Country, God, Or The Girl (2012)












The Seed lyrics - K'naan

It's not a miracle that I am here today
Life has been been difficult
But I'm not typical
I mean a long long time
I go I should have died
But see my blood's on fire
I can't help but survive

I never ran away
I done being afraid
Put it on my name
No matter what the stakes
Look it in the face of danger
'Cause struggles never been a stranger

I was the seed planted by lovers
In a refugee camping over seas
I grew free I grew more roots
And became a tree
So now they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna, never gonna

My skin is black and green
Nothing you haven't seen
You know my history I stand for victory
They turn their backs to me
They take an axe to me
I got my weight up now
Nothing can knock me down

I never ran away
I done being afraid
Put it on my name
No matter what the stakes
Look it in the face of danger
'Cause struggles never been a stranger

I was the seed planted by lovers
In a refugee camping over seas
I grew free I grew more roots
And became a tree
So now they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna, never gonna

Oh a oh e I know how
Oh a oh e I survive now
(Oh a oh e I know how
Oh a oh e I survive now)
Oh a oh e I know how
Oh a oh e I survive now
(Oh a oh e I know how
Oh a oh e I survive now)

I was the seed planted by lovers
In a refugee camping over seas
I grew free I grew more roots
And became a tree
So now they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna cut me down
Oh no, they never gonna, never gonna

Gold In Timbuktu lyrics - K'naan

When I am old and lonely
Would you still be there for me
'Cause now I have all of my strength
And you have all your beauty

When you're gold in Timbuktu
Will I still come look for you
Let's swim in the deep end
Make it warm that we can

For you, for me
Buried in the deep end
Life is one big weekend

Youth!
One day you have it and then
Poof!
It's gone with the wind
It's a kin to the end
And no matter how you fight it
How you light it ,how you write it
Time is the pen out of ink
Poof, and I'm a living proof
I used to have it all young and uncoof
These days I hear on everything on delay
'Cause I wear an ear piece just to hear what he say
When my son visit, I don't know why I get livid
Maybe I'm jealous of his age
My memories vivid I was just like him
Young like him,
Had a mouth on me a tongue like him
But now I'm feeling much weaker
Closest thing to my heart is a mandatory gripper
And my eyes ain't what they used to be either
But here's me singing promise from la Vita

When I am old and lonely
Would you still be there for me
'Cause now I have all of my strength
And you have all your beauty

When you're gold in Timbuktu
Will I still come look for you
Let's swim in the deep end
Make it warm that we can

For you, for me
Buried in the deep end
Life is one big weekend

Push!
One day you comin' and then
Woosh!
You'd be surprised how easy is
To be enticed and feasting life
Without the least of dreams suffice
So watch it fly fear to flight
So I'm busy chasing a decent size
Tush! and I ain't never been a wuss
Have more arms than an octopus
Those days I never thought of old age
I never thought I'd see the hair in my nose gray
But life goes on how ironic
If I could do it over I'd probably smoke chronic
But still follow the footsteps of prophet Mohammed
I probably turn every lie that I told honest
I be an eco terrorist I give the middle finger to my therapist
And flush my sedatives
I'll have a baby with a feminist and name him sexist
Life's a contradiction on my check list

When I am old and lonely
Would you still be there for me
'Cause now I have all of my strength
And you have all your beauty

When you're gold in Timbuktu
Will I still come look for you
Let's swim in the deep end
Make it warm that we can

For you, for me
Buried in the deep end
Life is one big weekend

Waiting Is A Drug lyrics - K'naan

[Verse:]
Uh and I'm one of those
I don't wanna boss
But I waited most
When I was born I already made it to be a ghost
Life was a cage instead it had an age
That I had to wait hated everyone of those years
And I cried actually I tried I'm surprised my eyes froze nose couldn't blow
So emotional couldn't flow I supposed had it wait
For the autumn to go then the springs in my tears
Came and fell of the snow
They made a well in the snow, cheers!
Then had to be 18 to make a toast beer
And half of us gotta get to heaven just a half one
And I probably gotta die just to have time
But how long have I waited just to have mine

