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Lifting Off
Talib Kweli

Lifting off

Lifting off

Lifting off, never been so high

I get on my plane and see planes go by

High enough to see the angels fly

Now that we back in the game, these lames gon' die

Lifting off, like the Mars rover or the weight on your shoulder

That held you down with the weight of a boulder

Whether a drug dealer baking the soda or a revolutionary soldier

We here for you yo, the waiting is over, cause we

Lifting off, off the ground, take you up in the clouds

Floating on the notes and tones

Until the condensation drip from my brow, we'll disappear in the crowd

Till I'm surrounded with sounds, count it down and we

Lifting off, five on it, used to the split the cost

Roll it up, take a hit and cough, relax

Keep reefer like a fifth of ros'

We make 'em dance like Kalashnikov, take 'em higher, we

Lifting off, light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they

Lifting off, light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they

Lifting off, I've never been so low

When I smoke, I don't wanna be dependent on the dro

For the happiness 'cause happiness should come from your soul

I sold myself, like at least you don't fuck with the blow

Lifting off, I tried to buy LSD

But a dred refused to sell it to me

He was like, well yeah, I got it, but that's a white man drug

Not for us, I said aight man, love, still I be

Lifting off, in the limelight, indication dazed

Shrooms had my mouth dry looking for the Gatorade

On a date with the high made me fade away

I left shorty at the table with a razor blade

Lifting off but see I'm getting off track

No tracks in my arms, I never fucked with the smack

Or the crack, only vice was the trees and the 'gnac

Until my man Jimmy got me onto Jack, throw it back and I'm

Lifting off light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they

Lifting off light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they

Lifting off, it's such a passionate high

No sense in passing it by

I'm like Inspectah Deck, the clouds are so far relaxed in the sky

Coming down, looking back in the Stuy', ain't no problem they

Lifting off on the daily behind the restoration plaza

Where they got a production of Alvin Ailey

At the theater named after Billy, she struggled with it too

If she was here right now she'd probably hit it too

Lifting off but still there's no excuse

Spread the myth that if I don't get high then I don't produce

These people acting like they want the truth

But the appearance of the truth is good enough

They don't want the proof

Huh, they get to too confused

They looking too confused, the pigeon flew the coop

I stay out the bubble but they keep me in the loop

Soon as I'm in the house it's through the roof and we

Lifting off light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they

Lifting off light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they

Lifting off, light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they

Lifting off light it up, take a blade, divide it up

It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up

Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up

'Cause they like the rush, when they lifting off

Lifting off

Lifting off

Lifting off

Lifting off

Lifting off

Lifting off


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