Lightworking

[Intro: samples & Talib Kweli] "This is Bendix, the tomorrow people" Today "What is the magic that makes one's eyes Sparkle and gleam, light up the skies? The name of the game is lightworks" J Dilla, Kweli, Q-Tip, ayo Ayo, ayo, ayo, ayo [Verse 1: Talib Kweli & Skillz sample] Blast from the past, yo, I'm back from the get go Let's go, let's go, rap is special Ya'll dudes gas like snaps on the petro Flashy, like the gun blast in the ghetto Sparkling like fireworks when we light up the sky We independent like the 4th of July, why? We ask a question that you forced to reply ("Yeah") To shine through the night, through the orange sky blue ("Listen up") Rhyme for survival, ("Listen up") it's BK Like Big Jay or Skyzoo, fly with the haikus A pro with the pro's, still worse with the verse Dispersin' the hurt to rappers gotta work with the nurse Made it through first thank Q-Tip for taking a verse See how they all up in my mug like they takin' a purse Now that's hard, like the population of Rikers This here easy, it's lightwork [Chorus: Dorothy Collins sample] "The shine effect sparkle and gleam Light up the skies The name of the game is lightworks" "Light up the spliffs The name of the game is lightworks" [Verse 2: Q-Tip] Dilla still in here, Kweli he still in here Abstract on the track for filming fulfillment's here Watch ya back, boys, there's culture vultures everywhere Walking the calm streets thinking that theirs peace in there Draow, they blind sided up in they creepin' in After the rush I'm drinking ice quarter waters to sustain For the long haul advice is a order My vertical up that no way on the way back Competition, I eat that I'll get sneaker contract I'll mary a vixon, she'll come with the tricks and She'll take all my mansions and all of my riches And leave me with the flatscreen and my new game device And my little black book, my boys and my brand new life Now I'm playing on my TV screen Beating niggas down looking Bruce Banner green Lookin' at the high score, do you want more? [Chorus: Dorothy Collins sample] "The shine effect sparkle and gleam Light up the skies The name of the game is lightworks" "Light up the spliffs The name of the game is lightworks"