Black Star - Galaxy Hitchhiker

Hello everybody, they're calling live from somewhere Lawd, lawd have mercy All nice and peace and true, follow me now, we say Say hi-tek yes you're ruling hip-hop Say J. Rawls yes you're ruling hip-hop Redefinition say you're ruling hip-hop Say Black Star come to rock it non... Yo, from the first to the last of it, delivery is passionate The whole and not the half of it, vocab and not the math of it Projectile that them blasted with, accurate assassin shit Me and Kweli close like, Bethlehem and Nazareth After this you be pressing rewind on top your master disk Shining like an asterisk for all those that be gatherin' Connected like a roundhouse from the townhouse to the tenaments 'Cause all my Brooklyn residents? Heavy regiments Don't believe, here the evidence, where Brooklyn? See that? Bound to take it all kid, believe that From where they sellin' tree at, to where the police be at Talib Kweli e-kweli-ty, yo tell them where we be at Brooklyn, New York City where they paint murals of Biggie In cash we trust cause it's ghetto fabulous, life look pretty What a pity, blunts is still fifty cents, it's intense Tree scents is dominant can't be covered with incense My presence felt my name is Kweli from the eternal reflection People thinkin' mc is short hand for misconception Let me meditate, set it straight, came to the conclusion That most of these cats is featherweight, let me demonstrate Walkin' the streets is like battlin', be careful with your body You must know karate or think your soul is bulletproof like sade Stop actin' like a bitch already, be a visionary And maybe you can see your name in the column of obituaries Third rate teacher readin' and talkin about, "I knew he'd amount to nothin" Neighbors like, "He was the quiet type, who'd have thought they was frontin? " Talkin' loud like you in RCA, get carted away With body parts and treys, what a way to start your day Yo it's like One two three Mos Def and Talib Kweli We came to rock it on to the tip-top Best alliance in hip-hop I said one two three It's kind of dangerous to be a emcee They shot Tupac and Biggie Too much violence in hip-hop I said Manhattan keep on makin' it, Brooklyn keep on takin' it So relax we're takin' it back, Red Hook where we're livin' at Plenty cats be strugglin', not hustlin' and bubblin' It ain't about production and- what else we discussin'? So when the cock crows, my crop grows, enable me to rock flows Strivin' for perfection ever since I was a snot-nosed Colossal, true original b-boy apostle Standin' on the rooftop with the Zulu Gestapo You think you the shit Somebody in the wings'll force you to quit It could be your crew or click Or some random kid you smoked buddha with Consider me the entity within the industry without a history Of spittin' the epitome, of stupidity, livin' my life Expressin' my liberty, it gotta be done properly My name is in the middle of e-kweli-ty People follow me and other cats they hear him flow And assume I'm the real one with the lyrics like I'm Cyrano Still sippin' wishin' well water, imported, from Pluto Three hundred and sixty milliliters for all our believers In miles or kilometers, most cats, cannot proceed us In the jungle with the leaders we the lions you the cheaters A cypher, will complete us if we come through your receivers You can play us and repeat us and then take us home and read us (Line for line) Good Jesus, Mos Def and Kweli just Make a pussy freeze up, thinkin' we will ease up One two three Mos Def and Talib Kweli We came to rock it on to the tip-top Best alliance in hip-hop I said one two three It's kind of dangerous to be a emcee They shot Tupac and Biggie Hold your head when the beat drop

Black star Black star Forever you will be A shining star Shining star be whatever you can be A rock star Rock star You will always be A black star Black star Black star Black star Black star Black star

