Common And Q Tip The Remedy Lyrics

Tip   The Remedy Lyrics

Yo, we all got different things we got to deal with. We always are trying 

 to put the blame on something else rather than sometimes looking at 

 ourselves, recognizing a lot of the stuff that happens...but if we look 

 within ourselves, we could prevent a lot of this nonsense. It's about 

 relating back to the essence, where it all stems from. I'm-a do my thing 

 over this drum, like a native tongue. 

  

 Verse one 

 Q-Tip: 

 Do what you will, if you feel that your steeze is real 

 complicated with the skills over reel to reel 

 brown skin is what i feel, my mind and body's appeal 

 is to the no-frill mills, who hear the beats to chill 

 constantly, I'm hearing Black Americans just sneering 

 Looking for a leader who can fill us up with either 

 Hitting us up with great emotional chat 

 about the fact 

 that the black 

 is constantly held back 

 Like 50 tracks back in a relay race 

 and the white team's ahead 

 so let's keep up the pace 

 And I be needing something 

 To feed my logical taste 

 At the end of the race is there a paradise place? 

 Yo, we can't get involved in what the next man is doing 

 Material gain we put too much in persuing 

 "Yo duke, I need this dough so we can step to this party" 

 But we can all mardi grati 

 Minus that shit in our body 

 "What that got to do with that" 

 'Cause kid that's the essence, 

 your physical presence 

 embodies every lesson 

 You can't run the Rolls Royce if the engine is busted. 

 Can't even life the knife to cut the mustard. 

 What we need to do first  

 Now listen to this verse 

 Let's concentrate on our spiritual plate. 

 Recognize your existence in this vast blue space 

 From a tiny cloud of blood 

 To the human beings with taste, sight, touch, smell 

 and sound 

 Let's deem it profound! 

 And prioritize this cause it was Allah's wish 

 "Allah? I'm God" 

 "No I ddon't believe that. That's a mystery" 

 "If God is so good why does shit be happening to me?" 

 There's divinity within 

 because we come from the divine 

 A froce that's not seen But you feel it every time 

 When the wind blows, and the world turns,  

 and the rain drops, and the baby cries 

 and the bird flies, and the ground quake, 

 and the stars gleam 

 So many things are eident of its existence 

 What we need to do is link it with persistence 

 Once we recognize that, we can move ahead 

 Native Tongue, Common Sense yo he's Hip-Hop bred... 

  

 Common: 

 From the spiritual world my former life has developed 

 First person I lost close to me was Stella 

 Some of my mellows 

 Lost their mothers and their brothers 

 For them I feel empathy 

 But I ain't pouring out no liquor for no niggas 

 I pour my heart out when I see Dot out on the deck 

 Knowing two weeks ago he slapped-box with death 

 I hear of niggas dying in the wind-in the news 

 But when it's somebody you know it hits you 

 and emotions get bruised 

 I ain't been in your shoes,  

 I won't judge you for knocking 

 Because the spirit of the ghetto says "You Gotta!" 

 They snatch you again from rock flippin' 

 Give back into the neighborhood, you better start kickin' 

 Stickin' stores 

 On the strip 

 I'm tired of Arabs giving me my change back  

 Devil bomb my yesterday 

 My tomorrow he never gave back 

 I lay back, looking at the ceiling  

 Wonndering what can I do 

 So my homie won't have to be dealing  

 Not cause you serving and I'm rapping I'm better 

 Just different pieces to the puzzle of black life 

 That we have to put together, better ourselves 

 cause families we gotta raise 

 No matter how long the money  

 Shorter become the days 

 Men become like women 

 and no difference in the season 

 If you got popped five times 

 You breathing for a reason 

 Let's put the five tenure plan into progression 

 Before we count our paper 

 Count our blessings