[Hook:]
Waiting for the sun then
Waiting for the rain
Waiting for the night then
Waiting for the day
Waiting for a holiday so we can get away
Waiting to come home ,at home we never wanna stay
Waiting for the love, waiting for a love
Waiting for the love, waiting for a love
Waiting for me the sun got the stars
Girls for you waiting is a drug

[Verse:]
And I wanna taste,
I don't mind trouble but add a little bass
I don't mind subtle but add a little waist
If it was me though what would you say
Got a cold blade following my bay
Send what you want bucks not under what you play
Throw one ain't long in Tanamo Bay
Skinny bup well fed walk one dread
Shout out anybody named Mohammed
'Cause no lie I know about a hundred
The right mom bled 'cause we ain't back niggas
Wonder K'naan dead
But now K's getting so much nom bread
Everybody turn butter chicken switching my story was written
Living my vision you've been waiting for either bug
Or waiting is a plural

[Hook:]
Waiting for the sun then
Waiting for the rain
Waiting for the night then
Waiting for the day
Waiting for a holiday so we can get away
Waiting to come home ,at home we never wanna stay
Waiting for the love, waiting for a love
Waiting for the love, waiting for a love
Waiting for me the sun got the stars
Girls for you waiting is a drug

And I wanna taste

Better lyrics - K'naan

[K'naan:]
Since I was a kiddo
I was a leader
Heard life was a beach but
Man I wanna meet her
Swimmin deeper but the grim reaper will always creep up
No ice on my bed, So I never sleep up
Flow Bolt like Usain try n keep up
Way before waving flag in the FIFA
I was a dreamer, life was a gamble
Born in a casino, but God never give burdens you can't handle
Music is my ammo, I'm ready for battle

[Hook:]
When I lose right now I'm betting all my chips
When I'm broken down I be brushing off my kicks
I'm a get it somehow yeah you can count on this
I'm only gettin better, better, better
I'm only gettin better, better, better

I would say that I've always been a winner but
I've probably always been a sinner
Two kids and a wife couldnt' give her
Wish you wanna so I had to break like the winter
Summer saw me fall coldplay when I shiver
Spring back up K'naan not a quitter
And success just sex tryna get her wetter
Failing is just an excuse for me to get better
Life means love
Love means pain
Lust is just a part of it
Charges to the game
Rolling in the deep, what's a nice jeep
If you can drop the top just to park it in the rain

[Hook]

Yeah
One time for my thugs over seas and
Two time for my brother big league and
Three for yourself if you know how to grow up
Is never giving up on your dreams and
Roll the dice life is a breeze

[Hook]

I'm only gettin better, better, better
I'm only gettin better, better, better

One time for my thugs over seas and
Two time for my brother big league and
Three for yourself if you know how to grow up
Is never giving up on your dreams and
Roll the dice life is a breeze

Simple lyrics - K'naan

Simple as it feels right now
With you right now right here right now
It took all this time all this time all this time
They say I came a long way and they don't mean em took the subway
Got sandals but no candles and shots fired for my birthday
In the kitchen mom's missing when she needs to cook for her children
In addition, I see killers in the corners taking lives like they on commision
But I keep on, on a mission survival is my addiction
And you people just love how I make it seem so simple

Simple as it feels right now with you right now right here right now
It took all this time and all this time and all this time

I say hi! introduction, she say hey! seduction
The talking the discussion might as well be in Russian
'Cause I'm not paying no attention she take me to a dimension
Where the mind is on suspension but the bodies on eruption
I used to be cold then she hold me close
And me fold like sheets so I love how she make it seem so simple

Simple as it feels right now with you right now right here right now
It took all this time and all this time and all this time
Simple as it feels right now with you right now right here right now
It took all this time and all this time and all this time

(So, so, so simple)
(So, so, so simple)
They make it seem so hard
They make you stay on your guard
Oh baby you won't believe
What the good days meant to me
They make it seem so hard
They make you stay on your guard
Seems like there's an enemy
Fighting our simplicity

Simple as it feels right now with you right now right here right now
It took all this time and all this time and all this time
Simple as it feels right now with you right now right here right now
It took all this time and all this time and all this time

Simple as it feels right now with you right now right here right now
It could be so simple,it could be so simple

Is Anybody Out There? lyrics - K'naan (feat. Nelly Furtado)

[Nelly Furtado:]
I don't wanna be left
In this war tonight
Am I alone in this fight?
Is anybody out there?