'Now listen' (Mos) .Doin this song for you. All my little brothers. out in the street. Strugglin to survive. keep your eyes on the prize, you know (Kweli) Yeah, the revolution will not be televised Or broadcast live on the net My man Mos said it's personal. knamsayin? It's gotta start from right up in here, you know (Mos & Kweli) You can't stop, you know (x3) You can't stop when we rep (Kweli) We rep the ain't-gots Ain't nobody can't start no party like us, we crush the faint hearts From Hallsey to St. Mark's, walk in the main blocks Painted with blood that's still hot, so deep it stain socks The pain spark frustration, situations lead to hatin Some deal with drug distribution, others walk the plantation Some know the code a' the streets, some got a college education Come down on the weekend, and peep the conversation (Mos) Yo On the corner, units stormed out Ghetto lookin bombed out Police waited to roll, for those who walk the wrong route Shorties goin all out, they got they swords drawn out Ready to brawl out, gettin fought til they fall out Black like Morehouse, 40 o'z is tossed out For brothers that they mourn bout, get wrecked til it's dawn out Whether they broke or flossed out, honeys pass they draws out Lookin for a ticket out the poor-house A jungle out here Lions keep they claws out, fangs and jaws out Weak just get forced out Names is called out, ghetto-fame is sought out You wanna be the man that they talk bout I walked out I had some things on my mind to sort out I thought bout the wild circumstance we born out Remember myself at your age, when I was just like you If that was now, I don't know what I would do My answer's? closest to me So what I say to you is goin for me Son we both still growin indeed But where you at, I was, and where you been, I left Utilize my experience to guide your step Some people get love but don't command respect It's somethin that you can't ride with a check Over-rollin your lex or icy links that hang from your neck If it's real, who need to deal with the special effects? (Kweli) Come here, come here, yo Lemme drop this on ya, look they gotchu cornered The corner of the block is hot, I ain't got to warn ya 'Cause I see you every day, trapped in every way 'Shit, I'm a thug, and that's all that I can say' Who are you anyway? Mary J.? I spend, many nights awake, watchin you while you sleep Tryin to figure out how to be the example, 'cause talk is cheap As you walk the streets, study cats on the real In a convo, just make your point to relax and chill (Niggas) wanna destroy each other in a cypher instead a' build Be a- man of will, don't be- standin still If you- don't plan ahead, then you- plan to fail Do? in a daze when the ways reveal Like they funny style but I'm not laughin Serious (niggas) makin money while the police is passin Can't wait for opportunity to knock, you gotta make it happen It ain't about no spectacular ways a' rappin Just immaculate ways a' action. dig? (Mos sings) Little Brother I know that times is hard Keep your mind on guard Stay clear of things that are harmin You'll get along I sing my song For little brothers Out there in the street Strugglin to make ends meet Gotta hold the heat Strugglin so hard to compete Stay clear of things that harm Do it for y'all Try to stay strong Keep movin on (x6) (Shoutin out Little Brothers all over the area, simultaneous singing)

Ooh, yeah I can't explain what's going on Something happened when you came along, oh It's driving me crazy, crazy (crazy) You're taking me to new places And I pretend I'm not anxious, but oh You're driving me crazy, crazy I was walking down this broken road I was stranded, I was all alone Always played it safe when it came to love Until you came and picked me up I've been waiting all night, looking for your headlights I know that we're strangers, but I'll leave it all for you Go anywhere you wanna go I don't really need to know, if my heart is in danger 'Cause as long as you're the driver I'm your hitchhiker, yeah I'm your hitchhiker, yeah, yeah mmm... Don't even know where we're going You make me live in the moment, oh, oh Keep driving us, baby (baby) I was walking down this broken road I was stranded, I was all alone Always played it safe when it came to love Until you came and picked me up I've been waiting all night, looking for your headlights I know that we're strangers, but I'll leave it all for you (yes I will) Go anywhere you wanna go I don't really need to know, if my heart is in danger 'Cause as long as you're the driver I'm your hitchhiker, yeah Take me where you wanna go (babe) As long as you're the driver, I'm your hitchhiker I've been waiting all night, looking for your headlights (I've been waiting) I know that we're strangers, but I'll leave it all for you (but I'll leave behind it all for you) Go anywhere you wanna go I don't really need to know, if my heart is in danger (danger) 'Cause as long as you're the driver, I'm your hitchhiker

Did I make a mistake this time Did I sing the song right Well I'll never know cuz I never did get there I just sat right there in the armchair I was the hitchhiker I needed a ride Didn't know it could last a lifetime When I buckled up my seatbelt in the front seat Well we all had to be the same Especially on TV With all of the laughs and smiles That would just make you choke In a couple of years This will all be a joke No I don't wish you any harm I just wish for things to move on Without all the words just being stuck in my throat Why lie I wish I could go back I never wanted this shit in the first place I'm unable to tell you How it got here I would be lying if I said I didn't care But it's alright now I'll dust myself off And keep strolling on this path we call life And keep the past in the past and just keep moving on I don't wanna go into detail It wouldn't make much sense But I wish I could be somebody else This skin I'm wearing don't feel like mine I wish I could go home Without feeling so bad When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault When you gonna tell yourself it's your fault