fall off of cliffs
And bring they squad with 'em
I see God in the mirror drinking
I tee off when the spirit hit me
And I don't fear the ending
I feel the envy
I listen to my past when it whisper to me
Half of it makes sense
My nigga half of it riddles to me
Moses with a makeshift staff
Sending ripples through ya
And through the land
And the river been a plan
But when I go to grab it slither out my hand
So on my other hand
I been handling business
Kinda shabby but my momma told me man up
It's now Popeye with the anchor tats
And the spinach
Finna spazz on a nigga if I have to
Wrist takers, no Satan, new dance moves
It could be your last move
Hard to see the glass half full
When you don't have food
Wrist dangling like black fruit, nigga
Crossing all my T's
And I'm dotting all my I's
Gotta watch out for debris
When it's fallin' down
As far as I can see
I done confronted all the shit
I couldn't walk around
Keep a piece when you on the ground
Leakin', you hard as Hell
Keep some wind in my sails
Walkin' down La Brea
Name ringin' bells like we got some mail
Ahh, still love me
Crazy bars and flow. This song is just as good as the first time I heard it.
eat pancakes to this song. its heavenly.
that sounds like an incredible idea
nice idea deadass... I
not kidding.
cringy
+Ninja Pineapple go watch leafy or something kid
God bless Thebe Earl for real rap and helping me through many hard times and great times to come.
Forever underrated I'm not new but he touches my spirit
Taking this song into 2020, a true underrated classic.
every morning before my Junior year in highschool, I'd listen to this while taking a shower. I get flashbacks every listen and i can feel the concrete under my feet and the rain pushin on my back. gd to think these mems will only become weirder and weirder and more distorted. And its crazy how one song can let you time travel. ty Earl
Your shower has a concrete floor?
@@jansennewman9 😭😭😭😭
LYRICAL BREAKDOWN: "moses with a make shift staff sending ripples through ya, and in the land (and)bend the river been the plan but, when I go to grab it, it slither out my hand" this scheme is in reference to the biblical tale where Moses is challenged by the pharaoh who wont let his people (moses) leave Egypt. In the tale, pharaoh summons his best black magicians who turn their staffs into snakes with black magic, but they are quickly defeated when Moses throws down his staff and it turns into a giant snake that swallows up all of their smaller snakes. This reference could be interpreted as earl saying that while his plan is to split the river and set us (his fans or whoever he considers his people/ the water being our minds) free, his staff (his mic, or a reference to the music industry/ people around him) become snakes and wont allow him to. Thus leading into the next bar: "so on the other hand I been handling business (taking back control of his music and what he wants to do with it) momma told me man up, so now im Pop-eye(both a reference to the sailor man cartoon and having crazy eyes) with the anchor (saying he's holding us/himself secure to land) tatts and the spinach, finna spazz on a nigga if I have to". Many people didn't seem to understand the reference in this verse so here ya go
edit: this is just one interpretation, chill lmao.
Interesting as dude.makes sense also because earl is subliminal af.out of the gate intellectual shit lol
WTFFFF YOOO this knigga deep as fukk wit this long ass bar fr fr
Gary Dalais bro I don’t even know where to begin on this goofy ass comment of yours
Gary Dalais w h a t ?
Gary Dalais damn you've said nothing but chat shit what are you saying you inbred
Still my favorite peice of art, I’m so grateful for you posting these.
The beginning sample is the parasite (for Buffy) by Eugene mcdaniels, for anyone wondering :)
this song did more for me than i probably know back when i first heard it
Fr
Used to come home from high school and listen to this everyday without fail, earl the goat fr
ALLOVE
Watching him preform this live was amazing. The atmosphere/vibe totally changed. One of the greatest MC’s of this generation.
Haven’t heard this in like 3 years, damn hits so hard. Thank u RUclips for recommending again
“Hard to see the glass full when you ‘on’t have food” that was one line and I’m wowed at how he came up with that let alone the song. Props to Earl. Up there with the best. ☝🏽
This is literally one of Earl's best tracks. He was still so in it with this track. I feel like he's kind of moved past this style now but goddamn if I could hear this track one more time for the first time.
He must of really been going thru it when he made this
Really could be his best song. Imagine actually writing this song over the Alchemist’s production, bet he felt a million dollars after dropping some shit like this
By far my favorite Earl song, and I can't figure out why it resonates the most.
I seen God in the mirror drinking.
Gus Gang 777 I T-off when the spirit hit me
Salame boi
Tee, shape of a cross, when the spirit hit me..god spirit..god damn
What does that mean???? I’ve been wanting to know the interpretation!!!!
@@samuelmakonnen1999 hes tryna say hes a god meaning that he respect himself and puts himself first now or something
Tracc Got me thru some tough times thank you earl 🐐😪
6 years later, this song still goes hard!
I saw earl perform this song one time and it brought me to tears
this is so rad not as dark as the last album but still has that murky vibe
I see God in the mirror drinking,
I tee off when the (Holy) Spirit hit me
This man is a lyrical savant
The weather is beautiful today, like that piano sound
I like relate to earl in some ways. this probably one of my favorite songs by him
One of the greatest songs of all time
Earl ain’t ever gonna know how much his music means to me.
