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Mos Def

Genres: Hip-Hop

This Means You Lyrics - Mos Def

Yo, we keep it type raw, and know exactly what we fight for 

When the nightfall come, we in the right war 

Cats who spill blood for a cause, not just because 

Defy the authority and follow god's law 

Revolutionary entrepeneurs, who make the fans 

Clap they hands and stompin the floor not start the applause 

Thank you very much, without further ado 

Let me introduce the rest of my crew, mos def! 

 

Yo, I am the world renowned, verb adjective adverb 

Pronoun preposition suffix prefix 

Original or remix, sunburst and eclipse 

Me and kwe' combine like strands on a double-helix 

My speech seasoned, with dialect of my region 

Booga-nam brooklyn bed-stuy eastern 

Where youth and policemen, they nah reach agreement 

Pressure in the mornin, pressure in the evenin 

 

You, need, to, get, up, right, now 

And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you 

You, you 

 

Yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah 

Alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah, yeah 

 

Things changed since we came out, been some shit in new york 

Niggaz stopped gettin jig in new york, bloods and crips in new york 

The y-2-k celebration wasn't big in new york 

Babylon live in new york, should I keep a crib in new york 

Or just v.i., to handle my b.i. 

When with my a-alikes we see with three eyes 

 

Yo kweli I agree I, was thinkin the same thing myself 

Smog in the city ain't no good for your health 

Things changed in new york, type strange in new york 

Forty-deuce don't look the same in new york 

Just politics, tricks and big games in new york 

Switched trains a writer can't get fame in new york 

Internet and wall street got paid in new york 

Poor folks and workin class got slayed in new york 

Even still, everyday they make weight in new york 

Flashlights lookin for a brighter day in new york 

In new york they say it's red hot 

Will the temperature ease up? black I guess not 

It's multi-lane traffic, no sign for rest stops 

No corner breaks, put on your gloves and just box 

No dance school to teach you to wop and bus stop 

Better get up in the booth, hop up and just rock 

If you think it's like that, it's not so just stop 

All mankind time runnin down on one watch, just watch 

 

If, you, are, just, coming, in, I, will 

Say it, once, more, so, you, can, hear, cause 

You, need, to, get, up, right, now 

And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you 

You, you 

 

Yo, mos def and talib kweli bring disaster to the industry 

We best-sellin authors writin great chapters in history 

These cats undercover like gay rappers dealin with mystery 

My platinum grey matter spray batter that's specifically 

Designed to make rappers break faster than eggshells in the mornin 

Inhaled the divine in that's laid dormant 

Water from the well stay pourin 

I answer back when I hear fate callin 

Freedom fighter ready to attack at the crack of a new day dawnin 

Way more than necessary skills for the application 

My flow is great like the lakes and it rocks like applachains 

My facts more than make up for what you lack in imagination 

You more confused than tiger woods when he made up cabalaysian 

I'm sayin! 

 

Break bounds like the jet concorde 

Win awards before I leave for my world award tour 

When they scream encore, that's when they want more 

Flow steadily, whether I'm on or off shore 

High potent, zone coastin, no jokin 

Safecracker sniff gon' keep the joint open 

Peep the focus, high resolution, high reception 

My "train of thought" connectin with my bredren from reflection like 

 

You, need, to, get, up, right, now 

And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you, again! 

You, need, to, get, up, right, now 

And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you, we goin 

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