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Love rain down on me, on me, down on me
Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Met him on a Thursday, sunny afternoon Cumulus clouds, 84 degrees He was brown, deep Said he wanted to talk about my mission Listen to my past lives. (Word?) Took me on long walks to places where butterflies rest easy Talked about Moses and Mumia Reparations, blue colors, memories of shell-topped Adidas He was fresh, like summer peaches Sweet on my mind like block parties and penny candy Us was nice and warm, no jacket, no umbrella, just warm At night we would watch the stars And he would physically give me each and every one I felt like cayenne pepper, red, hot, spicy I felt dizzy and so near heaven and miles between my thighs Better than love, we made delicious He me had, had me he He had me tongue tied I could hear his rhythm in my thoughts I was his sharp, his horn section His boom and his bip And he was my love Love rain down on me, on me, down on me The rain was fallin' and, and slowly and sweetly and stinging my eyes And I could not see that he became my voodoo priest And I was his faithful concubine Wide open, wide, loose like bowels after collard greens The mistake was made Love slipped from my lips Dripped down my chin and landed in his lap And us became new Now me non-clarivoyant and in love Made the coochie easy and the obvious invisible The rain was falling And I couldn't see the season changing And the vibe slipping off it's axis Our beautiful melody became wildly staccato (Repeat 1 in background) The rain was falling and I could not see That I was to be plowed and sowed and fertilized And left to drown in his sunny afternoon Cumulus clouds, 84 degrees, melody Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Love rain down on me, on me, down on me [Mos Def] I stretched my arms towards the sky like blades of tall grass The sun beat between my shoulders like carnival drums I sat still in hopes that it would help my wings grow So then I could really be fly And then she arrived Like day break inside a railway tunnel Like the new moon, like a diamond in the mines Like high noon to a drunkard, sudden She made my heart beat in a now-now time signature Her skinny canvas for ultraviolet brushstrokes She was the sun's painting She was a deep cognac color Her eyes sparkled like lights along the new city Her lips pursed as if her breath was too sweet And full for her mouth to hold I said, "You are the beautiful, distress of mathematics." I said, "For you, I would peel open the clouds like new fruit And give you lightning and thunder as a dowry I would make the sky shed all of it's stars like rain And I would clasp the constellations across your waist And I would make the heavens your cape And they would be pleased to cover you They would be pleased to cover you May I please, cover you, please" |
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| 3:48 |
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(feat. Lupe Fiasco)
I fell asleep beneath the flowers For a couple of hours On a beautiful day Daydream I dream of you amid the flowers For a couple of hours Such a beautiful day [Lupe Fiasco] As I spy from behind my giant robot's eyes I keep him happy 'cause I might fall out if he cries Scared of heights so I might pass out if he flies Keep him on autopilot 'cause I can't drive Room enough for one I tell my homies they can't ride Unless they sittin on the shoulders but that's way too high Let's try not to step on the children The news cameras filmin This walkin project buildin Now there's hoes sellin hoes like right around the toes And the crackheads beg at about the lower leg There's crooked police that's stationed at the knees And they do drive-bys like up and down the thighs And there's a car chase goin on at the waist Keep a vest on my chest I'm sittin in my room as I'm lookin out the face Somethin to write about I still got some damage from fightin the whitehouse, just a Daydream I fell asleep beneath the flowers For a couple of hours On a beautiful day Daydream I dream of you amid the flowers For a couple of hours Such a beautiful day [Lupe Fiasco] Now come on everybody, let's make cocaine cool We need a few more half naked women up in the pool And hold this MAC-10 that's all covered in jewels And can you please put your titties closer to the 22s? And where's the champagne? We need champagne Now look as hard as you can with this blunt in your hand And now hold up your chain slow motion through the flames Now cue the smoke machines and the simulated rain But not too loud 'cause the baby's sleepin I wonder if it knows what the world is keepin Up both sleeves while he lay there dreamin Me and my robot tip-toe 'round creepin I had to turn my back on what got you paid I couldn't see half the hood on me like Abu Ghraib But I'd like to thank the streets that drove me crazy And all the televisions out there that raised me, I was Daydream I fell asleep beneath the flowers For a couple of hours On a beautiful day Daydream I dream of you amid the flowers For a couple of hours Such a beautiful day Daydream I fell asleep beneath the flowers For a couple of hours On a beautiful day Daydream I dream of you amid the flowers For a couple of hours Such a beautiful day |
