DJ Shadow, Talib Kweli, Posdnuos - Stay The Course lyrics

From the first inhale, a child let out a cry
Some say cause we in hell ‘till we die
What if at death there's no sign of Muhammad
No sign of Isa
Just a pearly gate agent asking for your visa
We’re back on the third rock
People trying got keep ‘em head up
You heard pop?
And bad time trespasses on your premises
Good times avoid you like a nemesis
With or without, we all gonna face that
Find a way to put food upon the place mat
Stay sound, feet well hanging
'Cause trouble always imposin'
With it's bulldozin'
The majority will not see the few chosen
But we'll see our way
Through before curtain closing
Maneuverin' around, frowns keep the
Out and in them four walls
For all four seasons



Be the one, be the now
Live forever in the style
Never stop, never rest, always know
Never guess
Navigate through the North, East, South
To West and just stay the course
You gotta stay the course
Keep the eye on your prize and
Your thoughts out the box
And your head in the sky
Let the knife cut the pie
Take a piece, no matter East, North, South
To West just stay the course
We be talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact maintain, just stay on track
We be talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact maintain, just stay on track
We talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact
Maintain, just stay the course
We be talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact
'Cause if you don't, that's when you're lost

Stay the course, take a horse
Since I'm makin' my way
Across the high planes
Life a drifter, the stripper's takin' it off
The world's shittin' on me
Instead of shakin' it off
I let it dry, brush it off
I'm never takin' a loss
From the start to the finish
My heart'll never diminish hit the stage
But I started in the park on the benches
I was singing for fences
When I sing it's such a blessing
They tweetin' for their redemption poem
Bringing with the mentions
Bringin' different dimensions
You see that shit?
You say you’re making a movie
But I’ve seen that flick
Kids stay in the picture
Really complete the photo
Electric fire and electric lightin'
Like Vita Coco livin' la vida loca
My life is sort of like
The tornado that took Toto
I watch you dance slow mo
Then I shape it like Plato
I don’t mean the clay though
What I mean is my philosophy
Keepin' me real stable

Be the one, be the now
Live forever in the style
Never stop, never rest, always know
Never guess
Navigate through the North, East, South
To West and just stay the course
You gotta stay the course
Keep the eye on your prise and
Your thoughts out the box
And your head in the sky
Let the knife cut the pie
Take a piece, no matter east, north, south
Or west just stay the course
We be talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact maintain, just stay on track
We be talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact maintain, just stay on track
We talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact
Maintain, just stay the course
We be talkin' that matter of fact
Right and exact
'Cause if you don't, that's when you're lost

Be the one, be the now
Live forever in the style
Never stop, never rest, always know
Never guess
Navigate through the North, East, South
To West just stay the course
You gotta stay the course
Keep an eye on the prize and
Your thoughts out the box
And your head in the sky
Let your knife cut the pie
Take a piece, no matter East, North, South
Or West
And just stay the course, stay the course
Be the first, not the last, get a hold
Get a grasp
Of your soul, we're now never slow, profound
Keep it right, never wrong, write a poem
Write a song
And just stay the course, stay the course