Talib Kweli - Here We Go Lyrics
[Chorus]Here we go, here we go, here we here we go X4(dispersed through the first chorus)Teodross Avery in the house tonightPut your hands together ladies and gentlemenYou understand, yo we also got my manA close personal friend of mine, Talib KweliBlackstar, Reflection EternalYo, put it down like this[Verse 1]I'm sayinAfrican blood race through my veinYou can hear it in my nameAnd you can feel it in my gameI'm sayin the streets is dramaMake me wanna rock my body armorStill I'm probably calmerThan your average Dalai LamaI use the meditation, I stay patientBut I never deal with hesitationI'm way blunted yo, I can give a whatIf your favorite stations feelin meThese rap cats are killin meNo type of stabilityMy ability got more cats in New YorkRunning than HilaryWe be chillin, where the blood be spillinWe got the red badge of courage for braveryMe and my man Teodross AveryBlow away the legacy of slaveryThrough any phone, sax or a microHotter than a light show with the pyro-techniquesThrough the speakers let the best speakIn less we forget where we come fromBlast you into next week now you gotHistory to run from[Chorus][Verse 2]My work ethic, keep me deep in the cut like anti-septicRespected in the world where people faker than prostheticsStay true to a certain aestheticProtect it like the hip-hop secret serviceCat off top lookin nervousWondering when we gonna set itAnticipation will kill you if you let it in your auraReflect it like god's face upon the waterYou can't lead a man to waterLike you can a lamb to slaughterSo I concentrate on me so I canKeep my plans in orderI clutch like King CobraI rock while ya'll boulderChop emcees up, put em in the grinderLike farmer of DakotaCuz I'm colder than a polarWalk, talk and stand on my ancestors shouldersTold you we at wear like sista soldierBattle tactics, spray warsLike gat clips, full metal jacketsThat hit, BAW!Got you lookin acrobatic doing back flipsEven if the track skips,We improv like Jazz ArtistsFreestyle, hop back on the beatand rock regardless[Verse 3]I'm saying, ya'll with me tonight?I'll travel at the speed of lightWhen I see the mic, I get this on lockCuz my song is in the key of lifeI roll with my ????Cuz we be alikeConsider them familyMake sure they all eating rightSee the plan is to feed the famThen free the land, before I get oldI can't be young forever like Peter PanCats pale in comparisonSo bad they need a tanBarely see they handCraft they face like a seed of sandSee the ??? you got to beat the manUnderstand I'm sayingThe writing on the wall like a paint canSpraying graffiti on your soulMusic completely make me wholeI'm saying, trying to keep myPockets on swollTo give back to the communityMake a future for you and meFrom my birth certificate to my eulogyUsually in BrooklynBut my mind keep it movinAin't no mysteryCuz we showin and provin[Chorus]
