Reflection Eternal, Yasiin Bey - This Means You lyrics

Yo, we keep it type raw
And know exactly what we fight for
When the nightfall come, we in the right war
Cats who spill blood for a cause
Not just because
Defy the authority and follow God's law
Revolutionary entrepeneurs who make the fans
Clap they hands and stompin the
Floor not start the applause
(Ahhh ssssh! yeah) Thank you very much
Without further adieu
Let me introduce the rest of my crew
Mos Def!

Yo, I am the world renowned
Verb adjective adverb
Pronoun preposition suffix prefix
Original or remix, sunburst and eclipse
Me and Kwe' combine like strands
On a double helix
My speech seasoned, with dialect of my region


Booga nam Brooklyn Bed-Stuy Eastern
Where youth and policemen
They nah reach agreement
Pressure in the mornin
Pressure in the evenin

Scratching "Mos Def" "Kwe'-Kweli"
"Hi Tek on the beat!" "brothers and sisters"

Chorus One: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli)

You, need, to, get, up, right, now
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you
You, you

Yeahh, alright yeah, alright yeah
Alright yeah
Alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah
Yeah ehhhh

Uh, uh, uh, uh, yo, yo, yo
Things changed since we came out
Been some shit in New York
Niggas stopped gettin jig in New York
Bloods and crips in New York
The Y-2-K celebration wasn't big in New York
Babylon live in New York
Should I keep a crib in New York
Or just VI, to handle my BI
When with my A-Alikes we see with three eyes

Yo Kweli I agree I
Was thinkin the same thing myself
Smog in the city ain't no
Good for your health
Things changed in New York
Type strange in New York
Forty-Deuce don't look the same in New York
Just politics
Tricks and big games in New York
Switched trains a writer can't get
Fame in New York
Internet and Wall Street got paid in New York
Poor folks and workin class got
Slayed in New York even still
Everyday they make weight in New York
Flashlights lookin for a brighter
Day in New York
In New York they say it's - red hot
Will the temperature ease up?
Black I guess not it's multi lane traffic
No sign for rest stops no corner breaks
Put on your gloves and just box
No dance school to teach you
To wop and bus stop
Better get up in the booth
Hop up and just rock
If you think it's like that
It's not so just stop
All mankind time runnin down on one watch
Just watch

Chorus Two: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli)

If, you, are, just, coming, in, I, will
Say it, once, more, so, you, can, hear, cause
You, need, to, get, up, right, now
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you
You, you

Yo, Mos Def and Talib Kweli
Bring disaster to the industry
We best-sellin authors writin great
Chapters in history
These cats undercover like gay
Rappers dealin with mystery
My platinum grey matter spray
Batter that's specifically
Designed to make rappers break faster
Than eggshells in the mornin
Inhaled the divine in that's laid dormant
Water from the well stay pourin
I answer back when I hear fate callin
Freedom fighter ready to attack at the
Crack of a new day dawnin
Way more than necessary skills
For the application
My flow is Great like the Lakes
And it rocks like Applachains
My facts more than make up for
What you lack in imagination
You more confused than Tiger Woods
When he made up Cablanasian i'm sayin!

Break bounds like the jet Concorde
Win awards before I leave for
My world award tour when they scream encore
That's when they want more
Flow steadily, whether I'm on or off shore
High potent, zone coastin, no joking
Same cracker sniff gon' keep the joint open
Peep the focus, high resolution
High reception
My "Train of Thought" connectin with
My bredren from Reflection like

Chorus Three: BlackStar
(Mos Def + Talib Kweli)

You, need, to, get, up, right, now
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you
Again! You, need, to, get, up, right, now
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you
We goin