[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
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