Talib Kweli - The Life Remix lyrics

Come on, it's like da-da-da Come on, it's like da-da-da Come on, it's like da-da-da, yeah [Mystic] This is for beautiful days manifested on the block Where the cops sit and watch with they hands on the Glock This is for solemn prayers, that uplift the soul And protect all people from the blisterin cold This is for soldiers and survivors, hustlers and the 9-to-5ers Those who know the sting of being raised without a father For those who know the beauty, that grows from pain Who knows the burn of hot tea is a cleansin thang This is for those who feed they baby with a welfare check But know the ASCAP is no help, don't mean to go and respect This is for yo' life and mine - reminders, we shine Supplement the nurishment to help you ease ya mind Cuz the life is trife, the life could might Break you down before you see the light So s**le with the soul, you were born to see tomorrow If you breakin from the way here's a peice that you can borrow From now until the end we're soul controllers of our life For all my people everywhere just know I love you right... [Hook] It's the life, the life, the life, the life The life, the life, the life, the life, yo' life My life - our life - it's just the life [Kam] A waste speakin to my pain, stress, and strife, n***a save ya breath Cuz out here, the way of life is the way of d**h Left without the Knowledge of Self, we can't escape from walkin dead (Hello?) So all we know is yellow tape, chalk, and lead And talkin heads, so busy stalkin bread we can't see The wool over our eyes and realize we ain't free My people is destroyed for the lack of knowledge But not the kind you find at public school or some cracker college Let's turn back the mileage (Reveal this mystery) Of how we been deprived by his-story of our glorious history That's why my sisters be hoein and my brothers be k**in Not knowin where they from or goin, just rollin with no feelin Gang bangin, stealin, doin dope, and dealin So we gon' getchu open singing, bringin hope and healin Now all these negative things, we gotta rise above This is The Life, otherwise known as The Love [Hook] It's the life, the life, the life, the life The life, the life, the life, the life, yo' life My life - our life - it's just the life The life, the life, the life, the life The life, the life, the life, the life, my life Yo' life - our life - it's just the life [Talib Kweli] You could lose ya life cuz you started out winnin (Uhh) Swimmin with a million s**m in the human race Where the end is the beginnin (Uhh) Religion'll have you believin you born into sinnin But if you know God like you know yo'self, who is they kiddin? (Word) Throwin salt in the game of life, you name ya price From the time ya head soft to the brain, till you walk with a cane My advice is to know ya worth, everyday go to work Hold up ya people till ya shoulders hurt Or they put you in the dirt, word Rollin earth goin through Heaven and Hell Livin for the brother not fel' and the others livin dead in the cell For the love, the Bloods, the Crips, who yell and cuss sh** is buff, take a club to the thugs who sellin d** s**in life out the ghetto the night is run by the metal The sun settle and get black, like when the pot caught the kettle And the freaks come out on the corners, play ya position From the kitchen to the pimpin we on a mission steady livin It's life [Hook] It's the life, the life, the life, the life The life, the life, the life, the life, yo' life My life - our life - it's just the life The life, the life, the life, the life The life, the life, the life, the life, my life Yo' life - our life - it's just the life {*scratching samples*} "Folks is askin is my life complicated..." "Folks is askin is my life complicated..." "..my life..m-m-my life...m-m-m-m-m-my life life..." "..my life..m-m-my life...m-m-m-m-m-my life life..." "..life..l-l-l-l-life..l-l-l-life..." "..life..l-l-l-l-life..l-l-l-life..." "..complicated..com-com-com-com..complicated..." "..complicated..com-com-com-com..complicated..."