Outkast - Liberation Lyrics
And theres a, and theres aAnd theres a, and theres a, finnne.. linnneToo late to pray that Im on it..Ya, yeah, yeahhhh[outkast]Yall, uh-huh, yall[andre benjamin]And theres a fine line between love and hate you seeCame way too late, but baby Im on it..And theres a fine line between love and hate you seeCame way too late, but baby Im on it..Cant worry bout, what a nigga think now seeThats liberation and baby I want it..Cant worry bout, what anotha nigga thinkNow thats liberation and baby I want it..[big boi](let me hear it, let me hear it, let me hear those, let me hear those)How many times i, sit back and contemplateIm fresh off the dank, but Im tellin my story..My relationship, with my folks is give and takeAnd I done took so much, not givin my gloryNow have a choice to be who you wants to beIts left uppa to me, and my momma nem told me (yes she did)I said I have a choice to be who you wants to beIts left uppa to me, and my momma nem told me[cee-lo]No, nooo, nooooooooIm so tired, its been so long - struggling, hopelesslySeven and forty days.. heyyyOhhhh, I sacrifice every breath I breatheTo make you believe, Id give my life awayyyyOh lord, Im so tired, Im so tiredMy feet feel like I walked most of the road on my owwwwnAll on my owwwwn, weeeeeee..We alive or we aint livin, thats why Im givin until its goneCause I dont wanna be alone (I dont wanna be alone)I dont wanna be alone.. yeahhhheeeeeeIf theres anything I can say, to help you find your wayTouch your soul, make it whole, the same for you and i..Theres not a minute that goes by that I dont believeThat you die.. but I can feel it in the windThe beginning or the endBut people keep your head to the skyyyyy[singers in background over interlude]Shake that load off, shake that load off (16x)[erykah badu]Folk in your face, youre a superstarNiggaz hang around cause of who you areYou get a lot of love cause of what you gotSay they happy for you but they really notSell a lot of records and you roll a benzSwoll up in the spot, now you losin friendsAll you wanna do is give the world your heartRecord label tried to make you compromise your artYou make a million dollars, make a million moFirst class broad treat you like a nigga poYou wanna say wait! but youre scared to askAs your world starts spinning and its moving fastTryin to stay sane is the price of fameSpending your life trying to numb the painYou shake that load off and sing your songLiberate the minds, then you go on home..[big rube]I must admit, they planted a lot of thingsIn the brains and the veins of my strainMakes it hard to refrain, from the host of cocaineFrom them whores, from the flameFrom a post in the gameMakes it hard to maintain focusTheyre from the glock rounds, and lockdowns, and berriesThe seeds that sow, get devoured by the same locustsCause its a hard row to hoeIf your ass dont move, and the rain dont fallAnd the ground just dryBut the roots are strong, so some surviveSo youre surprised, now Im bustin criesYou got more juice than zeusSlangin lightnin tryin to frightenPlains dwellers, of the serengetiBut get beheaded when you falsely dreadedMelanin silicon and collagen injectedDissectin my pride, fool I dont wanna get it startedWe be the lionhearted, without a fantasyIts like that red sprite, you cant imagine itUnless you lookin at the canvas of lifeAnd not through the peephole of mortalitySingle minded mentalityGettin over on loopholesGettin paid two-fold on technicalitiesClickin your heels, scared to bust how you feelPack the steelPickin cotton from the killing fields with no toeI dont we in kansas no mo thoughMidwest or dirty southClean dressed or dirty mouthWhether robbin preachers or killin poor righteous teachersYou a scared demonShouldnt be allowed to spread semenAnd your cowardly lies never defyin the jackals who babbleRunnin with they pack, tail between your legsThough the man on your head say the storyAs you downplay your gloryCacklin, helpin the shacklin of your brethern happenJust by rappin..Libertad..