In the Mood

[Intro: Talib Kweli]

You left me

Yes! Welcome to the wonderful sounds of Talib Kweli

Left me in a lonesome mood

Ladies...

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]

I got you in the mood (Yeah), for a interlude

Raw like in the nude, I hope this ain't considered rude

But let's stop talking, 'cause it's feelin like an interview

I know you're into me, so, let me get into you

I'm always in the mood for laughing and loving

And rapping and fucking

And passing the dutch and relaxing and puffing

And hitting and ducking the ripping production

These kittens ain't muffins just because we stuff 'em in the oven

My words is dripping off the tongue like the wax from a candle wick

Ill the way I lay down the rap, they can't handle it

Cats all sappy like romantic flicks

Dude, get a clue, like Colonel Mustard in the study with a candlestick

They holding hands with these dudes like they going steady, but

One glimpse, and I know they ready—you already know

Slipped her a note like, "You ready to go?"

We make a getaway plan, and we head for the door, let's go

[Hook: Talib Kweli & Kanye West]

I wear the night like a cloak cause I move with the stars (C'mon)

Navigate through the truly bizarre

Who we are, who we is, it's the kids that stay true to this life

And if the mood is right, we gon' do it tonight

I wear the night like a cloak 'cause I move with the stars (Y-Y-Yeah, yeah)

Navigate through the truly bizarre (Yeezy, uh-uh)

Who we are, who we is, it's the kids that stay true to this life (Uh-uh)

And if the mood is right, we gon' do it tonight (Woo!)

[Verse 2: Kanye West]

You messin up my mo— my whole mood, told you, oh

Lose, eat crews like soul food

The only producer that feel like, "Fuck rappers!"

Only backpacker with a chip like hackers

Only Michael Richardson, only much Blacker

So if he say nigga, then I'ma say...

Is this a Ritz? Carlton? Dress like, fresh, like

Just like, I'm the shit (In the mood)

Ugh! You ain't figured out what I'm about yet

Always rockin that "This-ain't-out-yet"

But this ain't 'bout that

From a city where niggas plug like outlets

Far as music go, yo, it ain't no outlets

So, when I go out, niggas always out to get me in the studio

And I ain't in the mood to flow

I'm with my girl, and I'm tryin to hit the movies, yo

And they tryna act stupid—oh!

In the club with Silicon Suzie

What happened to real girls, like Rudy?

With real titties like Tootie

This girl got a silicon booty!

And got the nerve to act moody!

Now, I ain't tryna judge like Judy

But bitch, you a man, you can't fool me!

Act like 50—throw her in a pool, G!

[Hook: Talib Kweli & Kanye West]

I wear the night like a cloak 'cause I move with the stars (Yeah)

Navigate through the truly bizarre (Uh-uh uh, uh)

Who we are, who we is, it's the kids that stay true to this life

And if the mood is right, we gon' do it tonight

I wear the night like a cloak cause I move with the stars

Navigate through the truly bizarre

Who we are, who we is, it's the kids that stay true to this life

And if the mood is right, we gon' do it tonight

[Interlude: Talib Kweli]

Break it down, uh!

What?

Ah-ah, uh, uh-uh, ah

Ah-ah, uh, uh-uh, ah

Yeah!

D-D-D-D-D-D-nn-wha!

D-D-D-D-D-D-nn-wha!

[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]

Bringin the drum, keep it funky like a stink in a slum

'Cause see, they wanna breed cursing for the things that don't come

The speakers wrong that we rap dudes speakin in tongues

Christmastime choice for what? No, we keepin our guns

Smokin a piff to cause a leak in your lungs

You ain't got shit to do like Friday when the weekend begun

Completely done with rap dudes, don't compete with the dumb

I spill my blood for my people, see how deep it can run?

I'm in the mood like Donte and Main Flow

Never comin with the same flow, got it's change, yo

It's strange yo, to make yo chain glow, that's yo main goal

That's a facade like I'm somewhere over the rainbow

Really these cats sweeter than mangoes, Mr Bojangles-ass dudes

Dancin around the club, doin the tango

Go hard like Iverson playin with hurt ankles

Plus, wrestle the topic from a different Kurt Angle!

[Hook: Talib Kweli]

I wear the night like a cloak cause I move with the stars

Navigate through the truly bizarre

Who we are, who we is, it's the kids that stay true to this life

And if the mood is right, we gon' do it tonight

I wear the night like a cloak cause I move with the stars

Navigate through the truly bizarre

Who we are, who we is, it's the kids that stay true to this life

And if the mood is right, we gon' do it tonight

[Outro: Roy Ayers]

Wow, that's a nice track!