Talib Kweli - Lunchroom Classics (Makeba Mooncycle) Lyrics
[Talib Kweli]Yo, fourth period, everybody meet me in the lunchroomI'm saying, the Drum Society comin in thereYou know I'm saying, Hi-Tek gonna be thereI think Makeeba gonna be there too (Yo Kwa!)Know what I'm saying, ah man, ah manDefinitely, definitely-definitely-definitelyYo, yo-yo-yo, yo... Reflection Eternal, Makeba Mooncycle[Makeba Mooncycle]Yo-yo, Yo-yo, I come before ya bearing skillsGet you off like cheap thrillsSome may deny me, because of lack of faithI bring true lyrics, straight to your faceHere's a brand new testament, written by meCo-written by Makeba and Eternal Kweli (Kweli)Constant meditation last longer than durationProper education is mind levitationTo stimulate quite simpleI clear all paths like Christ and the temple[Talib Kweli]Coming with the skills that's essentialTo even mention Brooklyn as the residentialUgh, the pictions be graphicCause how we be livin is tragicSo I take your imagination and I stretch it like elasticUgh, some people treat oppurtunity like a blunt and pass itI see the mic as my oppurtunity and so I grab it (hold it)Mentally I live lavishly I cherish the heredityThat's preparin me to be a revolutionary till they bury meCarry me in your thoughts foreverThe way I put words together you treasureAy-yo, whatever the weather instead of clever I'm betterCause I seize the time with reason and rhyme[Makeba Mooncycle]Sometimes I flip the different flavorsThis old school mama came ta save yaCause I'm to old to scold, betterI like, ya know, puttin hearts on holdBut pay ya hand for the foldWaiting to be taught, here's a whiff of holy breathI bring pain to your chestLET'S CIVILIZE THE PEOPLEHang up your petty egosI've got a shield on my back cause people carry blades (true)Getting caught off guard leaves you in a shallow graveNow here comes the ruler of the night, better known as the moonBobbin with J-Rawls animated like a 'toonChorus: Kweli and Mooncycle[T.B.] This for the kids cuttin up in the lunchroom[Both] I pulled your card like spades and spit with major shit The ill pitch you afraid to hit, it's like that[M.M.] Here we go[T.B.] Here we go[M.M.] Come on[T.B.] Uh, come on*repeat from here we go**repeat all*[Talib Kweli]This song is like a baby being born (yes)It'll stay in your head long after I'm physically goneThen the rest of the flesh is left for the vultureMakin me the anti-hero of the counter-cultureDo you remember what you was doin when you first heard this?[Makeba Mooncycle]I was singin to my sis, that's deeper than abyssIt took the French to kiss, German demolishFeed the world from my breasts, a written conquestLyrics are like permanent stainsNow you're usin' both sides of your brainCause you never should go against the grainActing like puppets, I own the stringAddicitive like coke, is the real thingCheck out the wisdom, that I bringChurch bells are ringinIts the truth I'm speakinFreak it like Sodom and GomorrahCheck my holy ora, the reflection in my orderCauses me to slaughterDisect like biology, cover the Earth like water[Talib Kweli]It's like sometimes cats like wanna be all up in your psychologyNo stoppin me or my man Hi-TeknologyFollow me through global economies, start thinkin logicallyBe passionate you gotta be, your soul is your propertyOn that you could place a bet before I make you face your deathMake you rectrace your steps to exact place you slipped(Right there) To battle would be a waste of breathBut see you chasin rep and you got hit so hardthey had to replace your chestYou on the floor carrowing, turn your punk ass overYou see me towering, my mic grip tighter than the boaYou microscopic like protozoa or amoebasSlower than molasses so they call you specialMakeba, yo, what they want, a medal?Chasin crimes like Hantzel and Gretel when the dust settleEvery one of these cats who got gas like pedals, got deflatedJ-Rawls, Makeba, Kweli anticipatedNew shit cause your style's so old it depreciated {*echoes*}You lost your value, moneyChorus[Both] I pulled your card like spades and spit with major shit The ill pitch you afraid to hit, it's like that[M.M.] Here we go[T.B.] Here we go[M.M.] Come on[T.B.] Uh, come on*repeat from here we go**repeat all*
