Akh
Akhenaton Lyrics

AKH ou science de la rime
Akhenaton is referring to himself as someone who has mastered the art of rhyming

Les gens s'diront toujours mais qui s'cache dans ces signes
People will always wonder about the hidden meanings behind his lyrics

Le A comme l'Abribus ou j'attendais les matins d'classe
The letter A is reminiscent of his school days, waiting for the bus under a shelter

Walkman sur la tête, Posca sur les sièges, dans un mince sac
He carries his portable music player, graffiti pen, and other essentials in a small bag

Comme l'alphabet, et suites de lettres en mon art
Just like the alphabet, he uses letters to create words and phrases through his art of rhyming

Quand montais l'escalier, pieds sur terre et tête dans les nuages
He reminisces about his youth when he would climb the stairs with his feet on the ground and his head in the clouds

Puis vient l'K, comme Kappa bleu que j'portais tous les jours
The letter K reminds him of the blue Kappa clothing line he used to wear

Essayant le spin dans le porche sur mon K-Way
He would try spinning moves in the doorway while wearing his K-Way jacket

Visiblement pas doué, j'passais au krylon, des murs immaculés
Since he was not very skilled at spinning, he would switch to graffiti, painting on clean walls with spray paint

Mon nom dans cette putain d'ville on m'traitait d'enculé
He was insulted and called names in his city

Hors la loi c'est le H, H comme Hip Hop, H comme Hifi
The letter H represents the rebellion of Hip Hop and HiFi music

H comme heptagone, esprit à 7 facettes quand j'file au microphone
The letter H also represents the seven-sided shape, reminding him of his multiple talents when he's on the microphone

Et c'est ma hargne qui parle d'abord, quand j'viens par babord
His anger and passion show through his music when he comes from the left side (meaning the underground hip-hop scene)

Prendre les places fortes de la musique comme un soldat tabor
He wants to take over the music industry like a soldier conquering a fort

Le A, c'est l'amnésie des autres à avouer qui a construit
The letter A also represents the forgetfulness of others to acknowledge his contribution to the hip-hop culture

Abrasif, tu connais mon crew : Une anthologie
His crew is abrasive and his rhymes are an anthology

Jadis kickait sur ferro-chrome, désormais en prologic
He used to spit rhymes on cheap microphones, now he uses professional recording equipment

Accents d'ma discipline et amplitude d'ma rimologie
He incorporates his discipline and extensive knowledge of rhyming into his music

Le K c'est l'Kyste, dans l'coeur de showbiz, mec en marge
The letter K represents the cyst in the heart of the showbiz, he feels marginalized

Langue-pyrolyse, devant ces pantins j'ironise à l'instar
He uses scorching language to satirize the puppets of the music industry

Khalil, bras armé du mic, Hip Hop fellagah
He sees himself as the armed force of the microphone, a Hip Hop rebel

Ma terre promise, celle des rimes qui tuent, qu'est ce tu fais la gars
He sees his music as a promised land where his rhymes reign supreme, questioning why others aren't there with him

C'est pour dire ces conneries que t'improvise, hiera téchné
Artistic skills are necessary to express vulgarities and other social issues

H, pour hermetisme, original distant du mimetisme
The letter H represents the concept of Hermeticism, originality and the rejection of mimicry

Comme Halls et HLM demeure du rap, source de talents durables
Halls and HLM are synonymous with the rap scene, being the breeding ground for sustainable talent

Souffrant d'écriture un mal incurable
He suffers from an incurable condition that compels him to keep on writing

Le A pour l'acetate et les vinyls que j'sors
The letter A is also reminiscent of the acetate and vinyl records he produces

Activiste radical, enluminures comme sport
He considers himself a radical activist who transforms words into art

Abscons quand les cons ne pigent pas le sens de mes vers en mes textes
His lyrics are often difficult to understand by uneducated people

Un effort, assassinat verbale méthaphores
He puts in extra effort to deliver verbal assassination using metaphors

A comme autonomie, apparition à l'aube
The letter A represents autonomy and the arrival at dawn

Peu d'crédit à l'homme, arrêt de l'artefact au dessus des lobes
He doesn't trust people easily and prefers his ideas to originate in his mind’s eye

Fils de l'asphalte, cracheur d'argot poète abstrait
He is from the concrete jungle, speaking in slang as an abstract poet

Rap demago fils du magot j't'insulte à gogo
He insults people freely in his rap, calling them 'demagogues and beneficiaries of wealth'

Quel est ton K, celui d'K.O, j'arrive comme hermès
He challenges other rappers to identify their letter K, suggesting that his is K.O and that he himself is Hermes

Porteur d'une mélodie venant des terres du chêne kermès comme
He is a carrier of a musical melody akin to the lands of the Hebrew Carmel

Khamsin unique maillon d'une Kyrielle
He is a unique link of a chain of many rappers

J'mène mon art en égoïste et pense au pluriel
He is selfish in his art but still considers the impact of his music on the larger community

Voici mon histoire H comme Hégire, et seul face à la haine
He shares his story inspired by Hégire, facing hate alone

J'dépense de la salive et track diffuse mon haleine
He pours himself into his music, his verses and tracks are infused with his breath

Peine perdu p'tétre et franchement je trouve ça dommage
He acknowledges there might be little gain from his efforts but it is still regretful

Avant j'écoutais Schooly.D voici le H comme Hommage
He pays tribute to Schooly D, whom he once listened to