[Scratched Sample: Q-Tip] That elevates my mind, makes me pick up and go x5 [Intro: Haircut AKA Mayer Hawthorne] Wa**up ya'll? Isolation? Yeah, I'll give it a shot [Verse 1: Haircut] And all of a sudden we unapproachable? sh**, everybody needs a helping hand right I'm in the same boat floating with you I don't hold my breath for nothing Since I started writing rhymes back in '92 From Oakland to the Brooklyn Zoo Coming soon to a town near you So pick my record up Cause I'm independent and loving it but struggling too [Chorus: Haircut] Elevate your mind, let your conscious free You rocking to the sounds of the Pro Nasty Yeah, we hear to put a stop to the monotony With all the fake-a** clones and carbon copies Does the radio decide what you like to hear? Does the television tell you what's the song of the year? Well if so, then pay attention, get your signals clear Cue up the innovators cause we dying out here [Verse 2: Haircut] Put your hands up, high where the birds be Let it spread to your shoulders like a Man it irks me Just stay where you are, right? Yeah, it's easier that way Businessman in suits playing video games on their PDA And ??? from church got a brother stuck at the drug store We the swimsuit issue ya'll waited 11 months for What's your, particular style and focus? Is it whatever the TV push in front of your noses? Deal with this insomniac flow overdoses Of course it's the Lab Techs Cliff Notes madness Sounds of blackness But I lie awake [Chorus: Haircut] Elevate, elevate your mind Elevate your mind Elevate your mind Cliff Notes break it apart, ya'll