Mm-hmm

Even the sun goes down, heroes eventually die
Horoscopes often lie and sometimes, "Y"
Nothin' is for sure, nothin' is for certain, nothin' lasts forever
But until they close the curtain (y'all know)
It's him and I, Aquemini

Yeah

Now is the time to get on like Spike Lee said
"Get on the bus", go get your work
And keep your beeper chirpin' is a must
Is you on that dust or cornstarch?
Familiar with that smack man?
The music is like that green stuff
Provided to you by sack man
Pacman how in the fuck do you think we gon' do that, man?
Ridin' round Old National on eighteens without no gat, man
I'm strapped man, and ready to bust on any nigga like that, man
Me and my nigga we roll together like Batman and Robin
We prayed together through hard times
And swung hard when it was fittin'
But now we tappin' the brakes from all them corners
That we be bendin' in Volkswagens and Bonnevilles
Chevrolets and Coupe De Villes
If you ain't got no rims nigga don't get no wood grain
Steerin' wheel for real (real), you can go on chill out and still build
Let your paper stack instead of goin' into overkill
Pay ya fuckin' beeper bill, bitch

Yeah, yeah (yeah)

Even the sun goes down, heroes eventually die
Horoscopes often lie and sometimes, "Y"
Nothin' is for sure, nothin' is for certain and nothin' lasts forever
But until they close the curtain
It's him and I, Aquemini

Twice upon a time there was a boy who died
And lived happily ever after but that's another chapter
Live from home of the brave with dirty dollars
Beauty parlors and baby bottles and bowlin' ball Impalas
And street scholars majorin' in culinary arts
You know how to work bread cheese and dough
From scratch but see the catch is you can get caught
Know what ya sellin', what ya bought, so cut that big talk
Let's walk to the bridge, meet me halfway
Now you may see some children dead off in the pathway
It's them poor babies walkin' slowly to the candy lady
It's lookin' bad, need some hope
Like the words "maybe", "if", or "probably"
More than a hobby when my turntables get wobbly they don't fall
I'm sorry y'all, I often drift I'm talkin' gift
So when it comes you never look the horse inside it's grill
Of course you know I feel like the bearer of bad news
Don't want to be it but it's needed so what have you?
Now question is every nigga with dreads for the cause?
Is every nigga with golds for the fall? Naw
So don't get caught up in appearance
It's Outkast, Aquemini another Black experience

Okay

Even the sun goes, down heroes eventually die
Horoscopes often lie and sometimes, "Y"
Nothin' is for sure, nothin' is for certain, nothin' lasts forever
But until they close the curtain
It's him and I, Aquemini

The name is Big Boi, Daddy Fat Sax
The nigga that like them Cadillacs
I stay down with these streets
'Cause these streets is where my folks at
Better know that some say we pro-black, but we professional
We missed a lot of church so the music is our confessional
Get off the testicles and the nut sacks
You bust a rhyme we bust back
G-Get back for real niggas that's out here tryin' to spit facts
You hear that can't come near that, maybe you need to quit (quit)
Because Aquemini is Aquarius and a Gemini runnin' shit like this (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

My mind warps and bends floats the wind count to ten
Meet the twin Andre Ben', welcome to the lion's den
Original skin, many men comprehend
I extend myself, so you go out and tell a friend
Sin all depends on what you believin' in
Faith is what you make it, that's the hardest shit since MC Ren
Alien can blend right on in wit' yo' kin
Look again 'cause I swear I spot one every now and then
It's happenin' again wish I could tell you when
"Andre this is Andre, y'all just gon' have to make amends"

Even the sun goes down, heroes eventually die
Horoscopes often lie and sometimes, "Y"
Nothin' is for sure, nothin' is for certain and nothin' lasts forever
But until they close the curtain
It's him and I, Aquemini


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    i was watching on VH1, and it's about dre and big boi (one aquemini and one gemini) and being a team and shit, and that although things are changing, including themselves, they're gonna stick it out and prove to everyone they are a group that's gonna leave a legacy and stuff.

    forelsket segon July 02, 2004   Link
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    Right, Big Boi (Aquarius) and Andre3000 (Gemini) = Aquemini One of the best mainstream hip-hop innovators. This album is deep.

    Sireneon November 22, 2004   Link
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    It's good

    xinniefulon March 06, 2005   Link
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    I can't really add much accept to declare that yes, it is a love song. The love is between Dre and Big Boi. And this song is the immortal declaration that they are forever together in Outkast.

    antwanio101on March 12, 2006   Link
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    Everyone who thinks Lil Wayne is the "best rapper alive" should be tied down to a chair and forced to listen to Andre 3000's verses.

    LennonFiascoon November 10, 2008   Link
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    awesome song thanks for all of the information on the aquarius/gemini posts

    b00ziebadon April 13, 2009   Link
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    The last two verses are some of the best ever in hip hop...

    "My mind warps and bends floats the wind count to ten meet the twin Andre Ben. welcome to the lion's den original skin many men comprehend I extend myself so you go out & tell a friend Sin all depends on what you believing in Faith is what you make it that's the hardest shit since MC Ren"

    Genius...

    duds11on May 02, 2010   Link
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    I dont want to be that 'one guy' but does anyone else see a conspiracy theory in their music?

    Let's walk to the bridge now meet me halfway now you may see some children dead off in the pathway it's them poor babies walkin' slowly to the candy lady It's lookin' bad need some hope like the words maybe, if, or probably more than a hobby

    The bridge being truth as if he's saying "I'll give you a hint; a taste; halfway, but you have to take to dig deeper and walk halfway on your own. Some children dead off in the pathway being those who are too ignorant to think that there is something big going on behind the scenes. the stubborn people who will never admit this. the poor babies walkin slowly to the candy lady being those being sucked into a world of distractions, sweet temptations like candy offered by a strange woman?

    Sin all depends on what you believing in Faith is what you make it that's the hardest shit since MC Ren Alien can blend right on in wit' yo' kin look again 'cause I swear I spot one every now & then It's happenin' again wish I could tell you when

    That first line seems pretty self explanatory but: It could mean we only know right and wrong because of whats fed to us. Faith needs to be focused in yourself because praying to a god wont help and thats the hardest fact to come to terms with. The aliens blending in would be not literal aliens but whoever the enemy is, whatever temptation is disguising itself. Every now and then it becomes obvious how deep we are in trouble Im not sure about that last one but he says happenin AGAIN so i feel it has something to do with the saying 'History is doomed to repeat itself.'

    Corruption21on October 01, 2010   Link
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    andre spits the best shit!

    Dontwealldigmusicon February 04, 2011   Link
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    Such a cute song. OutKast made a cool BFF song. mad props

    gobberpooperon August 15, 2011   Link

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