Lyrics
My saga goes on as I romance the song
Q-Tip reflects on his ongoing musical journey and connection with the art form.
Original hip-hop cat shorty push on
Describing himself as an original hip-hop figure, urging others to persevere.
I could reminisce back to a sunnier day
Nostalgic about a brighter past, possibly referring to the early days of hip-hop.
Where everybody shot fives
Recalling a time when greetings involved handshakes ("shot fives").
And when you shook and push paint
Mentioning the physical act of creating art, shaking and pushing paint.
Get off the back seat and activate your feet
Encouraging action and engagement in the creative process.
Because the focus of the mission
Emphasizing the importance of the mission, focusing on rhythm and beat.
Is the rhythm and the beat
Stressing the essence of music in the mission.
Not concentrating on the character assassination
Rejecting negative focus on character attacks or financial dealings.
Or the influx of money from negotiation
Addressing the potential influence of money on artistic integrity.
You're listening to one of the last lights glowing
Presenting himself as a resilient figure in the hip-hop world.
Who can hear the sharp F and still keep shit flowing
Boasting about maintaining creativity despite challenges.
Really dig, let me give myself a plug here
Humorous self-promotion, referring to giving himself a "plug."
It's Q-Tip here to service every plug there
Q-Tip offers his services to the audience with a new and vibrant sound.
And introduce to you all a brand new sound to pound
Describing the music as lush, fortifying, and revitalizing.
Lush, fortify and revitalize your crown
Highlighting the dreamlike nature of life and music.
Life is but a dream
Life is portrayed as a dream.
And as the music is streamed
Connecting music to the streaming of life.
Let it work inside of you
Encouraging the integration of music into one's reality.
Into reality's thing
Emphasizing personal agency, urging listeners to do their thing.
Do your thing
Reiterating the determination to make things work.
We are gonna make it work
Expressing the collective effort to make things work.
Make it work
Specific shoutouts to various individuals, expressing unity and determination to make things work collectively.
Listen to Kurt's work, baby
-Like a genie, if you rub me right, you'll get things
-Not a hungry ass rapper, with some grind inventive things
-I'mma concentrate on building up the repertoire
-Eventually inviting all of y'all to the seminar
-Where you can sit down and extinguish your trite beats
-It's Rainbow
-Collate and implement peace
-I breathe in myth and exhale truth
-Standing out in the industry
-And plus I'm aloof
-I'm about to bring it to you in a better band
-You can catch us 1nce again on David Letterman
-I could make it right, lady
-Let's become sticky miss
-Just because I'm Muslim
-Does that put me on your wanted list?
-Government games and corporate gaze
-Wanna see an underprivileged man crumble in pain
-Wanna see every race become separate and vain
-But I'm telling you, man
-Bring bring about a change
-Plus I see you mami as you're dancing
-You can chance and
-Your life could end
-Connect to your deeper friend
-To artists abroad, this art is a bore
-With a brand new vision
-Come and get it while it's given
-I got my focus on
-I keeps my chi strong
-We gonna make this motherfucker bang real long
-The uprising of the positive inquisitive
-In spirit, we're derivative
-Praise it and we let it live
-We are gonna make it work
-Tell them we gon' make it work
-Still we gonna make it work
-Chris, we gonna make it work
-Park we gonna make it work
-Shaka, we gon' make it work
-Nitro, we gon' make it work
-Kiana, we gon' make it work
-Yes we gonna make it work
-Aisha, we gon' make it work
-Son, we gonna make it work
-Mama, we gon' make it work
-Everybody, we gon' make it work
-Everybody, we gon' make it work
-Everybody, we gon' make it work
Final affirmation of the collective commitment to making things work for everybody.
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