Mood Swing

[Intro: Asheru live] If y'all don't know right here, this is the next single Featuring my man Talib Kweli Called "Mood Swing," we gonna do it like this, y'all [Pre-Chorus: Asheru, (Raheem DeVaughn)] You can't run to every new thing under the sun You'd be a jack of all trades and a master of none Mood swinging (What you say now?) [Refrain: Raheem DeVaughn] La-la, la-la-la... oh, ohh, oh La-la, la-la-la... oh, ohh, oh La-la, la-la-la... oh, ohh, oh La-la, la-la-la... oh, ohh, oh [Verse 1: Asheru] Soon come, you will understand The motivation of a man getting the underhand A local yokel on a mission to get global Letting my vocals amass to sum total and keep the point focal You hear me, but you don't listen You think it's easy being put in this position? I freak speech, but still don't wanna preach Just pique thought, and stimulate movement out of MCs Grab your gat, hit the streets, that the rally cry, the war horn The Akoben, some cats is spiritually war-torn Environment; so I'm leading a community movement And I don't need money for me to make a community improvement Tell me what you stand for Would you settle for less, or do you have the strength to demand more? Only time will tell, what this New World brings Revolution's in order, check the mood swing (Swing... swing... swing... swing...) [Verse 2: Talib Kweli] Low, like "Sweet Chariot" What I say make my voice deep as Barry's get Carry it, like a torch Give birth to rhymes, to meet beats, then I'll marry 'em off Have a divorce if the track is wack (Please) My rhymes a rolling stone Home is where the hi-hat is at, it's on, it's on (It's on) Maybe one day it'll settle down It ain't all good, it's all better now Come on, let it now [Chorus 1: Asheru, (Raheem DeVaughn)] Mood swing, changing the way we do things It's a good thing, listen to the whole hood sing As they go (La-la, la-la-la) Yeah, as they go (La-la, la-la-la) No fear, no doubt, and no worry And every thing in its own time, it's no hurry Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging (Oh, ohh, oh) [Verse 3: Talib Kweli, Talib Kweli & Raheem DeVaughn] Me and baby in the rental She talking gentle, hit the hotel, the Presidential Suite... kisses on the temple, make her feel special Light a candle, scent got us in a sentimental Mood; it's right with the light, just so I could see Begin to set the pace for what we gon' get into My fingers is lyrics, its back is the instrumental Ancient secrets – Indian, Oriental Blacking out, doing shit that I can't rap about Passing out, waking up, nod awake, awake enough to take it up And not stop (Stop... stop...) Lovers to friends, never know if we can love again I said we gotta leave, she asked if she can come again (Come again?) I had to meet Asheru at the studio I'm running late, you know I hate to make a nigga wait But, damn, baby, you look good in the summertime Gimme some of yours, I'm a give you some of mine [Verse 4: Asheru, Asheru & Raheem DeVaughn] Yo Kweli, I remember being in the same dilemma Hip-Hop was number one, my girl was number one contender "The Great Pretender," wit' a whole different agenda Until I make it big, life is one long gig Mood swing, like Ella or Coltrane It's classic like Soul Train It's timeless, just like this rhyme is So all of y'all bandwagon the campaign Grab a hold of that mood swing and do the damn thing [Chorus 1: Asheru, (Raheem DeVaughn)] Mood swing, changing the way we do things It's a good thing, listen to the whole hood sing As they go (La-la, la-la-la) Yeah, as they go (La-la, la-la-la) You can't run to every new thing under the sun You'd be a jack of all trades and a master of none Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging Mood swinging, swinging, mood swing, swinging (Oh, ohh, oh) [Verse 5: Asheru, Asheru & Raheem DeVaughn] I'm an outlet A front of which which you ain't figured out yet A resource, I pivot your efforts on the right course Beseech ya, doing whatever it takes to reach ya All of it's in me No, really, it's in me A good brother, loving son, a great lover I'm a truth seeker, on a quest, not a believer, I'm an emcee For all of the world to see Yeah, ya got my word on it, I'll put the Heard on it That we rep shit, its the least to be expected Fuck that prep shit, jump on stage like we connected From the same minds Saying the same things at the same time Backstage, rapping, like getting ready for game time We a family, and ain't nothing going to change that For better or worse, like somebody pre-arranged that The way it is, the way it always will be, so I can be still and still be [Bridge: Asheru, Talib Kweli sample] Soon come, we will witness a shift in consciousness And Black music is one of our greatest accomplishments (One day) Our names will live on as monuments So that our kids can hold up they heads with confidence That's when our nation will rise and realize That "life without knowledge is death in disguise" The engine to my comprehension is just too complex One minute from the next, go from happy to vexed [Outro: Raheem DeVaughn] Mood swing, yeah See, change is good sometimes Mood swing It's time for the essence of rhyme Time to mood swing Take it all back Mood swing Mood swing Mood swing, yeah (Mood swing, mood swing...) Oh, la-la, la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la