Lupe Fiasco, Nikki Jean - Haile Selassie lyrics

Haile Selassie, high as the
Eyelids of osprey, i'm thriving
Poseidon, your trident can't stop me
From diving i'm looking for my, looking for
My, looking for my, as I float
Brand new shell for my ghost
Tattoos all on my coast

"Throughout history
It has been the inaction of
Those who could have acted
The indifference of those who
Should have known better
The silence of the voice of
Justice when it mattered most
This, has made it possible
For evil to triumph" - Selassie, uhh

Man's limitation, transfiguration
Haka dance done at the welcome to the demo
Modern man comes to the weddin' in the limo


Mixin' doves with the rice rain
Uncle Ben's off the rails on the night train
And that storm took us to the platform
Pushas
Back to the bachelor's backdoor, unhook us
Hope this track take you back to
Where the fat girl pushed us
And that's very old
Like Blackberry Bold but the juice
Sweeter than where the party at, or
Releasing these niggas from the roofs, and
Leavin' these niggas on the loose, or
Keepin' these niggas in the coops, and
Leavin' these niggas on the noose, free!
Shamu fan got a world to see!

Haile Selassie, high as the
Eyelids of osprey, i'm thriving
Poseidon, your trident can't stop me
From diving i'm looking for my, looking for
My, looking for my, as I float
Brand new shell for my ghost
Tattoos all on my coast

"Then until the philosophy which holds one
Race superior and another inferior
Is finally and permanently
Discredited and abandoned
That until there no longer first class and
Second class citizens of any nation
Until the color of a man's skin is of no
More significance than the color of his eyes"
- Selassie

To the limit
The limit in the Methadone clinic
Ridin' with the pack like a Peloton
Flyin' with the sack in the
Trap like the pregnant
As it breaks in the backs from
The cracks that we step upon
If I triple my worth, will it cripple my mom?
If I simple my search
Will it mental my calm?
Will it hurt if I give you my palm?
To tell in it, don't put a nail in it
How you gonna see the world if
You a whale in it and readin' my palms like
There's braille in it (braille in it)
Is it the trail or the forest? (forest)
Or the forest with the trail in it?
That's a sail with a 12 in it
Water coming through from impalin' it
(water come through for me now)
Nothin' left of the boat but my holes
Still I fill up the world
And I float like Haile

Haile Selassie, high as the
Eyelids of osprey, i'm thriving
Poseidon, your trident can't stop me
From diving i'm looking for my, looking for
My, looking for my, as I float
Brand new shell for my ghost
Tattoos all on my coast

"A qualified man with vision
Unmoved by daily selfish interests
Led to right decisions by his conscience
In general
A man who knows from whence he comes
And where he's going will cooperate
With his fellow human beings
He will not be satisfied with
Merely doing his ordinary duties
But will inspire others by his good example
You are being watched by the nation
And you should realize
That you will satisfy it if you do good
But on the contrary, you do evil
It will lose it's hope and confidence in you"
- Selassie

Hydrant open wide
On the side of the colonized
Swimmin' in the street
Fell asleep on my mama thighs
Blockin' out the noise that
Destroys little boys live enjoy, ships ahoy
Get deployed by the rock-a-byes
D-d-d deep into the sea of my dreams
Lyin' fall asleep at the feet of my queen
Hawk, I'ma write to the beat of your wings
Song for the Ethiopian King, Haile

Haile Selassie, high as the
Eyelids of osprey, i'm thriving
Poseidon, your trident can't stop me
From diving i'm looking for my, looking for
My, looking for my, as I float
Brand new shell for my ghost
Tattoos all on my coast
Haile Selassie, high as the
Eyelids of osprey, i'm thriving
Poseidon, your trident can't stop me
From diving i'm looking for my, looking for
My, looking for my, as I float
Brand new shell for my ghost
Tattoos all on my coast