Don't wanna be left left in this world behind
Say you'll run to my side

[K'naan:]
Something 'bout Mary
Never won a pageant
Never felt pretty
Never looked like Cameron
Diaz was her last name
Always been abandoned
Keep your head up

Baby girl this is your anthem
There goes hannah
Showin' off her banner
Rocking that crown
Make them boys go bananas
When you're insecure about yourself
It's a fact
You can point a finger
But there's three pointing back
I can see her crying out, yeah
Is there anybody out there?

She's really counting on your love
Still struggling uphill
But you act like you don't care
Right now she could really use a shoulder
Hanging onto the edge til it's over
She's crying for your love tonight
Lonely is hard to survive, she said

[Nelly Furtado:]
I don't wanna be left
In this war tonight
Am I alone in this fight?
Is anybody out there?

Don't wanna be left, left in this world behind
Say you'll run to my side
Is anybody out there? yeah, yeah, yeah

Is anybody out there?
(somebody, anybody)

[K'naan:]
His name was Adam
When his mom had him
Dad was a phantom never took a look at him
Grew up mad and antisocial
Hated outdoors, always in playing madden
Adam was lonely
Drugs were the only
Way out of his own life
Now he's slowly losing his fire
Close to retire
With one last hope he puts his arms up higher
I can see him crying out, yeah
Is there anybody out there?

He's really counting on your love
Still struggling uphill
But you act like you don't care
Right now he could really use a shoulder
Hanging onto the edge til it's over
He's crying for your love tonight
Lonely is hard to survive, he said

[Nelly Furtado:]
I don't wanna be left
In this war tonight
Am I alone in this fight?
Is anybody out there?

Don't wanna be left left in this world behind
Say you'll run to my side
Is anybody out there?

If you feel the way I feel
Like you've been talking to yourself
Well this one's for everyone who's felt invisible
Lonely in a crowded room
Searching for someone like you
Can't do it all alone (no one can baby)
Can't do it all alone (no one should baby)
Is anybody out there?
(somebody, anybody)
Is anybody out there?
I'm right here for you
Is anybody out there?

I don't wanna be left
In this war tonight
Am I alone in this fight?
Is anybody out there?

Don't wanna be left, left in this world behind
Say you'll run to my side
Is anybody out there? yeah, yeah, yeah
I don't wanna do it all alone
I need your love to take me home
No one said you should be all alone
I'm right here
Is anybody out there?

Hurt Me Tomorrow lyrics - K'naan

This ain't a good time
But when is it ever
I know the perfect time
And baby that's never
So don't you dare leave me now
Throw my heart on the ground
Cause tonight ain't the night for sorrow
But you can hurt me tomorrow, okay
It's on you... okay...

I used to be a strange fruit
Billy holiday, then you got me by my roots
Sent the pain away
I tried to question our direction, that was my mistake
I had to ask you where we going baby, Marvin Gaye
I used to do it like Sinatra, do it my way
Now I'm the Fugee, you're my Lauryn Hill that got away
I felt we had it at last love, Etta James
But now I'm wondering...

If what I heard it's true
Then I know what you came to do
Love may be blind but I'm looking at you
So before you pull the trigger, did you ever consider

This ain't a good time
But when is it ever
I know the perfect time
And baby that's never
So don't you dare leave me now
Throw my heart on the ground
Cause tonight ain't the night for sorrow
But you can hurt me tomorrow,

You can hurt me [repeat]
Tomorrow [repeat]

If you can take a rain check on a stormy night
Then I will love you till you old, like you're Betty white
You can hurt me any other day, pick a fight
But not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday night
And not the weekend either 'cause I got a song to write
I promise I'm a hear you out when the time is right
Let's have a talk, August 7, 2099
At your place or mine?

This ain't a good time
But when is it ever
I know the perfect time
And baby that's never
So don't you dare leave me now
Throw my heart on the ground
Cause tonight ain't the night for sorrow
But you can hurt me tomorrow

Hey why you turn around and walk away
I know you got a lot to say
And I really want to talk about it
Just not today, not today.

