Johnny Is Dead

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Q-Tip] Sometimes, I phase out when I look at the screen And I think about my chance for me to intervene And it's up to me to bring back the hope Put feeling in the music that you could quote Not saying that I hate it, 'cause, yeah, I kinda dig it But what good is a ear if a Q-Tip isn't in it? So just stick it in, and inform your friend Your boy from the hood is on that shit again He's upped the degrees and dropped the mercuries To splash on the mass from low- to upper-class And when the records spins, it sometimes blows a wind A fickleness of friends, they sometimes hate again They always bring up Tribe, I mean, can I survive? I mean This is my mans, I mean, this is my fams And here's somethin' new, it's front-row for you So don't misconstrue, it's Tribal and true My dudes who hustle hard, don't stop your repertoire As long as you could see, it's you who's stayin' free 'Cause life is filled with pills and little pearls and shit I'm fuckin' up—I mean, I'm trippin' up But still, there is a void, and people get annoyed Let's focus on the feel, before we get a deal—come on [Hook: Q-Tip] Figurin' life can be a thing The wilderness is wild to me But you're not alone, I see we're just the same Figuring out where we should be Figurin' life can be a thing The wilderness is wild to me But you're not alone, I see we're just the same (Ugh) [Verse 2: Q-Tip] With the vibe, we came to put back on the street Let's take care of ours and ensure we eat And Oprah and 'em, they criticize the boys Without empathy, they lose all their toys They can't keep us down, we're dominant and brown And those of other shades, they join our parade But wait! There's rain ahead, like Brit and Kevin Fed And magazine debris and shit, you gotta see it I'm no different to you, I goes through it, too I thumbs through the page, I don't come of age I'm not a deity, I'm far from perfect, see I roll, the tumbleweed, it's just a humble seed That I present to you is just a mystic brew With words and harmony and soon, a melody That speaks to where we are; the door, I hope's ajar And soon, we're walkin' in a blip, it's just to say, "Come on" [Hook: Q-Tip] Figurin' life can be a thing The wilderness is wild to me But you're not alone, I see we're just the same Figuring out where we should be Figurin' life can be a thing The wilderness is wild to me But you're not alone, I see we're just the same Figuring out where we should be Figurin' life can be a thing The wilderness is wild to me But you're not alone, I see we're just the same