[Talib So emcees focusin on black people extermination We it balanced with that knowledge of self, determination hot, we be blowin the spots, with conversations C'mon smooth it out like Soul Sensation
We in the house Japanese in Japan, or Koreans in Korea Head to Philly and Mumia with the Kujichagulia TRUE Singin is swingin and writin is fightin, but they got us clashin like titans it's not excitin No question, bein a man is demandin The fire's in my and the flames need fannin (3X)
With what? (Knowledge Of Self) Determination 4X*
Things I say and do, may not come quite My words may not convey just I'm feelin
[Talib Yes yes on, yes yes Knowledge Of Self is like life after With that you worry about your last breath Death comes, that's how I'm livin, the next days The flesh goes underground, the of life, flip the page Yo they me how old, we livin the same age I feel the rage of a million niggaz locked inside a At exactly point do you start to realize That life without knowledge is, in disguise? That's why, Knowledge Of Self is like after death Apply it, to life, let destiny manifest Different day, same confusion, we're gonna this shit and keep it movin, shed a little light Now y'all bloomin like a flower with the power of the Voices and drums original In the flesh presently my representation
With that (Knowledge Of Self) Determination 6X* - - - - these two parts - - - - I say and do, may not come quite through My words may not convey just what I'm 2X*
[Talib The most important time in history is, NOW, the So count your cause time can't define the essence But you stressin over and you follow the Roman calendar These enter Cona like Gattaca, you can bet tryin to lock you down like Attica, the African diaspora represents strength in numbers, a giant can't slumber I know you get that cheddar whatever Aiyyo I heard you twice the time money, get it together You must be History, you repeatin yourself out of the You keepin yourself your spiritual wealth That quick cash'll get your ass quick in houses of detention Inner-city concentration camps no one pays attention or mentions the ascension of death, til nothing's The young, gifted and Black are sprung to crack All my people where y'all at cause, y'all here And your using your mind as a canvas to paint fear With, broad brush strokes and of incarceration You get out of jail with that Knowledge of determination in ovation, cause you put the Hue in Human Cause and effect, everything you do and that's why I got in the face of hate Hands steady so the in the mental illustration is straight The thought you had even contemplate like figure eight there's no escape..
From that (Knowledge Of Self) Determination 4X*
Things I say and do, may not come through My words may not convey what I'm feelin 2X*
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Things I say and do, may not come through My words may not just what I'm feelin 2X*
What I'm feelin, what I'm feelin, ooooh, I'm feelin...