Building the Barn (From "Witness") - David Newman & Varèse Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

Look again, seek deeper, reach further, look again seek deeper Reach further, further, further, you possess the treasure you seek A waking state, the dreaming mode, an illusion, a deception So look again, seek deeper, reach further, further You are kind, a rare sensitivity, you are a quality of sound, so ask How are you today? How are you today? How are you today? So look again, seek deeper, reach further, Love more, love others, see yourself in others Trust the unknown, trust your darkness, it will lead you to your light The infinite, feel from this height Seek deeper, feel from this height, reach further The infinite, look again, it will lead you to your light, look again You are kind with compassion, a rare sensitivity Seek deeper, still there is suffering in the finite Love others, beyond the limited "i" eye Trust again, trust, trust, trust again Honor your darkness Bring me the jewels you uncover Love yourself- bring me your true self Love others So look again Trust Move from I to We Reach further Trust again, look again Trust, look again You are kind, with compassion, a rare sensitivity Seek deeper, Bring me the Jewels you uncover from suffering in the finite Bring me the jewels you possess How are you today? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? The witness Trust again, trust, trust, trust again, trust -who am I? The witness You are not my mind

I'm used to building things up from the bottom Used to be nothing there now there's something Grabbing all the scarps that's from the garbage Make a masterpiece all the people wanting I started from the Mil Down the hill from a landfill Had skill to stand on yet at a stand still Funky like the band Mandrill Underground always busy like an ant hill Couldn't wait to be on the case like an Anvil Til the rejection letters messing with my head like an Advil I wasn't the one with a six pack and tattoos But I still wanted to live my fantasy like Tattoo Always hollering about the planes the planes that my art could get me to So no relaxing or laid back attitude more like Murder everyone that's in the way push on through Relocate to GA ATL relay I want to start a craze and we slay every track that we play I was primarily an MC I need a dj, then I'm really on the way.Ok I'm used to building things up from the bottom Used to be nothing there now there's something Grabbing all the scarps that's from the garbage Make a masterpiece all the people wanting La la la la la la la la la la la Yeah yeah yeah Im tired of signing blues and wonder where the day went Come place your feet in my shoes walk a hundred miles on this pavement I sacrificed and paid dues like stopping my engagement I broke bread with my crew while I hear them pray to say amen Friends a turn on you too Only room for one on this stage then I tried to tell them That you he think we free when we caged in I promised Speech I won't lose I'm creating something from the basement This is 1 love I refuse, wanna kick me out when I paid rent Follow me to make do, got my chefs hat and my rolling pin Radio they won't play us folk cuz I want hip hop to get a soul again This is how I get down Bass up leaning back with my shades on Black Levis and black J's on probably getting my blaze on On the stage and stunt in my loke's Shining bright they wanna touch the cloak Industry they wanna sell you hope they want make you rap about slanging dope Record deal it was just a joke independent all the way Building from the bottom, seen it grow to what it is today I'm used to building things up from the bottom Used to be nothing there now there's something Grabbing all the scarps that's from the garbage Make a masterpiece all the people wanting La la la la la la la la la la la Ok I built a foundation, so I started from the bottom Now I'm here reinforcing every pillar, every column Knowing self esteem's precious, Lord Of The Rings Golem Manifest to see the blessings in the problem Wit plenty ups & downs, spinning round & round, ain't know how bad it was Or that my kindness would be taking advantage of Tragic love & hiphop just left me heartbroken Wit all deez A&R's joking man I start smoking Way more flowers wit hours upon hours Learning not to cry over the spilled milk that sours In the sunlight, master my craft until its done right One might - not wanna bring a knife to a gunfight Hung tight - squeezing on every dollar I'm getting paid Knowing life might give you lemons just make some lemonade Centigrade, Celsius - I'm really that guy Underdog like a pitbull piggyback ride I'm used to building things up from the bottom Used to be nothing there now there's something Grabbing all the scarps that's from the garbage Make a masterpiece all the people wanting La la la la la la la la la la la

Shit everything this shit Come from us out the fucking mud You know what I'm saying We them ones You already know we them ones Just imagine where we trying to go with this shit They ain't wanna let us in now my niggas Buy the building It's a movie in here somebody better film it Haters mad when we pull up We get all the bitches They ain't wanna let us in now my niggas Buy the building It's a movie in here somebody better film it Haters mad when we pull up We get all the bitches Yea Niggas hate cause I be killing yea And my latest bitch Rockin Amiri yea Look at myself in the mirror yea Mirror yea Know I'm looking at a killa Yea All about the skrilla yea Skrilla yea On my way to a million yea Million Yea On my way to a million yea They ain't wanna let us in Now my niggas buy the building yea Yea All this ice you need chinchilla yea Summer time And it's feeling like it's winter year Yea They know Lucky T a big spender yea Yea And they know I'm bout my business yea Yea Don't put me in yo mention yea Yea Next weekend I'm in Bentley yea Yea Do this shit in remembrance For all my niggas not here They ain't wanna let us in now my niggas Buy the building It's a movie in here somebody better film it Haters mad when we pull up We get all the bitches They ain't wanna let us in now my niggas Buy the building It's a movie in here somebody better film it Haters mad when we pull up We get all the bitches