My Brother's A Basehead Lyrics - De La Soul

This song does not contain explicit lyrics, but what it does contain 

is an udesired element. This element is known as the basehead, the 

lowest of lowest of all elements that exist. And the sad thing is, 

this particular element... is me brudda! 

Brother, brother oh brother of mine 

We used to be down as partners in crime 

From our parents our name was forged 

I was the Beaver, you Curious George 

Wanted to dispose of this and that 

But curiosity had killed the cat 

At this age no wonder it was read 

But this was the fate that you were fed 

Throughout high school our minds we'd waste 

High off all the cheeba that we could taste 

Soon you had converted to nasal sports 

Every five minutes cocaine you'd snort 

Told me that you needed a stronger fix 

Stepped to the crack scene in '86 

Unlike the other drugs where you had control 

This substance had engulfed your body and soul 

Now from me you lost all respect 

Said yo need to put that shit in check 

Wanted me to believe that you had tried 

But your mind and the craving had coincided 

Said there was a voice inside you that talked 

Which said you shouldn't stop but continue to walk 

Now the brother who could handle any drug 

Had just found the one that could pull his Plug 

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(Background:) 

(Ya don't stop, ya don't, ya don't stop) 

(Ya don't stop, the body rock) 

"Yo, bro, got another rock for your hiking boots" 

"Gonna make you scream and loop three loops" 

"Gonna take you far on a freeway, okay" 

Remember that day? Slipped me a smile for a 20 crack vial 

Guess what? Time to collect, correct 

Don't have a dime? It's payback time, payback time 

"Don't cry the blues 'cause I got bad news" 

"Should I stab ya? Should I bite ya? Should I use my tools?" 

No, I got another way to earn my defeat, ah! 

(Slam the child on the hard concrete) 

(Make the bass come out so clear) 

Photos 

Brother, brother, stupid brother of mine 

Started getting high at the age of nine 

Now at twenty-one you're lower than low 

Nowhere to turn, nowhere to go 

My dividends and wares started to disappear 

Where it ended up, I had an idea 

Barking you with the quickness, reversed intent 

Instead went to Pop and gave him the print 

Now Pop grew tired of being a mouse 

Finally told you to get the hell outta the house 

From there a mother figure came into play 

Claimed for you she saw a better day 

Now Mom was a product of Christ's rebirth 

Thought the only chance was to go to church 

Quitting this stuff you had tried before 

This time you claimed you'd really score 

Something I had to see to believe 

Put on my suit and to church I weaved 

PREACHER (Squirrel): 

My, my, my. What happened to the people? The people who used to care 

about what took place in the world today? I've been summoned here 

today to reach the people who still can be reached, to save the people 

who still can be saved. Can I get an Amen? Can I get an Amen? 

Hit me! Forgive us. Said it's taking over. Taking over the world. All 

it's doing is taking over. Where them crackers at? Them crackers that 

they serve, where they at? 

DOVE AND MIKEY ROADS (In background as choir): 

Said evil's taking over 

Said evil's taking over 

Said evil's taking over, evil's taking over 

The Lord's gonna forgive us, the Lord's gonna forgive us, Lord 

Said the Lord's gonna forgive us 

The Lord's gonna forgive us 

Bullshit, didn't believe a lick 

To this fool fell off, well that would stick 

Soon you reach your front of calm 

Walked round by rehearsing psalms 

Then you smiled with the funky frown 

What do you know, the voice is back in town 

Mom would say it would soon go away 

You and I knew it was here to stay 

But the man helped you when you helped yourself 

That meant going to rehab for your health 

Finally it went and blew your cork 

Heard you moved to the comfortable streets of New York 

And when my friends see me and come and ask 

"Yo, where's your brother at?" 

I'll be the first to splash 

"Yo, he's a basehead" 

(- Yo know who that was?) 

(- No.) 

(- The guy from De La Soul. Pos. Posdnuos.) 

(- Who?) 

(- You heard of De La Soul, right?) 

(- Right.) 

(- Well he was the one from De La Soul.) 

(- The one with the real nappy hair.) 

(- The one with... the dark-skinned one.) 

(- With the glasses?) 

(- Yeah.) 

(- (Background) Yeah, the ugly one!) 

(Fuck you bitch!) 

(And kept goin'...)