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Music always helps.

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Imagine That

“Come with me

and you’ll be

in a world of pure imagination

take a look

and you’ll see

into your imagination

we’ll begin...”

ever since I was 3

I've had to be able to feel the beat

Of the music under my feet

And all around my seat

I let the music take control of me

My feet are 300 degrees

Everywhere I step

I leave a legacy

now I feel like royalty

All I woulda needed was some college degrees

So stay in school kids

If you wanna stay on your feet

and not out on the streets

where it smells like piss and broken dreams

imagine that

the city ain’t always what it seems

the city of screams

the city that’s busting out the seams

all we’re missing is a giant robot

and some laser beams

but good things

can happen here too

you can change your body

make a new you

you can go to the club

if you’re looking for something to do

just ignore that pirate looking guy

passed out in the corner booth

“If you want to view paradise

simply look around and view it

anything you want to do it

want to change the world

there’s nothing to it”

let me tell you what a basic bitch is like

she’s the girl over there

with the gap in her thighs

the phone that dings all the time

and the mouth that only knows how to lie

to me that sounds like more of an “it” than a she

and trust me

Shes worth nothing more to me

than a ring on eBay

Goddamn my tank on E baby

I need to buy some tree

Cuz lately

I’ve been feeling kinda down

Maybe I’ll take a ride around town

hopefully I’ll see Lana tearing around

in her fucking nightgown

then I’ll know shits really going down

Take a look around at all the clowns

reaching for the crown

don’t try to get it

cuz bitch I’ve been it

but wait

if that’s the case

how come when the funk really go down

who’s really ready to ride

no one except for me myself and I

Let her mind fly

Let her reach for the sky

I got the devil on my shoulder

saying he miss the old me

while the angel on the other shoulder

wants the devil to touch her

begging please oh please

Let’s go to neverland

Come with me and you’ll be

in a world where the weed never ends

I’ll be your Candyman

ill take you high

Above the lands

just take my hand

I’ll take you from sea to sea

getting fanned and tanned

buying you all the brands

your wish is my command

No I’m not a prophet

But you’ll still catch me with a gauntlet in my hand

While I’m sitting at my throne

when you pick up the phone

who you gonna call

not me

I don’t got time to talk

you can find me at the Royal ball

just don’t expect no pumpkin carriage

bitch I’m a legend

I don’t ride unless it’s in a Mclaren

nothing less

I work hard which means I deserve the best

I’m well dressed

the baddest in the west

try to knock me off my pedestal

please be my guest

“There is no

life I know

to compare with pure imagination

living there

you’ll be free

if you truly wish to be”

-EG, September 1, 2019

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John having hair trouble before boarding the plane for Australia, 1964

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“One day you will be at the place you always wanted to be.”

— Unknown

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Concept: Embroidered QR code jacket patch that leads to the YouTube video of Risk Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”

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YALITZA APARICIO Photographed by Daria Kobayashi Ritch for Rodarte Spring 2020

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Imagine That

“Come with me

and you’ll be

in a world of pure imagination

take a look

and you’ll see

into your imagination

we’ll begin...”

ever since I was 3

I've had to be able to feel the beat

Of the music under my feet

And all around my seat

I let the music take control of me

My feet are 300 degrees

Everywhere I step

I leave a legacy

now I feel like royalty

All I woulda needed was some college degrees

So stay in school kids

If you wanna stay on your feet

and not out on the streets

where it smells like piss and broken dreams

imagine that

the city ain’t always what it seems

the city of screams

the city that’s busting out the seams

all we’re missing is a giant robot

and some laser beams

but good things

can happen here too

you can change your body

make a new you

you can go to the club

if you’re looking for something to do

just ignore that pirate looking guy

passed out in the corner booth

“If you want to view paradise

simply look around and view it

anything you want to do it

want to change the world

there’s nothing to it”

