Lyrics On Failure - Aesop Rock
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
But
this
time,
I
decided
I
liked
it
(oh,
my
gosh)
I
can't
explain
why
(you
need
to
leave)
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
"Van
Gogh
was
unsuccessful
during
his
lifetime
And
was
considered
a
madman
and
a
failure"
(damn)
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
Van
Gogh
started
painting
at
27
And
only
worked
for
about
9 years
before
committing
suicide
And
while
that's
not
that
long
He
did
make
around
900
paintings
and
1000
drawings
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
A
failure?
I
don't
know
I
kinda
like
that
Landscape
with
Snow,
and
I'm
glad
he
painted
it
Understand
what
I'm
saying?
I
guess
so,
but
Understand
what
I'm
saying?
I
guess
so,
but
1 The ITS Way
2 Mindful Solutionism
3 Infinity Fill Goose Down
4 Living Curfew (feat. billy woods)
5 Pigeonometry
6 Kyanite Toothpick (feat. Hanni El Khatib)
7 100 Feet Tall
8 Salt and Pepper Squid
9 Time Moves Differently Here
10 Aggressive Steven
11 Bermuda (feat. Lealani)
12 By the River
13 All City Nerve Map
14 Forward Compatibility Engine (feat. Rob Sonic)
15 On Failure
16 Solid Gold
17 Vititus
18 Black Snow (feat. Nikki Jean)
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