None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock

[GlockAndAHatchet]

"When I came through the sky like none shall pass" is a Lord of the Rings reference

[gaminomicon]

A few lines there are incorrect, but at least this one has not been taken down yet. :P Aesop <3

[GogghyTV]

Damn! I looked at the lyrics and I don't understand what is he talking about.

[trofet]

Genius!!

[Mondotoast]

i love everyones interpretations, be it about a flying car, a government, or a god, or even nazi germany, its pretty cool that everyone interprets it different. i think thats why its here. :) thumbs if you agree

[Snypes33]

NONE SHALL PASS

[omgitsjesus007]

i think its about a car that flys and then like a dude goes woot and the other dude is like woooootttttt and then it crashs

[MrYeaamannn]

im pretty sure its about America and its government. How the government will proect themelseves but everyone else is war with each other inside of America. Outside of America there is wars to keep people out "none shall pass". America being the rich county that it is, collasping on itself

[djsamonella1]

I think he's taking the role of some kind of "god" be it Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or non existent. Hence he says and I will remember your name and face and none shall pass. Whatever he means it's a kickass song from a kickass artist.

[chingpoot]

so so dope, is all i can say ( is it bout nazi germany????)

[leafing]

ibrandumro

[leafing]

think HEAVEN

[TheBackslash72]

Wanna hear a joke?

Lil' Wayne

[Mgrulz818]

Under appreciated.

But then again, I'm not surprised. This takes some thought to figure out the meaning.

[MichaelTheStudWooll]

@Mgrulz818 Agreed, When I have time I sit for hours figuring out the meaning and when I do, he never lets me down.

[FallToRise]

What. Is. Kreayshawn. Doing. In. The. Related. Videos? .-.

[coxmanpeters]

great song...think the last line in the 3rd verse goes, "and watch you through the machine" tho.

[soulbane89]

my mom bet 20$ and my dad bet 10$ i couldnt sing this three months ago. i listen to it every day and im almost there, i can sing all but the last verse :) suckers forgot the bet!

[handicappedhero]

Such a good song. Way to go, Aesop.

These lyrics aren't accurate, though. Third verse, for example, should go, "Anyone object, come stand in my way. You could be my little snake river canyon today."

Go to songmeanings to check out the actual lyrics.

[vallt1]

i fuckin love [AS] for showing me this song

[JimastaJ]

I liked the beat & all but the lyrics really go nowhere. He kind of just talks about random things with no real subject. If anyone knows what the concept of the song is please tell me.

[handicappedhero]

@JimastaJ He threads metaphor together to confront the current political and big business agendas. That's the gist of it, but it does require a lot of reading between the lines.

[EpicMrCheese]

It's "water patrol" isn't it? Not "border patrol"..?

[jwurtz92993]

"Honey, when a jet comes, stand in the way"

I thought it was

"Anyone object? Come stand in the way".

I could very well be wrong though.

[BobaWeave]

@jwurtz92993 No you are absolutely right. It sets up the next part "Anyone object, come stand in the way/ You could be my little snake river canyon today" A reference to Evil Knievel

[RushAndFire]

@jwurtz92993 your deffinetly right :p

[weirdwoogie]

2:46 has one of the most beautiful guitar riff thingy. Not to sound corny or anythin. Just sayin, that sounds so ill.

[SumBlackGuy508]

this is real rap. well thought, well formed, well made. rappers like wayne are punch line fools. theres no real theme beside guns, drugs and women, and all the money they throw at all 3. theres no worldly influence.no message just something to keep young minds lost and half full.

[emy2nem]

he definatly got inspired by World of Warcraft dammit...

Eye for an eye

Eye of the storm

None shall Pass ?

[eminemyoudontknow]

@emy2nem Leroy Jenkins?

[drakboner]

@emy2nem your a massive failure....

[chonomakona]

@emy2nem Lmfao wtaf. Eye for an Eye is Hammurabi's Law. "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth." Hop off wow and go back to class.

[imsofuckingfat]

@chonomakona and an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind -ghandi

[UGLYMOMu]

Guys the best thing we can do is show this music to the younger generation little brothers or sister, your kids, your friends. Show them what real rap is, what real Metal, what real music. Or else it dies.

[MoneyFourTwenty]

if you listen carefully you can understand that hes talking about the illuminati, like wen he says ever had a day a snow cone couldnt fix? he means that people are walking around unaware of the evil that is around us all.

[mekrim]

Can anyone tell me what this is about? I don't understand his metaphores and lyrics. I don't wanna listen to a song without knowing what it's about, plz help.

[Cantwait4sundaY]

aesop rock was on mtv lol

[TheOlympiaLowlife]

I wanna t-shirt motherfucker

[aaroneepap]

Technically this guy seems good, and I understand a few of his metaphors, but I have absolutely no idea what he's talking about in most of the tracks I've heard.

