I listened to this song every time I was in a low place in high school. I'm about to graduate with 2 degree in my hand and I got a studio apprenticeship now. Now that I'm here earls vocals hit different, I'm no longer looking up dreaming because I am my own dream now. My quest for power is over. I'm grown.
As a kid my dad would always slide on some LLCoolJ, Run DMC, and Beastie Boys. Growing up I started to notice the times he'd play those tracks you could see it in his eyes he was taken back to his youth, you could read it off his face he was reminiscing to some memories he remembered where rock the bells was the sound track. One of the only things I'm looking forward to with growing old is that right there, and I know for a damn fact this will be one of those songs for me. This came out a couple of years ago and that year this jam was on repeat for me. I can't wait until I'm 35 or 40 and my kid slides on some,"old school" and this track comes up. That'll be the day.
yeah. it was inspired by macs passing. I know they were close and I hope earl is handling it well... This song does explain earl well.. Living for his squad and leading them with his voice. Touches a lot of the subject matter he talks about
They've all got their own ways now pretty much, hodge beats is doing his own thing Earl is always chilling with alchemist Etc etc Doom genesis is doing his own shit
Its 2015 a sophomore in highschool, I wake up to snow outside my window and know school is canceled... lolol this track had just surfaced back then and i turned it on right as i woke up and just looked out the window at the snowfall. went to my boys house and smoked a blunt and had a good day.. lol time flies
[Quest] [Verse 1] Tunnel vision on a guap stack Malt liquor perspirating through the brown sack Big talk looking thinner when it's combat Swear that shit is astounding I ain't stupid with cash either, I grew up around it They overheard he shoot nice so they knew to surround him Eating shit like he's Shoenice like the booth had a bounty I'ma kill it, it's Early like a school night I'm the realest that you know, my bruised soul In the middle of group home in the locks Threw the times I spent off in group homes in a box I been grown boy And cool coals you spitting just ain't hot, this fire and brimstone You guys should've went home when you could've Took the title, raising bars of what's supposed to be good up His shirt drenched, they wet his rosary wood up And who you 'posed to be, sugar Don't get close to me My heart cold like the fucking carrots in the grocery store And in the morning no Folgers, just 'dro I told my momma that I'm on my way home I know my grandma watching over my soul On some other shit... [Power] [Verse 2] Spent nights off the downers at my desk Did time in the tower off the spliffs I'm not like the cowards on the fence I'm not like I'm lounging on the bench Get up out and get your shit Find some power in yourself or in this shit Listen, my niggas spit All day give 'em what live niggas require My state give up the prize cause I'ma find it Anyway boy we riding Trying to sneak the cake up out the motherfucking bakery quiet Dodge and evade all the fire Watch what you saying to sire Stay out my face and my wallet Move state to state for the profit Said that on Sunday, you peeped it A tiny list of my peoples I see 'em all as my equal So the difference between us is a just a pimp and a preacher I'm running quick from my demons I crush the spliff with my sneaker You know the difference between us These niggas fraud you could see it, all of them out of their feelings I know my heart so I speak it I love the squad so I lead it Eyes wide open, I'm sleepy I'm on the highway, I'm weaving in and out of my lanes I call mom say, that I was all the power I needed She say she glad I'm called she just can't believe it I'm gone
this song will always hold a special place in my heart, got me through some shit thats forsure. Love you earl. One day youll get your flowers im sure of it.
Easily one of earls best songs, I find myself coming back to this pretty regularly. This track just brings such a indescribable mood of contentment to em every time I hear it. It’s calming and makes you think. Earl will go down as one of the greatest to ever do it.
"Sleepy, I'm on the highway." How can I possibly be so happy he brought a bar back and reused it in another song? I'm getting hyped over bars used twice.
It ain't really a bar more of a line and a call back at that. He also said "tunnel vision on a guap stack, big talk looking thinner when it's combat" on Yacht Lash ft Riff Raff admittedly this is a better song.
@@papagrande7448 The lyrics are so damn good I ain't mad he use em twice. If you haven't figured it, I was talking about E. Coli as far as reusing bars.
