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I Am Edgar Allan Poe

from I Eat Food And I Drink Beverages by MC Karel

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There's this dude called Allan Poe, pretty good at writing prose.
His poems were off the hook. I think he even wrote a book
about thoughts on composition. He thought writing was bitchin'.
But the dude was pretty nuts, everyone hated his guts.
He hated everyone back, the guy was wack.
hated the South and the North, I guess he just got bored
of democracy and shit, it made him really really sick.
Started drinking as a cure but passed away in Baltimore.

Edgar Allan Poe had a tell-tale heart of gold.
Edgar Allan Poe still has stories never told.
Edgar Allan Poe - "This is it and nothing more."
Edgar Allan Poe - Quoth the raven "Nevermore."

He's pretty famous nowadays, not like back in the days
when his fans were overseas: they were the poètes maudits.
They were the symbolist guys, but not the simplest guys.
No, they were crazy in the head, but their poems weren't bad.
They liked the style of Allan Poe, he had the sickest goddamn flows.
His lyrics were so dope, but he often lost all hope.
Allan Poe was from the hood, that's what made him so damn good.
He hated everything around him, but created a new sound, man!

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from I Eat Food And I Drink Beverages, released August 16, 2012

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