[Slicedice4]

Aesop Rock's lyrics are really hard to understand but he does make a really good point if you know what hes talking about.

[moneywound]

Honestly,I don't understand any of these lyrics.....is it just me or do I just not have a big enough vocabulary for this....'if you never had a day a snow cone couldn't fix

you wouldn't relate to the rogue vocoder blitz'<<<<<what the fuck is a vocoder blitz lol I like rap I can understand....

[aka1darkknight]

@moneywound i see this as about evil and the world...vocoder is a voice-effect machine...wikipedia/google can give you good info, though simple....what other rap do you like?

[moneywound]

@aka1darkknight drake,lil wayne,eminem...I mean theres no doubt this guy is good I just can't understand what he's saying...

[aka1darkknight]

@moneywound ah man you gotta interpret for yourself! i wouldn't call this "dictionary rap" as waka fucka would, but use a dictionary to look stuff up. i don't understand the "no-doz" thing...and some other stuff but idk read song meanings? drake? lil wayne? meh. eminem, ok...check out talib kweli, mos def, lupe fiasco.

[corrie911]

@aka1darkknight lol look at you educating folks

[Mattu190]

@moneywound Do not taint the underground with names like lil'wayne drake and enimem. If you want lyrics that are easy to interpret go listen to Mos Def. This guy takes some time.

[funkynata]

amazing one!

[aka1darkknight]

@XoWeenie419 zeitgeist is the spirit of time.

[DAHoodRida]

great video, these lyrics are crazy!!!

[SicckkStacie]

I get a feeling that this song is about everyone living their lives in sin and on the day we are judged, our names, face, and everything we have ever done is remembered. We have fallen from grace &are not allowed into paradise now. "None Shall Pass" because we have all fallen. &we all want to be let in, "Aah! let me in. None Shall Pass." But we are not allowed because of the way we have lived here on earth. The police being pigs, the corrupt government,etc.

[jjzoda]

youtube zeitgeist! its about government. its really crazy. covers money, government cover ups (9/11) and god. its in the first paragraph in this song

[maxypooh15]

@jjzoda why do you believe that he said zeitgeist to refer to the videos??? Zeitgeist has a meaning... look it up.

[49breezy]

"that's not a riot it's a feast, let's eat!" Means about Police being Pigs

[rang3sauks1]

It is about the government corruption and how the president is a puppet.

[ibrandonmoo]

maybe its like school and he'll give us all grades for understanding this... hence the title 'none shall pass'

[BigSblue]

Alright i think i have a somewhat idea of what the hell this song is talking about.. I THINK its about a corrupt government..maybe

[juggernaut1990]

I literally made it to the first chorus using a dictionary in order to interpret all the possible different uses and meanings of every word on the lyrics and i still couldnt get a somewhat vague idea of what the fuck this song is about.

[caleb5554]

Yo, there are multiple different meanins in each verse. like, where the cash cow's actually beef

blood turns wine when it leak for police

like "that's not a riot it's a feast, let's eat!" means.....

[peaceofmind1704]

i think its about war and the president being a puppet and so on..thats how i read into it all, the album cover seems to justify my claim a bit

[baysick]

this shit goes over my head like the airplanes everyday LOL

[darkpord]

whatis he trying to say with this song? anyone know?

[thehunteredlife1]

@darkpord when I was high, I actually wrote down like what I thought it was, and I came up with either like the border you know, or like something to do with like elitists...but honestly I have no fucking clue thats the best I could come up with...

[dragonx13x]

i think he's talking about the record companies, as well as the corruption of everything, and how he wont be like other rappers who just try to make money, pretty much how he'll stay true to himself, his fans and his music, through his carreer and life.

[LemonadeRabbit]

This has to be the most encrypted song I've ever heard lol

[sdpgposd]

SRY, NONE SHALL PASS.

[ItzJarrin]

I wonder how long this took him to write..

[TheGuppiesrule]

love aesop

[fantom909]

Been my favorite song for 2 years

[BlazedNShot]

one of my favorite songs it's a good song

[afareni]

Best rap song ever. First time I heard this song I had goosebumps for like 20 minutes.

Aesop Rock, fuck yeah.

[EgliLika314]

ive been singing the wrong words forever lol

i thoguht it was

"first step out of the guard here to resite guys with a watering hole what a patrol"

AHAHAHA i feel so dumb :P

[AYVEElol]

Somebody msg me with an explanation of these lyrics..

[dannyir]

Hes mainly criticising political parties in the US. Note the lines:when a king is a whore who comply and conform and while avoiding the vile and bazaar that is violence and war

[fantom909]

I really could do it if you like. there's even a obvious reference to lord of the rings in here that a lot of people miss

[420SKULLY]

hey whats that lotr reference i was just wondering

[fantom909]

with a cane through the sky like "none shall pass"

[molesticles]

@420SKULLY , I think he's white, there's all kinds of retro pop culture references that doesn't turn up in mainsream rap. But what an amazing flow though.

