The Anecdote

E SENS - The Anecdote: A Documentary (short edit)

E-Sens Releases ‘The Anecdote: A Documentary’

Following the release of E-Sens’ highly anticipated album [The Anecdote], Beasts and Natives Alike (BANA) dropped the short edit documentary of E-Sens and his journey throughout his album production.

E SENS - The Anecdote (cover)

E SENS – Dice

 

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Intro)
Uh, once upon a time, ah, shit

Verse 1)
Uh, I lived expressionlessly until I was around fifteen, sixteen
My eyes were like those of a beheaded fish. I just hoped
for school hours to pass. Hearing the question “What’s your dream?”
I racked my brain several times without finding an answer

As far as I remember, other kids were minding others too,((= Other kids wrote what their parents would want and be happy about.)) [choosing] the common
soccer player, doctor, or celebrity. Don’t write that thoughtlessly
Some guy said “[I’ll become] either a rich man or a gangster”
His words hit me hard, he was the most honest one

among us. I just want to become rich too
My mom doesn’t like my holey shoes either
It seems like when people are sad it’s always because of money, well
I was told that at the age of 3 people called me a genius, what an old story

My working mom, the house was empty after school
I did bad things everyday, saying it’s for my mom’s sake
No matter how I look at it, I’m an asshole. Hey, are y’all like that too?
In third year of middle school, I smoked cigarettes behind my friends’ backs

Hook)
Hey, it’s the best thing to have a lot of money and be well-off
No matter what you do, it’s meaningless if you starve
Hey, (maybe) it’s all a game of dice
Whack them on the ground or throw them up

x4)
They’re still turning

Verse 2)
After school: game room. When I had no money,
I uselessly lingered around outside without anything to do. Even after the sun had set
and it was pitch-black, I didn’t go home. Maybe it was since then
that I’ve been feeling like I was drifting. Guys who hit kids,

kids who were early interested in girls, kids who were the best at everything
I did not belong to any of them, what on earth is the talent
that I was given? They are wearing new shoes
every time, but why am I falling asleep every night

with the wish to avoid the next morning?
They ask me what my dream is but are they really asking?
I ask back: Heeeey, why do you care?
A good job? Because when you succeed you’ll meet pretty women?

That’s no proper reply for me
As I find fault in their words, they go, “What?” and tell me to hold out my cheeks
They have a blast hitting me, and I don’t even know the reason why
What can you teach me, you who accepted an envelope of money?

Hook)

Bridge)
So what do I do? Hmm … I don’t know
Shit, there should be something, like something damn fun
A job with which I can earn a lot, I should find it
at least before I turn twenty. Test papers

can’t scare me. They’re not even fun
The results of my aptitude test, fuck all that
If everyone has to live that way, then why on earth do it?
Why do it? While being stressed, time will have passed and be up

Hook)

E SENS - The Anecdote (cover)

E-Sens’ First Official Album [The Anecdote] Pre-sale Begins August 10

Starting August 10th, pre-sale for E Sens’ highly anticipated album [The Anecdote] will be available through major online and offline record stores including Yes24, Interpark, Synnara Records and so on.

On August 8th, Beast And Natives (BANA) surprised everyone by revealing an unexpected poster photo of the [The Anecdote] official release date, ‘August 27th’ via Instagram (@theanecdote).

Along with this photo, BANA stated that the album pre-sale will proceed starting the 10th.

On the same day, a video was uploaded where DJ Soulscape is playing a sneak peek of an album track from [The Anecdote], striking heat to numerous online hip hop communities and SNS.

 

Last summer, E Sens made numerous headlines by announcing that his solo album [The Anecdote] will be dealing with meaningful and self-reflective anecdotes of his life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrNkKdXQ3fM

“Back In Time” revealed to be one of the first album track from [The Anecdote] was released in September, heightening the fans’ anticipation for the release. But in November, E-Sens was arrested for investigation regarding his previous use of marijuana, leaving the fans with continuous debates and suppositions about the album.

The long-awaited story of [The Anecdote] highlights just how much the fans are willing to overlook his conviction for smoking marijuana.

Whether he will be able to generate new hits from behind bars will certainly be center of observation as in the history of Korean music, this will be the first album ever to be released by an artist detained in jail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr6UNeRuU3w

After much suppositions and speculations, [The Anecdote] announces its official release date, inviting hip hop fans to finally meet the highly anticipated album.

E SENS - 비행 (cover)

E SENS – Flight

 

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((The album cover is an extract of a car owner’s manual on what to do when there are problems with the car, like the headlights not working at night or the engine not starting.))

Verse 1)
Hey, have I changed a lot? [People say] words like
“Everyone changes in life,” words like “You cannot
trust anyone in this place so be careful.” What do I see in you to believe you?
Even friends who cared about loyalty go other ways

People say “Never be naive.” So many requirements at the same time,
I listen to a few of them. That guy’s words which I cannot trust
and the feelings of a longtime friend that I can never know,
maybe I am the dirtiest for spending time thinking about this((Possible reference to E SENS’ track ‘드러워’ [Dirty]))

Everyone is competing, comparing and nitpicking about who’s superior
The news claim it is not a beautiful thing
but we all saw that it does not change right away
We learn the art of passing by as if it was nothing

If you are just sad about it, [they say] you are a child. It is becoming a habit of mine
I cannot care for my nice friend’s life as well
We understand each other. The drunkard((Probably referring to himself))
who used to be so elated has changed indeed. Life goes on

Verse 2)
“If I had choice, back then was better.” It is no use
saying this sentence to anyone. Now, you actually say
that you miss your teens and the distressing military
You were the one who was in a hurry to get out of them

7 to 10.((This could mean that he’s now talking about the time from 2007 to 2010, some people suggest it could also refer to the self-study time at high school.)) When I was sitting at my desk
I just hoped for it to pass. As for you, I think
it was surely not just that one time. Don’t
drink yourself to death. If you take a look, [you can see that] everything comes and goes

One’s own deficits? Or unfairness?
That is something you can think about for a long time
[But] you’re not allowed to, always work, work
First of all, go over the yellow one, dust off your butt and get up((The ‘yellow one’ is probably the sun (credit to Hiphople user 거북이거북해).))

If you imagine the place you will reach
after half a day, you can even endure a distressing flight((Fyi: the word ‘비행’ (bihaeng, here translated as ‘flight’) can also mean ‘misdeed/wrongdoing/delinquency’.
Some people go as far as to connect it to bhang (if read as “bee-hang”), a drink made of the cannabis plant, which however seems far-fetched and makes no sense.))
I wish for the weather to be nice too
Not cold and not hot but just perfect

Outro)
I sit anywhere and smoke a cigarette
It’s unhealthy? Of course I know that too
It’s addicting but I pretend it’s not. Actually,
I just gain time to space out, give me five quiet minutes

Two thoughts come up at the same time
If I feel exhausted, [I put off] these worries to tomorrow again
Knockin’ on heaven’s door
Give me a bed on which I can just lie quietly for a while

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