Watch the master plan, the pastures span Through the streets, move the sheep Flipped the beat, like the shepherd It’s a new day, my crew stay forever striving Give thanks cause we alive, and been through the gutter Now we see the horizon It’s clear to me now Used to be confused, took a lot of years to see how Now, we moving planets Take the average mind and expand it You take for granted like we’re always gonna be disadvantaged But soon come, it soon come, ya soon done Ya start run, you stumble, we catch one In the rhythm, Santana lick the guits with precision Not accidental, intentional conscious decision To Zion, we’re marching through with African Mayans Conquering Babylon with the heart of a lion And the walls of Jericho come a-tumbling down
Tell me, how long has it been Is everything, everything alright my friend
You see, time is passing, people asking how come none of this ain’t lasting Money will make people deal like they don’t even have to feel But no, it ain’t real, it ain’t real
Oh, do you like the way that it’s going down Do you like the way that it’s going down Ooh, do you like the way
How long, how long will we wait, to sit down and communicate See, everything is relative, if you want to get then give Can’t we all just build and live,can’t we, can’t we?
Do you like the way that it’s going down Do you like the way that it’s going down Do you like the way that it’s going down Do you like the way that it’s going down
Common (talking) phone rang, screen said caller ID said blocked, but for some reason i decided to answer it. on the other end was a french accent. he told me we needed to rap quick, cause he had did some bad shit, and would be gone for years, spending these last two days, with his momma and his kids when he spoke I wasn't trying to hear it ,cause I knew he was a real good person, and this didn't seem like it was in his spirit. he couldnt believe as much as i couldnt, what he done . he said now its time for him to turn himself in. no longer could he run, from life, from God. start thinkin, why is doing right is so hard. I got back to him when we was inLondon discussin the new testament and how our lives related to it, and how we could make the best of it. my voice became destined, so I asked him why you gotta go. he said you know turn to Matthew 24 he said no one knows the hour, nor do they know the day, but the kingdom is near, don't let anything lead you to stray. as long as God is with you, everything will be okay. so right about then,we decided to pray.
Bilal just lyin back makin the smoke disperse a ray.... deep into clouds (deep into clouds) it's makin things appear to me so clearly.... deep in the clouds (deep in the clouds) just lyin back makin the smoke disperse a ray... deep in the clouds (deep in the clouds) it's makin things appear to me so clearly... deep into clouds (yeah,)
Ceelo your time is a terrible to waste!!! for it's not one of the...possesions that you can brang to space (yeah, it don't matter) its a challenge, but the chance of seeing, is quite a dream to chase (yes it is) I hope I remind God of him when he sees my face (yeah) he gon see it!
Omar (keeps on ) the feeling just keeps on lifting me higher (ever) and its everflowing it's, everflowing (keeps on ) when every thing, puts a smile on my face(ever-flowing, ever-flowing) and i recognize the strong goal but i keep on going, i keep on going (he keeps on going....in the background) i keep on going on!! (he keeps on going echo) Jill Scott hey mighty love, watching over me.... a smile........brillant..... all over .....constantly..... warm .....comforting..... perfect...like ...no..thing no hate..no confusion...no strain simply peace.... simply simply...simply...simply Mary J. Blidge No fear! Heaven is to me no fear of destruction understanding who he is his name is christ!!(yeah) heaven, heaven is to me wisdom, understanding, knowledge
(ohh understanding)
Erykah Badu streets of gold and pearly gates halos wings all dressed in white-haaaahhhahh, haaaaahhhuuah! angels sing and cymbols glare no ones rich no one's poor haaahhhhuuahh haauaahhaa people dreaming they live free making love while they in love haaaahhhuuahhh haahhuuahh won-der-ful dream wake me when you're home haa! haahhhaa haaaaaaiiiiahahah!
