Talib Kweli - Another Day lyrics

[Album Intro] Good morning n***as Good morning, good afternoon, goodnight Whatever time zone you are listening along to this hot mellow sh** Make sure you get your a** up and go do some sh** Let this music get in your a** and make you move fast And don't be late to cla** with your late a** This is a hot compilation called The Cathedral By my main man, my ace, my mellow fellow, Talib Kweli Greene Ha ha ha, speak on it God And if you didn't hear me the first time I said it Muthaf**in' speak on it God [Song Intro] Peace to the Gods, peace Allah It's like anoth- peace to the Gods, peace Allah It's like anoth- peace to the Gods, peace Allah It's like anoth- peace to the Gods, peace Allah It's like another day Like yesterday, we take it back to another day [Verse] The attribute Kweli, ain't no acronym involved It's a blessing to be alive, God is love So I proceed to civilize the uncivilized That we despise because they k**as of the vibe These capitalistic rappers is plastic, obey they masters Your hustle k** your people then your hustlin' is backwards You the maker not the owner of your dream and Man it hurts the devil couldn't have planned it better You couldn't have planned it worse Call my son, son, cause he shine when he smile the sun Distance from the Earth is like 93 millions miles Beat up the track like a pugilist I come correct I never sell out on the foolishness, who is tis? Put the money in my hand, never the grown a** man in the club doin' the new dance I keep it grounded, stay true to my sound They throwin' rocks but them n***as never comin' for the crown Slain of those who fight for what is right You not owed and you never promised nothin' in this life Married to the block but you gotta renew your vows I see the devil smile as you walkin' down the aisle For the dollas now we facin' extermination But I have knowledge of my self-determination Criminalisation of an entire generation Ma** incarceration's a muthaf**in' bad situation The knowledge and the wisdom is your power I see God in myself I won't diss the next rapper you just hafta pay your dues f** a rapper, I compete with James Baldwin and a Lagston Hughes So my baby's born to think this is the way of us They take the babies from the fathers so it ain't no trust They say they want the new self-destruction But ask ‘em what they payin' and they sayin nothin' They put they people before us (murderer) They say this land ain't ours (murderer) But when you focus on compa**ion that'll lead to your understandin' (Facts only, facts only) Know your freedoms (murderer) Try to live righteous (murderer) The n***a Kweli been droppin' knowledge since Washington Square park cyphers Speak on it God