Stand to the Side
| Title | Stand to the Side |
|---|---|
| Artist | Talib Kweli |
| Album | Quality |
| Release Date | 2002-01-01 |
| Description | Track #13 on Talib Kweli’s Album, Quality. This song is featuring New York based singer, Vinia Mojica. |
| Lyrics | [Intro: Talib Kweli & Talib Kweli & Vinia Mojica] Go right to left, left to right Middle passage connection Yeah, about to build Tell you which way to go We go right to left, left to right If you fight to the death, what's left to fight We go right to left, left to right If you fight to the death, what's left to fight We go right to left, left to right If you fight to the death, what's left to fight We go right to left, left to right If you fight to the death, yo, here we go [Verse 1: Talib Kweli] I wanna write away, I wanna write here I wanna write brave words to fight fear, write dreams and nightmares Might scare the folks stuck in the day with nothin' to say While I'm way ahead by light years so beware and keep the lights on I wanna write the songs that right the wrong, right on Ridin' the light so you see in the dark So deep you gotta be still like your beatin' heart My words apply the pressure to make the bleedin' stop I see the art of livin' right, eatin' smart I wanna right to life, a right to death Police read your rights from right to left But I never write to remain silent, I fight through police line Cops walk the beat that I write to, I teach minds Write rhymes with the right sound Right now, journalists write up, I write down [Chorus: Talib Kweli & Vinia Mojica] Party people, put a hand in the sky Grab a cloud and squeeze 'til no man is dry Wet it up, go ask the people if they plannin' to die Can't stay to live, consumers is plannin' to buy Slow death operators is standin' by They take you order for the slaughter of the family, why? Do they make it so hard for a man to provide You better get with it or stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side You better get with it or stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side You better get with it or stand to the side You might also like[Verse 2: Vinia Mojica] And the storyline goes on, right to left, who's right who's wrong Fuck the politics and pride, I just to try to stay alive To witness where the battle lines are drawn Speak my mind and I sing my song I'm passin' on the moral y'all, this is ain't play True, you got to know the way, it's hard now Open eyes, see for hopeful lives, sing it now [Verse 3: Talib Kweli] Makin' my way through life, talkin' to elders and takin' advice Ignorin' their words and payin' the price Livin' in the world where false preachers got us prayin' to Christ Get with the young girls in the choir and layin' the pipe No control of our soul we all wait at the light So comfortable they we hatin' to fight to make it right Late at night I'm controlled by the DJ on the mic I love hiphop and every joint he playin' is tight A day in the life is a brick in the foundation, I'm like A mason in Egypt, amazin' when I'm creatin' a site For the world to behold and the story to last So one day ghetto children can visit their glorious past After Pac and Notorious passed, what do we have? Niggas worth more when they dead, it's so sad Started with the slavery, we finish the plan But I broke the cycle and became a man [Chorus: Talib Kweli & Vinia Mojica] Party people, put a hand in the sky Grab a cloud and squeeze 'till no man is dry Wet it up, go ask the people if they plannin' to die Can't stay to live, consumers is plannin' to buy Slow death operators is standin' by They take you order for the slaughter of the family, why? Do they make it so hard for a man to provide You better get with it or stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side You better get with it or stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side You better get with it or stand to the side [Outro: Talib Kweli] Stand to the side, stand to the side You better get with it or stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side You better get with it or stand to the side Come on, yeah, come on Yeah, come on, oh yeah (Stand aside, stand aside, yeah) Come on, yo I got my man Savion in the house We about to put it down Here we go, come on, yeah [?], where you at? Yeah I'm right here, yeah, yeah, come on, yeah, uh, uh, yeah Yeah, come on, yeah Stand to the side, stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side Stand to the side, stand to the side, come on, come on [Skit] "In order to expand— I'm just thinking, I don't wanna ever drop. I don't wanna lose the moniker, the Talib Kweli moniker. But I'm thinking over headlights, it doesn't fly. I wanna just put it in your head. No dance for me now, we don't have to come with anything now. I wanna maybe talk about, you know, like, P. Diddy. He changed it. Talib Kweli, AKA "T-Kwilly". "T-Biggity". I don't know, you figure it out! You're the artist, see. That's why you get paid the big bucks." |