Me too 😢✨🕊️ Since a young teenager.
this song came out as i was starting to grow up, realize things in the world. I thank this song for many good memories, either listening to this with my friends or by myself at night, i am so glad this came out at that time. I am forever grateful
Might be my favorite Earl song
earl gets it
im hearing this song for the first time, this is beautiful
Tyler got happier, Earl got sadder.
rs. ty went from hating everone to loving everything. earl went from having fun to being in his feels
This song is actually about Earl overcoming his depression
He doesn't go outside either
false
tyler is depressed now
Just found this again and I haven’t heard it since high school. Feels like a fever dream. Amazing nonetheless
Saw this live last night, with Earl and alc on stage. Was amazing!
Respect to this song. Helped me through dark times in 2020
This song actually carried me through my adolescence
same fr
Earl look like he collects ants
Bugkeeper Earl wants to battle
Honestly geeked
Good one
Zelda
Salame boi
I’m praying we don’t lose earl 😞
Bruh idk what I’d do
I’d cry like a bitch
Bro I’m all honesty, I would loose myself tbh
@@quazegriffin7927 Don't hold yourself like that dog, we done already lost ppl last year and year before. People come and go and if we dwell on that we will always be hurting. If these yung ppl think its time to go its time to go. Man, I grieved when mfdoom passed, I really very much did, but he decided it was his time to exit stage left, Feel me?
@@orbitaloutcast9878 bro I appreciate you my G , when I heard mf doom passed away I was literally listening to gas drawls, like I didn’t wanna believe it yk ?
The beginning of his new sound!! Track for everrrr jams!!
2024.
Earl Sweatshirt is Top 5 Dead or Alive.
Yup
2014-2016 Earl and Mac were their best
this is where the dream starts, between you and the kings heart
THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH WHEN I WAS GOING THRU IT 🔥✨🫶 EARL❤️
Facts 💯
i feel like earl's so much mature nowadays
Earl has been slept on at a criminal level since day one.
What people don't get is that he's not writing to the main stream with fake shit...he's catering to a specific audience and if you're apart of that you get the genius.
He's an honest prodigy.
+19LapisLazuli you get it.
+19LapisLazuli Right you are I agree Wt that statement 💯%
+19LapisLazuli I love artists that do that. They decide to write about there passion rather than this fake life.
his lyrics have improved a whole shit lot, we haven't seen shit like this since doris.
I feel like many oh big homage to Earl bc a lot of these rappers do the slow pace lazy backpack chill vibe rap. Earl the King and trendsetter of it
I used to listen to Earl sweatshirt when I was very young … damn time flies
Just came back from Hawaii and I think this song will be the closest thing I get to feeling that again
like that sadness of coming home from paradise? i can see that
one of his greatest songs he’s ever done imo
This is, in my opinion, one of his best songs. I wish it was on Apple Music.
you can find it in the trash can. with the rest of earl songs.
@@claymanclutcher fucked up
@@claymanclutcher hater
@@claymanclutcher lol
Glad I can experience earls music and live in the present moment as him future generations are gonna be blown away by this
This is my favorite song by him,truly a lyrical genius.
The jazzy sample was creative af
Odssey The GxD nice
Odssey The GxD it's cuz I'm a orthodox cyber vegan
Ski Mask Lit and it worked
sounds like a kanye influence to me
bnfy nah it's all Alchemist homie
I loved this sample on the captain murphy album and hearing earl do his own thing on it is magic.
where has this song been all my life? its so amazing.
Thank you for posting this, one of my favorite kalpa songs. RIP
This country needs earl right now.
Earl is the 🐐 and can’t nobody tell me different
Earl addresses so many social ills in this song and does it all through double entendre. A full novel in a little over 2 minutes. A true poet.
Top 5 earl song hands down
I heard this for the first time while working on a big colorfull painting in my studio. I had been working the enteire night and the sun was just about to come up... It was magical.
Back here again for another dose of Earl
I love how this song grows on you with time, just amazing bro.
type shit
Shoutout SoundCloud 2015 we were lost in the woods pondering listening to this
i absolutely love that it starts sounding like we're cutting in the middle of a song. i remember that had me so confused the first time i heard this.
So glad I got to hear this live
earl stay with the bars
i land here like God here.
That Moses line sraight chills
In RIGHT HERE in 2024
This is one of my favorite songs of all time, pure bliss when im smokin to this
Through no fault of his own, Earl deepened my depression
you did that all on your own
best earl song, no comp. easily my top 10 songs.
Still remember the first time I heard this masterpiece 🫡😮💨
I love how every earl song I go to has positive comments. earls my fav artist ever. I love his music and his word. stay floatin yall. hopefully everyone readin this will like my music when it comes out. peace n blessins
each line is spiritually loaded
It’s 2024 and I’m still jamming this bih 😌