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No Rhymes (Timaeus) (feat. El​-​Dawg)

from Great Book Songs: Volume 3 by Andy Metz

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lyrics

Intro
Yo, this is the Mix Master,
Talkin’ about Timaeus,
With the beat from El-Dawg.

Lead
Let’s talk about the stars,
Not about the mind, the soul, the heart,
Let’s talk about the stars,
Not about the mind, the soul, the heart.

Chorus
Timaeus,
We might just learn something from you,
I know it’s Plato,
But this could be useful,
Timaeus,
We might just learn something from you,
I know it’s Plato,
But this could be useful.

Verse
This is a nice change, Plato,
A little less Socrates, and a little more meaningful,
So I’ll be making a few changes myself,
I won’t rhyme a single line and I’m not kidding,
So hear the illest MC annoy his listeners,
Rhyming with style about Timaeus,
It’s good to read a dialogue like this,
Getting’ a little sick of talkin’ ‘bout nothing.

Lead
Let’s talk about the stars,
Not about the mind, the soul, the heart,
Let’s talk about the stars,
Not about the mind, the soul, the heart.

Chorus
Timaeus,
We might just learn something from you,
I know it’s Plato,
But this could be useful,
Timaeus,
We might just learn something from you,
I know it’s Plato,
But this could be useful.

Verse
This is strange, like a college professor lecture,
Not that I’d really know what that is,
But maybe I can take away something from this,
Instead of Gorgias, Meno, Polus, y’all are idiots,
This doesn’t rhyme with idiots, so shut up,
Holla, Plato, though parts are boring,
At least you’re on the right track, too bad you’re dead,
Anyway, that’s enough said, damn it.

Lead
Let’s talk about the stars,
Not about the mind, the soul, the heart,
Let’s talk about the stars,
Not about the mind, the soul, the heart.

Chorus
Timaeus,
We might just learn something from you,
I know it’s Plato,
But this could be useful,
Timaeus,
We might just learn something from you,
I know it’s Plato,
But this could be useful.
x 2

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from Great Book Songs: Volume 3, released October 1, 2004

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Seattle-born, Chicago-built, and Oakland-based musician, Andy Metz has spent over half his life recording songs that range from earnest to irreverent.

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