Illumination
K.a.a.n Lyrics
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AND CATCH THE LIGHT FROM US
TO BURY ME IN THE ASHES
YOU FOUND A NEVER ENDING GLOW
CARVED INTO YOUR SKIN
YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM YOURSELF
ANYMORE
WE'VE BEEN MILLIONS TO CONTROL
YOU'LL BE THE ONE TO DESTROY EVERYTHING
BLEED LIKE A SHADOW
AND DROWNING IN THE WAVE
TO RAISE THE OATH
FROM ABOVE
AND CHOKING IN THE DEEP
TO RAISE THE IRON
DOWN BELOW
The lyrics of K.A.A.N's song Illumination are enigmatic and poetic, evoking dreamlike imagery intertwined with themes of self-discovery, control, and destruction. In the opening lines, the singer calls to "dig in your dreams" and "catch the light" to be buried in ashes, conjuring the image of a transformative journey into the depths of one's psyche. The dream metaphor continues with the image of a "never-ending glow" that is "carved into your skin," suggesting a deeply ingrained sense of purpose or destiny that cannot be ignored. However, the singer warns that "you can't hide from yourself anymore," hinting at the reckoning that must come with self-discovery.
Line by Line Meaning
LET ME DIG IN YOUR DREAMS
Allow me to explore your subconscious mind
AND CATCH THE LIGHT FROM US
And capture the positive energy between us
TO BURY ME IN THE ASHES
So that I can be reborn from the destruction
YOU FOUND A NEVER ENDING GLOW
You have discovered an eternal source of light
CARVED INTO YOUR SKIN
Embedded into your being
YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM YOURSELF ANYMORE
You can no longer deny your true self
WE'VE BEEN MILLIONS TO CONTROL
Many have attempted to manipulate and dominate
YOU'LL BE THE ONE TO DESTROY EVERYTHING
You will be the catalyst for destruction
BLEED LIKE A SHADOW
Suffer in silence
AND DROWNING IN THE WAVE
Overwhelmed by the challenges
TO RAISE THE OATH
To make a promise and keep it
FROM ABOVE
With a higher perspective
AND CHOKING IN THE DEEP
Struggling in the depths
TO RAISE THE IRON
To strengthen oneself
DOWN BELOW
In the darkest places
Lyrics Β© CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: DAVID HUSSER, NICOLAS UHLEN, STEPHANE AZAM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dripsensei6530
Stop wondering how I do it
I am the dopest, I thought that you knew this
And I never fabricate
I'd rather concentrate
Writing these records till my fingers blister
The picture I'm painting
The vivid description
The vicious, lyricism, niggas I written
I rose on the rubble
You'll never surpass it
The phoenix that flew
With the truth of the masses
I'm a get a mother fuckin
Silence you regurgitated
People lookin at me like you really want it elevated
Never hesitated
Take my brain out while I meditated
I was highly medicated
Send your reservation
For another cadence
You could try to keep up with the pace
If you put me in the cypher with niggas, I'm out of place
I murder an instrumental, turn it into fragments
Spittin the fast raps a mother fucking distraction
I cultivate a different sound that I would give em
Just a little mother fucker that was coming out of Maryland
Captivate them with lyrics
I guarantee I embarrass them
And take them on a ride
Make sure they feeling the vibe
My flow is really alive
And you was lookin surprised
At the way this mother fucker would make a rhythm collide
It was difficult depending on the way that I say it
And what a nigga displaying, I bet I make a statement
I was could up on a vision of giving
Cause I was reliving
Now give me your fucking minute
So people can feel this sentence
I kill em with kinaesthetics
While keepin it copacetic
But niggas are prototypical
People fake as prosthetics
And I'll probably never get it
I swear to God that I'm honest
The definition of truthful, the proof is in my composite
Plus I got a couple mother fucking bodies in the closet
With a new noose hanging from the ceilin', reavealin'
I was alone for a while as a child
I would live inside my isolation
My self preservation's amazing
On several occasions
I came to a somber conclusion
That life's an illusion
Confusing, the way that I view it
Is darker than you and yo kids
So so keep with the tempo
I give you vast amounts of info
I pray I'm forgivin for sins before I go
Never been the same
See I been a nigga that would give the effort that you would never forget
And you was quick to expect
