Chorus:
Twice inna lifetime we arrive
Thanks to the ancestors praise the Creator
Cause we were not only meant to survive
But we transform to something greater
From chrysalis to bu*terfly
We stretch our wings, we'll see you later
We're taking off into the skies
Twice inna lifetime
Verse 1
Twice inna lifetime I write rhymes
Topics still holy
MC's now know me
Fake rappers get the cheese macaroni
Humble ears keep listening
These lyrics are the winter wind
Blowing from east Michigan
I told you twice inna lifetime
I'd be a prophet I said maybe
Cut my locks Had a baby
Grew them bad boys back
Brought nationwide attention to the D
Summer of '10
Like the bad boys back
Vinny and Zeke
Weight of the city on my skinny physique
Sally and Worm
Long Hairz back we probably have learned
A thing or three
It's the return of the Deep MC
Light and the shadow
Spit Lines from the notebook of a radical
Like Jimmy Lee
Spirit Boy come and sing to me
Verse 2
Twice inna lifetime
The panthers are out roaming the street again
We occupied our lives
So we can get something to eat again
My people get pneumonia when the nation coughs up
Chicanos Mexicanas scream "The border crossed us!"
Resurrect my twice in a lifetime people
The movement sequel, because no one is illegal
I'm from a wandering people
We travelled the globe, kid
Built statues with big a** lips and thick noses
Sisters and brothers told ya with Arabic spring
Can't be reduced to a terrorist scene
Or a devilish scream
Ask Suheir what we mean, or Edward Said
Twice inna-
I'm bringing hood activists
And my n***as
To build with Africans
And take pride in us
Hop on a plane
New meaning to ride or die
Feel us?
Skype me, more than twice is unlikely
It's our time to be
We resurrect life and breathe
Verse 3
Twice in a lifetime
You can let your light shine brilliant
Aaliyah and Whitney
Two in a million
The movement needs healing
And so does William
I was abused by a familiar anger
But I'm --- resilient
And these lyrics are a lifted prayer
To my people in the midst of danger
Keep on dancing in between the beat-ings
Never turn into a machine Ding
Hee hee do your thing thing
Sing even when they call you a smooth criminal
Watch me like a sentinel
Never copy stay authentical
What you re-press just remains subliminal
Make it organic
And You can change the planet's rhythm
Like our James Yancey
And the fancy dancers
Who move to Tree Town's chanting