[Intro: Quelle Chris]
Mira— (Uh)
[Verse 1: Quelle Chris & Earl Sweatshirt]
Stepped out like Scooby-Doo and the gang
With a sack of treats as the case completes, the villains knew the name
We was stuffin' chillums with that lame
Back when dime sacks was the thing
Now we glide 'cross skies like Liu Kang, no shame
We carried the state on our back like new quarter change
Rats was at 'em like Elmira to Maximillian
I was focused on the craft, I knew racks was in the cards (I knew it)
Sort of mutant, I seemed to see through the ceilings
Some homies hid under tables, my head was up in the stars (Up in the stars, nigga)
That's real large
I know niggas that caved in, but still gods
Some said it's pre-programmed, some state it's up to Allah
You ask me, it's all part the mirage, ah-ha-ha
[Refrain: Merrill Garbus & Quelle Chris]
(Don't think he was—)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Who's that? No mir—)
(It's Chris and Q in the Subaru)
Ooh, ooh, yay (Don't think it was and when it was— woah, no mirage)
Yeah, yeah, yay (Mirage)
Yeah, yeah, oh
[Verse 2: Earl Sweatshirt, Merrill Garbus & Quelle Chris]
I thought I saw a fountain
I thought I saw me on the other side of the see-saw mounted
Bouncing, on the up-and-up, countin' downers (Ooh, yay)
The rate flounder-flat to bring you 'round the bend and back
But now what? (Yeah, yeah, yay)
The hour's not a alibi, doesn't add up
You out of time, fried like halibut with two sides (Yeah, yeah, ah)
Smizing for the camera, I surmise
The lie what did the damage
Had to leave you where the treatise was signed
And switched the plan up, boundaries get redefined (Ooh, yay)
I read the vines, it's a madness, we hacking limes, sink my teeth
Way past the meat into the rind when I grab it (Yeah, yeah, yay)
The bittersweetness of times I wished to capture (Yeah, yeah, oh)
Abandon reason for the slime of greener pastures
They tried to leave me, couldn't find me when I finally answered
Tiny dancer, hold me closer, don't be sliding backwards
Forward further like AKAI told me on ATOHAE
The soil's planted, the hands scrape the sky (Yeah, yeah, oh)
When the chances that the medevacs left was hella high
We hit the tavern for some gin and rye
Whiskey gingerly applied
The image shifted side to side in the distance
You tripping over lines (Ooh, yay)
Slipping, we been to— (Yeah, yeah, yay)
[Refrain: Earl Sweatshirt, Merrill Garbus & Quelle Chris]
Yeah (Don't think it wasn't when it was— no mirage)
Lost friends in the darkness (Yeah-yeah, oh)
[Verse 3: Denmark Vessey & Merrill Garbus]
Oh yeah, hit me in the heart one day, it's just words
A string of letters I smashed together
Some random sequence calls to cast the weather
Insha'Allah, could last forever
I don't have to be here, but I made it through
Through a maelstrom
The director's cut might not even make the album cut
That's where the melanated, melancholy style's from
Fly, birdie, fly, be as wise as the owl
Keep the eye of the falcon that's eyein' the sparrow
I know my daughter's watching, I know you watch me
I know the times rocky, I know it's hard to remember, it blurred
December was brr
My ten toes dig in the dirt, feeling the earth
I'm willing to merch, fourth quarter, final, moxie (Ooh-ooh, yay)
It was dark, like the light forgot me (Yeah, yeah, yay)
Oh Lord, then a spark (Yeah, yeah, oh)
Innocent of sins, rosemary
When reality bit, it pierced my heart but lifted hardships
My soul carried a voice close near me
Said, "Don't be so scary, enjoy your thirties"
Listen, I'm still looking for father figures
Around me, in even niggas who clowned me
The last laugh is a nectar
But the sweetest get-back is being completely free (Facts)
Completely me
The smell of burnt sage, let the seasons reap
Don't overthink it, breathe deep frequently
[Refrain: Merrill Garbus & Quelle Chris]
Ooh, yay (Don't think it was and when it was— no mirage)
Yeah, yeah, yay (No mirage)
Yeah, yeah, oh (No mirage)
[Bridge: Merrill Garbus]
Do-do-do, do-do-do
Ooh, ooh, yay
Yeah, yeah, yay
Yeah, yeah, oh
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do
Ooh, ooh, yay
Yeah, yeah, yay
Yeah, yeah, oh
[Outro: Big Sen & Merrill Garbus]
Yeah, feels good to be back
I spend most of my days now
In my garden, growin' food and medicinal plants (Ooh, yay)
And shit that we smoking on now type-of-thing (Yeah, yeah, yay)
And pondering the next moves, you know what I'm saying? (Yeah, yeah, oh)
Like, what the fuck is going on out here?
We all know something is, you know, around the corner
And we feel it in our souls, it's manifesting itself (Ooh, yay)
In our art, even (Yeah, yeah, yay)
The movies we make are largely dystopian, post-apocalyptic (Yeah, yeah, oh)
I think we all just trying to make sense of it somehow and that's cool
Sometimes, it just be them seasons (Ooh, yay)
Predatory capitalism and all the 'isms, you know what I'm saying? (Yeah, yeah, yay)
And everybody's fed up (Yeah, yeah, oh)
And people don't know what to do, so we make our art and art is beautiful
But art is also the truth (Ooh, yay)
So we know you know, come on, you know
You know you know you know (Yeah, yeah, yay)
So what are you doing about it? (Yeah, yeah, oh)
Most people just waiting for something to happen without even preparing for anything, you know what I'm saying?
Right now, Ukraine, power off
Venezuela, they shut the power off (Ooh, yay)
Just this week, fourty-four million people, South America, power off (Yeah, yeah, yay)
That's how we start modern warfare nowadays (Yeah, yeah, oh)
We just cut your power and your internet off
Give that one week without your lil' faucet running and your lil' water coming out
And your refrigerator not being on and shit (Ooh, yay)
And your diabetes medication not being cold (Yeah, yeah, yay)
And you assed out
Make your actions match your ambitions to survive (Yeah, yeah, oh)
You need to get ready like we are
That means being in shape
That means being in touch with your ancestors and your spirituality (Ooh, yay)
You feel me?
What's gon' come to pass is what's gon' come to pass (Yeah, yeah, yay)
All that voting and all that shit, you can do that, that's cool (Yeah, yeah, oh)
But that ain't gon' stop it
It's, it's already on the way, you know what I'm saying?
So, just buckle up, have a good time, you know (Ooh, yay)
Security is largely a superstition, it does not exist in nature (Yeah, yeah, yay)
Life is either a grand adventure or nothing, baby (Yeah, yeah, oh)
Go have your adventure, 'cause I'm having mine
Big Sen, peace out, one love
Ooh, yay
Yeah, yeah, yay
Yeah, yeah, oh
