My "Train of Thought" connectin with my bredren from Reflection like
GET, UP, NOW
When they scream encore, that's when they want more
Defy the authority and follow God's law
Paris, Japan
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you, we goin
London, Amsterdam
You, you
You, need, to, get, up, right, now
Yo, I am the world renowned, verb adjective adverb
Break bounds like the jet Concorde
These cats undercover like gay rappers dealin with mystery
Yeahh, alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah
If you think it's like that, it's not so just stop
Or just V.I., to handle my B.I
Even still, everyday they make weight in New York
My speech seasoned, with dialect of my region
Clap they hands and stompin the floor not start the applause
If, you, are, just, coming, in, I, will
Just politics, tricks and big games in New York
Peep the focus, high resolution, high reception
Designed to make rappers break faster than eggshells in the mornin
Things changed in New York, type strange in New York
L.A. The world
Way more than necessary skills for the application
High potent, zone coastin, no jokin
No dance school to teach you to wop and bus stop
In New York they say it's - red hot
I answer back when I hear fate callin'
My flow is Great like the Lakes and it rocks like Applachains
Revolutionary entrepeneurswho make the fans
Forty-Deuce don't look the same in New York
Yo, Mos Def and Talib Kweli bring disaster to the industry
Babylon live in New York, should I keep a crib in New York
My facts more than make up for what you lack in imagination
When with my A-Alikes we see with three eyes
Where youth and policemen, they nah reach agreement
Inhaled the divine in that's laid dormant
When the nightfall come, we in the right war
Freedom fighter ready to attack at the crack of a new day dawnin'
Water from the well stay pourin'
(Ahhh ssssh! Yeah!) Thank you very much, without further adieu
Things changed since we came out, been some shit in New York
Booga-nam Brooklyn Bed-Stuy Eastern
Win awards before I leave for my world award tour
Safecracker sniff gon' keep the joint open
Pressure in the mornin, pressure in the evenin
Better get up in the booth, hop up and just rock
Switched trains a writer can't get fame in New York
Alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah, yeah-ehhhh
Flow steadily, whether I'm on or off shore
Internet and Wall Street got paid in New York
You more confused than Tiger Woods when he made up Cabalaysian
Yo, we keep it type raw, and know exactly what we fight for
Flashlights lookin for a brighter day in New York
New York, Philly
Poor folks and workin class got slayed in New York
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you
Pronoun preposition suffix prefix
My platinum grey matter spray batter that's specifically
Me and Kwe' combine like strands on a double-helix
Give it to 'em
The Y-2-K celebration wasn't big in New York
Say it, once, more, so, you, can, hear, cause
No corner breaks, put on your gloves and just box
We best-sellin authors writin great chapters in history
Yo Kweli I agree I, was thinkin the same thing myself
Chicago, Detroit
Cats who spill blood for a cause, not just because
Yo
Smog in the city ain't no good for your health
Miami,D.C
I'm sayin
You, you
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you
Niggaz stopped gettin jig in New York, bloods and crips in New York
You, need, to, get, up, right, now
You, need, to, get, up, right, now
You, need, to, get, up, right, now
It's multi-lane traffic, no sign for rest stops
Let me introduce the rest of my crew, Mos Def
All mankind time runnin down on one watch, just watch
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you, again
Uh, uh, uh, uh, yo, yo, yo
Original or remix, sunburst and eclipse
Will the temperature ease up? Black I guess not
