Rising Down-The Roots/Mos Def/Styles P

[00:00.00] [00:17.00] [00:17.90]Every anywhere heights plains peaks or valleys [00:21.02]Entrances exits vestibules and alleys [00:23.90]Winding roads that test the firm nerve [00:26.60]fortune or fatal behind the blind curve [00:29.34]The engine oil purr lights flash to a blur [00:32.10]speed work through the earth make your motor go scurrr [00:35.34]tonight at noon watch a bad moon rising [00:37.72]identities in crisis and conflict diamonds [00:40.44]blindin staring at lights till they cryin [00:43.32]bone gristle popping from continuous grindin [00:46.23]grapes of wrath in a shapely glass [00:48.72]ingredients influential on your ways and acts [00:51.50]zero tolerance to raise the tax [00:53.54]it don't matter how your gates is latched [00:55.79]you aint safe from the danger jack [00:57.41]made it way before they made the map [00:59.86]or a GPS this is DEF leader [01:03.19] [01:03.51]I know where I'm goin even when its dark and being led down that road [01:07.99]Hello hello hello hello... [01:09.28]you don't see that somethings wrong earth's spinnin outta control [01:13.44]Hello hello hello hello... [01:14.61]Everything's for sale even souls someone get God on the phone [01:19.04]Hello hello hello hello... [01:20.47]Northside ***** Southside [01:22.23]Hello hello hello hello... [01:23.14]shits poppin off Worldwide [01:25.06]Hello hello hello hello... [01:25.74] [01:26.05]Between the greenhouse gases and earth spinnin off its axis [01:28.76]got mother nature doin back flips the natural disasters [01:32.33]its like 80 degrees in Alaska you in trouble if u not an Onasis [01:36.36]it aint hard to tell that the conditions is drastic [01:39.34]just turn on the telly check for the news flas*in [01:42.16]how you want it bagged paper or plastic [01:44.31]lost in translation or just lost in traffic [01:46.95]yo I dont wanna floss I done lost my passion [01:49.89]and I ant trying to climb yo i lost my traction [01:52.67]they makin me break my contents under pressure [01:55.65]do not shake I'm workin while the boss relaxin [01:58.25]here come Mr. tax man he leavin a fraction give me back some [02:02.01]matter fact next pay check it's like that son [02:04.91]I'll **** around and have to hurt a few men [02:07.35]They probably chalk it up as a disturbing new trend hello [02:10.60] [02:10.93]I know where I'm goin even when its dark and being led down that road [02:15.19]Hello hello hello hello... [02:16.47]you don't see that somethings wrong earth's spinnin outta control [02:20.70]Hello hello hello hello... [02:21.97]Everything's for sale even souls someone get God on the phone [02:26.33]Hello hello hello hello... [02:27.75]Northside ***** Southside [02:29.50]Hello hello hello hello... [02:30.56]shits poppin off Worldwide [02:32.26]Hello hello hello hello... [02:33.39] [02:33.70]Should I say hello or should I say that hell is low [02:36.59]And my ***** are niggero I'm an African American [02:41.08]They sell drugs in the hood but the man he move the medicine [02:44.25]He'll prescribe you Augmen for everything [02:47.15]a little stuffy nose tell you get some Claritin [02:50.07]you know I'm hip to it and its hard to claim the land [02:53.16]when my great great great grands were s*ipped to it [02:55.76]look at technology they call it downloading [02:58.82]I call it downsizing somebody follow me [03:01.12]Does a computer chip have an astrology [03:03.76]And when it **** up could it give you an apology [03:06.59]Could it [03:07.18]Should it say hello or should it say goodbye [03:09.89]Try to understand how smart and how hood am I, It don't matter though [03:13.91]until we learn that the world don't turn right ,we all oughta the scatter though [03:18.04] [03:18.36]I know where I'm goin even when its dark and being led down that road [03:22.36]Hello hello hello hello... [03:23.90]you don't see that somethings wrong earth's spinnin outta control [03:28.05]Hello hello hello hello... [03:29.33]Everything's for sale even souls someone get God on the phone [03:33.53]Hello hello hello hello... [03:37.17]Hello hello hello hello... [03:40.07]