Common - Yelling Away (feat. Kweli) Lyrics
(featuring Zap Mama & Talib Kweli)[Talib]Ok, its the emcee extraordinaire Talib KweliChillin on Soundbombing 3, with my peoplesFrom the East, Cypha Soundz, from West, Mr. ChocThis is how we do it, I got y'all back, y'all got mineLet's do this- no more music mother*****ers[laughing][Zap Mama- Chorus]Yelling, yelling, yelling awayGoing, going, going awayAnd fly, away[Talib]Yo, fly in itBlue skies the limit, the skies infiniteIt reflect in the eyes of those who try to send spies in itCapture the sun if they could, but they go blind by itLook in the sky and I see Africa's eyes in itThe land is dry like the cry in'finiteThe tear we shed grow to fruit til the eye replenishThe industry wanna try to give my rhyme a sentenceBehind bars with my rhymes diminished, they tryna end usBut all them clowns do is give my mind a senateTo watch my people's enemy die in my presenceFly away on the highest adventure out on the lineAnd enter the gate of Zion, need to decide who sent em'I went through the jungle (yeah)Stalking like a black panther, rap's answer to that cancerChoking the life out the hoodThey won't let a man emancipate his peopleThis refreshing like the spray of the bay in Puerto Rico[Chorus] x2[Zap Mama]All the things, you desireEarth...wind...water, fireThese elements hammer nice togetherSee, you can find it thereFind it there[Chorus] x2[Common]Yo, I came into this world as the ***** truthA little baby girl, trying to make it throughThrough this earth, wind, fire and waterThat I'm someone's daughterCadence of divine orderSorta sent to let the people know their times spentIt's precious and we can't keep our minds bentOn just the pleasures of sex, drugs, wine, breadIn essence, we one with the environmentThough I've been here, less than a yearBeing so close to god, I guess I haven't learned the fearWhen I heard nature telling me, time to come homeTold my mind this is the path for you to walk, not to run onUnderstand the night, to reach a higher dayFollow yourself so you can fly away (fly away)Fly away dawg, fly away dawg, fly away dawg, fly away dawg[Zap Mama]You are feeling, the stressBut in life, you're truly blessedGo...for...nothing lessSpread your wings and fly awayFly away[Chorus] x4[Zap Mama]Go...for...nothing less (x3)
