Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song This Means You , by - Talib Kweli. Song from the album Scandalous, in the genre Рэп и хип-хопRelease date: 11.06.2018
Record label: Famous
Song language: English
This Means You |
| Sometimes, you gotta be direct with the people, y’know like. |
| Give it to 'em (c'mon) |
| Yo! |
| Give it to 'em |
| GET, UP, NOW! |
| 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 |
| (Ahhh ssssh! Yeah!) Thank you very much, without further adieu |
| 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 |
| {*scratching* Mos Def. |
| Kwe'-Kweli. |
| Hi Tek on the beat!. |
| brothers and sisters} |
| Chorus One: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli) |
| You, need, to, get, up, right, now |
| and, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you |
| You, you |
| Yeahh, alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah |
| Alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah, yeah-ehhhh |
| Uh, uh, uh, uh, yo, yo, yo 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 |
| Chorus Two: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli) |
| 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 |
| Chorus Three: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli) |
| 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 |
| New York Philly |
| Chicago Detroit |
| Miami D.C. |
| L.A. The world |
| London Amsterdam |
| Paris Japan |
| Any place that a human being might stand, we goin. |