Talib Kweli - “Peace of Mind (Interlude Version)”
[Emcee(s): Talib Kweli]
[Producer(s): Madsol-Desar]
[Background Vocals: A. Mike]
[Sample (Melody): Dee Dee Bridgewater - "My Lonely Room"]
[Intro (Overlapped with Hook): Talib Kweli]
Uh. I haven’t seen it. I haven’t seen it. Uh. Uh, come on and, come on and
[Hook: Sample from Dee Dee Bridgewater - "My Lonely Room" with Background Vocals by A. Mike] (x2)
I haven't seen that look in such a long time
I've yet to feel what could be called peace of mind
[Interlude 1: Talib Kweli]
Uh. One, two, and uh. One, two, and uh. Yo. All those shorties around my way, I see y’all. Do y’all thang, do y’all thang, come on. Ah. Uh. Come on. Ah. Do y’all thang, do y’all thang, come on. Ah. Yeah. Let me run it down. Yo, yo
[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
Sitting on a stoop, watching chickens fly the coup
People troop through the night in groups. I got dice to shoot
Way too late to see this youth hanging on the ave
Plus my little man's mama just told me he skipped the class
He on the corner smoking a stog', looking broke in the blow
He opened his soul, said he came to a fork in the road. "Son
I’ve never seen that look in your eye. What's wrong, kid?" He replied
"What they’re teaching me in school ain't helping me to live
It ain't relevant to me. Word is bond, the class
Is so overcrowded, they don't even notice when I'm gone"
"Hold on, shorty. You're speeding. Take what they got you reading
Apply it to your life and give it your own meaning
There's nothing out here for you, so stop running from school
You'll only defeat yourself—that's what they want you to do. It's that
Simple" is what I told him. "No one’ll hold your hand
Count your blessings—not your problems—and stay focused, man"
[Emcee(s): Talib Kweli]
[Producer(s): Madsol-Desar]
[Background Vocals: A. Mike]
[Sample (Melody): Dee Dee Bridgewater - "My Lonely Room"]
[Intro (Overlapped with Hook): Talib Kweli]
Uh. I haven’t seen it. I haven’t seen it. Uh. Uh, come on and, come on and
[Hook: Sample from Dee Dee Bridgewater - "My Lonely Room" with Background Vocals by A. Mike] (x2)
I haven't seen that look in such a long time
I've yet to feel what could be called peace of mind
[Interlude 1: Talib Kweli]
Uh. One, two, and uh. One, two, and uh. Yo. All those shorties around my way, I see y’all. Do y’all thang, do y’all thang, come on. Ah. Uh. Come on. Ah. Do y’all thang, do y’all thang, come on. Ah. Yeah. Let me run it down. Yo, yo
[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
Sitting on a stoop, watching chickens fly the coup
People troop through the night in groups. I got dice to shoot
Way too late to see this youth hanging on the ave
Plus my little man's mama just told me he skipped the class
He on the corner smoking a stog', looking broke in the blow
He opened his soul, said he came to a fork in the road. "Son
I’ve never seen that look in your eye. What's wrong, kid?" He replied
"What they’re teaching me in school ain't helping me to live
It ain't relevant to me. Word is bond, the class
Is so overcrowded, they don't even notice when I'm gone"
"Hold on, shorty. You're speeding. Take what they got you reading
Apply it to your life and give it your own meaning
There's nothing out here for you, so stop running from school
You'll only defeat yourself—that's what they want you to do. It's that
Simple" is what I told him. "No one’ll hold your hand
Count your blessings—not your problems—and stay focused, man"
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