[Talib Kweli]
Brooklyn stand up, L.A. stand up
Matter fact, the whole planet rock with us now!
[Hook]
{*Dazzlin - Dilated displayin` a new sound*}
[All] We all live on stage!
{*Run up in your venue like what what what!*}
[Iris] Check it out y`all! [Evid] Check it out
[Iris] You`re now rockin` with the world`s best
{*Dazzlin - Dilated displayin` a new sound*}
[All] We all live on stage!
[Iris] And we do it for you
[Evid] We do it for you
[Talib] We do it for you
{*Live on stage!*}
[Iriscience]
Aiyyo, basic mathematics - add shit, subtract shit
Multiply, divide, break down shit to fractions
Equality - Not greater than or less than
Los Angeles, Brooklyn, connect to Manhattan
Expansion Team - Movin` through lights, cameras and action
Thoughts to ideas, designs to manufacturin`
??? to we blaze and make it happen
On stage I quote the bible then blast like Sam Jackson
{*I jump on stage and change forms*}
Rock it, don`t bug out, kid, my team scores
A lot of emcees out there with phony lives
They master the studio but never master the ceremon`
Check it live
[Hook]
{*Dazzlin - Dilated displayin` a new sound*}
[All] We all live on stage!
{*Run up in your venue like what what what!*}
[Iris] Check it out y`all! [Evid] Check it out
[Iris] You`re now rockin` with the world`s best
{*Dazzlin - Dilated displayin` a new sound*}
[All] We all live on stage!
[Iris] And we do it for you
[Evid] We do it for you
[Talib] We do it for you
{*Live on stage!*}
[Evidence]
You know we - break barriers, redefine the coast
Classic hits like Ice Cube`s AmeriKKKa`s Most
Dilated - extra extra, read the front page
Catch us live on stage - like Roxanne Shante
Straight out the cage - learn ya lesson
Yo, studio sessions are not shows
Learn ya lesson - in shows and studios
This here breath controls all I got to lose
But the architects respect it - live in House of Blues
Flow for my peeps - thats true
You know we take it live on stage
And new levels for you
Thirty bucks a ticket?
No, that`s breads and breaks
So I`ma stay sharp and seperate the real from fakes
You know..
[Hook]
{*Dazzlin - Dilated displayin` a new sound*}
[All] We all live on stage!
{*Run up in your venue like what what what!*}
[Iris] Check it out y`all! [Evid] Check it out
[Iris] You`re now rockin` with the world`s best
{*Dazzlin - Dilated displayin` a new sound*}
[All] We all live on stage!
[Iris] And we do it for you
[Evid] We do it for you
[Talib] We do it for you
{*Live on stage!*}
[Babu - scratching]
{*Now through cuts to Alchemist`s instrumental*}
{*Dilated live} {*B-believe it when you bleed it*}
{*Run up in your venue like what what what!*}
{*Li-li-li-live on stage*} {*Talib Kweli*}
[Talib Kweli]
I got the crowd in the palm of my hands
It go like the dominant strands
Squeeze as hard as I can
Stormin` like that beach in Normandy
So just droppin` the sand
The way I`m rockin` the fans
Like when you take a homeless man and you promise him land
Understand I rock for Dilated
The longer you wait, longer you get violated
If words was notes, I say it the way Miles play it
I know my styles hated - you can`t get nowhere near it
Instead of investin` in hate, you should invest in merit
Look at yourself, you monstrosity of hypocrisy
