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Starry Night
17. Quincy Jones & Mac Mall
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Starry night
An unknown creation
Written by and from the archives of Tupac Shakur
Dedicated to the memory of Vincent van Gogh
A creative heart obsessed with satisfying
This dormant and uncaring society
You have given them the stars at night
And you have given them bountiful bouquets of sunflowers
But for you there's only contempt
Though you pour yourself into that frame and present it so proudly
This world could not accept your masterpieces from the heart
So on that starry night
You gave to us and you took away from us
The one thing we never acknowledged
Your life, your life, your life
Yeah
Game laid down by Q
You know what I'm sayin', vocals by Rasheeda
Fly beat by QD3
It flows by the M-A-C y'all, Mr. M-A-C Mall
Starry night, your life
You gave to us and took away from us
Starry night, your life
You gave to us and took away from us
Watch me live my art
Writing words from my soul and blood
And speak the truth on everything I love
I'll probably sacrifice my life
And send my message through mics
It's like a war drum calling soldiers at night
It's bigger than music, I spit it straight from the heart
So it's cold and dark and deep like the universe
But we're all no star
It's for your entertainment but it's my life y'all
And I can't rewind, fast forward or press pause
But when you give your all it's like the fans demand more
And after the tour I sit alone like before
And when your name is hot it's all love, the world is yours
But when you fall off you get ignored
Starry night, your life
You gave to us and took away from us
You on the cover of the magazine
Flossing on the TV screen
Toasting with the champagne
Playing life like a game
Loaded in the limousine
Love to hear the fans scream
Swimming with the sharks now
Ain't no love, money king
People got they hands out
But ain't nobody lending hands
Can you really blame them for trying to get what they can?
Late nights, bright lights, lust and lies
And anything goes under the Hollywood sign
Where you might lose your soul and who knows what you'll find
But go 'head man, we all wanna shine
But go 'head man, we all wanna shine
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Starry night, your life
You gave to us and took away from us
Starry night, your life
You gave to us and took away from us
You know
When I was young I prayed to get in this game
You know, to hold this microphone in my hand
I asked the man upstairs
Let me rock a crowd one day
You know, let people out there feel the way I feel through my music
Like my homeboy Tupac did, for sure
And he gave that to me
But he didn't, he didn't, he didn't let me know about all the
Shady shit that's in, in between
You and your dream, you know?
See it's more than the music
I spit it from the heart
So sometimes it's cold and it's dark
But it's raw
And that's how I'ma bring it to you every time
You know?
Starry night, your life
You gave to us and took away from us
Starry night, your life
You gave to us and took away from us
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