Was obsessed with this song when I was 14, completely forgot about it since it’s not on streaming platforms. Finding it after 9 years and it’s like I’m that 14 year old again, like it was yesterday. Crazy
after listening to his new album i have a new appreciation for this song and Solace. I've loved songs like Wind in my Sails, but this shit is insanely good and important for music. maybe i'm just stoned
I love the underlying message of self power and the power in good company in all of Earl's music. It was all through out Some Rap Songs and his 'recent' singles. Idk I tend to gravitate towards people as transparent as Earl.
This man is a true inspiration and not only as an artist but as a human. You move forward, i move forward, thank for teaching how to deal with a tar pit full of our ways.🤝
2:24 "I know my heart so I speak it, I love the squad so I lead it". Earl is definitely on my top 5 list of greatest MCs of this generation, one day he'll become mainstream for sure.
"eyes wide open im sleepy im on the highway im weaving in and out of my lanes i call mom say that i was all the power i needed she say she glad im called she just can't believe it" *IM GONE*
Earl is just something else man, thank god i started listening to him, his first three studio albums can be interchanged any time of the day and solace is a piece of art that cant be touched. The earl mixtape is also a trip down nostalgia road, as a 16 yr already having those dope bars are crazy to me. Hope yall find solace cause i found mine in earls music
I love this song so much. Both of them are amazing. There is something so soothing yet empowering about this track. I wish I could explain it, but you'd have to just keep listening until you get me.
love this song
thank yaw
You are a legend
Me too
Feel bad for u
Ya know it
I listened to this song every time I was in a low place in high school. I'm about to graduate with 2 degree in my hand and I got a studio apprenticeship now. Now that I'm here earls vocals hit different, I'm no longer looking up dreaming because I am my own dream now. My quest for power is over. I'm grown.
W
Same. I got the job that I wanted, don't have to struggle anymore. Good shit dawg. Earl saw us out. Much love.
Hope the best for you frrr
Same here
You said this perfectly absolutely every nook and cranny
In a Quarantine Earl suits just fine.
William Frackelton 🙏🏾
Fuck nigga earl anyday
lame dead dat part
Fr
Global quarantine for a flu imagine that
As a kid my dad would always slide on some LLCoolJ, Run DMC, and Beastie Boys. Growing up I started to notice the times he'd play those tracks you could see it in his eyes he was taken back to his youth, you could read it off his face he was reminiscing to some memories he remembered where rock the bells was the sound track. One of the only things I'm looking forward to with growing old is that right there, and I know for a damn fact this will be one of those songs for me. This came out a couple of years ago and that year this jam was on repeat for me. I can't wait until I'm 35 or 40 and my kid slides on some,"old school" and this track comes up. That'll be the day.
hahaha dope man
I feel this
Awesome 😍😍😍❤🔥🔥🔥
liam2x4 nice man. 😊✌️
real
Earl tweeted this saying “when I die and u tryna explain me to whoever, play this one !”
fr makes ya feel good as a fan for liking this song, and optimistic about his future as an artist
Power the second half is godly
I’ve never heard this one before so I’m glad he said it. Rip Mac.
yeah. it was inspired by macs passing. I know they were close and I hope earl is handling it well... This song does explain earl well.. Living for his squad and leading them with his voice. Touches a lot of the subject matter he talks about
^the tweet was inspired by mac not the song
Samiyam deserves an award for that first instrumental
Carvail True
+Carvail most of his beats are ass unless he works with another famous person then he actually puts in effort and makes the beat worth hearing ;)
bob onion 💀💀💀💀 well dam
embeats your beats sound like a depressed drug addict contemplating suicide
@@aldali724 That's a vibe.
7 yrs ago next month. Wow how time flies.
Legends, love you guys
@@2016Klay ❤️❤️❤️
Man and it only hit harder
Shoenice, you're a legend. Earl dropped a bar about you on this joint, lol
Shit, 9 years now. A man of culture tho 😅
imagine listening to this *EVERYDAY* for three years straight.
ill admit it. im guilty of it.😞
Davie Mac big facts it’s all us fans have until he gets thru his hard times and drops a dope album
me 2
Davie Mac i dont blame you, the beat is hard as fuck forreal.
