[ti:As I Em] [ar:Asher Roth] [al:Asleep In The Bread Aisle] [00:-2.00]Asher Roth - As I Em (Feat. Chester French) [00:-1.00] [00:00.00] [00:17.31]Take me as I em my friends, [00:20.39]ain't gon' change, won't be no Em, [00:23.49]rock these songs, rock these shows, [00:26.62]only good life I know [00:28.82] [00:29.17]I was in seventh grade when I heard the Slim Shady LP, [00:32.67]ya my mom brought it down when I was ironing, irony, [00:36.15]getting out the wrinkles, just a little kid in middle school, [00:39.33]sink my teeth in anything just to think I'm cool, riding the bus, [00:42.89]I feel the rush but I still don't give a fuck, [00:45.31]ya I wish I could agree but I've already had enough, [00:48.36]I've already given up from playing the same game, [00:51.49]every interview I feel like I'm saying the same thing, like, [00:54.69]Em was great, yea he paved the way for me, [00:57.86]he was inspiration for everybody from A to Z, [01:00.88]but they keep relating me, I can't get away, [01:03.53]chasing me, (all day long), I hear it, (all day long), [01:06.92]and now the masters thinks that asher wants to be a marshall mathers, [01:10.41]they say "ashers not a rapper, na hes actually just a actor", [01:13.53]cuz we have the same complexion and similar voice inflection, [01:16.55]it's easy to see the pieces and reach for that connection, [01:19.79]every minute, each hour of everyday, [01:22.74]I'm constantly on the fence defending my own name, [01:25.89]explaining we are not the same, [01:27.32]not much that I can say, except that I'm sick of it, [01:30.03]critics arrantly sparked up a flame, it's on [01:32.60] [01:32.91]Take me as I em my friends, [01:35.52]ain't gon' change, won't be no Em, [01:38.57]rock these songs, rock these shows, [01:41.73]only good life I know... (AY!) (AY!) [01:45.05] [01:45.39]Take me as I em my friends, [01:47.93]ain't gon' change, won't be no Em, [01:51.02]rock these songs, rock these shows, [01:54.29]only good life I know... (AY!) (AY!) [01:57.49] [01:57.78]now don't get it twisted, I've definatley benefitted, [02:00.23]it's like suddenly everyone wants to hear what I've been spittin, [02:03.77]it's so different, the image they don't get it, [02:06.67]it's simple I'm just a kid who wants to rap to make a livin, [02:09.73]but Em was in it way before I committed , [02:12.89]and his lyrics were the shit so I really gotta come with it, [02:16.13]but each critics been pickin apart my writins, [02:19.23]and if it's not up to par then ashers par is just a gimmick, [02:22.52]is it my fault must I be more convincing?, [02:25.43]ya'll talk all you want, never halt me from my mission, [02:28.51]using his ammunition, would you please keep dissin me, [02:31.94](all day long), I hear it, (all day long), [02:34.66]and yea the haters wanna hate because I made it and I'm famous, [02:38.45]but until you take my place, [02:39.87]ya'll never know what it takes to make a record for respect, [02:43.10]take a second before you inspect, [02:44.64]when you look like someone else then what the fuck do you expect, [02:47.18]I just want to be accepted as the illest in the game, [02:50.25]but it's harder for an artist creating his own lane, [02:53.61]that's anonymous with his rhyming and combine with perfect timing, [02:56.64]all the time all that's declining and about to explode [02:59.58] [02:59.94]Take me as I em my friends, [03:03.06]ain't gon' change, won't be no Em, [03:06.19]rock these songs, rock these shows, [03:09.40]only good life I know... (AY!) (AY!) [03:12.61] [03:12.95]Take me as I em my friends, [03:15.55]ain't gon' change, won't be no Em, [03:18.66]rock these songs, rock these shows, [03:21.84]only good life I know... (AY!) (AY!) [03:24.49] [03:25.22]so fuck it that's all I got, theres nothing else for me to say, [03:27.91]if I don't confront the problem it will never go away, [03:31.10]unless it is addressed there is nothing left for me to do, [03:34.17]its impossible rejecting an elephant in the room, [03:37.41]say goodbye to all the bullshit, notions preconceived [03:40.63]sworn to all the wrongs, coulda swore they knew me, [03:43.59]if you have no further questions and can't think of other thoughts, [03:46.77]then let me introduce you to asher paul roth. [03:49.92] [03:50.28]Take me as I em my friends, [03:53.13]ain't gon' change, won't be no Em, [03:56.25]rock these songs, rock these shows, [03:59.44]only good life I know... (AY!) (AY!) [04:02.81] [04:03.12]Take me as I em my friends, [04:05.59]ain't gon' change, won't be no Em, [04:08.78]rock these songs, rock these shows, [04:11.98]only good life I know... (AY!) (AY!) [04:15.31]