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The Roots - Rising Down (Feat. Mos Def and Styles P) |
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Every anywhere heights plains peaks or valleys |
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Entrances exits vestibules and alleys |
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Winding roads that test the firm nerve |
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fortune or fatal behind the blind curve |
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The engine oil purr lights flash to a blur |
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speed work through the earth make your motor go scurrr |
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tonight at noon watch a bad moon rising |
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identities in crisis and conflict diamonds |
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blindin staring at lights till they cryin |
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bone gristle popping from continuous grindin |
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grapes of wrath in a shapely glass |
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ingredients influential on your ways and acts |
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zero tolerance to raise the tax |
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it don't matter how your gates is latched |
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you aint safe from the danger jack |
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made it way before they made the map |
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or a GPS this is DEF leader |
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I know where I'm goin even when its dark and being led down that road |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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you don't see that somethings wrong earth's spinnin outta control |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Everything's for sale even souls someone get God on the phone |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Northside nigga Southside |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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shits poppin off Worldwide |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Between the greenhouse gases and earth spinnin off its axis |
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got mother nature doin back flips the natural disasters |
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its like 80 degrees in Alaska you in trouble if u not an Onasis |
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it aint hard to tell that the conditions is drastic |
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just turn on the telly check for the news flashin |
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how you want it bagged paper or plastic |
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lost in translation or just lost in traffic |
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yo I dont wanna floss I done lost my passion |
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and I ant trying to climb yo i lost my traction |
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they makin me break my contents under pressure |
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do not shake I'm workin while the boss relaxin |
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here come Mr. tax man he leavin a fraction give me back some |
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matter fact next pay check it's like that son |
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I'll f**k around and have to hurt a few men |
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They probably chalk it up as a disturbing new trend hello |
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I know where I'm goin even when its dark and being led down that road |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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you don't see that somethings wrong earth's spinnin outta control |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Everything's for sale even souls someone get God on the phone |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Northside nigga Southside |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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shits poppin off Worldwide |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Should I say hello or should I say that hell is low |
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And my nigga are niggero I'm an African American |
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They sell drugs in the hood but the man he move the medicine |
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He'll prescribe you Augmen for everything |
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a little stuffy nose tell you get some Claritin |
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you know I'm hip to it and its hard to claim the land |
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when my great great great grands were shipped to it |
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look at technology they call it downloading |
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I call it downsizing somebody follow me |
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Does a computer chip have an astrology |
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And when it f**k up could it give you an apology |
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Could it |
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Should it say hello or should it say goodbye |
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Try to understand how smart and how hood am I, It don't matter though |
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until we learn that the world don't turn right ,we all oughta the scatter though |
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I know where I'm goin even when its dark and being led down that road |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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you don't see that somethings wrong earth's spinnin outta control |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Everything's for sale even souls someone get God on the phone |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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Hello hello hello hello... |
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