This mother fucker to talk about some ignorance
A diamond color chain, it's a pain when the colors change
When it's glistenin
So now I got you motherfuckers listenin
Positionin, myself with my intentions of interjectin
If I ever make it then realism is in effect
I give an intermission the vision for what you lack
And it's actual fucking content
Don't you have a conscience
It's merely an attack and you was speaking that non sense
Shit that I provided was similar to an antidote
My educated guess is impressin
And I'm proffesin
That I was given the prominence
Complements of the most high
Hussle at my nigga for the figure with a bow tie
What is a material, I'm ready for the afterlife
I got a date with destiny, my ridiculous appetite
I eat, and mother fucker, you probably wouldn't believe it
The beat is leakin a liter when ever that nigga is speakin
I said that my shit's egregious, the legacy I was leaving
I'm feeling it from my sanity
Sanctify all my inner peace
You know that I'm abusin
I wouldn't ever retrieve it
You know that I could proceed ya
Got the existential feeling they want it from the beginning
I try to make it apparent
They focus upon appearance
And what a nigga was wearing
Apparent never your being
That mother fuckers were giving
And I was living to die
I wanted to make a masterpiece
I'm working like a starving artist departed from fantasies
I'm feeling like a mental patient, my life is insanity
They put me on a pill to differentiate a fantasy from actual reality
Self esteem is a casualty
I'm acting so erratically
Imagining a life I know that I could never lead
And I'm encompassing everything that you should never be
Cause you fell in love with the melody
While ignoring the message
The undertone of the reckoning is really reactionary
It varies upon the words and the people that I would send it too
Defending you
To try and free your mind is what I'm finna do
My vision wasn't miniscule
And when you at the bottom is when the person'll ridicule
I pray it never gets to you
I promise if you keep it cool
And stay composed and everything you do
Will have a better view
But that's if your intentions were honest from the beginning
When you do it for the love and you never receive a penny
And people just see the product and follow whatever they be
Automatically assume that your money is on boom
If I'm the prodical son
And I get the crucifixion, resurrecting on the seventh day
I need a fucking witness
They could document it and show you I was legendary
Represented like a God repentance is necessary HA!
Lord! Parkway
I'll just talk a bunch of random shit, I don't give a fuck
[Laughs] Abstract Art, download that shit if you haven't yet
It's not out now, while we're recording this
It's gonna be out by the time we're done recording
[Laughs]
What the fuck? I don't give a fuck
Nigga's say, nah niggas say whatever on records, fuck it
And p.s. Shout the fuck out to Illyland, beats dope my nigga
Good shit. Ah!
THANK ME LATER
@simolarilahti
Verse 1: K.A.A.N]
Stop wondering how I do it
I am the dopest, I thought that you knew this
And I never fabricate
I'd rather concentrate
Writing these records till my fingers blister
The picture I'm painting
The vivid description
The vision, lyricism, niggas I written
I rose from the rubble
You'll never surpass it
The phoenix that flew
With the truth of the masses
I'ma get a motherfuckin' sound that you regurgitated
People lookin' at me like you really want it elevated
Never hesitated
Take my brain out while I meditated
I was highly medicated
Save your reservation
For another cadence, you could try to keep up with the pace
If you put me in the Cypher with niggas, I'm out of place
I murder an instrumental, turn it into fragments
Spittin the fast raps a mother fucking distraction
I cultivate a different sound that I would give em
Just a little mother fucker that was coming out of Maryland
Captivate them with lyrics
I guarantee I embarrass them
And take them on a ride
Make sure they feeling the vibe
My flow is really alive
And you was lookin surprised
At the way this mother fucker would make a rhythm collide
It was difficult depending on the way that I say it
And what a nigga displaying, I bet I make a statement
I was caught up in a vision of giving
Cause I was reliving
Now give me your fucking minute
So people can feel this sentence
