Mos Def - Know That Lyrics
[mos def]Hey, hey, heyyy manI strike the empire back..I strike the empire back..***** the empire!!High flyin like the millenium falcon, piloted by han soloI never roll for dolo, frontin on mes a no-noUnderstand? doin this for my familyHa ha, check it out yallYo Im tryin to make a dollar out of what makes senseAdd it up, told my daddy Id be a rich manYou never know when your fate gon switch handGet todays solid ground out of yesterdays quicksandI was a young boy -- who dreamt about being a big manOn small looseleaf sheets I sketched a big planGotta handle business properly, boost up my economyStore it up and get my mom some waterfront propertyYesterday was not for me but nowaday its time for meThe streets is watchin me, I watch back, thats the policyMovin along my oddesey like blood through the arteryNavigate the treacherous and make it seem effortlessLet those who make the exodus seekin the north beaconFrom beatin and hog-eatin, from punishment all seasonFrom hands cracked and bleedin -- cotton thorns in your palmsIts for yall that I sketch these songs, and it goes..Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadowI fear no man, because faith is the aarowMy vocal chord travel worldwide to block narrowWe can blow with the ammo or go mano-a-manoKweli is you wit me? (whattup whattup? ) lets make it happenI *burn* through your argument with actionMy eyes stay fastened to tomorrow lookin for a brighter dayWhen yall wanna leave yall? right awayShout it out from east-west (from south to northern)From cakalak (to california)From the coldest (to the warmest)To the borders (cross the waters) understand.... and know that I love you..We got love in the placeShout out to all the queens (all the seeds)To all the teams (thats gettin cream)From outlaw (to emcees)Make it happen (do your thing) understand.... and know that I love you..Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen[talib kweli]Guess who? the illest mc in the atmosphere, yeah the soul controllerWho roam the frontier like a buffalo soldierI follow the code of honor like a real man gonnaNever disrespect no women cause I love my mommaThese cats be givin us praise but it aint that accurateI give it up to god, all that, love and attachment, getScary well-prepared with the shears when it get hairyLike how these niggaz is lookin like some fairiesAnd singin like canaries to the beastAnd anybody who will listen to em clearlyYall dont hear me though, even when Im comin through in stereoYou make a mockery of what I represent properlyYo why you startin me? I take that shit straight to the arteryIntellectual property I got the title and the deedI pay for rent, with the tears and sweat, and what I bleedMcs imitate the way we walk, the way we talkYou cats spit lyrical pork with no spiritual thoughtPlus your flow a little bit off, you come across softBack in the days, niggaz like that on stage got tossed offNeed to get crossed off the guestlistIts like you gotta be disrespected and thrown out the exitTo get the messageSometimes your sunshine get snatched like a necklaceWhen you get too drunk on power and your drive get recklessCheck it, mcs in my face after I slug you then I hug youIf I gotta dead you know its only cause I love you[mos def]Shout it out from east-west (from south to northern)From the richest (to the poorest)To the elders (in the coffins)Livin native (dyin for it) understand.... and know that I love you..Yea, yea, we got love in the placeShout out from up top (to the middle)To black bottom (sky high)Whether you colder than decemberOr hotter, than julyIt dont stop til we complete this(.. and know that I love you..) keep this flyIts so much to life when you justStay black (10x)My people, my people, my people people p-people (8x)My pe-ople, oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh, oh-ohh...