Papa Lynn (talkin) Heaven, heaven is being pops heaven is spending the day with your grandchildren listenin to they voices whenand they laughing and play and then at the end of the day we hug we kiss and slowly they walk away and then suddenly they turn and rush back to me and hug me round the knees yeah, that's heaven to me
Have you ever had a day when Nothing goes your way All you do seems to be in vain And everthing is just a waste of your time
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But have you ever had that moment in life When everything is cool (yeah) Didn't have to worry about the time It all went as it should And you were having the greatest moment in life (yeah) Don't you worry about the past cause It's gonna be what it is All that you can do is try to Make you future beautiful And let it be the greatest moment in life
I remember almost ebery December when we where critters And mama said that there was only one thing she could get us When God must have been with us Cause it is heavenly joy When you make up Chirstmas morning to every toy Then there's the birth of my boy Here to inherit the rhythm And when I see it in Him I ask myself what more can I give Him Adn I would love to but I can't spend every moment Him It's just thoes big ole eyes that encourage me to keep living Hey, ohh when I'm singing I'm sharing, or rhymimg I'm shining my light And although the love is so blinding I still end up finding my wife All I can do is reminisce cause there is no rewinding my life But the future so bright that it's almost blinding my sight
It's like all a sudden you life is so cool Cause everything in it is working for you your friends and you family are getting along It feels like when you here your favorite song Or when you know that you got money to spend You never want that moment to end (repeat)
[Puffy] I'll never stop I don't give a fuck If it's me against a million billion of Ya'll mother fuckers I will never stop
I bust six out the roof of my Bentley Coup Head shots so mother fuckers can't regroup, Can't recoup I'll be damned if you get more points than me Sell more joints than me Steal your faith, take a puff, inhale my name Smoke on it, shit, choke on it Bitch nigga, I'mma make a hit nigga Hot mother fucker down to the skit nigga Game over playa, and nigga ya scored low Hit me later young, and I'm at the award show Bank account ten digits and it's all "O's" I floss the most shit, fuck the most hoes Come on, you can even ask Don Juan It's official now, they all rock Sean John Might have to change my name to strong arm You came to get money man? That shit been long gone, come on
[Shyne] Have much to do with nigga since Nicolas Bond Poppin' and choppin' until the day that I'm gone Shyne poor, cuz your dream come from one bottle Prominent premier, premium bravo Watch him explain ain't nothin' But blood thug crime though Shots in the spinal, from my rivals Cross the t's and dot the i's and Pay the judge, drop the top we'll mess around Shit, it's the kid rapper's feelin' You cowards don't know? I'd rather be racketeerin' somewhere Bustin' shots in the atmosphere and Not caring, fuckin' the proscecutor at my hearin' Money laundering, honies wondering Who me? I reply casually Come what God would be if He was a straight G Tonight too tight out of a big ditch we ride
[Redman] Yo yo yo, it's your hide Grab the rope and yell rawhide Front line is pussy, call off sides I'm focus but my hand is cross-eyed I left my gun home, here borrow mine Pop the nine like a judge "All rise" This gun'll knock plants off tall guys We value-packs, y'all small fries (Yo, I'm from the projects) Yo, but on the floor tied Don't matter, we'll take up all size Truly yours doc, then PPP hide, my name is Since five, I talk jive In church dressed in cordoroy ties Now I'm grown up and been married four times Besides, I'm just a sight for soar eyes Brick city, known pop the door wide Stolen Bonneville in New York High
[G-Dep] Reversin' the plot Last come, first one to rot, first in the glot If I miss, circlin' the block, servin' the pot And I be the person to watch If your girl missin' the rock, purse and a watch Hot as it gets, from Hell came outta you debts Buy the cassette, rewind it to death Alota y'all sweat it, you try to forget How I rock shit from N.Y. to Tibet You got it to bet? That's just how you got into debt You lost when you nodded your neck Through the vest, Through the chest that you tried to protect Take the voice that you try to project, check Darin' you to kid, cat shootin' sperm in you wiz I'm why you smell herb in the crib Man I'm out for doubtful, shit I spit a mouthful Indo out-do, intro to outro
[Sauce Money] I'm the hottest thing spittin' so go warn
Ahh the sun is shining brighter cause you really make my day you really make my day ohhh oh oh yeah i think i like her cause she really makes my day yeah she really makes my day ohhh oh oh see her on the beach she was wrappped in a towel her bodys going down see her ass crack to smile enjoying the nile take it the breeze or some cat a mouse and she was the cheese on the sun keys yeah on a conversation california dreamin now california cation said she had drinks in the coller and i had an inventation if i wanted i could brewer this is just an invdication on how cool she was a couple of chicks came groupie love they aint want no pictures im think damn damn thats really cool because sometimes i wannta chill sometimes the best things in life are not even planned came to the sand and got more than a tan baby girl im a man and we can do this my way take a ride on the highway and pretend that its friday Ahh the sun is shining brighter cause you really make my day you really make my day ohhh oh oh yeah i think i like her cause she really makes my day yeah she really makes my day ohhh oh oh she was at a bar b que pretty painted nails she took off her shoes grammer school sippin on some l thinking man shes cool sun smiling on her hair playing spades and we can be a pair i love it when its sunny girl you could be my inderpendence day and freedoms in the air dance and danced away yo showing steppin like a tango like me got me sweet as icy spicy drip from my lips we can do something hip trip around the world in a day play phonia a Ahh the sun is shining brighter cause you really make my day you really make my day ohhh oh oh yeah i think i like her cause she really makes my day yeah she really makes my day ohhh oh oh Ahh the sun is shining brighter cause you really make my day you really make my day ohhh oh oh yeah i think i like her cause she really makes my day yeah she really makes my day ohhh oh oh
Yeah.. ooh.. You so freaky.. You so freaky shorty.. Ooh you so freaky.. Shit, you so freaky shorty.. Uh uh, you so freaky.. Ooh Lord, you so freaky.. Mmm uh, you so freaky shorty.. HAH HAH!!