Is there an instrument to measure all the heart ache in
A looking glass so we can see where all the magic went
I need a button, I can push so we can start again
Cause girl you bring me to my knees, Nancy Kerrigan

This ain't a good time
But when is it ever
I know the perfect time
And baby that's never
So don't you dare leave me now
Throw my heart on the ground
Cause tonight ain't the night for sorrow
But you can hurt me tomorrow,

You can hurt me [repeat]
Tomorrow [repeat]

The Sound Of My Breaking Heart lyrics - K'naan

Bombs are falling on me since you been gone
Shook my world feels like it's armageddon
It's not a earthquake ake or tsunami
What you hear is the sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart

There's nothing good at all
In saying goodbye
I look, I lie but dying inside
I win I smile I dance for my cry eyes

Boomerang let it send
If it's real it will vent
Come around with the wind
Tell me this is in the end
I'll be waiting everyday
There's a will, there's a way
Love look what you, you done to me

Bombs are falling on me since you been gone
Shook my world feels like it's armageddon
It's not a earthquake ake or tsunami
What you hear is the sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart

There's nothing sweet at all
About my sweetheart I hit a wall
I'm falling apart
Win lose or drag there's no luck in my cards

Boomerang let it send
If it's real it will vent
Come around with the wind
Tell me this is in the end
I'll be waiting everyday
There's a will, there's a way
Love look what you, you done to me

Bombs are falling on me since you been gone
Shook my world feels like it's armageddon
It's not a earthquake ake or tsunami
What you hear is the sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart

Shattered glass to the floor
Feel my pain now remorse
Battle cry, we're at war
Till I'm gone hear me roar
Shattered glass to the floor
Feel my pain now remorse
Battle cry, we're at war
Till I'm gone hear me roar

Bombs are falling on me since you been gone
Shook my world feels like it's armageddon
It's not a earthquake ake or tsunami
What you hear is the sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart
The sound of my breaking heart

Nothing To Lose lyrics - K'naan (feat. Nas)

[Verse 1: K’naan]
Someone called the cops on him
Someone told his pops on him
He was talkin’ crooked
And he had some rocks on him
Tucked, tucked in his socks’s corner
Chucks, chucks and the Charlotte Hornet
Cap when he ‘flow
Then they all surprised on him
Yes he’s a fugee
But he go all Nas on ‘em
Well can’t go pras on ‘em
And he got that crossover
But he from the streets
You don’t cross over
Hut, hut to the block soldiers
Buck, buck to the cop vultures
Nope, no I don’t know pilots
Uh, nigga I know pirates
Violence the islands
Shout out to my idrens
Put your hands up
Like it’s a motherfuckin’ siren

[Hook]
Well I paid all my dues
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Shone a million shoes
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
‘Cause when you got nothing left
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
You got nothing to lose
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah

[Verse 2: Nas]
I used to stand on Vernon and 10
Burnin’ a spliff burner on hip
Wishing to flip a bird
Yac burning my chest
Black certainly I’m dressed
Strictly that army shit
Finish my shift
Pack gone before the dawn hit
Anything I could earn on the strip
Turn it and flip
Watching my back
Cooking that pot
Making it stretch
Discussing with my cliq
Should we duct tape the connect
It’s rough and K’naan knows
He had the same woes
I’m voicing my opinions
I forgot y’all was there
I ain’t know y’all was still listenin’
Be honest I ain’t care
Y’all don’t get my innuendos my interests
Y’all on some simple shit
Thinking I’m preachy
Yeah, my church is the world
Christians sip a cup of this holy water
Stuck at this phony border
It’s custom to enter the main stream
You must front and record
A poorer oratory
Your life story corny
Yo, my Somali niggas know what war be

[Hook]
Well I paid all my dues (paid my dues)
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Shone a million shoes
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
‘Cause when you got nothing left
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
You got nothing to lose
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah