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Good morning heartache
You old gloomy sight Good morning heartache Thought we said goodbye last night I turned and tossed until it Seems you heve gone But here you are with the dawn Wish I forget you, but You're here to stay It seems I met you When my love went away Now everyday I stop I'm saying to you Good morning heartache what's new Stop haunting me now Can't shake you nohow Just leave me alone I've got those Monday blues Straight to Sunday blues Good morning heartache Here we go again Good morning heartache You're the one Who knows me well Might as well get use to You hanging around Good morning heartache Sit down |
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| 5:03 |
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(feat. Ron Isley)
[Jill:] There's so many things I want to say baby So many words, oh (well well well) Oh, you know what I mean? (oh I know, I know) Loving you is easy Loving you is like breathing Winter winter spring natural food Ever loose ya Loving you is righteous Ever green light just Shines bright (oh yeah) When I'm with you Ooh there's so much I want to say Baby [Chorus:] [B:] Said enough [J:] I just want you to know [B:] Said enough [J:] So much I want to say [B:] Said enough [J:] I love [B:] Said enough [Ron:] Loving you, loving you is like Sweeter than candy Feels like I'm in heaven Sweet like a morning kiss, oh Loving you is so beautiful, baby Loving you is food for my soul Baby you know, you know, you know Oh what I'm trying to say girl I gotta let you know just what I feel [Both:] Said enough Repeat above while: [R:] Gotta let you know what I feel [J:] Gotta let you know my heart, baby [R:] Gotta let you know what's in my heart [J:] I want you to know just what I'm thinking [R:] Oh, you know what I'm thinking [J:] I want you to know [R:] Oh, I think I said [J:] I got to let you know [R:] Gotta let you know, you know babe [J:] Your love, your love [R:] My baby, my baby [J:] So so in love [R:] So good, you're so good baby [J:] Baby what I'm thinking, there's nothing [R:] Nothing in this world [J:] In this world that could take what we have away [R:] That would take what we have away [R:] Oh no no [J:] Nothing [R:] Nothing [J:] Nothing [R:] Nothing [J:] Nothing left to say [R:] Nothing left to say [J:] I said [R:] You said [J:] Nothing left to say [R:] No no no no no, nothing baby Said enough You said and I said and we said Oh you said All I need to know girl That's all I need to know baby No no no no no no no no [Jill:] You know what I'm talking about I might just shut my mouth [Chorus till fade] |
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| 5. |
| 3:52 |
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BOTH:
Never in my wildest days did I think I'd find someone like you I like your style, you're swift, you're agile, Everything about ya stays true JILL: You stood before the sun Almost struck me blind, You're so damn fine... ERIC: Thank you baby And I know that you are meant to be with me Part o' my design JILL: One time ERIC: You be the salt, I'll be your peppa Give you flava foreva Leave ya never Don't you know, girl, I'm down for whateva JILL: You'll be my lemon, I'll be your tea, Pure and naturally, You'll be my leaf, I'll be your tree, Your very definition of real. BOTH: Since you been goin' my way Things have been goin' my way Saturday Sunday Monday to Friday I'm so happy you just make me wanna say to ya baby Never in my wildest days did I think I'd find someone like you I like your style, you're swift, you're agile Everything about ya stays true ERIC: You appear'd before the sun Almost struck me blind You're so damn fine JILL: Thank you And I know that you're meant to be with me Part o' my design ERIC: One time JILL: Like cognate as to function You're my and, but or, or conjunction In the cadillac with the trunk bumpin' Always down for somethin' somethin' somethin' ERIC: You'll be my feather, I'll be you wings Goin' to fly things Shinin' like some diamond rings Enjoyin' what happiness brings BOTH: Since you been goin' my way Things have been goin' my way Saturday Sunday Monday to Friday I'm so happy you just make me wanna say to ya baby Never in my wildest days did I dream to find someone like you I like your style, you're swift, you're agile Everything about ya stays true JILL: You stood before the sun Almost struck me blind You're so damn fine ERIC: Thank you to the girl who needs to be with me Part o' my design JILL: One time BOTH: Never in my wildest days did I think I'd find someone like you I like your style, you're swift, you're agile Everything about ya stays true ERIC: You appeared before the sun Almost made me blind You're so damn fine JILL: Thank you And I know that you were meant to be with me Part o' God's design ERIC: One time JILL One time repeat four times Never in my wildest days did I dream to find someone like you I like your style you're swift you're agile Everything about ya stays true repeat twice |
