Talib Kweli - The Express (Reflection Eternal) Lyrics
[Talib Kweli]"There comes a time-"Hi-Tek, who we rockin wit?"In every young mans life when-"That's right we rockin with the best"He must go out into the world"Ya ya ya yo yo[Verse 1]I don't just spit, I hauck loogies on these emcee flooziesY'all beggars can't afford to be choosyWanna bubble like jacuzzis, act bouigey, you watchin to many moviesThese cats is fruity and got it mixed up like smoothiesWho are we? Yours truly, fist in the air like HueySmoke 'em one-by-one like Lucy's, then we skate like 'ootyJust because yur rhymes is booty don't mean you "The shit"Yo my style is universal, I get around like orbitI got this all up in my veins, so ***** what you sayinYour stuck in the same frame of mind, ain't no duckin my rain,when it's times for storms to brew, I'm _Warning_ you like NotoriousBefore we bust, I won't be courteous,Even if ya moms is in the audience, I'm still the goriest,Road warrior, whose story is more glorious than EuphoriaAnd you got it all up in you, and ain't nobody stoppin youIf you don't believe us you could check out how we rock for you[Hook]Can't stop, don't stopRockin to the rhythem cuz II get down and (Brooklyn)I get down and (to put it down)I get down and I (Like UNI)I get down (The uptown)Gets down and sha-na-naCan't stop, don't stopRockin to the rhythem cuz II get down and (Cincinnati)I get down and (Madtown)I get down and (Detroit)I get down and (Chicago)Ah ah ah, sha-na-na[Verse 2]Kweli, that's me, the king, the emceeRhyme, get mine on the T-O-PCan another emcee ever ***** with me?(Hell no!) "Y'all niggas Tickle Me like Elmo"Yo I got hip-hop on deadlockYou wanna pose like models, you catchin headshotsMy roots extend to bedrock I stay groundedThe perfect balance, I found itAnd I got everybody feelin itMy aura shine like ice and ain't nobody stealin itAin't no need to say "Run your jewels" when I'm revealin it (True)And droppin it, on your stupid ass and not concealin it (Put it on 'em)Cats want you in the dark, no switch thatIn fact them cats want you in the pitch blackWhere the light switch at? This shit's wackYou try to get some "Get Back," that's how a ***** actSo sit back and observe these gentlemenWith that melanin, we see through the swine like gelatinSo never question my relevance, manifestin all elementsTake hip-hop and develop it, by injectin intelligenceWackness, you don't just smell of it, you reek in itWe stay feakin it, so the title we keepin itHi-Tek is the best kept secret since Diamond DKweli consider me the opitimy of emceeSo you know what that mean to me - eternally we stand out,and make them other dudes look like scenery"Won't stop""Doin it..real""Hip-Hop..."<--Havoc (Mobb Deep)[Hook]Cuz we can't stop, don't stopRockin to the rhythem cuz II get down and (Zimbabwe)I get down and (Nigeria)I get down and (In Japan)I get down and (And Cuba gets down)Sha-na-na (And Jamaica gets down)[Verse 3]Its the Reflection Eternal ('Ternal)To universal for rehearsalNo commercials, still we make shit pop like kernalsFrom Quinn Shore to MyrtleWhether you stay sober or more pissy than a urinal,my illness is terminal, it's disgustinThe way we be, shuttin down the functionI make my name end any emcee discussion (Who?)Outta whose whips more fatter, who rock the most iceWhile my subject matter shatter your whole concept of niceYou can look throughout history books to see whose liverI'm prehistoric, got the Eye of the Sabertooth Tiger tooRip into the flesh of the track,counterattack before you act with insightI see clear you blind as a batDwellin in caves, tellin the slaves what'chu think they wanna hearI swear, my aunt told me the definition of fear is,'***** everything and run,' that's what you didBut the party just begun and we rockin 'til we see the sunCan't stop "Make a choice"Don't stop "Brooklyn, New York City" <--Talib (BlackStar)Won't stop "Chicago"Cuz I, I get down and (Everybody)I get down and..Can't stop"Cincinnati!"Don't stop"L.A."Yo we won't stop"Southeast to west-"Cuz I, get down andGet down andGet down andCan't stop, don't stopRockin to the rhythem cuz II get down and (Atlanta gets down)I get down and (L.A. get down)I get down and (Illadelph get down, and the Bay)It's like sha-na-naCan't stop..
