Auditorium

[Intro: Yasiin Bey] Peace Da-da-da-da-da Peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace Power Ugh Mad Liberator Def operator Rock the data Amazin' flavor Yo [Verse 1: Yasiin Bey] The way I feel, sometimes, it's too hard to sit still Things are so passionate, times are so real Sometimes I try to chill, mellow down, blowin' smoke Smile on my face, but it's really no joke You feel it in the street, the people breathe without hope They goin' through the motion, they dimmin' down the focus The focus get cleared, then the light turn sharp And the eyes grow teary, the mind grow weary I speak it so clearly, sometimes, y'all don't hear me I push it past the bass, know nations gotta feel me I feel it in my bones, black I'm so wide awake that I'm hardly ever 'sleep My flow forever deep And it's volumes of scriptures when I breathe on a beat My presence speak volumes before I say a word I'm everywhere, penthouse, pavement and curb Cradle to the grave, tall cathedral, or a cell Universal ghetto life, holla, black, you know it well Quiet storm, vital form, pen pushed it right across Mind is a vital force, high, low or right across Soul is the lion's roar, voice is the siren I swing 'round, ring out, and bring down the tyrant Chop a small axe and knock a giant lopsided The world is so dangerous, there's no need for frighten Suckers tryin' to hide like the struggle won't find 'em Then the sun bust through the clouds to clearly remind 'em It's everywhere, penthouse, pavement and curb Cradle to the grave, tall cathedral, or a cell Universal ghetto life, holla, black, you know it well [Chorus: Yasiin Bey] What it is You know, they know what it is We know, y'all know what it is Ecstatic, there it is Huh, what it is You know, we know what it is They know, y'all know what it is You don't know? Here it is What it is You know, we know what it is They know, y'all know what it is You don't know? Here it is [Interlude: Yasiin Bey] Ecstatic En punto Ha, ba-da-da-da-da Peace, power (Ba-da-ba-da-ba) Fantastic Original, and always on time (Jeweler) And rockin' your mind, just like (Ruler) [Verse 2: Slick Rick] Sit and come relax, riddle of the mack It's the patch, I'm a soldier in the middle of Iraq (Uh-huh) Well, say, about noon-ish, comin' out the whip, and Lookin' at me curious, a young Iraqi kid ("Huh") Carryin' laundry, "What's wrong, G? Hungry?" "No, gimme my oil or get [fuck] out my country" And in Arabian barkin' other stuff ("Jihad, Muhammad, Jihad, Mahmood") 'Til his moms come grab him and they walk off in a rush Distrust, feelin' like I's pissed upon wound I'm like, "Shorty, hope that we can fix our differences soon" (Bye) Buyin' apples, I'm breakin' on "You take everything, why not just take the damn food, black bastard?" I don't understand it, on another planet? (Uh-huh) Fifteen months of this stuff, how I'm gonna manage? And increasin' this sentiment Gentlemen gettin' down on their Middle Eastern instruments Realized trapped in this crap (Uh-huh) Walk over, kicked one of my fabulous raps ("La-Di-Da-Di") Arabs jaws-dropped, they well wish, they glad rap Now the kid considered like an Elvis of Baghdad [Bridge: Yasiin Bey] What it is هذه ماتربحش وهذه ماتربحش، هذه ماتربحش هذه تربح، هذه تربح، الآس هذه ماتربحش وهذه ماتربحش، ديم و الآس What it is عمر: العباد عندهم زوج وجوه واحد يضحك و واحد يبكي علي: نتا هو لي بعتوك؟ عمر: ايه أنا لي بعتوني، هاك [Chorus: Yasiin Bey] What it is, you know, they know What it is, we know, y'all know What it is, Ecstatic, there it is Huh, what it is, you know, we know What it is, they know, y'all know What it is, you don't know? Here it is What it is, you know, we know What it is, they know, y'all know What it is, you know, here it is