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| 6. |
| 4:03 |
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(feat. Sergio Mendes & Will.I.Am)
Let me.. Let me sit with you beside a stream. Let me.. Let me laugh with you and share your dream. I'll be your true friend until the end you can depend on me. So let me, let me say you'll let me let me, let me, say you let me. Let me Let me cheer you when your dreams go bust. Let me Let me hold you when your world seems lost. Let me 'Cause by now you know I love you so. (you know I love ya). Let me Let me never ever let you go. Let me. Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, love ya Let me. Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, love ya Let me, Let me love you girl. Let me into your world. Let me Cause I ain't never felt love like this here. Let me take you for a walk, walk in the park. Let me hold your hand. Let me see you sparkle. I desire entire I don't want no partial. Let me asking you something. I don't want to startle you. If I can hold your hand can I hold your heart. Hey! Let me, Just say you let me. Let me, Just say you let me. Ain't nobody love me quite like you love me girl. Body next to your body let me love you girl. 'Cause I ain't never felt love like this here. Let me take you to the beach, eat a peach. Let me take you out everyday of the week If I know something you don't know, baby, let me teach ya. Let me, just say you let me. Let me Cause by now you know I love you so (you know I love ya). Let me Let me. Say you'll let me Let me never ever let you go. Let me never ever ever ever let you go. Let me, let me. Let me, let me, love ya, let me, let me, love ya Let me, let me. Let me, let me, love ya, let me, let me, love ya Let me let me, let me, say you let me. Let me (la la la la la?) Cause by now you know I love you so (you know I love ya). Let me Let me never ever let you go. Let me never ever let you go. Let me never ever let you go. Let me, let me, love ya, let me, let me, love ya Let me never ever let you go. Let me, let me, love ya, let me, let me, love ya Let me never ever let you go. Let me, let me, love ya, let me, let me, love ya Let me never ever let you go. Let me, let me, love ya, let me, let me, love ya Let me never ever let you go. Let me, let me, love ya, let me, let me, love ya Let me never ever let you go |
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| 7. |
| 4:26 |
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Common feat Jill Scott
(Common) Yeah, yo, yo, yo-yo, yo, yo Yo, a touch of jazz y'all, yeah, yeah ?? y'all, yo they got us on the run, like (Jill Scott) 8 minutes to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (I don't know..) Pressure is mountin Oh baby now, how we gonna get through? (I, don't, know) Can't go left (uh-uh) can't go right (uh-uh) Don't know, how we made it through the night (c'mon c'mon c'mon) 7 minutes to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (Do it, do it..) ( Common) It was once said by Black Thought that Things Fall Apart+ Knew I shouldn't have been messin with dude's girl from start But I pimp from the heart, the art of it made it interestin Plus me and sister blend before we got intimate Friend or no friend, my man caught wind This chick is payin me, it'll either cost me or cost him Told her she shoulda lost him (when?) a while ago Cause dude'll drink a pile of Mo' and defile her yo I ain't here to start on this (nigga) for me to wreck his broad you could tell what I thought of this (nigga) Nickname was Smoke, don't know if that was cause of cigarettes (or what?) or guns he tote, he called shots on the deck so I wasn't tryin to call his bluff, by his persona you could see, he think he tough! If that wasn't enough, old girl had his son This is Wild like the West I'm like Jesse on the run, uhh (Jill Scott) 6 minutes to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (I, don't, know) Pressure is mountin Oh baby now, how we gon' get through? (I, don't, know) Can't go left and (uh-uh) can't go right and (uh-uh) Don't know, how we made it through the night (yo, we got..) 5 minutes to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (Do it, do it..) (Common) I understand that time is runnin out, I'm thinkin of town-skippin Got a Chevy but the alternator be trippin I'm hittin rum straight, thinkin of a route to truncate The streets is watchin, out is one way I put myself in his Nike's His position is, "Aight man, somebody bonin my lady" Probably snap like Rod-man My plan was to meet at this bar called the Tiki (when?) 