Keep It Moving
Resilience in Rhymes: Nas and Joey Bada$$ Navigate Life's Struggles in 'Keep It Moving'
Lyrics
I just can't get over losin' you (Statik Selektah)
I am struggling to overcome the loss of someone.
So if I seem (right, yeah)
If I appear
Broken and blue (check it out)
Distressed and sad
Walk on by
Ignore me and keep walking
Now I won't turn the other cheek, or walk away any time it's beef
I won't tolerate disrespect or avoid confrontations
If it's that, it'll be your last shovel
If it comes to that, it will be your last confrontation
I guarantee, I tuck a forty 'cause of casualties, I'm war-ready
I am prepared for war, carrying a firearm
I studied 33 Strategies, so wipe the bullet
I've studied military strategies, so be cautious
It's .223s through your cavities, they'll exit out the back of your mullet
Using .223 caliber bullets that may pass through your body
Should I happen to pull this trigger, so how you figure, nigga?
If I decide to pull the trigger, how do you think it will end?
I rid the evidence and wash my sins off in the same river
I'll dispose of the evidence and cleanse my sins
Possessed by Marcus Garvey, the vessel, the body
Influenced by Marcus Garvey, I am a vessel for change
Ancestors inside me, I'm startin' the insurrection
Ancestors guide me as I start a rebellion
The pope's blessings upon me couldn't even calm me, protection
Even the Pope's blessings can't calm my revolutionary spirit
Come from prayers, my question, why they try to play us? I'm guessin'
I question why they try to deceive us
It's 'cause I call fundamentals, they might offend you
I speak uncomfortable truths that may offend
And when I wore my fatigues, what I got into
My military attire led to conflicts
On the corner, had power, was a trappin' shorty
On the streets, I had power as a drug dealer
Makin' plays every hour (yeah), I did it for the glory
My actions were for glory and recognition
Just another nigga from the streets
I come from the streets
Tryna find himself a lil' piece of the pie
Seeking a share of success
Know it's a bigger picture than the one that meet the eye, so
Aware of a bigger picture beyond what's visible
Might have to walk away from this life for my survival
I may need to leave this dangerous life for my survival
I got dreams and visions, it's all gettin' colossal
I have ambitious dreams that are becoming significant
Like movin' mama to a castle
Like moving my mother to a safer place
'Cause it's a hassle gettin' caught up in the Devil's lasso
Avoiding entanglements in harmful situations
And that's what a wise man once told me
Recalling advice from a wise person
I got a lot of love and respect for my OGs
Respecting my elders and those who came before me
Lot of us turn out to predicate felons, not I
Many end up as criminals, but not me
My brethren's addicted to sellin', slipped and turned to somebody's seller
My peers are trapped in the cycle of selling drugs
I wish that somebody would tell us then (tell us then)
Wishing someone had warned us earlier
Tell us chances are slim when you dancin' with sin (dancin' with sin, uh)
Understanding the slim chances when dealing with sin
It all start from within
Realizing it all begins from within
Suede Pumas back when I was chargin' 'em ten (ten)
Reflecting on past experiences with Puma sneakers
Who woulda knew I would rock them events?
Surprisingly succeeding in high-profile events
I rock with my young Gs, that's just common sense (sense)
Staying true to common sense with my young associates
Statik Selektah, yeah (keep it movin', yeah)
Acknowledging the music producer Statik Selektah
Joey Bada$$ (keep it movin', yeah yeah)
Shouting out Joey Bada$$, affiliated with Mass Appeal
Nasir, Mass Appeal, real, brrat (movin', yeah, keep it movin', yeah yeah)
Giving recognition to Nas (Nasir) and the realness they represent
Life is a balancin' act for real (movin', yeah, keep it movin')
Life is about finding balance
We'll get through it (I'm not being broken no more)
We will overcome challenges and not be broken
Just gotta keep it movin' (movin', yeah, keep it movin', yeah yeah)
Just keep moving forward
(Movin', yeah, keep it movin')
Continuing to move forward
(I'm not being broken no more)
I refuse to be broken
(Movin', movin')
Keep moving
(Move, movin')
-(I'm not being broken no more, movin')
I refuse to be broken, keep moving
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