Lyrics From A Distance - Markis Precise, Talib Kweli

From A Distance

From a distance, I can tell a slave from a master
Avoiding all distasters 'cause I be thinking much faster
From a distance, I can see that Russia tryna hack us
Sarah Palin can see Russia from Alaska
From a distance, I can see the change in the horizon
Can you hear me now?
I’m like Verizon
From a distance, you can see the smoke when it’s rising
And when you see the smoke, there’s fire
From a distance, we fire off a shot for the resistors
Participating resistance by merely existing
From a distance, the enemies of freedom tryna defeat us
Tryna bleed us, but freedom in the vein like intravenous
From a distance, they still tryna pick off all the leaders
But put so much distance in between us, they lookin' over their shoulders
From a distance, you see an argument with a wise man and a fool
If you can’t tell who’s who, you should come a little closer
Yo they tryin' me, why do they lie to me
I be all that I can be
I feelin' all type of free, got soldiers to ride with me
As far as the eye can see
So you should think twice before testing your life
Ay yo they definitely try to run up
They sealin' they fate, when you’re dealin' with race
I’m a long distance runner
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
As the drive get longer, the butterflies in your stomach will get stronger
Now if I’m sweet on you, my heart will skip a beat
But if you ain’t complete then give me fifty feet
Back up so I can love you from a distance
Act up, I cut you off without the scissors
What is this, we go through trouble like two lovers do
It’s hard to take an L, I’m used to W’s
Cuttin' through the madness, nothing new that’s the average day
Wait to civilize to base my life on what a savage say
This life ain’t for the weak unless it’s Saturday to Saturday
The magistrate with the place that the real DJs have to play
You wanna stay in the loop, don’t ya?
You want people to hear the truth, don’t ya?
Well then come a little closer
Don’t play yourself, question the curators of the culture
Yo they tryin' me, why do they lie to me
I be all that I can be
I feelin' all type of free, got soldiers to ride with me
As far as the eye can see
So you should think twice before testing your life
Ay yo they definitely try to run up
They sealin' they fate, when you’re dealin' with race
I’m a long distance runner
Yo they tryin' me, why do they lie to me
I be all that I can be
I feelin' all type of free, got soldiers to ride with me
As far as the eye can see
So you should think twice before testing your life
Ay yo they definitely try to run up
They sealin' they fate, when you’re dealin' with race
I’m a long distance runner