Dope
Hell yeah since 2015 homie
why he look like he bout to drop the biggest sneeze of the year
I think he just looks like that all the time
+porkyapine instead of spraying sneeze itll just be weed smoke and bars
What album is this song on or is this just a single for his upcoming project.
cause he's got the largest nostrils on planet earth
+MrNinjaCinema samiyam
Who else always gon' listen to earl no matter what
me
Antoinepoo hes changed a lot since 2010 but he still making heat so i fw him no matter what
what if he becomes gay like lilnasx
Lay OBLIV so what? why does that shit matter
I thought I was until he dropped that last bullshit ass album. 🤦🏾♂️
I don't really roll with OF much these days anymore, but i'll always remember this guy lol. very talented
They've all got their own ways now pretty much, hodge beats is doing his own thing
Earl is always chilling with alchemist
Etc etc
Doom genesis is doing his own shit
*****
thank you for the info. i had been curious too, lol
***** some sell outs. Earls still fresh. Doms is aight. The rest is eh but at least earls on. Negativity ain't shit yo
its because you probably don't know anybody else on OF besides Earl and Tyler -.-
LooneyBlade113
not true at all. i was in love with OF not tyler some time ago.
That power beat is tough to rap over. He really shows how much talent he has there imo
so is the quest earl got mad skills
It's in 15/16.... so it loops a 16th ahead of s normal beat
@@frankystrings It's actually all in 4/4. Just some dope syncopation chops.
@@genesis_tracks right
Facts
His flow literally forces you to swallow the beat it's intense amazing.
i was gonna pause you but nah you right
There's nothing literal about it but I feel you
@@DERAILEDbeats😂
Looks like earl is on his own path growing as a great MC. Nice to see him doing his own thing!
Ayyee, U the dude that be commenting on BHD videos!
What's Bhd? Lol
BlastphamousHD look him up on youtube
+QuadQweezy oh god a content stealing react channel no thanks. Don't see how people can enjoy those videos.
Brody Wells didnt ask for your opinon
Arguably one of his best songs
7 years later this still holds
fell in love with this song the 1st time i heard it...............
facts i use to bump power all da time
+trent god i still bump it and will till i die
Yes
Same bro
I'm so addicted to this
I’m still addicted
Word
bro why do I see you fucking everywhere
Hey bitch
Bro I see you on mad old hip hop songs😂😎 You know your stuff💪💯
Its 2015 a sophomore in highschool, I wake up to snow outside my window and know school is canceled... lolol this track had just surfaced back then and i turned it on right as i woke up and just looked out the window at the snowfall. went to my boys house and smoked a blunt and had a good day.. lol time flies
Where im goin yup lol
Where im goin this sounds like heaven to me lol
Dude you literally talking about me
Damn, that's real shit.
Damn you're just a kid lol. 2015 I was 23 a year removed from graduating college
whoever produced that second beat is spiritually enlightened
First beat is better in my opinion
@@rollingpaper-x2u no way
The first track deserves a award straight up
I know my hear so I speak it , I love the squad so I lead it - Earls best line to me struck deep
Shit was tight.
"I know my heart so I speak it
I love the squad so I lead it"
It aint 'hear'
lmao
+Filip Spaseski exactly bitch.
do something dickwad
[Quest]
[Verse 1]
Tunnel vision on a guap stack
Malt liquor perspirating through the brown sack
Big talk looking thinner when it's combat
Swear that shit is astounding
I ain't stupid with cash either, I grew up around it
They overheard he shoot nice so they knew to surround him
Eating shit like he's Shoenice like the booth had a bounty
I'ma kill it, it's Early like a school night
I'm the realest that you know, my bruised soul
In the middle of group home in the locks
Threw the times I spent off in group homes in a box
I been grown boy
And cool coals you spitting just ain't hot, this fire and brimstone
You guys should've went home when you could've
Took the title, raising bars of what's supposed to be good up
His shirt drenched, they wet his rosary wood up
And who you 'posed to be, sugar
Don't get close to me
My heart cold like the fucking carrots in the grocery store
And in the morning no Folgers, just 'dro
I told my momma that I'm on my way home
I know my grandma watching over my soul
On some other shit...