[Cee-Lo] Now everybody that's grown got skeleton bones they got hidden away Yes y'all there's a freak in us all, yet some choose not to say You can't let those who ain't yet, make you they lil' ball of clay Be free and express yourself, nastiness comes naturally Listen to me now It could be the way I wanna freak a song, tattoos, or the way I dress Or it could be; I wanna walk my way and refusin to follow the rest Or when people haven't been where you been and they say you still going too far Or when you wit ya girl and Pull over and fuck somethin in the back of the car
[Hook] I'm a freak! A closet freak! A freak! Awwww a freak!
[Cee-Lo after each pause in hook] I'm so excited, go on and say it Oh I'm a freak, yes I'm a freak, and just can't fight it I'm so excited, go on and say it If you a freak, say you a freak, don't try to fight it
[Cee-Lo] You got to let the music freak your mind All the way, if yo' brain leavin don't mind You know a boyfriend thing is hard to find Get on the floor mama and bump and grind Ain't nuttin wrong wit - You only gon' get But it ain't no fun if you been freakin all mo'nin I'll turn you on to it - if you want you gon' do it All you got to do is find somebody like you
[Hook] A freak! A closet freak! A freak! Awwww a freak!
[Cee-Lo after each pause in hook] I'm so excited, go on and say it Oh I'm a freak, yes I'm a freak, and just can't hide it I'm so excited, go on and say it If you a freak, say you a freak (Wait a minute, where the God-damn horns?)
FREAK! - Sometimes I like freakin in the mornin FREAK! - Sometimes I like freakin at night FREAK! - Some people like freakin just lightly FREAK! - Some people think freakin ain't right FREAK! - Some people like freakin outside now FREAK! - Some people like freakin in the club FREAK! - Some people like freakin on the express-way FREAK! - Some people keen doin it in public FREAK! - Some people like freakin with the lights out FREAK! - Some people hell just don't care FREAK! - Some people like freakin 'bout money FREAK! - Some people freak anywhere FREAK! - You a freak? FREAK! - Are you a freak? FREAK! - I'm a freak FREAK! - Big ol' freak
Hey A little boy you're not allowed to stay You have to evolve inevitably And I've sure come a long way
The road up ahead was so unclear Backslidin down the bottle of beer Nobody knew if I would make it here
Sweet music set me free From the statistic that I started to be I wish my mama was alive to see
The memories of the pain have scarred And when I fall it's usually hard But I get up and keep followin' God
Hey, I'm gettin' grown, (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown I'm gettin grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown, hey
Now I remember the good ol' days Broads and boxes and blunts to blaze Now I got three children to raise
I never won't be perfect I know But workin on it is worth it I know Life is just learning as you go
Been selfish once or twice I had to learn how to sacrifice To live to my late nineties be nice
Every day that goes by I find It either hits me or it robs me blind God I owe you this life of mine
I'm gettin grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown, I'm gettin grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown (whistling)
Oooo, time changed but it feels the same, There's no tellin what tommorow will bring, Even if I could I wouldn't change a thang
Hey, Lord I know I'm not here to stay But thanks for wakin' me up today Prepare me for what may come my way
Say, young man, there's no need to cry Because I know we will get by Look your destiny in the eye
Everyday my heart burns to try You got to walk before you learn to fly And we all got to earn to die
I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown (fade)
I am the music... (I am...) I've yet to define myself as just, one thing. (I am...) Let's just say that
I am the actual and factual supernatural... sight and surrounds Signification of conversation Two or more words rhyming in song form or spoken syncupation Heh, the reason the rudery reanimation and realization of life is rhythm I am the heartbeat and the heartache, the here and now I am the purpose, the point... the living proof of a god somewhere The lifeline, lifelike laserbeam, the progression and direction Always will be always was What all comes from and all must return The center of a perfect circle, I am your soul Music of your mind Each feeling causing each function to be in conjunction with the music I am the music...