[wen36912]

what are they then? :P

[wen36912]

@fantom909 what are they then?

[NLgalaxy22]

@fantom909 i dont see why this is a lord of the rings refrence just cause it says "none shall pass". but it can mean whatever you want it to

[fantom909]

@NL

The part with a "A cane to the sky" was the selling point for me not the none shall pass part

[NLgalaxy22]

Cool. Its all relative. For example when i heard "with a cane to the sky like none shall pass", i saw an old man, hunched over and tattered by time, pointing his cane at a dark sky behind the parting clouds scraming "none shall pass". but who gives a fuck about what i think, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[SlashPwnage]

cause Gandalf says it in Lord of the Rings homes

[dyavari]

are u sure thats right cus if it is thats sweet hahah

[SlashPwnage]

Yeah, that's a pretty famous quote from that book, and then from the movie. Gandalf carried a cane cause he was a wizard or what the fuck ever they call him. It was like his wand, anyways, Aes uses it as a pretty powerful metaphor and a dope chorus.. Just my two cents

[ItzJarrin]

It's easy to miss if you haven't watched it recently and wasn't particularly fond of it either.

[armageddon74400]

wow i usually pretty much despise rap (i mostly listen to deathcore and metal) but this is just fucking awesome. most rap ive heard can pretty much be summarized in 3 words : bling,hoes,shit-grammar. but this actually means something. gonna have to start listening to this guy way more

[kopchak55]

if you like aesop listen to atmosphere, immortal technique, and brother ali. i can understand where your coming from with all of the shitty rap and hip-hop out today.

[cimag3s]

Thx for the post, but it is censored, right? I hate that it would be really cool if anytime someone posted something censored they would make it clear before one has to inspect it and find out for themselves.

Not to bitch. I love Aesop and love that song but would have enjoyed the real version more.

[nasribenzema]

this is the first time i hear aesop rock and its good but i dont get the meaning of this son, its weird

[Mason51515]

same here

[Y0utubeHipHop]

He talking to somebody that wronged him and claims he'll never forgive him or forget what happened to the point where he'll take joy in their misfortune.

[BxPrincex666]

Thanks for the support fellas. Real rap will never make MTV.

[BTBAM14]

True. The only rap that will make MTV is the talentless bullshit and the robot voiced faggots singing about sex or money to a dance beat.

[Y0utubeHipHop]

In September 2007, Aesop Rock was MTV's Artist of the Week, and the "None Shall Pass" video was in regular rotation.

[BTBAM14]

I didn't know that. That's good though. I've actually seen the video for "Coffee" on MTV2 now that I think about it.

[0xYfried]

homeboys got his facts straight

[spade00000]

your right man... way to keep it real! nothin like music with meaning

[happybaker123]

@BxPrincex666 i would have to thank mtv they actually had a real playlist one day 1:30 and i found this it mad me feel good but bad cause it wasn't on a regular basis

[aka1darkknight]

@BxPrincex666 yeah man, but does it need to? who do you like?

[smackyboy1023]

@BxPrincex666 actually he performed this on MTV, looks like hes so ill that even MTV cant fucknig deny his lyrical prowess

[19OperationGetRich97]

@BxPrincex666

REAL RAP DOESNT NEED MTV

[nybxcrotona]

@BxPrincex666 Funny thing, I would've never heard of Aesop Rock if it wasn't for MTV. Weird, but true.

[Quagsign]

@BxPrincex666 even though he has been on mtv, but its all good

[dublythegreat]

i agree aes has always put out good music, this shit is my jam tho. one of my favorite lyricists.

[noisez13000]

his lyrics are pretty much a level of poetry and he just spits it out like gum

[MeatStickTaco]

he does spit it out like gum.. doesnt he.

[wort686]

best rap song EVER!!!!

[EmsOnTheBeat]

hip hop.

[Ap0caIyps3]

same thing.

[kace9205]

aesop is the one of the sickest things in the biz right now and forever

[cpencz329]

this is a good song when your highhh

[Decafudge]

how do you write stuff like this. Lyrically, he's a genius

[toolbar12423]

seriously.... fuck lil wayne this dude has way better raps

[252mperry252]

seriously. lil wayne too untalented to write at all. aes should replace him as the best rapper alive

[BTBAM14]

Yeah, why is Wayne even considered the best rapper alive? I can think of so many better rappers than that faggot.

[serverthetilted]

i saw aseop rock on MTV the other day...

[4Micahful]

@252mperry252 i'm not worried about lil wayne et al.

we know who's got chops, who's got skills. we don't need videos on mtv. our heros don't 'replace' anyone 'cause they're already at where we know they are at.

props for ur respect, we both know aesop rock rules

[diegohvnl]

@252mperry252 true

[jacintobloodline]

damn dis is niice damn nd so fresh

[lilcoco718]

1st view and comment. haha sweet