This Means You

[Mos] Sometimes, you gotta be direct with the people, y'know like.. [T.K] Give it to 'em (c'mon) [Mos] Yo! [T.K] Give it to 'em [Mos] GET, UP, NOW! [Talib Kweli] Yo, we keep it type raw, and know exactly what we fight for When the nightfall come, we in the right war Cats who spill blood for a cause, not just because Defy the authority and follow God's law Revolutionary entrepeneurs; who make the fans Clap they hands and stompin the floor not start the applause (Ahhh ssssh! Yeah!) Thank you very much, without further adieu Let me introduce the rest of my crew, Mos Def! [Mos Def] Yo, I am the world renowned, verb adjective adverb Pronoun preposition suffix prefix Original or remix, sunburst and eclipse Me and Kwe' combine like strands on a double-helix My speech seasoned, with dialect of my region Booga-nam Brooklyn Bed-Stuy Eastern Where youth and policemen, they nah reach agreement Pressure in the mornin, pressure in the evenin {*scratching* "Mos Def" .. "Kwe'-Kweli" .. "Hi Tek on the beat!" .. "brothers and sisters"} Chorus One: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli) You, need, to, get, up, right, now And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you You, you [Talib Kweli] Yeahh, alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah Alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah, yeah-ehhhh Uh, uh, uh, uh, yo, yo, yo Things changed since we came out, been some shit in New York Niggas stopped gettin jig in New York, bloods and crips in New York The Y-2-K celebration wasn't big in New York Babylon live in New York, should I keep a crib in New York Or just V.I., to handle my B.I When with my A-Alikes we see with three eyes [Mos Def] Yo Kweli I agree I, was thinkin the same thing myself Smog in the city ain't no good for your health Things changed in New York, type strange in New York Forty-Deuce don't look the same in New York Just politics, tricks and big games in New York Switched trains a writer can't get fame in New York Internet and Wall Street got paid in New York Poor folks and workin class got slayed in New York Even still, everyday they make weight in New York Flashlights lookin for a brighter day in New York In New York they say it's - red hot Will the temperature ease up? Black I guess not It's multi-lane traffic, no sign for rest stops No corner breaks, put on your gloves and just box No dance school to teach you to wop and bus stop Better get up in the booth, hop up and just rock If you think it's like that, it's not so just stop All mankind time runnin down on one watch, just watch Chorus Two: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli) If, you, are, just, coming, in, I, will Say it, once, more, so, you, can, hear, cause You, need, to, get, up, right, now And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you You, you [Talib Kweli] Yo, Mos Def and Talib Kweli bring disaster to the industry We best-sellin authors writin great chapters in history These cats undercover like gay rappers dealin with mystery My platinum grey matter spray batter that's specifically Designed to make rappers break faster than eggshells in the mornin Inhaled the divine in that's laid dormant Water from the well stay pourin I answer back when I hear fate callin Freedom fighter ready to attack at the crack of a new day dawnin Way more than necessary skills for the application My flow is Great like the Lakes and it rocks like Applachains My facts more than make up for what you lack in imagination You more confused than Tiger Woods when he made up Cablanasian I'm sayin! [Mos Def] Break bounds like the jet Concorde Win awards before I leave for my world award tour When they scream encore, that's when they want more Flow steadily, whether I'm on or off shore High potent, zone coastin, no joking Same cracker sniff gon' keep the joint open Peep the focus, high resolution, high reception My "Train of Thought" connectin with my bredren from Reflection like Chorus Three: BlackStar (Mos Def + Talib Kweli) You, need, to, get, up, right, now And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you, again! You, need, to, get, up, right, now And, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you, we goin [M] New York [T] Philly [M] Chicago [T] Detroit [M] Miami [T] D.C [M] L.A. [T] The world [M] London [T] Amsterdam [M] Paris [T] Japan [M+T] Any place that a human being might stand, we goin..