'round four, when she was comin she would beep me I sat deep in the corner, drinkin zombies, becomin one by now Wonderin if my style would support her and her child Out the corner of my eye saw this stud I recognized (who?) One of Smoke's guys, to stay out of sight I tried Told Jill Scott to meet we coulda picked a better spot On some "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (shit) like Deborah Cox Looked at my watch, (shit) I don't even got a watch Felt for my glock, damnit I don't even got a glock, yo (Jill Scott) 4 minutes to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (I don't know..) Pressure is mountin Oh baby now, how we gon' get through? (I, don't, know) Can't go left and (uh-uh) can't go right and (uh-uh) Don't know, how we made it through the night (c'mon c'mon) 3 minutes to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (Do it, do it..) (Common) Pressure puh-pressure what? The pressure's cookin It ain't good lookin, like a black promoter I'm talkin bookin Not that I'm spooked of dude, I could whup him But he was on the horn informin the rest of them hoodlums (aight) Usually I wouldn't fight over a woman, old girl had a sun-shine was messed up, on Smoke's payroll was one-time My pager went off, it read one line: "Come get me from Halsted," I'm thinkin this is monkey bar (shit) Went to the phone quick, called her (what happened?) Her line was busy Situation number nine, got my mind dizzy Wondered if this plan was designed to get me I've been drinkin too strong to be thinkin too long Like 40 goin North I'm doin 50, headed for the spot Askin God to be with me, and lately she has been actin shifty -- (but what?) But then it hit me (hit me) it hit me (hit me) It hit me (hit me) it hit me (Jill Scott) 2 minutes to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (I don't know..) Pressure is mountin Oh baby now, how we gonna get through? (Yo -- I said I, don't, know) Can't go left and (uh-uh) can't go right and (nope) Don't know, how we made it through the night (yo, we got) 1 minute to sunrise Oh baby now, what are we gonna do? (one-one, one.. ha?) 1 minute.. (we got, we got) one, one 1 minute.. (ahh shit, we got) one, one 1 minute.. (what we got girl?) one, one 1 minute.. (baby, Com Sense on the run) now, now 1 minute.. (Com Sense on the run) one.. 1 minute.. (just got on the run, just got on the run) (Com Sense on the run, Com Sense on the run) (just got on the run, just got on the run) (they got us on the run like.. they got us on the run) (they got us on the.. yo, they got us on the run) (uhh, yo, they got us on the run) (they got us on the.. yo, they got us on the run) and we out..) |
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| 8. |
| 5:51 |
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(feat. Common & Bilal)
Chorus: Bilal, Jill Scott Alright?..Okay [4X'] Alright??We'll make it funky for you now [Common] I'm a child of the ahh - The 87 ahh From the streets - Get on a beat and go ahh I could break it down like whatever ya ahh On some K-R-S be here forever type unh You-you-you-you know you shouldn't rhyme like unh Let them pussy niggas get in your mind like unh Baby boy you could do it take your time do it?. If you get the chance To be a man in a b-boy stance and advanced from the go I'll trace outer space with a unh The baby-sitter of styles - I've traveled miles with Bitches and?.I've traveled miles with?.. I've traveled miles with bitches and brew the ritual Of the real unh Your platinum but real unh's don't feel you You sampled real unh's and then filtered I'm built to last - at last I'm free The Roots and SV be the family tree SV and the Roots be the family tree The Roots and SV and the tree is unh Come on Chorus; As long as it's funky?.alright..okay [yeah] As long as it's funky?alright As long as it's funky?alright?okay As long as it's funky?funky for you now I style for the ohhh - wild for the ohhh Baby girl let's go half on a child for the ohhh Lick shot's pop lock and blaow for the oohh Like Ra-I'll move a crowd for the ohhh You talkin' loud but ain't sayin' ohhh Trickin' paper on a unh? Captain Save-a-ohhh I've never been.. the type of nigga.. To take.. a broad to the courts As a shorty I was always into sports Now I talk to drums and walk in slums and thoughts that's ohhh Instinct to hustle-divided by the struggle Plus a couple of scuffle's and up to high shuffle Even when it sound muffled.. I bust through.. narrow gates.. With king-sized thoughts that's sparrow shaped Before I came up I had to elevate Let a nigga move where he wanna move up to You don't like how I'm livin? well fuck ohhh I stuck to what I was on? a star is born on a cusp Many angel's fell to the dust Leavin' me to trust? only a ohhh Leavin' me to trust y'all only a ohhh Leavin' me to trust in a - ahh ohhh ohhh ohhh Ohhh Yo Chorus: repeat 4X As long as it's funky [yeah] Alright..okay Let your.. imagination.. dance to the.. Dance to the.. dance to the hey Like nobody's watchin in a b-boy stance to the hey I'm funky like Africans in France to the hey Yo hey.. kick in the bass you.. Chasin paper like a bitch in a race Spit on or death, I still ain't picked up the ace The hundred.. styles I run with thick in the race So let's ohhh.. yeah unh hunh Chorus |
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| 9. |