[Power]
[Verse 2]
Spent nights off the downers at my desk
Did time in the tower off the spliffs
I'm not like the cowards on the fence
I'm not like I'm lounging on the bench
Get up out and get your shit
Find some power in yourself or in this shit
Listen, my niggas spit
All day give 'em what live niggas require
My state give up the prize cause I'ma find it
Anyway boy we riding
Trying to sneak the cake up out the motherfucking bakery quiet
Dodge and evade all the fire
Watch what you saying to sire
Stay out my face and my wallet
Move state to state for the profit
Said that on Sunday, you peeped it
A tiny list of my peoples
I see 'em all as my equal
So the difference between us is a just a pimp and a preacher
I'm running quick from my demons
I crush the spliff with my sneaker
You know the difference between us
These niggas fraud you could see it, all of them out of their feelings
I know my heart so I speak it
I love the squad so I lead it
Eyes wide open, I'm sleepy
I'm on the highway, I'm weaving in and out of my lanes
I call mom say, that I was all the power I needed
She say she glad I'm called she just can't believe it
I'm gone
Does it scare anyone else that earl is entering that Top 25 of all time range and he's only 22?
I try to tell these people man
scary for these other rappers
Honestly earl ruined rap for me, his flow, beats, and lyrics are so good that if i ever listen to anything of lower quality I'll simply click off.
Blocked facts
ab-soul
These songs grew on me. I love both of them equally now.
+timothyzc I will single handily take this video to a million views.
+timothyzc same here maaaaan..
fell in love with these the day it dropped. it's on my copy of IDLSIDGO too lol
ayyyee your profile pic man
I slipped off my couch...that how smooth this shit was
You shit on your couch dude? that's dank
i FourtySeven what?
haha we have the same avatar
You mind Checking out my music on my channel?
@@LooneyBlade113 no you dont
this, solace and december 24 are probably my top 3 earl songs
this song will always hold a special place in my heart, got me through some shit thats forsure. Love you earl. One day youll get your flowers im sure of it.
EYES WIDE OPEN IM SLEEPY IM ON THE HIGHWAY IM WEAVING IN AND OUT OF MY LANES
Man this earl album gonna be colder than the snow on the ground...
colder than the carrots at the grocery store
Colder than the ice on my wrist
"Colder than a polar bears toenails"
-Big Boi
Colder than mammoths found in permafrost used for cloning..
***** colder than a dead nigga
Easily one of earls best songs, I find myself coming back to this pretty regularly. This track just brings such a indescribable mood of contentment to em every time I hear it. It’s calming and makes you think. Earl will go down as one of the greatest to ever do it.
The sound in the background, the crackling sound that comes from an LP makes you feel warm.
This era of earl, man, i wish i could go back so bad
See the homie live… he still spins this!!! ->>> Terminal 5 2022
did he just bring up shoenice
+theSHOENICE earl took a visit to my home in the UK last year,, was big. Props Shoenice,, Props Earl yo
God you're fucking pathetic.
+Daniel Tittyfish says the dop bop that don't pop,, fool playin straight dummy
therapistznd i have no idea what you just said.......cool profile pic though, I loved Sifl and Ollie, Precious Roy was my favorite.
+Daniel Tittyfish crescent fresh dude
shoenice must've inspired earl to eat something spicy because he's spittin fire.
W
cringy
+Ninja Pineapple how? lmao he spitted flames.
+top tracks records spitted? lmfao wtf
Earl's always spit fire
Always coming back to this.
i know my grandmother watchin over my soul
fav line
sada$t
Bryen Copper
ava s Grandma*
Hi
possibly the greatest EARL song ever made.
Earl still gone go out in my top 5 forever. Da music hit too deep to forget it over time.