[Verse 3: K’naan]
Remember when niggas said Nas was Somalian
Baseball cap had the tags
Like a yardie and it was written just came out
I was gnarly then
Niggas dreaded seeing me like a Rastafarian
We didn’t know the dresscode though
We was bargainers
The knock off filas with the pumps and cheap cardigans
Niggas looked corny I admit
We was foreigners but this corny kid
Quick send you to the coroners
Y’all know my war story
I won’t repeat it
It’s just injury
My victory’s undefeated
Thought you knew me well
Go back and delete it
I’m in every joint this year
Orthopedic and yes the AK’s are instruments
We do drum ‘em
I’m somewhere between killa and king Solomon
And the shades take half the face
We over stun ‘em and treat obstacles like ass
We overcome ‘em
Man, they really made me do this
I was peaceful like a Buddhist
But then niggas came
And screwed it up like Judas
Now I’m suited up with Lugers, Rugers suddenly intruders
Turn around like hoola hoopers
Fucking losers

[Hook]
Well I paid all my dues
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Shone a million shoes
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
‘Cause when you got nothing left
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
You got nothing to lose
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah

[Outro]
This one’s for the world
This one’s for your girl
This one’s for your Mama
This one’s for your Nana

70 Excuses lyrics - K'naan

I could've been a doctor were not for degree
I could've been a winner were not for defeat
I could've been richer were not for the taxes
I could've been a scholar were not for classes
I could've been a rebel were not for a cause
I could've been employed were not for the boss
I could've been loved [x8]

We could've been artists were not for the muse
We could've been on time were not for excuses
We could've been diamonds were not for the penny
We could've been special were not for the many
We could've been patient were not for the waiting
We could've been committed were not for the stain
We could've been loved [x8]

I still love your views and cup your inner views
Got me playing detective searching for some clues
I wanted to take you home show you where I've grown
Coffee down in Kenya then the swimming Cameron
But you're in California working on your script
Young and beautiful just want to make the most of it
You could've been loved [x8]

I could've been free were not for the past
I could've been first place were in not for the last

Bulletproof Pride lyrics - K'naan (feat. Bono)

I’ve been running out of
My 70 excuses
There comes a point when patience
Can’t take all these abuses
Now my reserves are empty
I’m feeling kind of low
Because when do you fight for someone
And when do you let ‘em go
The other day I thought I saw you on a magazine
Your stubborn nose pretending to belong to the machine

I’ve been waiting for you to come to your senses
Holding up your heavy heart, down there in the trenches
You don’t have to carry that weight all by yourself
Even you the mercenary could use a little help
You’ve got your gun, your bulletproof pride
You never run, but you sure know how to hide

My friend said he had seen you
At a movie theatre
You looked just had you had always
Didn’t ask about me either
I won’t say life ends without you
But you’re the only answer
You got me like a thief
You got me with my hands up
The other day I thought I saw you on a magazine
Your stubborn nose pretending to belong to the machine

I’ve been waiting for you to come to your senses
Holding up your heavy heart, down there in the trenches
You don’t have to carry that weight all by yourself
Even you the mercenary could use a little help
You’ve got your gun, your bulletproof pride
You never run, but you sure know how to hide

[Bono duet with himself]

Your wish is falling before you
The stars are frustrating
You’re always into waiting love

Yeah, there’s something wrong
Yeah, be safe now
There’s a faith in my heart
Going days won’t stop
When I feel that I’m still
In the beat of your soul
When you talk
When you write
When you weave and you flow
And you leave and you stay
Only waiting is left
Now I’m kneeling around in the cold

I’ve been waiting for you to come to your senses
Holding up your heavy heart, down there in the trenches
You don’t have to carry that weight all by yourself
Even you the mercenary could use a little help
You’ve got your gun, your bulletproof pride
You never run, but you sure know how to hide

The Wall lyrics - K'naan

You don't have to launch your missile to break down my defense
You don't need to fighter a jet to end our arguments
We don't have to be like everyone to use our common sense
So I guess it's time we burned the documents

'Cause you're crazy I'm crazy and there ain't a thing to lose
Except our pride at suicide of all we've ever knew
And somewhere is where east and west and the wall is coming down
Some times we celebrate other times we say what have we done
And I feel you're holding on and I'm holding on too
But no matter what we say or do the wall is coming down
The wall is coming down
Down
I see you come around
'Cause the wall is coming down

I don't have to build a fortress to hide what you can't see
I don't have to be the master and hold on to the key
Sometimes I feel so certain that we were meant to be
But I guess it's fine if you disagree

