Doin' It Again

Resilience Unleashed: The Roots' Doin' It Again Triumph
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Lyrics

I keep it doin' it again

I continue to repeat the process

Oh, I'm doin' it again

Oh, I am engaging in it once more

Yes, I'm doin' it again

Yes, I am repeating the action again

I said it would end

I mentioned that it would conclude


Remix, rising up out of the flames like a phoenix

A revised version, emerging from challenges like a phoenix

Straining to carry the weight of my brain like a genius

Struggling to bear the burden of my intellect like a genius

Knowing I'm sowing seeds, let's see whose thumb is the greenest

Aware that I'm planting seeds, let's see whose efforts are the most successful

If I said "I mean it", I did it because I need it

If I declared "I mean it," I executed it out of necessity

Eat, sleep it or bleed it, write it down and then read it

Live, breathe it, or endure it, jot it down, then absorb it

Asphalt to the cement, your trash talk, deleted

From the streets to the concrete, your negative talk, erased

I blast off then lay 'em out like a Tempurpedic

I launch forcefully and arrange them systematically like a Tempurpedic mattress

It's Black Thought, for certain I'mma win eventually

It's Black Thought, undoubtedly, I will triumph eventually

This unsung, underrated, under-appreciated

This is an unrecognized, undervalued, and underappreciated narrative

The one them underachievers had underestimated

The one that those who fall short had miscalculated

Finally graduated from one of the most hated

Finally moved beyond being one of the most disliked

To something that's so sacred, nobody goin' take it

To something so revered, no one will take it away

Face it, I keep doin' it well

Accept it, I consistently perform well

Doin' it sans assistance, just do it yourself

Doing it without help, just do it independently

Doin' it below the radar, we doin' it stealth

Operating below the radar, executing it stealthily

Doin' it again for Illadelph, yo, who else?

Repeating it for Illadelph (Philadelphia), who else?

We goin' do it again!

We are going to do it again!


I keep it doin' it again

I persist in repeating the process

Oh, I'm doin' it again

Oh, I am engaging in it once more

Yes, I'm doin' it again

Yes, I am repeating the action again

I said it would end

I mentioned that it would conclude


Ayo I'm on my job, see my eyes focused where the prize be

I am focused on my responsibilities; my eyes are on the prize

Even though they tried to rob me and sabotage the spot

Despite attempts to steal from me and undermine the situation

Just like 'Pac when they got him in the lobby

Similar to 'Pac when they confronted him in the lobby

Try to tax and fine me like Ronald Isley

Attempting to impose taxes and fines, akin to what happened to Ronald Isley

I's a changed man, ain't no again's or probably's

I am a changed person; there are no repeats or uncertainties

Niggas used to know me, they don't even recognise me

People who used to know me don't even recognize me

Yep, the P-5-D is who the repertoire be

Indeed, the P-5-D is my artistic repertoire

Doin' it again just like Poitier and Cosby

Repeating the process like Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby

I'm like Martin Luther King, you like Rodney

I am comparable to Martin Luther King; you are akin to Rodney

The difference is I give it everything inside me

The distinction is that I give it my all

Dear diary, the fans still swear by me

Addressing my experiences in a personal journal, fans continue to believe in me

Even though I'm Late Night now like "Here's Johnny"

Even though I'm part of Late Night now, like "Here's Johnny"

Swimming with them Great Whites now, that's where to find me

Engaging with formidable challenges now, that's where you can find me

Funny how it break right down, but never mind me

Interesting how it breaks down, but don't pay attention to me

Forever grimey, I guess it's just Philly shining

Perpetually gritty, it seems to be Philly shining

Rock roller, bi-polar like Phyllis Hyman

Rock and roll lifestyle, fluctuating emotions like Phyllis Hyman

The lyrics of this song contain explicit content.
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