[break]
I am the music
[beat changes]
Let's get started shall we, cause you know it's time gone Every time these niggaz rhyme wrong So uhh, lights, camera, action I'm on I'll have them standing in line to get their mind blown I'm selling soul Rapping and singing and screaming and yelling soul Manufacturing, marketing, pricing, packaging, and e-mailing soul With no rehearsal, this one verse'll whole hearse you Now a commercial, but what I must first do is make my presentation a bit more personal Everything must go - for a small price you can have the heart of me There is no part of me that can't be calculated into a commodity My musings amount to a milestone a million miles above monotony And it'll make you feel so good, it got to be God, it got to be I paint prophecy, you know airbrush atrocity with philosophy And people ask me am I gon' preach one of these days and I just tell 'em "possibly" If you let me, I'll end up being everything probably And obviously it's like any other job would be so you might as well thank God for me But isn't it amazing, how the antenna ain't nothing but a sinner You just can't go and be ordained over dinner Now I can interest an intellectual or A-B-C it for a beginner But yes my seasons still change, and it is almost winter And it give it to you at God-speed, but yet it's gentle And when I rhyme I make reading fundamentals or even black and white My lyric is live and living color, my flow if fluorescent Like scripture highlighted in bright yellow And all this for $9.99, shit that's wonderful And the great thing about it is, if you disagree you're money's refundable But there's always something rewarding, about every Cee-Lo Green recording Cuz even after all your expenses people still aspire affording It's incredible how convincing I can be with a camera pointed at me But really sometimes rapping feel like tapping to make a cracker happy But when the DAT play and the beat get bumping like adolescent acne It's kinda sad but it's showtime, my sentiment exactly So don't get mad, everybody's doing it You know you wouldn't mind a commercial with your own tennis shoe in it Whether you're selling a dream, selling a scheme, or playing a role Like it or not we're selling soul...
If I could write one song to right all wrongs I would, if I could But in retrospect a little bad is good, mm-hmm We all need what we want and don't want what we need, mm-mm Life is bittersweet a bitter seed indeed, mm-hmm Well I'm so human it is a goddamn shame... I'm your thing And I make sure that I always keep me some pain- yessir To remind me that I'll survive somehow- oh Lord please don't let nothin steal me away right now- and now
Cuz I wanna hut two three four what the hell are you waiting for Live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Now hut two three four what the hell are you waiting for Live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Just live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Well I've struggled so hard that I survived And it's a miracle that I'm still alive
Said stand up, everybody, uh this is your life You gotta get it when you can y'all Havin fun, this is your night We can't forget about the brothers, the sisters, the lovers who ain't here You only got one life y'all and I repeat the point it ain't clear And if it ain't fear then what's stopping you from going Do you not want to be responsible for knowing Cuz ignorance is bliss And ignorance is just so fucking ignorant you may even be ignorant of this And to save somebody's soul is the significance of this I'm good lookin still cookin soul food so make a dish Light a candle for love blow it out and make a wish And I hope I die happy like this
Cuz I wanna Hut two three four what the hell are you waiting for Live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Now hut two three four what the hell are you waiting for Live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Just live (think about it are you sure you're really living) Well I've struggled so hard that I survived And it's a miracle that I'm still alive Well I have struggled so hard yet I survive And a little miracle that I'm still alive
Bass Head Feel like I'm walkin' across the sky Getting high on Bass Head Jazz The world is spinning so slow We ain't got nowhere to go Bass Head Let your mind be free Enter a new zone of understanding Gotta get high to get down Feel like I'm walkin' across the sky Getting high on Bass Head Jazz