'Cause I'm crazy and you're crazy and there ain't a thing to lose
Except our pride at suicide of all we've ever knew
And somewhere is where east and west and the wall is coming down
Some times we celebrate other times we say what have we done
And I feel you're holding on and I'm holding on too
But no matter what we say or do the wall is coming down
The wall is coming down
Down
I see you come around
'Cause the wall is coming down

So whenever we turn the wheel peace talking make a deal
You remind me of Palestine and I feel so Israel
Look at all the walls I've built and look at all the guards you've killed
And if the gates would open would it be more loving
Or would all my fears turn real
So for now I suppress your demonstration and I undress you here's the question
This love making a masturbation if every touch feels like instigation
I'm so sure if we all trusted the force of love
Even if our past is awful also break our pride in the torso
Whatever it takes for down these walls go

And somewhere is where east and west and the wall is coming down
Some times we celebrate other times we say what have we done
And I feel you're holding on and I'm holding on too
But no matter what we say or do the wall is coming down
The wall is coming down
Down
I see you come around
'Cause the wall is coming down

Sleep When We Die lyrics - K'naan (feat. Keith Richards)

We kicking down the door if ever they don't let us in
We don't give a f- yes we on that medicine
I'm on that Marley Kush and I ain't talking cannabis
I'm on that crazy bush yea something like the president

Where am I where am I don't have a clue
I'm tripping on stumbling all over you
Sorry just sick a belt I wasn't tryin' to Copperfield
Somebody take the wheel I'm not drunk I'm on the thrill

[Hook:]
We got our heads in the sky
Love got me high
Let's live tonight
Sleep when we die
Run from the sunlight
Into the wild side
Let's live tonight
Sleep when we die
We got our heads in the sky
Love got me high
Let's live tonight
Sleep when we die

Found me with the crew those bandits and them outlaws
We used to breaking rules and runnin from them cop cars
You know them boys in blue they could be such a kill joy
You see us on the news but we just tryin' to chill boy

Where am I where am I don't have a clue
I'm tripping on stumbling all over you
Sorry but girl you're bad ok I'm in the touch your a-
Somebody take the wheel I'm not drunk I'm on the thrill

[Hook x3]

More Beautiful Than Silence lyrics - K'naan

[Chorus:]
Turn the light off
There's a light on in your heart
So let it be your guidance, guidance
Open your mouth if what you'd say
Could be more beautiful than silence, silence

OK, ain't it funny how the talkers always talking?
Never firing, but always say they cocking
And they're cocky until they in the parking lots
Suddenly they got Parkinson, they can hardly talk.
No karate buddy, no Pilates buddy
It's a new game, no Atari buddy!
Body chalk, well I'm used to bodies chopped
I've seen shit to give new meaning to the body shop
Look, I know you think I'm so righteous,
But mother fucker, I'm also into rifles
They try to tell these niggers I'm a baby in these diapers
I'm on my own shit, like this
I don't disseminate, I got my name in services
I don't discriminate, I got friends who are snipers
But some of them ended up being lifeless
Cause they kept silent, survivors.

[Chorus:]
Turn the light off
There's a light on in your heart
So let it be your guidance, guidance
Open your mouth if what you'd say
Could be more beautiful than silence, silence

I'm the quiet type, breathe and steady
Never small talk speak when necessary
In the streets, I see niggers chopped with machetes
My Jamaican girl say "talk to me baby!"
What's on your mind? can't say cemetery
Death do us part, memories, I marry
Got a library with no lies buried
And all the books look like they're made of strawberries.
It ain't easy being me
Cause my own fans can't relate to my streets
And my streets can't relate to dough in the yeast
But I'm beast, so I make bread on release.
I'm releasing my demons
Give the beat it's life like I gave a fetus semen
Feel the kick in your belly, that's freedom breathing
And don't say nothing, cause now we're dreaming!

