Talib Kweli Here We Go (Original)
[Chorus] Here we go, here we go, here we here we go X4 (dispersed through the first chorus) Teodross Avery in the house tonight Put your hands together ladies and gentlemen You understand, yo we also got my man A close personal friend of mine, Talib Kweli Blackstar, Reflection Eternal Yo, put it down like this [Verse 1] I'm sayin African blood race through my vein You can hear it in my name And you can feel it in my game I'm sayin the streets is drama Make me wanna rock my body armor Still I'm probably calmer Than your average Dalai Lama I use the meditation, I stay patient But I never deal with hesitation I'm way blunted yo, I can give a what If your favorite stations feelin me These rap cats are killin me No type of stability My ability got more cats in New York Running than Hilary We be chillin, where the blood be spillin We got the red badge of courage for bravery Me and my man Teodross Avery Blow away the legacy of slavery Through any phone, sax or a micro Hotter than a light show with the pyro-techniques Through the speakers let the best speak In less we forget where we come from Blast you into next week now you got History to run from [Chorus] [Verse 2] My work ethic, keep me deep in the cut like anti-septic Respected in the world where people faker than prosthetics Stay true to a certain aesthetic Protect it like the hip-hop secret service Cat off top lookin nervous Wondering when we gonna set it Anticipation will kill you if you let it in your aura Reflect it like god's face upon the water You can't lead a man to water Like you can a lamb to slaughter So I concentrate on me so I can Keep my plans in order I clutch like King Cobra I rock while ya'll boulder Chop emcees up, put em in the grinder Like farmer of Dakota Cuz I'm colder than a polar Walk, talk and stand on my ancestors shoulders Told you we at wear like sista soldier Battle tactics, spray wars Like gat clips, full metal jackets That hit, BAW! Got you lookin acrobatic doing back flips Even if the track skips, We improv like Jazz Artists Freestyle, hop back on the beat and rock regardless [Verse 3] I'm saying, ya'll with me tonight? I'll travel at the speed of light When I see the mic, I get this on lock Cuz my song is in the key of life I roll with my ???? Cuz we be alike Consider them family Make sure they all eating right See the plan is to feed the fam Then free the land, before I get old I can't be young forever like Peter Pan Cats pale in comparison So bad they need a tan Barely see they hand Craft they face like a seed of sand See the ??? you got to beat the man Understand I'm saying The writing on the wall like a paint can Spraying graffiti on your soul Music completely make me whole I'm saying, trying to keep my Pockets on swoll To give back to the community Make a future for you and me From my birth certificate to my eulogy Usually in Brooklyn But my mind keep it movin Ain't no mystery Cuz we showin and provin [Chorus]
