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On Failure
300
Hip-Hop/Rap
On Failure was released on November 10, 2023 by Rhymesayers as a part of the album Integrated Tech Solutions
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Release DateNovember 10, 2023
LabelRhymesayers
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM196

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Bavitz
Ian Bavitz
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock
Producer
joey raia
joey raia
Mixing Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was thinking about Van Gogh recently
I was never really a huge fan of his paintings
But I wouldn't say I actively disliked them either
It's just never been my thing
I found myself thinking about a specific Van Gogh painting
Which I've since learned is called "Landscape with Snow"
I looked it up to see if it still looked as I remembered, and it pretty much did
[Verse 2]
But this time, I decided I liked it
I can't explain why
[Verse 3]
This all led me to Van Gogh's Wikipedia page
I wanted to find out if history considered him
Primarily a landscape, portrait, or still life painter
He did them all
I browsed the page and didn't really find my answer
But I did come across the following sentence
[Verse 4]
"Van Gogh was unsuccessful during his lifetime
And was considered a madman and a failure"
[Verse 5]
Damn, I mean, I kinda knew that much about him
Wild life, wasn't famous until after he died, etc
But even considering all that, I kept going back to that sentence
[Verse 6]
Van Gogh started painting at twenty-seven
And only worked for about nine years before committing suicide
And while that's not that long
He did make around nine-hundred paintings and a thousand drawings
[Verse 7]
I guess I say all that to say this
As a guy who recently decided
He somewhat likes a single painting by Vincent Van Gogh
For reasons I can't quite describe
It does make me sad to see a man with mental health issues
And a passion for art summed up as an "Unsuccessful madman failure"
Even if he was in fact financially unsuccessful and kind of a madman
[Verse 8]
A failure? I dunno
I kinda like that "Landscape with Snow," and I'm glad he painted it
Written by: Ian Bavitz
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