Fly Till I Die

Lyrics

[Intro: Talib Kweli] It's Talib Kweli in the place to be (Brooklyn!) Most definitely, yaknowhatImsayin (Mount Vernon) And Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (True) the brothers who brought ya "Escapism," "Return Of The Mecca," "Straighten It Out," "The Creator," Yeah, right about now we about to make history [Verse 1: Talib Kweli] The track make you nod like smack through the needle Niggas don't sell crack 'cause they evil,  America's built on the backs of my people Cats say they packin' the heat, but they actin', like Cheadle 'Cause when it's time to bust it back they fall back in the fetal I went from the crashin' defeat of the passenger seat, to Driver like Minnie Straight trees, don't even mix Coke with the Henny Flow with so many styles ladies open all night like Denny's 24 hour party people soakin' in the Remy and Cris' In videos directed by Benny and Kris Treat the pager like a website with plenty of hits I tell 'em this – you gotta be at least a dime for a piece of mine I deal with quarters and keys, just like Alicia's mind I like mature girls who just now reachin' they prime,  Know how to conversate, treat a man, and don't eat no swine If you ready to roll then we can rock, shit A nigga so cold he hot – Pete Rock [Hook: C.L. Smooth] Pete Rock murderville, keep the joint on smash See the don come through and upgrade that cash Talib Kweli, here to speak to the mass Why do great minds think alike? 'Cause we keepin' it fly [Chorus: C.L. Smooth & Talib Kweli] See, we keepin' it fly 'Till the day I die And you can't deny Son, we keepin' it fly How we keepin' this fly? Better master your eye 'Cause we keepin' it fly Bring it back to life [Verse 2: Talib Kweli] Psychedelic, we sell it, and niggas' jealous fellas Don't get your hate up, get your weight up, I'm tellin' you straight up You need to turn that frown upside down, you use less muscles The smile is easier than it sound – it's true Lookin' all crooked, I be tellin' these dudes They should "Straighten It Out" on a Pete Rock track, like C.L. Smooth See we livin' in The Matrix, way before the movie Kids fiendin' for the cameras, screaming "Just shoot me!" We 93 million miles away from the sun,  But you still feel the heat when we practice The Way Of The Gun Like Taye Diggs, raise kids to escape the slave ships Instead they wanna pump weight – not to stay fit or exercise Take some work, the rest get left to the side In whips, chicks, and kicks money – we specialize I be the respirator, so Hip-Hop is kept alive So many niggas buggin' me, I need a fuckin' pesticide [Hook: C.L. Smooth] Pete Rock murderville, keep the joint on smash See the don come through and upgrade that cash Talib Kweli, here to speak to the mass Why do great minds think alike? 'Cause we keepin' it fly [Chorus: C.L. Smooth & Talib Kweli] See, we keepin' it fly 'Till the day I die And you can't deny Son, we keepin' it fly How we keepin' this fly? Better master your eye 'Cause we keepin' it fly Bring it back to life [Verse 3: Talib Kweli] We bring it back to life, 'cause these rappers ain't actin' bright Thinkin' they cut like "Mack The Knife" You have to fight, battle right through the afterlife 'Cause when you die, make you look way past the light In hindsight, I drop the type of rhyme to give the blind sight Sparkle and shine bright like lemon lime Sprite up in the limelight As we steal it, the track you feel it; when the cards are stacked, we deal it Twist a cap back with the skill, it's official, we kill it This is fate, the way we seal it – it's the great Pete Rock And Kweli, got heat to make chicks' knees knock The beat rock to my life – it's the soundtrack Other niggas sound wack, like white kids tryin' to sound black I spit on mics, wet up the SSL and drown DAT's This "Guerrilla Monsoon Rap" vs. coon rap Soon, rap will come to a crossroads,  And all these lost souls will send out distress signals like Morse code [Hook: C.L. Smooth] Pete Rock murderville, keep the joint on smash See the don come through and upgrade that cash Talib Kweli, here to speak to the mass Why do great minds think alike? 'Cause we keepin' it fly [Chorus: C.L. Smooth & Talib Kweli] See, we keepin' it fly 'Till the day I die And you can't deny Son, we keepin' it fly How we keepin' this fly? Better master your eye 'Cause we keepin' it fly Bring it back to life