Mos Def - Victory Lyrics
mos def:(getting louder)this is for all of youthis is for all of youthis is for all of youfor all of youALL OF YOUALL!every since i was small, i played the wallthe loner type, even as a little tike(singing)while the other little kids were out at play,i was home wishing for a rainy dayyay..(/singing)i didn't have friends cuz i barely even spokemy head was mad out on a ill uni flowsurrounded outside by thievs and crooksi found a little peace in stars and booksmy outside contact was limitedcuz i was different and heads couldn't get wit it(singing)i used to get mistaken ?? ?? when all i ever really wanted was somelove???remember drew back many tears??? that i kept inside for so many yearsall but galactic intuition, i learned the skill of being self sufficientheads got live, while i took the traini watched the sky and let the daytime fade(/singing)go through whole twenty four hrs is sorrowrole lay down and do the shit all again tomorrowkeepin compsure is a way ??to burden??and smiling in your face ??while my chess is hurtin'??i wanna be nice but that shit ain't worth itturn off the light draw the curtainwill i find peace, son, i'm not certain(singing)in dark quiet places feelings go,beating you down all hard and slow oh ohh ohhh ohh ohh....(/singing)(CHORUS[spoken above eachother])DCQ(Ces in brackets):(i'm tired of all these devils)victory is not granted to the swift and mighty, know what i'm saying? (that'swhat the devil wants. it wants you to be afraid)you can get hot but can you sustain the heat? (that's how you lose your power)things that rise to quickly fall even faster (maintain maintain maintain)(maintain maintain maintain)things that rise to quickly fall even faster (maintain maintain maintain)Ces:the night brings courage and solutionsimages and dramatic conclusionsi playback a hundred thousand scenescut the proper sneer and practise being mei've taken too many a lostman ***** patience it's time to excersice thoughtit's the last thing heads would expectif they wont' give it to me i'm taking my respectand i'm using all means at handbecause apparently mother*****as don't understandthey don't know the fury behind the meeknessmistaking my kindness for weakness well peep this(singing)it's a brand new day(/singing)and we gon do it this waycall me MD with with revenge prognosisi'm handing out justice in powerful dosescoming out the deck with aces and jokersflushing whoever comes closeststicktly hands over ears when you try to make amendsi've got my pad and pencil who the hell needs friendsyou think i'm on some shit, you god damn rightmy area of peace is like mad and tightattempt to tresspass my radius and we gon' have to fightmy heart is too heavy for you to take me lighti exit sufferers status so if you thought otherwise imma let you knowthat when the tables turn they moving hard and slow(CHORUS) repeat x2
