This Means You chords by Talib Kweli, Hi-tek, Reflection Eternal
Verse 1
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Yo, we
keep it type raw,
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and know exactly what we fight for
When the nightfall come,
we in the right war
Cats who spill blood for a cause,
not just because
Defy the authority and follow
god's law
Revolutionary entrepeneurs, who
make the fans
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Clap they hands and stompin the floor
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not start the applause
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Thank you very much,
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without further ado
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Let me introduce the rest
of my crew, mos def!
Verse 2
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Yo, I am the world renowned, verb
adjective adverb
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Pronoun preposition suffix prefix
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Original or remix, sunburst and eclipse
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Me and kwe'combine
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like strands on a double- helix
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My speech seasoned,
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with dialect of my region
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Booga- nam brooklyn
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bed- stuy eastern
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Where youth and policemen,
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they nah reach agreement
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Pressure in the mornin,
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pressure in the evenin
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Verse 3
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You,
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need, to, get, up, right, now
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And, move, with, this, yes,
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this, means, you
You, you
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Yeah,
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alright yeah, alright yeah,
alright yeah
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Alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah,
yeah
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Things changed since we came out, been
Verse 5
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some shit in new york
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Niggaz stopped gettin jig in new york,
bloods and crips in new york
The y- 2- k celebration was
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n't big in new york
Babylon live in new york,
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should I keep a crib in new york
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Or just v.i., to handle my b.i.
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When with my a- alikes we see
with three eyes
Verse 6
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Yo kweli I agree I, was thinkin the
same thing myself
Smog in the city ain't no
good for your health
Things changed in new york,
type strange in new york
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Forty- deuce don't look
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the same in new york
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Just politics,
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tricks and big games in new york
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Switched trains a writer can't
get fame in new york
Internet and wall street
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got paid in new york
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Poor folks and workin class
got slayed in new york
Even still, everyday they make
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weight in new york
Flashlights lookin for a
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brighter day in new york
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In new york they say it's red hot
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Will the temperature ease
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up? black I guess not
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It's multi- lane traffic,
no sign for rest stops
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No corner breaks,
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put on your gloves and just box
No dance school to teach
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you to wop and bus stop
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Better get up in the booth,
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hop up and just rock
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If you think it's like that,
it's not so just stop
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All mankind time runnin down on one watch,
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just watch
Verse 7
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If, you, are, just, coming, in, I, will
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Say it, once, more, so, you,
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can, hear, cause
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You, need, to, get, up, right, now
And, move, with, this, yes,
this, means, you
You, you
Verse 8
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Yo, mos def and talib kweli bring
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disaster to the industry
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We best- sellin authors writin
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great chapters in history
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These cats undercover like gay rappers
dealin with mystery
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My platinum grey matter spray
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batter that's specifically
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Designed to make rappers break faster
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than eggshells in the mornin
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Inhaled the divine in that's laid
dormant
Water from the well stay pourin
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I answer back when I hear fate callin
Freedom fighter ready to attack at the
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crack of a new day dawnin
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Way more than necessary skills
for the application
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My flow is great like the lakes and
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it rocks like applachains
My facts more than make up for
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what you lack in imagination
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You more confused than ti ger woods
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when he made up cabalaysian
I'm sayin!
Verse 9
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Break bounds like the jet concorde
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Win awards before I leave for
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my world award tour
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When they scream encore,
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that's when they want more
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Flow steadily,
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whether I'm on or off shore
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High potent, zone coastin, no jokin
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Safecracker sniff gon'
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keep the joint open
Peep the focus, high resolution,
high reception
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My "train of thought" connectin with
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my bredren from reflection like
Verse 10
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You, need, to, get, up, right, now
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And, move, with, this, yes,
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this, means, you, again!
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You, need, to, get, up, right, now
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And, move, with, this, yes, this, means,
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you, we goin
Outro 1
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This Means You
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