| 4:12 |
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(feat. Darius Rucker)
Da Da da da da da…. Da da da da dum da dum Every time I see you (I see you) It’s good to see you again ( hey baby) You make me feel like I’ve seen the sun ( sun shining) Your loving let’s me know that I’m the only one And I hear you: Sometimes I wonder (I wonder how you got so good) Sometimes I wonder (I wonder how you got so good) Sometimes I wonder (Wonder how you got so good) Sometimes I wonder, baby, wonder, baby Lovin’ you is like my dream come true I want you to know that I’ll always be there standing up for you From the mountain From the river From the root to the to the, baby Sometimes I wonder (I wonder how you got so good) Sometimes I wonder (I wonder how you got so good) Sometimes I wonder (Wonder how you got so good) Sometimes I wonder, baby, wonder, baby When I look in to the mirror (What do you see) I see me and I see you (And how are we) Joined from the soul Our hearts together Just living together in melody baby Sometimes I wonder (I wonder how we got so good) Sometimes I wonder (I wonder how wegot so good) Sometimes I wonder (Wonder how we got so good) Sometimes I wonder, baby, wonder, baby Living together in melody In melody In harmony In melody In harmony In melody, baby In harmony We just got this good In melody In harmony |
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| 10. |
| 4:22 |
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(feat. Jeff Bradshaw)
She's goin to put on her favorite dress And find her favorite shoes She's going to make up her pretty face And cast away her weekday blues She's going out to Zanzibar Where the drinks are strong And the men are smooth No need to fret or concern self From here on out Everything is cool When I walk up in the door they gon say Who dat girl and how she get so funk-ay Swingin her hips from side to side How she move somebody when Mr. Trombone Slide When Mr. Trombone Slide Slide, Slide, Slide When Mr. Trombone Slide When I walk up in the door they gon say Who dat girl and how she get so funk-ay Swingin her hips from side to side How she move somebody when Mr. Trombone Slide Slide, Slide When Mr. Trombone Slide Slide, Slide, Slide Jeff: Hey Jill let me get a little bit of this (Repeat Slide Chorus) |
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| 11. |
| 4:34 |
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(feat. Will Smith)
[Chorus: Jill Scott] The little rain drops fallin' down on me But I can't seem to feel it, feel it Feel it coming over me [Will Smith] The rain gon' come through the window, pain will come Black, white, rich, poor, it's the same old drum Rainy days like the war, use wisdom as a weapon Hold your head up, dry your clothes and keep steppin' Let the children feel the rain, 'cause if they feel the rain >From the wetness, they stand to gain I came into the game, it felt like the middle of June Music was warm, artists, like flowers, they bloom Then boom, I shook the room, many felt the thunder My time to shine, did it like summer I wondered if the sun would shine forever Pops said "rain gon' come", to him I said "never" Chedder in the genes, face on screens Got a benz wit' the sheen, but what did it all mean I earned money and burned money, credit cards smokin' Platinumn, grammys, famous, but still broke and Not having cash put me in check Yo, the road to the riches is slippery when wet Amongst the fall is where you truly find yourself Ever since then, the rain I never felt Deal wit' it [Chorus] [Will Smith] At age seventeen, the worst pain, a hurrcaine Her first name still conjuers the rain Vowed to never let nobody ever get me wet Lest we forget, love is a four season concept Many say the rain they can't stand Never let the weather determine the man God has a plan, from it I never ran Follow my heart through the storm, my umbrella in hand I'm Noah, life's my arc Forty days and forty nights, still can't take my heart Seen the fallen man To dope and liquor brands The devil'll dance to make it rain Bringing the pain Walk through the puddles of struggle on flooded streets Soakin' wet, but mastered the art of peace Through grey skies, I grew wise, on bended knees I knelt Since then, the rain I never felt What's wit' it [Chorus] [Will Smith] Sometimes I sit in my room, stuff on my mind Stress, can't rest, so I open the blinds See kids in the streets, runnin' around It wasn't touchin' 'em, but the rain was comin' down I wondered how, with my mouth wide Reminisce of the key, said I wanna go outside In the rain, to see if the same would happen to me 'Bout that time, God started rappin' to me He said "pain is the mother of change, the rain must flow So the seeds of joy might grow Don't be afraid, find shelter in me The road to greatness, through the valley of adversity" I felt the light as He proceeded to drop the gem These little children, the world we must receive like them I just smiled, and thanked Him for the cards He delt And since then, the rain I never felt What's wit' it [Chorus] |
