Talib Kweli - Favela Love Lyrics
[Intro: Talib]Uh uh, yea yea uh uhTurn the music up, uh uhYea yea, yea yea, yea yeaOkay okay, we almost thereLet's go let's go, uh uhYea yea, yea yea, yeah, yeah, yeah[Seu Jorge]? tudo nossoConex?o Brasil, Estados Unidos? pra chapar rap?...Eu tenho o prazer de dizer que tou ahhhAqui agora para cantar para voc?, para balan?arSe voce quiser, pode chegar, pode dancarOhhhhhhhh[Talib Kweli]Last night I had a dream that was so realI woke up in a cold sweat, it felt so I'llI stared into the face of an angeltainted by the city, you ain't from this place it'll change youWalkin by, I thought I was slyOffered to try, at first I thought she was shy'Til I saw this guy at the bar talkin to her recklessShe ignored him, cast a glance in my direction, started dancin to my section... Her body flyer than a jet pilotWhat a smile and the eyes like wet violetsThey flutter by like the wings of the butterflyKeep it tight, Eva Mendes in "The Other Guys"Got me in another zone - they call her Sunshine like"Put your mother on the phone, I ain't comin home"Put a deposit on a place in her heartAll along she a place from the startMy favela love, man I fell in love, man I fell in loveMan I fell in love, man I fell in loveMan I, man I fell in loveMan I, man I, uh[Chorus: Seu Jorge]Ehhhh, a gente e' desse jeito mesmo e' diferenteEhhhh, e' brasileiro e' swingueiro, ? coracoaEhhhh, a gente e' que bota fe' na vida pode cre'Tamo ai' para viver para encarar(Ehhh) A vida pro que der e vierE' nois que ta' na fita agora pode creBrasil crescendo a gente ta' a? para aparecerSe voce quiser colar com a gente, n?o tem nada n?oA gente vai correndo junto nessa mesma uni?oBrasil o povo de mistura raca pe' no ch?oObjectividade na vontade de crescer[Talib Kweli]A feeling of panic engulfin the whole planetYet my words are slow dancin, my language is romanticVocabulary that's bustin your capillariesMy freedom'll taste sweeter than juices of blacker berriesMy adversaries speak I'll of my name, I'm so sickAttack is very guerilla, my game is so pimpEverything fall into place, it's gravitationalProfit stay in the black, the shade is so un-fadeableHealthy relationship make your other ones betterI'm Lee Scratch Perry, they call me the upsetterFor the cheddar get the bread upMr. International call it the bruschetta, the spiritual newsletterI wish you knew the arc of the story and knew your partYou're lookin into my heart or just lookin to be a partFrom a boss in my prime, look how we crossin the finish lineHow you tired, I stay wired like I was offered a line[Chorus][Talib Kweli]Uh, uhI don't wanna bang it or beat it, hit it or stab itYou're listenin to voodoo, I call it the black magicYou jammin up the traffic, you bubble, it don't stopIt might blow up but it won't go pop"Pow!" That's the sound like onomatopoeiaGot me floatin when you (Rockin My Boat) like you AaliyahGot them African features like people out in BahiaMix tobacco with the reefer like you was a EuropeanWhen I leave I'm gonna miss you, (Official) like KardinalTrust I'll come back and I'll visit for carni-valWhen I come back around, take me out on the townAnd you can show me how you put it downMy favela love, man I fell in love, man I fell in loveMan I fell in love, man I fell in loveMan I, man I fell in loveMan I, yea, yea yea...[Chorus - latter half]
