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Mood Swing
Asheru Ft. Talib
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[Intro: Asheru (Talib Kweli)
You can't run to every new thing under the sun
You be a jack of all trades and a master of none
Mood swingin' (La-la-la-la-la, mood swing)
(La-la-la-la-la, mood)
(La-la-la-la-la, mood swing)
(La-la-la-la-la, mood)
Soon come, you will understand
The motivation of a man gettin' the underhand
A local yokel on a mission to get global
Lettin' my vocals amass to some total
And keep the point focal, you hear me but you don't listen
You think it's easy bein' put in this position?
I freak speech but still don't wanna preach
Just speak thought and stimulate movement out of them seats
Grab your gat, hit the streets, that's the rally cry, the war horn
The acab' is, some cats is spiritually war torn
Environment, so I'm leadin' a community movement
And I don't need money for me to make a community improvement
Tell me what you stand for
Will you settle for less or do you have the strength to demand more?
Only time will tell what this new world brings
Revolution's in order, check the mood swing
Swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, swing
Low like Sweet Chariot, what I say make my voice
Deep as Barry's get, carry it like a torch
Give birth to rhymes, then meet beats, then I marry 'em off
Have a divorce if the track is wack (Please)
My rhyme's a rollin' stone
Home is where the hi-hat is at, it's on its own
Maybe one day it'll settle down
It ain't no good, it's all better now
Come on, let it out
Mood swing, changin' the way we do things is a good thing
Listen to the whole hood sing as they go (La-la-la-la-la)
Yeah, as they go (La-la-la-la-la)
Uh, no fear, no doubt, and no worry
Everything in its own time, there's no hurry
Mood swingin' (Swingin'), mood swing swingin' (Swingin')
Mood swingin' (Swingin'), mood swing swingin' (Swingin')
Me and baby in the rental
She talkin' gentle, hit the hotel, the presidential
Sweet, kisses on the temple make her feel special
Light a candle, sayin', "God, it's in the sentimental"
Mood is right with the light just so I could see
Begin to set the pace for what we gon' get into
My fingers is lyrics, his back is the instrumental
Ancient secrets, Indian, Oriental
Blackin' out, doin' shit I can't rap about
Passin' out, wakin' up, not awake, awake enough
To take it up a non-stop
Lovers and friends never know if we could love again
I said, "We gotta leave," she asked if she could come again
I had to meet Asheru at the studio, I'm runnin' late
You know I hate to make a nigga wait but, damn, baby
You look good in the summertime
Give me some of yours, I'ma give you some of mine
Yo, Kweli, I remember bein' in the same dilemma
Hip-hop was number one, my girl was number one contender
The great pretender with a whole different agenda
Until I make it big, life is one long gig
Mood swing like Ella or Coltrane
It's classic like Soul Train and timeless, just like this rhyme is
So all of y'all bandwagon the campaign
Grab a hold of that mood swing and do the damn thing
Mood swing, changin' the way we do things is a good thing
Listen to the whole hood sing as they go (La-la-la-la-la)
Yeah, as they go (La-la-la-la-la)
Uh, you can't run to every new thing under the sun
You be a jack of all trades and a master of none
Mood swingin', swingin', mood swing swingin'
Mood swingin', swingin', mood swing swingin'
I'm an outlet, a front up for shit you ain't figured out yet
A resource, I pivot your efforts on the right course
The teacher, doin' whatever it takes to reach ya
All of it's in me, no really, it's in me
A good brother, lovin' son, a great lover
I'm a truth seeker on a quest, not a believer
I'm an MC for all of the world to see
And you got my word on it, I put the herd on it
That we rep shit, it's the least to be expected
Fuck that prep shit, jump on stage like we connected
From the same minds, sayin' the same things at the same time
Backstage rappin' like gettin' ready for game time
We a family and ain't nothin' goin' to change that
For better or worse like somebody prearranged that
The way it is, the way it always will be
So I can be still and still be
Soon come, we will witness a shift in consciousness
And Black music is one of our greatest accomplishments
One day, our names'll live on as monuments
So that our kids can hold up they heads with confidence
That's when a nation will rise and realize that
Life without knowledge is the death of your stile
The answer to my comprehension is just too complex
One minute from the next, go from happy to vexed
Mood swing, yeah
See, change is good sometimes, but
Mood swing, yeah
It's time for the essence of rhyme
Time to mood swing, take it on back
Mood swing, mood swing, mood swing
Mood swing with me, oh, la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la
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