Inglorious
Tyler the Creator Lyrics

My father died the day I came out of my mother's hole
Tyler's father passed away on the same day he was born

And left a burden on my soul until I was old enough
Tyler carried the emotional weight of his father's death throughout his childhood

To understand that the fucking faggot didn't like me much
Tyler felt that his father didn't care about him

He loved my moms enough to bust a nut and then he shake Junt
Tyler's father had a physical relationship with his mother

Bring your pops to school today for twelve years I cheated
Tyler lied about his father's absence to avoid embarrassment and questions from his peers and teachers

Told the fucking faculty that he was at a meeting and
Tyler fabricated excuses to explain why his father never showed up for school events

Bring that dude to life day, he wasn't at the meeting
Tyler's father failed to show up on a special day, even when Tyler begged him to be there

Made a U-turn on the way there like, "the fuck am I thinking"
Tyler's father had a change of heart about going to the event

Birthdays, Christmas my only fucking wishlist was CD's (and a father)
Tyler only wanted music and a father for holidays

And a new fitted instead I got some CD's
Tyler received music as presents instead of the things he really wanted

I hated, some Ritalin, some white socks
Tyler received gifts he didn't want or need

I was hyper because I didn't get attention from my real pops
Tyler acted out due to his father's neglect and absence

Cops say I'm supposed to be in jail but they don't know it's me
Tyler has managed to stay out of trouble with the law

Well I guess I had one because nigga I'm it
Tyler considers himself successful despite his father's absence

You smell that? That's the odor of success bitch
Tyler celebrates his success in light of his father's absence

Father's Day was the worst when it came to gifts
Tyler struggled to decide what to get his father for Father's Day

Cause I ain't know for who or what the fuck to get
Tyler didn't know what to get his father on special occasions

Now my momma mentioned the day before what she would like
Tyler's mother offered suggestions for gifts since his father was absent

Cause she's playing both roles like her occupation was dyke, fucking right
Tyler's mother had to act as both a mother and father figure for him

I ain't look up to Obama and Nixon, I look up to the Hugo's and Dixon's
Tyler looked up to gangsters and criminals as role models

The niggas in the vision rap about the shit they cooking in the kitchen
Tyler admired rappers who talked about illegal activities in their music

Pushing keys like them niggas that were banging on the keys
Tyler saw drug dealers as successful and powerful figures

My father never seen me, the nigga probably Stevie
Tyler's father never saw him grow up and missed out on his life

He bought me a hoodie, a couple albums
Tyler's father tried to make up for his absence with material gifts

Like that's going to make up for the years and the tears
Tyler's father's gifts can't make up for his absence and neglect

And the money that my momma spent on rent and clothes
Tyler's mother had to provide for him financially without help from his father

You fucking dipped out, I swear to God if I see you
Tyler's frustrated with his father's abandonment

I'm a get out the M-16 and let a fucking clip out
Tyler's anger towards his father is so strong he would harm him

He ain't give a fuck about me
Tyler's father neglected and abandoned him

He ain't give a fuck about you
Tyler speaks to others with absent fathers

He ain't give a fuck about we
Tyler and those with absent fathers were all neglected

So what the fuck we going to do?
Tyler asks what the solution is for those without fathers in their lives

The cold is nice, and I'm not talking about the weather
Tyler enjoys the feeling of revenge and aggression

The skin is thick, no need for leather, your father called
Tyler has grown thick skin and is unaffected by his father's attempts to reach out

He said you're better without him, I'm not the only fuck
Tyler's father admits Tyler is better off without him

Without them, how to tie a tie and how to get your suit hemmed up
Tyler had to learn how to do traditionally masculine things without a father figure

Take it to the shop, then what?
Tyler ponders the difficulties of taking care of himself without a father figure

Fuck it, momma's proud of her asthmatic thin fuck
Tyler's mother is proud of him even though he's not traditionally masculine

Luck on my brim Supreme keeps me warm
Tyler finds comfort in expensive clothing

When the cold blood swarms in my veins, fuck rain in the summer
Tyler doesn't care about the outside world and its problems

The bummer is the fact that I'm black
Tyler acknowledges the challenges of being Black

And I hang with white neos who's nero stays frio
Tyler hangs out with white friends who are insensitive to racial issues

Now this counselor is trying to tell me that I'm emo, she don't give a fuck
Tyler feels his counselor doesn't care about him or his emotions

D-low where's the trigger, I'll let this bullet play hero bang
Tyler is angry and violent towards those who don't understand him