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This song has the following meanings for me:
1. When I first heard this song I discovered The Glitch Mob at Burning Man and had my insight on glitch music. That was probably my entrance to loving dubstep for the multilayered funk groove bass that it is.
2. I listened to it for a year straight.
3. Nobody gets out unscathed: DJs, Yogis, Stoners, Hippies… The message in this song had never been expressed in hip-hop: essentially telling progressives who thought they were greater-than-thou to check themselves. “I’m down with VWs and flossed-out caddys on 22s too.”
4. The Grouch now lives on Maui. I met him first at yoga not knowing who he was. Then I met his family while working at Hali’imaile General Store. I met him at least half a year after I started listening to “You Ain’t Artier Than Me”. We are exporing producing a video in the Colorbox.
5. They call it “Artsy” I call it “Artier”.
LYRICS:
Artsyby The Grouch.
You ain’t artsier than me…
Cuz you got sideburns and a vintage Tee
i said You ain’t artsier than me…
Cuz you pluck a guitar.. that ain’t f-ckin bizarre
You ain’t artsier than me…
Cuz you live in Los Felis, bitch you ain’t jesus
You ain’t artsier than me…
I got a colorful vocab… watch the low jab.
So what you’re a vegan?
It shows in your presence you be geekin’
and you be seeking the same life
speakin the game like the enemy
hang tight
I got a tail about 6 foot 1 by infinity
full of sun, rain and potential energy
all you saw were the K-swiss,
clean crisp creased jeans means this.
So you thought in ———– ?
thought-tipper, unzip the zipper
no I don’t wear hemp or drink liquor
and that don’t make me the man, just a little bit sicker
Spit-kicker with an eye fom the big dipper
from an island clip emerges a loud whisper
and I’m proud of this. it’s my art
You’re doin yoga just to look the part
You ain’t artsier than me…
cuz you chop up breaks and you dig in the crates
You ain’t artsier than me…
You’re just a trendy lesbian.. dreadlocked thespian
You ain’t artsier than me…
cuz you make weed brownies and knit wool hats
You ain’t artsier than me…
you pseduo-elitst old-school sap
Don’t let an 808 scare ya
shake stripes off your shirt and clear the whole area
I’m humanoid too
and if you’re cool with me then I’ll look past the void in you
…instead of through
I’m down with VWs and flossed-out caddys on 22s too.
I Bang for good fools
I kill for nothin
I bill for something
family and peace
hand me the piece I’ll hit it… i’m social
hear my opinion. I’m proud. I’m vocal
local in a foreign place
more digital than dusty but trust me I be tourin space.
you be whorin’ at a comfortable pace
you be skippin a chore just to jump in the race
I be bumpin my bass like you collect comics
I’m not weird. I’m honest
You ain’t artsier than me…
cuz you only read books, don’t watch tv.
You ain’t artsier than me…
cuz you shop at whole foods in open-toed shoes
You ain’t artsier than me…
cuz you speak real soft and drink chai tea
You ain’t artsier than me…
I recycle too… I’m kinda like you
I just look cleaner. grown demeanor
wear deoderant… registered voter and
tree hugger too… not in these clothes
me lovin you but it’s gotta be both ways
most days I’m earthy, stay grounded…
often it’s a paper chase.. I’m well rounded
straight to face
it’s all boundless
i’ll make a sound universally dope
overcome adversity
reshape the worst of me
do it for the love and release it commercially
like a blockbuster started at sundance
you can’t stop man you only get one chance
presentation is key
hesitation ain’t me
innovation is my A R T
dedication is free
occupation is me
innovation is my A R T
You ain’t artsier than me…
cuz you drive a hybrid and carpool with three
You ain’t artsier than me…
cuz you a sixteenth mexican, you ain’t ethnic and
You ain’t artsier than me…
you’re just a broke-ass poet with the same old cadence
You ain’t artsier than me…
we was conscious first… welcome to earth.
