Kool Moe Dee - Rise 'n' Shine Lyrics
[ intro: kool moe dee ]And yes yallThe sounds that you hearIs gonna be so rareYou have no fearCause three live brothers are hereWe got krs-one from boogie down productionsSpecial shout to melodieWe got my man chuck d in the house from public enemyAnd I am kool moe deeSo are - you - ready?[ verse 1: kool moe dee ]Are you ready, to elevateAs I rhyme on time youll illuminateHard as diamond, knowledge shininIts that time and its all in the timin400 years blood, sweat and tearsThe rain is over, and the sun is hereYeah, bright and clear, countdown to the yearNo fear, cause Im in thereHoldin my mic like the staff of raBringin true light after darkBrothers are live, but still unbornIts almost morn and its time to mournSee the light like a crack of dawnThe comatosed and the cracked are re-bornReurgitatin the garbage were fedCause this time dawn is dawn of the dead[ chorus ]Aint that funky?(yeah, thats funky)Aint that funky?(yeah, thats funky)Aint that funky?(yeah, thats funky)Rise and shineAint that funky?(yeah, thats funky)Aint that funky?(yeah, thats funky)Aint that funky?(yeah, thats funky)Get up[ verse 2: kool moe dee ]I rise and shine like the sun on the oneWe dance together, we overcomeA wake-up call to wake up allStand up tall, get up and get up, yallClap your hands in jubilation, meditationRecreation, procreation of the mindIf you seek, well findBorn two times, but still one of a kindLearn your past, find your pathThe truth is infinite, like mathCountdown to the year 2000The thought alone is arousinWhen we see our way with the third eyeRise with the sun and think with a birds eyeView, as I watch our exodusWhen the higher conscious connect its just[ variations of chorus ][ verse 3: kool moe dee ]The microphone is my funky scepterWhen I speak on beat Im tryin to connect usTo whats left us messed upEgos dressed up, got us effed upYou see onto instead of intoYou see what you want to, instead of what you been throughYou can take the rhyme I sayRead it, hand it, see em three waysCombine the rhyme to anyone of nineFor some still the light wont shineYou can take a shot in the dark, but keep missinYou aim with one eye, you just dont listenCause see, in the dark you need all threeYour eyes are ears when you hear what you seeThe five senses are all correlatedThe sixth and seventh is how you elevate it[ variations of chorus ][ verse 4: krs-one ]Ring-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-dingThis a krs with a different somethingWhat, come in a dance and we come down for singThis a krs me say - come!Nuff slaveships come from africaFull of africans, sold in americaNow you want me to call myself americanEven though america kill di africanCheck it, white man is europeanAnd blackman is africanWhite man never say euro-americanSo why should the blackman say afro-american?If the blackman is american with a afroThen the white man is american with a long noseIt should be long-nose-american for the white manJump around and move your bottomWhat[ variations of chorus ][ verse 5: chuck d ]Make no mistake, we dont shake or stutterSo heed the word of the brothersWho makes a boy into a manIts the job of another manWho knows his role as a fatherHe bothers to give his son his soulAnd pass it on, to never frontCause papa dont raise no punksGot to make it know and to pass it downYeah, sounds like a job for the brotherman nowGot to help a mother for meEach one teach one, if you cant find oneTalk to the little onesAnd youll see theyll listenTo few while missinPeace, to rise and shine