[Chorus:]
Turn the light off
There's a light on in your heart
So let it be your guidance, guidance
Open your mouth if what you'd say
Could be more beautiful than silence, silence

Oh, oh, oh, oh, silence, silence
Oh, oh, oh, oh, silence, silence
Oh, oh, oh, oh, silence, silence
Oh, oh, oh, oh, silence, silence

Alone lyrics - K'naan (feat. Will.I.Am)

Slum dog millionaire
The underdog sign when nobody can
Big shows, sick flows
I'm on the roll, that's just how it goes.
I think big, I act high
I chop it up in the streets like crack rock.

Got lots of money
But I don't got everything.
Got lots of honeys
But ain't got me a Queen!
Feel like a champ
But I don't got me a ring.
Not me, not me yup.
(The sun goes up), yup
(The sun goes down)
(And I'm always alone), yup
(No matter who's around around).
(The sun goes up), yup
(The sun goes down)
(And I'm always alone), yup
(No matter who's around around).

The fast life, the fast cars
I spend my time with 'em honeys at the bar.
Bank roll, credit cards,
Up in the club they think they know
Just who I ARE.
A big deal, a big star
Ridding big WHEELS
Ahaaa!

Got lots of money
But ain't got everything.
Got lots of honeys
But ain't got me a Queen!
Buy lots of diamonds,
But I don't got me a ring.
Not me, not me yup.
(The sun goes up), yup
(The sun goes down)
(And I'm always alone), yup
(No matter who's around)
(Not maybe just yourself), yup
(I'm looking in your face)
(The life from the party)
(And everything will stay stay), yup.

Got lots of money
But I don't got everything.
Got lots of money
But I don't got everything.
Not me, not me yup.
(The sun goes up), yup
(The sun goes down)
(And I'm always alone), yup
(No matter who's around).
(The sun goes up), yup
(The sun goes down)
(And I'm always alone), yup
(No matter who's around).
(Not maybe just yourself), yup
(I'm looking in your face)
('Cause I'm the life from the party)
(And everything will stay stay), yup.

On The Other Side lyrics - K'naan (feat. Mark Foster)

I spy with my little eye
A murderer, a murderer
So long the ratchet in the streets
You never heard of her, streets you never heard of her
These are the people who are trying hard to slip over, tryin' hard to slip over
We're sailing always sailing in the sea of years go by

I know I know I know I came a long way
Oh yeah with from my heart knock all day
I kill a killed with a spitter 9 mm on my hip with the debt
Then sign me a dealer
Had it hard so you been a nigga cry me a river
'Cause I'm from the piss and life's grind me his liver
I mean it's spitter then brooder then fruit her
Then I'm really little
Got a brother and a sister and I'm in the middle
Mother tryin' to figure out how to we me a dinner
Then I had a piece of bread for my little nigga
'Cause he waiting outside
Too shy to ask and too young to die
Too weak to rob and too good to lie
Two years go by, he a killer
Pissed up high the pillar then he go to work
Monkey see monkey do grow the gorilla
So he turn another wife into a widow
Which turned another son into a bidder
Root of all evil it's all lethal
Injection without interjecting for people
Fall back but ain't no kush around here
This is my block call a cock block
'Cause ain't no pussy round here
He's a hard head and a pot head
If he'll keep it up he'll be a chop head
But he heard his voice in the future instead
And he said

[Hook]
If even small it seem so high
It's just a wall I made it on the other side
And I won't let you slide
Love won't break I'll catch you on the other side

Metsie metsie for all my blessings in the murk seat
'Cause sometimes it could've gotten messy
Like if my shot came and left me
Still acting willin' dumb and thirsty
Still saying come and test me
Still selling crack by young ol Wesley
And low wage cops can still can arrest me
That's just not sexy
I know you feel it who would've thought
I would go four wheelin' in Morocco
With a fine dime I brought from Stockholm
Take it from a war child never enlisted
Life is twisted like
I'm not the only one Lenin said
Chapman is here, but Lenin's dead

[Hook]
If even small it seem so high
It's just a wall I made it on the other side
And I won't let you slide
Love won't break I'll catch you on the other side

Don't let me go astray
'Cause I am afraid
I need your strength
So I won't be afraid

I spy with my little eye
A murderer, a murderer
So long the ratchet in the streets
You never heard of her, streets you never heard of her
These are the people who are trying hard to slip over, tryin' hard to slip over
We're sailing always sailing in the sea of years go by
In the sea of years go by

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