Haile Selassie Lyrics - Singles - Lupe Fiasco

High, haile selassie 

High 

Haile Selassie 

High, high as an osprey 

I'm driving 

Poseidon you tried to stop me, from diving 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

As I float 

Brand new shelf for my goods 

Tattoos all on my coast 

Throughout history 

It has been the inaction of those who could have acted 

The indifference of those who should have known better 

The silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most 

This, has made it possible for evil to triumph 

Selassie 

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Man's limitation, transfiguration 

I can dance done at the welcome to the demo 

Modern man comes to the weddin' in the limo 

Mixin' doves with the rice rain 

Uncle Ben's off the rails on the night train 

And that storm took us to the platform, pushas 

Back to the bachelor's backdoor, unhook us 

Hope this track take you back to where the fat girl pushed us 

And that's very old like Blackberry Bold but the juice 

Sweeter than where the party at, or 

Releasing these niggas from the rooms, and 

Leavin' these niggas on the loose, or 

Keepin' these niggas in the coops, and 

Leavin' these niggas on the noose, free! 

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Haile Selassie 

High, high as an osprey 

I'm driving 

Poseidon you tried to stop me, from diving 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

As I float 

Brand new shelf for my goods 

Tattoos all on my coast 

Then until the philosophy which holds one race superior 

And another inferior 

Is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned 

That until there's no longer 

First class and second class citizens of any nation 

Until the color of a man's skin 

Is of no more significant than the color of his eyes (Haile Selassie) 

Yeah, to the limit 

The limit in the Methadone clinic 

Ridin' with the pack like a Pelitan 

Flyin' with the sack in the trap like the pregnant 

As it breaks in the backs from the cracks that we step upon 

If I triple my worth will it cripple my mom? 

If I simple my search will it mental my calm? 

Will it hurt if I give you my palm? 

To tell it and don't put a nail in it 

How you gonna see the world if you wailin' 

And readin' my palms like there's braille in it 

Is it the trail or the forest? 

Or the forest with the trail in it? 

That's a sail with a 12 in it 

Water coming through from impalin' it (Water can do nothing for me now) 

Nothin' left of the boat but my hose 

Still I fill up the world and I float, like 

Haile Selassie 

High, high as an osprey 

I'm driving 

Poseidon you tried to stop me, from diving 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

As I float 

Brand new shelf for my goods 

Tattoos all on my coast 

A qualified man with vision 

Unmoved by daily selfish interests 

Led to right decisions by his conscience 

In general, a man who knows from whence he comes 

And where he's going 

Will cooperate with his fellow human beings 

He will not be satisfied with merely doing his ordinary duties 

But will inspire others by his good example 

You are being watched by the nation 

And you should realize 

That you, will satisfy it if you do good 

But on the contrary, you do evil, 

It will lose its hope and confidence in you 

Selassie 

H-h-h-how'd you like 'em wide 

On the side of the colonize 

Swimmin' in the street, fell asleep on my mama thighs 

Blockin' out the noise that destroys little boys 

Live enjoy, ships ahoy, get deployed by the rock-a-byes 

D-d-d-deep into the sea of my dreams 

Lyin' fall asleep at the feet of my queen 

Hawk comin' right to the beat of your wings 

Song for the Ethiopian King, Haile 

Haile Selassie 

High, high as an osprey 

I'm driving 

Poseidon you tried to stop me, from diving 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

As I float 

Brand new shelf for my goods 

Tattoos all on my coast 

Haile Selassie 

High, high as an osprey 

I'm driving 

Poseidon you tried to stop me, from diving 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

Lookin' for my 

As I float 

Brand new shelf for my goods 

Tattoos all on my coast