Power is simply delicious
+Izzy Andretti why not both???
+izzyandrettiTV rekt
fucking bear boy, always see you nigga
scrumptioud
WoodsTV it's all fucking amazing
"I know my heart so I speak it, I love my squad so I lead it" they all eatin cuz earl speaks from his heart.
"I know my grandma watching over my soul" 🙏
and some other shit
Bro legit felt that. Since mine sadly passed away
first beat is straight fire!! the swing on them drums with that bouncy baseline. wow
I randomly remember this song exists sometimes and it gets better every time
I’m back again after randomly remembering it exists and It rlly does get better
@@Freenettspendjust discovered it recently from seeing him perform it live on some of the shows I was watching. Power is beautiful
@@sybkjxylen1194honestly a masterpiece 🙏
holy shit this is beautiful
"Sleepy, I'm on the highway." How can I possibly be so happy he brought a bar back and reused it in another song? I'm getting hyped over bars used twice.
It ain't really a bar more of a line and a call back at that. He also said "tunnel vision on a guap stack, big talk looking thinner when it's combat" on Yacht Lash ft Riff Raff admittedly this is a better song.
@@papagrande7448 The lyrics are so damn good I ain't mad he use em twice. If you haven't figured it, I was talking about E. Coli as far as reusing bars.
Was obsessed with this song when I was 14, completely forgot about it since it’s not on streaming platforms. Finding it after 9 years and it’s like I’m that 14 year old again, like it was yesterday. Crazy
This track is heavenly, seriously feel like the angels channeled thru earl and samiyam/budgie for this one, so much hope and light on this track
Just Noticed hes wearing a hat
WHAT
Damn
Jack Greig oh shiiiiit
Wow I though he was now after seeing your comment I can only see earl as an egg
Wtf 💀
This is the greatest rapper alive. Cherish him while he is here.
Ive been listening to this song so much over the years and its like a blanket over my soul.
The greatest song he ever put out, untouchable.
“Tunnel vision on a guap stack” is one of the best openers I’ve heard in a while.
i love how dude evolves his sound with every project
after listening to his new album i have a new appreciation for this song and Solace. I've loved songs like Wind in my Sails, but this shit is insanely good and important for music. maybe i'm just stoned
I love the underlying message of self power and the power in good company in all of Earl's music. It was all through out Some Rap Songs and his 'recent' singles. Idk I tend to gravitate towards people as transparent as Earl.
I’ll take Earl over Eminem any day
So much more enjoyable to listen to in general, love his flow
Earl the hooded sweater
Well, no duh
I mean Eminem kinda complimented him in that track, and way back even said that he really liked the way he raps
Bazzabazeman I would love to hear Earl rap fast too.
i love this song so much, heard it live twice, i still get chills from like every bar despite how many times i’ve heard the song
whoever liked the comment i thank cause now i’m back listening to the track
Come back again, shit slaps
Damon. fuck yea i was here yesterday but we lit
Come back again lol
@@a_being.97 we back babyyyyyy
Earl has by far the best loosies in the game
“i call mom, say that i was all the power i needed” line hits so hard man
Earl climbing that steep incline toward happiness rn
yeah. His new shit sound kinda happier than idlsidgo. But I still like the feeling of idlsidgo
Copas Wind in my sails, His unreleased songs have like a jazzy vibe to em, Balance (which he released like 1 week ago)
This man is a true inspiration and not only as an artist but as a human. You move forward, i move forward, thank for teaching how to deal with a tar pit full of our ways.🤝
Earl's voice always gives me goosebumps
after about five years of listening i've decided this is my favorite song
I always find myself returning back to this video
2:24 "I know my heart so I speak it, I love the squad so I lead it". Earl is definitely on my top 5 list of greatest MCs of this generation, one day he'll become mainstream for sure.
"eyes wide open im sleepy im on the highway im weaving in and out of my lanes
i call mom say that i was all the power i needed she say she glad im called she just can't believe it"
*IM GONE*
bG E.coli
just listened to this for the first time & i have replayed in 30 times back to back non stop !
