Aesop Rock - 1 Of 4 (Thank You) Lyrics

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1 of 4...

My name is ian mathias bavitz

I was born in 1-9-7-6 at biosfet hospital located in long island ny

I am 6 foot four i weigh 2-0-0 pounds

I have brown hair and green eyes

I enjoy writing songs painting movies and diner food

I have two brothers chris and graham

And two parents paul and jameija

In august of 2-0-0-1 i went crazy..

This was originally not for public consumption

This was made for four people... four people that literally saved my life

They know who they are..

And ahhh i mean i could live to be a thousand years old and never re-pay them

I don't think this song would pay them

But hopefully by putting it out push the bank a little further..

This ain't a burner for the whips (no it isn't)

This ain't even aesop rock fly earthworm demeanor (no it isn't)

My name is ian mathias bavitz and i was born in long island new york

Seventy six before graham and after chris... ok

In august of 2001 my seemingly splinter-proof brain bone scaffolding imploded

I kept it on the hush but nearly tumbling

To the cold hard concrete on near bodega trips

For cigarettes and soda shook me to casper

Dizzy with a nausea chaser motor sensory eraser

Gorophobe tunnel vision guilt self loathing arrangements

Rose rapidly out a bog i'd never fished in

That abates three separate foreign meds

While i use the hook line and sinker simple fishing

Simple primitive self taught easing of soul mind and body

But the symptoms rejected my cave-man modus operandi

So now it's one fish belly up through medicated mileage

Shrinks that get 250 an hour for awkward silence

And i'd be lying if i said all of this

Made even the slightest fragment of sense to me

That's real... simply put

I don't know what happened or what's still happening

I literally feel like i'm teetering on the blunt edge of my sanity

Jaime i killed the robots and i'm sorry

Broke down in front of you embarrassed

But you lent a heart and hand that only you could

You're one of my best friends and yes i'd take that bullet for you

That's my word which is about all i have left

Tony i know you know i'm crazy 'cause you told me

But that did never bother you i hold you as my brother 'til death

And i got your back if ever the drunk goblin step

For makin' a cat laugh when i was walking with the dead

Katherine mother figure older sister concerned be a limits

Letting me know i wasn't the only one with this

Continuous offers for vacation chicago visits

Talked me through repair of a head full of broken pistons

Riyah for the late night movie rentals and the company i needed

An' you knew it but i just wouldn't admit it

You listened to me blab about my issues for hours

Offer incredible advice gave me a hug when i was finished

Am i a jack of all trades? nope... i like to write songs tho'

Are they good? i dunno..

But i could tell you that i only write shit down when i believe it

So take this how you want but know i mean it

I want you all to know that i'm scared

Out my fuckin' crooked soul and never faced a monster like the last few months

Ever in my whole life... i wish i could explain this better (i can't)

But the pieces won't formulate it to anything even close to cohesive

So i guess this is my feeble way to thank you

Four soldiers that extended something sacred off the purity of kindness

I owe you all my life and please don't argue with that statement

'cause without y'all i may not have a life to offer take it

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Thank you

I wish i could explain this better. (thank you)

I'm sorry for burdening your pleasures. (thank you)

I love you all with all that's left of me. (thank you)

For helping try to kill what made a mess of me. (thank you)

Somehow someway. (thank you)

I'ma get you back someday. (thank you)

Just gotta figure this all out... so..

I guess it is kind of funny when you look at it from a step back

How one man can literally buckle under the same pressures

Other men operate normally under

I have soaked this out from all angles walking through time

I have been over everything in my head still i can't think anymore

But i guess some times when you can't breathe there are people there

To breathe for you

I am lucky enough to have those people around me

Thank you for helping me to not die

Thank you for helping me to not die

Pocket full of pennies and a soul gone tilt

Cockpit full of memories and a dream full of guilt

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