Auditorium
(专辑: The Ecstatic - 2009)
[Yasiin Bey:] Peace Peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace Power Uh Madlib-erator Def operator Rock the
data Amazing flavor Yo, the
way I
feel — sometimes it's too hard to sit still Things are so passionate, times are so real Sometimes I
try and chill, mellow down, blowing smoke Smile on my face, but it's really no joke You feel it in the
street, the
people breathe without hope They going through the
motion, they dimming down the
focus The
focus get cleared then the
light turn sharp And the
eyes go teary, the
mind grow weary I
speak it so clearly, sometimes y'all don't hear me I
push it past the
bass, know nations gotta feel me I
feel it in my bones, black, I'm so wide awake That I'm hardly ever 'sleep, my flow forever deep And it's volumes of scriptures when I
breathe on a
beat My presence speak volumes before I
say a
word I'm everywhere — penthouse, pavement and curb Cradle to the
grave, tall cathedral or a
cell Universal ghetto life — holla, black, you know it well Quiet storm, vital form, pen pushed it right across Mind is a
vital force, high level right across Soul is the
lion's roar, voice is the
siren I
swing 'round, ring out, and bring down the
tyrant Chop a
small axe and knock a
giant lopsided The
world is so dangerous, there's no need for fighting Suckas trying to hide like the
struggle won't find 'em Then the
sun bust through the
clouds to clearly remind 'em It's everywhere — penthouse, pavement and curb Cradle to the
grave, tall cathedral or a
cell Universal ghetto life — holla, black, you know it well What it is, you know, they know What it is, we know, y'all know What it is, ecstatic, there it is What it is, you know, we know What it is, they know, y'all know What it is, you don't know? Here it is! What it is, you know, we know What it is, they know, y'all know What it is, you don't know? Here it is! Ecstatic! (En punto) Peace, power Fantastic So original And always on time and rocking ya mind (Ruler!) [Slick Rick:] Sit and come relax, riddle of the
mack It's the
patch, I'm a
soldier in the
middle of Iraq Well, say, about noon-ish, coming out the
whip And lookin at me curious, a
young Iraqi kid Carrying laundry, "What's wrong, G? Hungry?" "No, gimme my oil or get fuck out my country" And in Arabian barking other stuff ("Jihad!") 'Til his moms come grab him and they walk off in a
rush Distrust, feeling like I've pissed upon wound I'm like, "Surely hope that we can fix our differences soon!" (Bye!) Buying apples, I'm breaking on, "You take everything Why not just take the
damn food, black bastard?" I
don't understand it, on another planet? 15-months of this stuff, how I'm gonna manage? And increasing the
sentiment Gentlemen getting down on their Middle Eastern instruments Realized trapped in this crap Walk over, kicked one of my fabulous raps ("La-Di-Da-Di") Arab jaw drop, they well wish, they glad rap Now the
kid considered like an Elvis of Baghdad [Sample:] [Omar:] Men have two faces: one that laughs and one that cries [Ali:] They sent you? [Omar:] Yeah, so? Here What it is, you know, they know What it is, we know, y'all know What it is, ecstatic, there it is What it is, you know, we know What it is, they know, y'all know What it is, you don't know? Here it is What it is, you know, we know What it is, they know, y'all know What it is, you know, here it is