Truth2Power: Aesop Rock - "I’m a symbol of whimsy abridged"

"I’m a symbol of whimsy abridged"

• Aesop Rock, Saturn Missiles (Released: July 10, 2012)

Genius Annotation:

To “abridge” something means to shorten or condense it, generally by leaving parts out. Here, the “whimsy” likely refers to the carefree fun of childhood; in this environment, he missed out on a lot of what childhood is supposed to be, having to grow up too fast to face the troubles around him; the “whimsy” of childhood was cut short, or parts of it were missing.

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