let me tell you what a basic bitch is like

she’s the girl over there

with the gap in her thighs

the phone that dings all the time

and the mouth that only knows how to lie

to me that sounds like more of an “it” than a she

and trust me

Shes worth nothing more to me

than a ring on eBay

Goddamn my tank on E baby

I need to buy some tree

Cuz lately

I’ve been feeling kinda down

Maybe I’ll take a ride around town

hopefully I’ll see Lana tearing around

in her fucking nightgown

then I’ll know shits really going down

Take a look around at all the clowns

reaching for the crown

don’t try to get it

cuz bitch I’ve been it

but wait

if that’s the case

how come when the funk really go down

who’s really ready to ride

no one except for me myself and I

Let her mind fly

Let her reach for the sky

I got the devil on my shoulder

saying he miss the old me

while the angel on the other shoulder

wants the devil to touch her

begging please oh please

Let’s go to neverland

Come with me and you’ll be

in a world where the weed never ends

I’ll be your Candyman

ill take you high

Above the lands

just take my hand

I’ll take you from sea to sea

getting fanned and tanned

buying you all the brands

your wish is my command

No I’m not a prophet

But you’ll still catch me with a gauntlet in my hand

While I’m sitting at my throne

when you pick up the phone

who you gonna call

not me

I don’t got time to talk

you can find me at the Royal ball

just don’t expect no pumpkin carriage

bitch I’m a legend

I don’t ride unless it’s in a Mclaren

nothing less

I work hard which means I deserve the best

I’m well dressed

the baddest in the west

try to knock me off my pedestal

please be my guest

“There is no

life I know

to compare with pure imagination

living there

you’ll be free

if you truly wish to be”

-EG, September 1, 2019

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Stars

“When you wish upon a star

Makes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desires will come to you

If your heart is in your dream

No request is too extreme

When you wish upon a star

As dreamers do”

Sometimes you’ll catch me

going on a drive

Left on oakhurst

Then right on eagle peak drive

On my way to see the city line

Look down on all the cars

Then I’ll look up at the stars

You see, the stars

they amaze me

Maybe that’s why

Ever since I was a kid

That’s all i’ve ever wanted to be

I’ve always wanted to be on tv

on billboards and be seen

have people notice me

On the streets

But you see

Even if you’re the most famous in the crowd

That doesn’t mean when you go home

You got a girl

that can roll you some loud

My dad told me

“become a billionaire, sell drugs, I don’t care how”

I hope I’m making my momma proud

I’m just trying to get her a home

Hopefully someday love will find me

on It’s own

But goddamn

I thought being a star

meant the girls come flocking

All on their own

Being well known really isn’t a joke

Sure you’re known by lots of folks

But just make sure you remember the ones

Who supported your hopes

And dreams

Goddamn all my life I’ve just

wanted to see

What it would be like

To live a day

Completely free

Making history

Being surrounded by money trees

Giving everything but greed

But you see

Getting to the top ain’t all that easy

I’ve done so many drugs to try to

Keep me sane

I’m just trying to flip the pain

But don’t mix and match

Too much drugs will make your mind

Play Mind games

“When you wish upon a star

Makes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desires will come to you”

Doctor doctor

Tell me what’s my fate

I took too many drugs

And I can’t seem to see straight

“Well what’d you take?”

Oh just a bit of ecstasy

And a smidge of cocaine

And boooooy Let me tell you

My hearts in quite the race

I can’t feel my face

I’m so high up in the sky

I got people reaching for my place

but one thing I never expect

is for you to call me your grace

i don’t claim to be a saint

but I’ve been called one many times

you have to be able to read between the lines

and create something newer than a shiny dime

for people to listen to your rhymes

people listen more when you spread the truth

instead of telling the same story

everyone’s heard

hundreds of times

only you know the route

that’ll lead you to your uproot

let the world see what you can do

“If your heart is in your dream

No request is too extreme

When you wish upon a star

As dreamers do”

You see I wanna be great

Greater than the stars you see

On your way to heavens gate

But In order to get there

We’ve got to stop spreading all this hate

And instead

start seizing the day

Like the runner

running toward home plate

We gotta act together

If we wanna be great like the stars

You don’t gotta be rich and famous

Or drive a bunch of fancy cars

To know who you are

you don’t always have to

Make par

People mess up

Get pushed down

Feeling like they can’t go far

But my friend

As long as you ain’t trying to reach mars

Or some crazy shit

The sky’s the limit

And it’s time for us to link arms

This world needs a fixed heart

That’s why when I’m having a shitty day

I lean my chair back

And look up at the stars

That shine down over the bay

Then I point up at

them diamonds in the sky

And say soon imma be great like you

then I’ll be feeling okay

“Like a bolt out of the blue

Fate steps in and sees you through

When you wish upon a star

Your dreams come true”

-EG, September 1, 2019

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Eminem at the MTV Video Music Awards, 1999

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