I kill em with kinaesthetics
While keepin it copacetic
But niggas are prototypical
People fake as prosthetics
And I'll probably never get it
I swear to God that I'm honest
The definition of truth, the proof is in my compite
Plus I got a couple mother fucking bodies in the closet
With a new noose hanging from the ceiling revealing
I was alone for a while as a child
I would live inside my isolation
My self preservation's amazing
On several occasions
I came to a somber conclusion
That life's an illusion
Confusing, the way that I view it
Is darker than you and yo kinfolk
So keep with the tempo
By giving you vast amounts of info
I pray I'm forgiven for sins before I go
Never been the same
See I been a nigga that's giving effort that you would never forget
And you was quick to expect
This mother fucker to talk about some ignorance
A diamond color chain, it's a pain when the colors change
When it's glistening
So now I got you motherfuckers listening
Positionin myself to where my intentions are interjectinβ
If I ever make it then realism is in effect
I give an intermission the vision for what you lack
And it's actual fucking content
Don't you have a conscience
This myriad of topics and you was speaking that non sense
The Shit that I provided was similar to an antidote
My educated guess is impressin
And I'm professing
That I was given the prominence
Complements of the most high
A salaam aleikum aleikum salaam for the nigga with the bowtie
What is a material, I'm ready for the afterlife
I got a date with destiny, my ridiculous appetite
I eat that mother fucker, you probably wouldn't believe it
The beat is leaking a liter whenever that nigga speakin
I said that my shit's egregious, the legacy I was leaving
I'm feigning to find my sanity
Sanctifying on my inhibition
You know that I'm abusing
I wouldn't ever retrieve it
You know that I could proceed ya
Got the existential feeling they want it from the beginning
I try to make it apparent
They focus up on appearance
And what a nigga was wearing
Apparent never opinion
That mother fuckers were giving
And I was living to die
I wanted to make a masterpiece
I'm working like a starving artist departed from fallacies
I'm feeling like a mental patient, my life is insanity
They put me on a pill to differentiate a fantasy from actual reality
Self esteem is a casualty
I'm acting so erratically
Imagining a life I know that I could never lead
And I'm encompassing everything that you should never be
Cause you fell in love with the melody
While ignoring the message
The undertone of the reckoning is really reactionary
It varies upon the words and the people that I would say it too
Defending you
To try and free your mind is what I'm finna do
My vision wasn't miniscule
And when you at the bottom is when the person'll ridicule
I pray it never gets to you
I promise if you keep it cool
And stay composed and everything you do
Will have a better view
But that's if your intentions were honest from the beginning
When you do it for the love and you never receive a penny
And people just see the product and follow it up when they be
Automatically assume that your money is on boom
And find the prodigal son
And I get the crucifixion, resurrected on the seventh day
I need a fucking witness
They could document it and show you I was legendary
I've been feeling like a God repentance is necessary
[Outro]
Lord! Fuck with it
I'll just talk a bunch of random shit, I don't give a fuck
(laughs) Abstract Art, download that shit if you haven't yet
It's not out now, while we're recording this
It's gonna be out by the time we're done recording
(laughs)
What the fuck? I don't give a fuck
Nigga's say, nah niggas say whatever on records, fuck it
And p.s. shout the fuck out to Illyland, beats dope my nigga
Good shit
@StarshipCruiser1749
Mixes lyrical content with mind-bending tempo.
I honestly think he is the best I've ever heard.
@DH-le8qb
You are right
@dilenriley1201
K.A.A.N most underrated artist in the game stupid fire straight gas
@deandremcdonaldmilledadbea7788
FACTS!!!!
@globaled1694
"stupid fire straight gas"
ok boomer
@chris-gg9kq
No he's been making moves recently and is getting u bit more fameb
@steffansnba
The next rap god...
@Avesworld27
Steffan Shaw nah, he is the rap god
@kingmikeygaming9058
Steffan Shaw he already is
@omarkhan135
Steffan Shaw AHEM THE RAP GOD COUGH