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| 12. |
| 3:38 |
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(feat. Al Jarreau & George Benson)
Them that's god shall get Them that's not shall lose So the bible says And it still is news Momma may have Poppa may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own Yeah, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't Ever make the grade Momma may have Poppa may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own Money, you've got lots of friends Crowdin' round the door When it's gone and Spendin' ends They don't come no more Rich realations give A crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don't take too much Momma may have Poppa may have But God bless the child That's got his own That's got his own |
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| 13. |
| 4:27 |
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ive been up ive been down been looking for some joy to come around ive been
praying for some sunshine been looking for a love that i can call mine. see ive cried for so long now im ready for the tears to be gone so im calling you right now cause you said that i can make it Lord any how chorus:so im gonna wait (on you) cause i know that your gonna pull (me through) i hear you telling me to (be strong) cause deliverance is coming and (it wont be long) the storm will pass (away) i believe its gonna be (a brighter day) i can finally see (the sun) so im waiting on you til (THY KINGDOM COME) this world can be cold and i can feel te hurting in my soul but the pain it wont last long cause i know its only here to make me strong just take it from me some day we're gonna be FREE we been waiting Lord for a night but the Lord said its gonna be alright chorus 2x jill schott yall da da dil din dal dali da din dbop be da dild chorus5x oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh all my people can you clap your hand if you love Him can you clap your hands Jill Schoot can you clap your hands New Nation can you clap your hands |
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| 14. |
| 4:17 |
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Love rain down on me, on me, down on me
Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Met him on a Thursday, sunny afternoon Cumulus clouds, 84 degrees He was brown, deep Said he wanted to talk about my mission Listen to my past lives. (Word?) Took me on long walks to places where butterflies rest easy Talked about Moses and Mumia Reparations, blue colors, memories of shell-topped Adidas He was fresh, like summer peaches Sweet on my mind like block parties and penny candy Us was nice and warm, no jacket, no umbrella, just warm At night we would watch the stars And he would physically give me each and every one I felt like cayenne pepper, red, hot, spicy I felt dizzy and so near heaven and miles between my thighs Better than love, we made delicious He me had, had me he He had me tongue tied I could hear his rhythm in my thoughts I was his sharp, his horn section His boom and his bip And he was my love Love rain down on me, on me, down on me The rain was fallin' and, and slowly and sweetly and stinging my eyes And I could not see that he became my voodoo priest And I was his faithful concubine Wide open, wide, loose like bowels after collard greens The mistake was made Love slipped from my lips Dripped down my chin and landed in his lap And us became new Now me non-clarivoyant and in love Made the coochie easy and the obvious invisible The rain was falling And I couldn't see the season changing And the vibe slipping off it's axis Our beautiful melody became wildly staccato (Repeat 1 in background) The rain was falling and I could not see That I was to be plowed and sowed and fertilized And left to drown in his sunny afternoon Cumulus clouds, 84 degrees, melody Love rain down on me, on me, down on me Love rain down on me, on me, down on me [Mos Def] I stretched my arms towards the sky like blades of tall grass The sun beat between my shoulders like carnival drums I sat still in hopes that it would help my wings grow So then I could really be fly And then she arrived Like day break inside a railway tunnel Like the new moon, like a diamond in the mines Like high noon to a drunkard, sudden She made my heart beat in a now-now time signature Her skinny canvas for ultraviolet brushstrokes She was the sun's painting She was a deep cognac color Her eyes sparkled like lights along the new city Her lips pursed as if her breath was too sweet And full for her mouth to hold I said, "You are the beautiful, distress of mathematics." I said, "For you, I would peel open the clouds like new fruit And give you lightning and thunder as a dowry I would make the sky shed all of it's stars like rain And I would clasp the constellations across your waist And I would make the heavens your cape And they would be pleased to cover you They would be pleased to cover you May I please, cover you, please" |
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