[00:03.081]They say that goodness in life belongs to those who believe:
[00:06.856]So, I believe. Yes
[00:11.516]I start to think and then I sink
[00:13.543]Into the paper, like I was ink
[00:15.991]When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines
[00:18.429]I escape, when I finish the rhyme
[00:21.591]I start to think and then I sink
[00:23.673]Into the paper, like I was ink
[00:26.239]When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines
[00:28.861]I escape, when I finish
[00:31.202]My pop said he was in love when he made me
[00:33.809]Thought about it for a second wasn't hard to see
[00:36.326]I could hear he was sincere, wasn't game or promotion
[00:38.980]The entire affair's probably charged with emotion
[00:41.591]When love call your heart I guess you got to pursue
[00:43.819]12-11-73, my life is testament
[00:46.537]Praise the beneficent, element that breath
[00:49.074]Devoid in the form that make love manifest
[00:51.651]I spent my early years in Roosevelt Projects
[00:54.345]It was a bright valley with some dark prospects
[00:56.607]In '83, Vendy C was the host with the most
[00:58.930]I listened to the Rap Attack and held the radio close
[01:01.635]I listened to the Rap Attack and held the radio close
[01:04.377]This is far before the days of high glamour and pose
[01:06.533]Aiyo, power from the streetlight made the place dark
[01:09.032]I know a few understand what I'm talking about
[01:11.799]It was love for the thing that made me wanna stay out
[01:14.018]It was love for the thing that made me stay in the house
[01:16.898]Spending time, writing rhymes
[01:18.321]Trying to find words that describe the vibe
[01:20.670]That's inside the space
[01:21.913]When you close your eyes and screw your face
[01:24.418]Is this the pain of too much tenderness?
[01:27.689]To make me nod my head in reverence?
[01:29.601]Should I visit this place in remembrance?
[01:31.630]Or build landmarks here as evidence?
[01:34.601]Nighttime, spirit shook my temperament
[01:36.801]To write rhymes that portray this sentiment
[01:39.285]We live the now for the promise of the infinite
[01:41.831]We live the now for the promise of the infinite
[01:44.742]And we believe in the promise
[01:46.225](Love, love, love, love, love
[01:47.959]Love, love, love, love, love)
[01:49.838]Yes, yes, y'all, and we don't stop because
[01:52.351]I start to think, and then I sink
[01:54.355]Into the paper, like I was ink
[01:56.920]When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines
[01:59.439]I escape, when I finish the rhyme
[02:02.126]I got love, l-o-v-e and I be
[02:04.854]Love, l-o-v-e to emcee
[02:07.183]Get love, l-o-v-e and I be
[02:09.550]Love, l-o-v-e, I emcee
[02:12.361]Get love, l-o-v-e and I be
[02:14.918]Love, l-o-v-e to emcee
[02:17.481]Get love, l-o-v-e and I be
[02:19.815](Love, Love) The M-O-S D-E-Finitely
[02:22.394]Check it out, y'all (Uh), feel me out, y'all (Say what)
[02:24.716]Feel me out, y'all (yeah), hear me out, y'all (Get down)
[02:27.201]Check me, out, y'all (Uh, get down, get down)
[02:29.948]Feel me out, y'all (Down, down), check it out, y'all
[02:33.270]Now hear out (Bounce), y'all
[02:34.900]Check me out, y'all (Uh), feel me out, y'all (All around the world)
[02:37.668]Check me out, y'all, feel me out, y'all
[02:40.023]Feel me out, y'all (Hear me bounce, y'all, get down)
[02:41.851]Check me out, y'all, check it out, y'all
[02:42.641]My folks said they was in love when they made me
[02:44.746]I take the love they made me with to make rhymes and beats
[02:47.483](Can you feel?) The raw deal is all-wheel driven (right)
[02:50.000]Contemplate the essence of beats, rhymes and livin'
[02:52.459]Speech align with the rhythm (right), designed with the rhythm
[02:54.944]Ears and eyes keep in good time with the rhythm
[02:57.519]I shine with the rhythm, the Black Star Galactica
[03:00.126]You're big number fatin', we ancient like the abacus
[03:02.789]After us, I see most proceed to be trees
[03:05.145]Sprouting leaves, givin' breeze to the we who believe
[03:07.733]I M.C., which means I Must Cultivate the Earth
[03:10.189]Straight back, straight facts, heartbeats and hard work
[03:13.409]I be the "Funky Drummer" to soften the hard Earth
[03:15.637](Amin) Pray Allah keep my soul and heart clean
[03:17.638](Amin) Pray the same thing again for all my team
[03:20.628]From Restoration to Fort Greene, and on out to Queens
[03:22.994]Uptown To Boogie-down, yo, just look around
[03:25.249]Shook up the world like Ali in 6-3 (right)
[03:27.926]I'm reaching a height that you said cannot be
[03:30.820]I'm bringing a light which you said we can't see
[03:33.849]Saw the new day comin', it look just like me
[03:35.341]Sun bursts through the clouds, my photo ID
[03:37.902]I bring light to your day and raise your degree
[03:40.582]The universal magnetic, you must respect it
[03:43.896]From end to beginning; bright, true and living
[03:45.529]Ever-changing but sustaining magnificent
[03:47.948]Building the now for the promise of the infinite
[03:50.382]Building the now for the promise of the infinite
[03:52.875]Because...
[03:53.593]I start to think, and then I sink
[03:55.572]Into the paper, like I was ink
[03:58.083]When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines
[04:00.819]I escape, when I finish the rhyme
[04:03.231]I got love, l-o-v-e and I be
[04:05.794]Love, l-o-v-e to emcee
[04:08.233]Get love, l-o-v-e and I be
[04:10.906]Love, l-o-v-e, to emcee
[04:13.459]Get love, l-o-v-e and I be
[04:16.134]Love, l-o-v-e to emcee
[04:18.208]Get love, l-o-v-e and I be
[04:20.708](Love, Love) The M-O-S D-E-Finitely
[04:23.128]Check it out, y'all