Kweli say, "Everybody act according to the season that they born in" Some are the night, some are the morning, some at noon Some in winter, some in June It's our code, it's the natural The science is a jewel For me and mines, yours and you Let's move, tell you a little about mine, yo I was born in a season where the world was quiet and cold Celebrations were going on Some were happy, some were sad Some felt bad from being good Some felt good from being bad, feelings pass and change But they never leave, they here to stay Holiday, holiday, happy birthday Teenage love, the first cut run deep Soul on flesh, this is the Brooklyn streets Year of the Ox, seven and three M.D., the history (come on) Every soul's got one of these (yes) It's where you been and where you be And without understanding you cannot proceed Complete, the start and the end Then it just go round again Again and again, brand new Again and again, so fresh Again and again, newness I was born in the decade of decadence where they worship what they have Ford was president, do the math The war was ended when the Vietnamese stormed the city of Saigon We was like, bye; we was gone, let bygones be bygones I'm gone, spread love, it's the Brooklyn way Where the hug you with the firearm, try it on Like new school clothes, Black Star official Smash when we do a show, it's facts, no mystery I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy I rock with the Roots like the Giving Tree Powerful, bigotry at work, me and my people got history These rappers dumb it down considerably We get it poppin' like a hit chorus The flow is historic, they can't get rid of us Ubiquitous, and we lay the law like Leviticus Ten years ago we made history so they missing us
[Outro] And don't call it comeback in particular We will never blend into ephemera or Fade into peripheral, transition of the minister's original We're broadcast clear without diminishing Black Star so tight, burning soul temperatures and ministers Alkalines, aminos and minerals essentials Served over Dilla time signatures It's miracle material, remember it's right now foreverness
[00:02.11]Kweli say, "Everybody act according to the season that they born in" [00:07.36]Some are the night, some are the morning, some at noon [00:12.15]Some in winter, some in June [00:15.48]It's our code, it's the natural [00:20.22]The science is a jewel [00:22.27]For me and mines, yours and you [00:25.40]Let's move, tell you a little about mine, yo [00:31.29]I was born in a season where the world was quiet and cold [00:34.50]Celebrations were going on [00:36.65]Some were happy, some were sad [00:38.90]Some felt bad from being good [00:40.59]Some felt good from being bad, feelings pass and change [00:43.72]But they never leave, they here to stay [00:46.22]Holiday, holiday, happy birthday [00:48.22]Teenage love, the first cut run deep [00:50.58]Soul on flesh, this is the Brooklyn streets [00:53.77]Year of the Ox, seven and three [00:56.11]M.D., the history (come on) [00:59.00]Every soul's got one of these (yes) [01:01.40]It's where you been and where you be [01:03.38]And without understanding you cannot proceed [01:05.65]Complete, the start and the end [01:09.26]Then it just go round again [01:14.36]Again and again, brand new [01:16.94]Again and again, so fresh [01:19.13]Again and again, newness [01:21.43]I was born in the decade of decadence where they worship what they have [01:24.29]Ford was president, do the math [01:26.45]The war was ended when the Vietnamese stormed the city of Saigon [01:29.23]We was like, bye; we was gone, let bygones be bygones [01:31.86]I'm gone, spread love, it's the Brooklyn way [01:35.14]Where the hug you with the firearm, try it on [01:37.54]Like new school clothes, Black Star official [01:39.97]Smash when we do a show, it's facts, no mystery [01:42.36]I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy [01:44.93]I rock with the Roots like the Giving Tree [01:46.87]Powerful, bigotry at work, me and my people got history [01:49.77]These rappers dumb it down considerably [01:51.57]We get it poppin' like a hit chorus [01:53.75]The flow is historic, they can't get rid of us [01:55.98]Ubiquitous, and we lay the law like Leviticus [01:58.79]Ten years ago we made history so they missing us [02:00.10] [02:01.43][Outro] [02:01.14]And don't call it comeback in particular [02:03.25]We will never blend into ephemera or [02:05.54]Fade into peripheral, transition of the minister's original [02:08.47]We're broadcast clear without diminishing [02:10.67]Black Star so tight, burning soul temperatures and ministers [02:13.55]Alkalines, aminos and minerals essentials [02:16.33]Served over Dilla time signatures [02:18.34]It's miracle material, remember it's right now foreverness
