Talib Kweli, Rick Ross, Yummy Bingham - Heads Up Eyes Open lyrics

Take it to the top
Yea, that's where we at with it, hah
Take it to the top
Just cause you are a character, uh
Don't mean you have character
We taking stock right now
You ready? Let's go

A wise man know what he know
And what he doesn't
If he's not really sure what he's saying
He don't discuss it
A righteous man walks the
Earth without judgment
And loves his enemies enough
To deliver justice a pious man relies on
Religion for his direction
At times he introspective
But his biblehood never questioned
A dying man will make a confession
Try to get into heaven
Thinking his lifestyle is
Blocking his blessing
A violent man will stock up on weapons
And go to war for his
Get post traumatic stress disorder
Become an officer a man of peace uses his
Words in different mediums
He'll bleed for his beliefs
Practicing civil disobedience
An honest man knows only liars
Are scared of the truth
His word is his bond but
His action's always the proof
A faithful man never need evidence to believe
But still he gotta work for
The blessings that he receives let's go

Sometimes it's hard to believe
In what you don't see or understand
But the picture is so much bigger
Than what we could even imagine
It's hard to feel better
When the weight of the world
Make you feel sadder
Put your faith into action
Heads up and eyes open

Top tier niggas blossomed in the basement
All the nights that we
Were lacking those refreshments
Rain down, thunderstorm with the flows
Articulate with the bounce now I'm
Back like I'm Derrick Rose
Once the one on the bench
With the snotty nose
Nefertiti would hold me when I was cold
Communion Sunday
My twenties went in the bowl
Forgive me Lord for them
Bitches the night before
Business deals and the Bentleys
I can't afford
Gotta be the example for children
To do their chores
Blowing weed smoke on the cover of The Source
Rolling Stones, on the gone, it was the boss
Fallen soldier on his own so we march
Roll up a bag of that weed, therefore I spark
Recite the Quran, I'm in the dark
Devil knocking on my door, he like a narc

Sometimes it's hard to believe
In what you don't see or understand
But the picture is so much bigger
Than what we could even imagine
It's hard to feel better
When the weight of the world
Make you feel sadder
Put your faith into action
Heads up and eyes open

No excuses
If I start it then I'll see it through
God is what I see in you so
You might as well believe in you
Think what you see on TV's
True? The media deceiving you
They misrepresenting
Misquoting then they misleading you
Belief is a funny thing
In case you're wondering
If they want the ring
They coming for the throne like
They the sons of kings
These average rappers is acting
Up for the dough
Yeah I tell you what I believe but I
Back it up with what I know (oh)
It's the facts versus the facts simile
Your raps killing me
My last victory was great
Moments in Black history
I celebrated with a bottle I
Just brought back from Italy and some loud
I got super packs like I backed Hillary
Lost in desire
I walked through the Devil's fire
I inspire the resurrection of
Kings like Hezekiah
The trust you put in me to be a
Beast with this rhyming
That's where the rubber meets the road
And where your faith meets science let's go

Sometimes it's hard to believe
In what you don't see or understand
But the picture is so much bigger
Than what we could even imagine
It's hard to feel better
When the weight of the world
Make you feel sadder
Put your faith into action
Heads up and eyes open

Take it to the top, take it to the top
Yeah, yeah, take it to the top
Take it to the top
Take it to the top, take it to the top