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