Lupe Fiasco - Haile Selassie Lyrics
[Hook: Nikki Jean]Haile SelassieHigh, high as the eyelids of ospreyI'm drivingPoseidon your trident can't stop me, from divingLookin' for myLookin' for myLookin' for myAs I floatBrand new shell for my ghostTattoos all on my coast[Interlude 1: Lupe Fiasco]Throughout historyIt has been the inaction of those who could have actedThe indifference of those who should have known betterThe silence of the voice of justice when it mattered mostThis, has made it possible for evil to triumphSelassie[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]Man's limitation, transfigurationI can dance done [?] welcome to the demoModern man comes to the weddin' in the limoMixin' doves with the rice rainUncle Ben's off the rails on the night trainAnd that storm took us to the platform, pushasBack to the bachelor's backdoor, unhook usHope this track take you back to where the fat girl pushed usAnd that's very old like Blackberry Bold but the juice [?]Sweeter than where the party at, orReleasing these n****s from the rooms, andLeavin' these n****s on the loose, orKeepin' these n****s in the coops, andLeavin' these n****s on the noose, free!Shamu fan got a world to see![Hook: Nikki Jean]Haile SelassieHigh, high as the eyelids of ospreyI'm drivingPoseidon your trident can't stop me, from divingLookin' for myLookin' for myLookin' for myAs I floatBrand new shell for my ghostTattoos all on my coast[Interlude 2: Lupe Fiasco]Then until the philosophy which holds one race superiorAnd another inferiorIs finally and permanently discredited and abandonedThat until there no longerFirst class and second class citizens of any nationUntil the color of a man's skinIs of no more significance than the color of his eyesSelassie[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]To the limitThe limit in the Methadone clinicRidin' with the pack like a PelitanFlyin' with the sack in the trap like the pregnantAs it breaks in the backs from the cracks that we step uponIf I triple my worth will it cripple my mom?If I simple my search will it mental my calm?Will it hurt if I give you my palm?To tell [?] and don't put a nail in itHow you gonna see the world if you wailin'And readin' my palms like there's braille in itIs it the trail or the forest?Or the forest with the trail in it?That's a sail with a 12 in itWater coming through from impalin' itNothin' left of the boat but my?[]Still I fill up the world and I float, like[Hook: Nikki Jean]Haile SelassieHigh, high as the eyelids of ospreyI'm drivingPoseidon your trident can't stop me, from divingLookin' for myLookin' for myLookin' for myAs I floatBrand new shell for my ghostTattoos all on my coast[Interlude 3: Lupe Fiasco]A qualified man with visionUnmoved by daily selfish interestsLed to right decisions by his conscienceIn general, a man who knows from whence he comesAnd where he's goingWill cooperate with his fellow human beingsHe will not be satisfied with merely doing his ordinary dutiesBut will inspire others by his good exampleYou are being watched by the nationAnd you should realizeThat you, will satisfy it if you do goodBut on the contrary, you do evil, it will lose its hope and confidence in youSelassie[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]Hydrant open wideOn the side of the colonizedSwimmin' in the street, fell asleep on my mama thighsBlockin' out the noise that destroys little boysLive enjoy, ships ahoy, get deployed by the rock-a-byesD-d-d-deep into the sea of my dreamsLyin' fall asleep at the feet of my queenHawk comin' right to the beat of your wingsSong for the Ethiopian KingHaile[Hook: Nikki Jean]Haile SelassieHigh, high as the eyelids of ospreyI'm drivingPoseidon your trident can't stop me, from divingLookin' for myLookin' for myLookin' for myAs I floatBrand new shell for my ghostTattoos all on my coast[Hook: Nikki Jean]Haile SelassieHigh, high as the eyelids of ospreyI'm drivingPoseidon your trident can't stop me, from divingLookin' for myLookin' for myLookin' for myAs I floatBrand new shell for my ghostTattoos all on my coast