MEE TOO!! NOW I BUMP IT DAILY 😭😭😭😭😭 heard it bout 2 weeks ago
And what's crazy is I'm a hardcore earl/odd future fan so the fact I never peeped this is wild to me
funny to see that eventually everyone comes back to the songs of their youth
I swear I search and search, but lyrically there is no one out there who can even come close to Earl.
he takes influence from mf doom. look up figaro by mf doom
95TillInfinity Capital STEEZ is the GOAT man listen to shooting stars...full of double entendres
95TillInfinity
Ab-soul
Kendrick Lamar
Da$h
logic
Joey Badass
Chance the rapper
lupe fiasco- murals
K.A.A.N- Kaancepts
Joey Bada$$- Christ Conscious
Chance the Rapper- Israel
Honestly 70 years from now I'll still love this
the second beat gives me so much hope and strong emotions for some reason.
this song been on my playlist for the passed 5 years
TUNNEL VISION ON A GUAP STACK
this song is so special
This song is just simply clean, one of earl's best.
earls trajectory is so beautiful to listen to, he only gets better with time
listening to this song daily heals me
Why is this beat switch literally one of the best created???
ikrrrr
@@ShoeNice22videos hey shoenice
have you listened to nights
I prefer Quest over Power.
Whole song is still fire tho
Earl is just something else man, thank god i started listening to him, his first three studio albums can be interchanged any time of the day and solace is a piece of art that cant be touched. The earl mixtape is also a trip down nostalgia road, as a 16 yr already having those dope bars are crazy to me. Hope yall find solace cause i found mine in earls music
Never stop digging, always another gem....
THATS THE TRUTH!
i like when he asks questions rhetorically within the dialogue of the verse.
"YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US?"
“tunnel vision on a guap stack...” earl remains top tier Bc his imagery is so fire. Simple and original, emphasis on original too
Rest In Peace Mac Miller
Yeah man :(
Rip
Did Mac produce this?
@@TreTryon Yes
@@jackg2003 I dont think he did. I could be wrong, but I dont see that informations anywhere.
I always think my phones ringing when I hear this, was my ringtone for a few years, too good man
imo earl is so slept on, so underrated
Ladies and gentleman! one of the best Rappers ever!!
Earl
still one of the greatest tracks in hip hop
good to see Earl is still making dope tracks
I still can’t believe how Bomb this song is Fr .
To rap over this beat takes exceptional skill big props to earl sweatshirt
20 now and this shit genuinely hit my soul more than ever and I’ve heard this shit a thousand times most definitely I’m gone ✌🏽
Earl a young legend, got so much talent man you know from just listening he means what he says.
Coming back from Earl's "Earl" album
His entire get up changed so drastically
This slaps man
here b4 a mill
this song just gives me a feeling like no other and I can't even explain it.
I can´t stop listening this masterpiece everday... I´m the only here in 2019 ??
"Eat shit like he shoenice"
My jaw dropped
i wasn't sure he said that i was like "this nigga knows about shoenice?" lol
verrac i just looked up shoenice...
ShadowTwister28 Mr. Fantastic level reaching lmao
You still reached hard as fuck lmao but aye, you got it ma'am.
+ShadowTwister28 he says eating shit like I'm shoenice I think he's talking about the person lol
All we need is Earl turning into a supervillain, and we're DOOMed.
earl is such a great artist but he won’t be MF DOOM or another one for that matter
Earl > doom
@@IHateSmilingFriendsTheTVShow 😐
@@IHateSmilingFriendsTheTVShow doom heavily inspired earl and both are fantastic dont do this
@@miami_mutilator yeah and the student out ranked the sensei lol
I love this song so much. Both of them are amazing.
There is something so soothing yet empowering about this track.
I wish I could explain it, but you'd have to just keep listening until you get me.
take me back to freshman year when i first heard this song man
I knew all the way back in 2010 that Earl was a step above the rest of OF.
Josh Kacey FrFr
Talent wise frank and earl were miles ahead of everyone else, period. Though Tyler is probably the most creative.