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Heaven only knows
Cause I don't understand
won't you tell me please
what's the master plan
spent so many days
sitting on a cloud
heaven only knows
so I'll just move the crowd
I break out of my physical shell
and excell past the so called body
used to go to the party
but now I just sit and chill with the pen and the pad
droppin' ill philisophical science
me and my dad we talk about life and how it started
how we done parted from lights path and probably right math
the task at hand is makin' people understand
that we're not who we think we are
within this land of the lost the cost of fools could be so high
people be gettin' high
wonderin' why we die
but it's all planned
forget your fear take the hand
we keep on returning because the lessons need learning
concerning the fact that I sing and I rap
I hold this mic contact
critics can step back and analyze
I energise with cosmic rays of days
there ain't no signal to the sun
Heaven only knows
Cause I don't understand
won't you tell me please
what's the master plan
spent so many days
sitting on a cloud
heaven only knows
so I'll just move the crowd
Riddle me this Riddle me this like this
melodical prodigal flows
hypnotical blows to brain pieces
telekenesis
when I reach this pinnacle cynical clinical
microphone autobots waiting on lotto spots
trying to rock
but yo they can't understand
there's only one plan
the time is at hand
in the year two zero zero one
the people of the sun return to free the righteous children
now!, I know you want to be on top of the world
giving a diamond and pearl to your girl watching your jacuzi swirl
seems like material lust
we need to look up to the heavens for imperial trust
me!, it's kinda hard when you rhyme sometimes
everybody wants to scrutinize
redifine who you are
but every person is a star
so let your light shine far
and praise god
heaven only knows
only knows
cuz I don't understand
don't understand now
wont you tell me please
tell me please
whats the master plan
I wanna know the plan
spent so many days
many days
sitting on a cloud
sitting on a cloud
heaven only knows
so I'll just move the crowd
if you feel this
sing it with me like
sing it with me like
sing it with me like
la la la lala lala
I'll just move the crowd for now
gotta move the crowd
gotta move the crowd
gotta move the crowd
la la la lala lala
I'll just move the crowd for now
somebody told me
they said uh
if you free them
they will start revolution and babylon cannot defeat them
(right
and they don't want that
and they don't want that
and they don't want that)
if you free them
they will start revolution and babylon cannot defeat them
(mind revolution
mind revolution)
and so uh uh
my sister sage
and my girl graf
you know the time
the shadow thorn
and s love
and nigel
the figure four
and uh
the rascalz
and uh
and kardinal
and uh
my mom and dad
and uh
my brother a
and uh
my brother j
uh huh
the t dot
uh huh
the van city
uh huh
the whole world
uh huh
you get love
uh huh
Cause I don't understand
won't you tell me please
what's the master plan
spent so many days
sitting on a cloud
heaven only knows
so I'll just move the crowd
and excell past the so called body
used to go to the party
but now I just sit and chill with the pen and the pad
droppin' ill philisophical science
me and my dad we talk about life and how it started
how we done parted from lights path and probably right math
the task at hand is makin' people understand
that we're not who we think we are
within this land of the lost the cost of fools could be so high
people be gettin' high
wonderin' why we die
but it's all planned
forget your fear take the hand
we keep on returning because the lessons need learning
concerning the fact that I sing and I rap
I hold this mic contact
critics can step back and analyze
I energise with cosmic rays of days
there ain't no signal to the sun
Cause I don't understand
won't you tell me please
what's the master plan
spent so many days
sitting on a cloud
heaven only knows
so I'll just move the crowd
melodical prodigal flows
hypnotical blows to brain pieces
telekenesis
when I reach this pinnacle cynical clinical
microphone autobots waiting on lotto spots
trying to rock
but yo they can't understand
there's only one plan
the time is at hand
in the year two zero zero one
the people of the sun return to free the righteous children
now!, I know you want to be on top of the world
giving a diamond and pearl to your girl watching your jacuzi swirl
seems like material lust
we need to look up to the heavens for imperial trust
me!, it's kinda hard when you rhyme sometimes
everybody wants to scrutinize
redifine who you are
but every person is a star
so let your light shine far
and praise god
only knows
cuz I don't understand
don't understand now
wont you tell me please
tell me please
whats the master plan
I wanna know the plan
spent so many days
many days
sitting on a cloud
sitting on a cloud
heaven only knows
so I'll just move the crowd
sing it with me like
sing it with me like
sing it with me like
I'll just move the crowd for now
gotta move the crowd
gotta move the crowd
I'll just move the crowd for now
they said uh
they will start revolution and babylon cannot defeat them
(right
and they don't want that
and they don't want that
and they don't want that)
if you free them
they will start revolution and babylon cannot defeat them
(mind revolution
mind revolution)
my sister sage
and my girl graf
you know the time
the shadow thorn
and s love
and nigel
the figure four
and uh
the rascalz
and uh
and kardinal
and uh
my mom and dad
and uh
my brother a
and uh
my brother j
uh huh
the t dot
uh huh
the van city
uh huh
the whole world
uh huh
you get love
uh huh
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K-OS owns.
I think this song is amazing.. the way he looks at the world is amazing.
no, no beat, no, no beat........
The acoustic version sucks. The video version rocks!
I love this song so much. It's like... Ahh. No matter how stressed, uncomfortable, or upset I am, this song unwinds me.
k-os is one of my FAVOURITE artists, because he is literate, TALENTED, and dynamic. This is GREAT for someone like me, because I like almost all genres, but it's difficult to find someone who has talent for music or songwriting in even ONE of the genres with the current musical trends. To find someone like k-os who can cover MANY genres with stunning music, and can weave words to boot... Well. He's just great.
I love this song so much. It's like... Ahh. No matter how stressed, uncomfortable, or upset I am, this song unwinds me.
k-os is one of my FAVOURITE artists, because he is literate, TALENTED, and dynamic. This is GREAT for someone like me, because I like almost all genres, but it's difficult to find someone who has talent for music or songwriting in even ONE of the genres with the current musical trends. To find someone like k-os who can cover MANY genres with stunning music, and can weave words to boot... Well. He's just great.
He sounds like he's trying to make sense of religion and spirituality. The chorus is obviously a prayer asking for understanding.
But the song explores ideas from different religions. For example: "we keep on returning because the lessons need learning" sounds like reincarnation according to one's karma. "in the year 2011, the people of the sun return to free the righteous children" sounds like an idea similar to several apocalyptic religions and/or cults that predict the year of the end of the world. Meanwhile, the part where he speaks of "revolution" and "babylon" sound positively rastafarian.
Where he concludes "I'll just move the crowd", it sounds like he's just going to keep on doing what he's doing now, ie. performing, because after all the time he spent "sitting on a cloud" trying to figure it all out, he still hasn't got the answers.