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Verse 1
I am posdnous
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes to buy a record exec rakes
The pile of revenue I create
But I guess I don’t get a cut cuz my rent’s a month late
Product of a north carolina cat
Who scratched the back of a pretty woman named hattie
Who departed life just a little too soon
And didn’t see me grab the plug tune fame
As we go a little somethin’ like this
Look ma, no protection
Now I got a daughter named ayana monay
And I can play the cowboy to rustle in the dough
So the scenery is healthy where her eyes lay
I am an early bird but the feathers are black
So the apples that I catch are usually all worms
But it’s a must to decipher one’s queen
From a worm who plays groupie and spread around the bad germ
I cherish the twilight
I maximize, my soul is the right size
I watch for the power to run out on the moon
(and that’ll be sometime soon)
Faker than a fist of kids
Speakin that they’re black
When they’re just niggas trying to be greek
Or some tongues who lied
And said we’ll be natives to the end
Nowadays we don’t even speak
I guess we got our own life to live
Or is it because we want our own kingdom to rule?
Every now and then I step to the now
For now I see back then I might have acted like a fool
Now I won’t apologize for it
This is not a bunch of bradys
But a bunch of black man’s pride
Yet I can safely say
I’ve never played a sister by touching where her private parts reside
I’ve always walked the right side of the road
If I wasn’t making song I wouldn’t be a thug selling drugs
But a man with a plan
And if I was a rug cleaner
Betcha pos’d have the cleanest rugs I am.
Verse 2
The plug two brand with the flavour
In the flute watch the sniffin’
So a sack of shows in demand
I read the diction from the second page
I got the one-two gauge
Baritone to the izm fan
Trees fall so I can play ground with my ink
So let me need ya to my ems go
I push the infinite and carry it
My carrier’s the three over one
So my pluggins already know
Lick shots with moo
Catch the boo
From a ghost in the heckling crowd
If I give a foot
Jack ville caught a spill
When a still came from my mouth
I brought a head down south
I don’t check for the noose and the neck
So I never tell my ems
That finesse is knocking at my door
I choose to run from the rays of the burning sun
And dodge a needle washing up upon a sandy shore
I bring the element h with the 2
So ya owe me what’s coming when I’m raining on your new parade
It’s just mind over matter
And what matters is
That the mind isn’t guided by the punished shade
I keep the walking on the right side
But I won’t judge the next who handles walking on the wrong
Cuz that’s how he wants to be
No difference, see
I wanna be like the name of this song I am
Verse 3
I am posdnous
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes to buy a record exec rakes
The pile of revenue I create
But I guess I don’t get a cut cuz my rent’s a month late
The deeds of a natural
Are seeds that are no longer planted
So the famine in the mind is strong
Tactics of another plane is now proven sane
Sane enough to let you know from within this song
I stabilize many cableized viewers
So my occupation’s known
But not why I occupy
And that is to bring the peace
Not in the flower but the as-salaam alaikum in the third I am
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes to buy a record exec rakes
The pile of revenue I create
But I guess I don’t get a cut cuz my rent’s a month late
Product of a north carolina cat
Who scratched the back of a pretty woman named hattie
Who departed life just a little too soon
And didn’t see me grab the plug tune fame
As we go a little somethin’ like this
Look ma, no protection
Now I got a daughter named ayana monay
And I can play the cowboy to rustle in the dough
So the scenery is healthy where her eyes lay
I am an early bird but the feathers are black
So the apples that I catch are usually all worms
But it’s a must to decipher one’s queen
From a worm who plays groupie and spread around the bad germ
I cherish the twilight
I maximize, my soul is the right size
I watch for the power to run out on the moon
(and that’ll be sometime soon)
Faker than a fist of kids
Speakin that they’re black
When they’re just niggas trying to be greek
Or some tongues who lied
And said we’ll be natives to the end
Nowadays we don’t even speak
I guess we got our own life to live
Or is it because we want our own kingdom to rule?
Every now and then I step to the now
For now I see back then I might have acted like a fool
Now I won’t apologize for it
This is not a bunch of bradys
But a bunch of black man’s pride
Yet I can safely say
I’ve never played a sister by touching where her private parts reside
I’ve always walked the right side of the road
If I wasn’t making song I wouldn’t be a thug selling drugs
But a man with a plan
And if I was a rug cleaner
Betcha pos’d have the cleanest rugs I am.
In the flute watch the sniffin’
So a sack of shows in demand
I read the diction from the second page
I got the one-two gauge
Baritone to the izm fan
Trees fall so I can play ground with my ink
So let me need ya to my ems go
I push the infinite and carry it
My carrier’s the three over one
So my pluggins already know
Lick shots with moo
Catch the boo
From a ghost in the heckling crowd
If I give a foot
Jack ville caught a spill
When a still came from my mouth
I brought a head down south
I don’t check for the noose and the neck
So I never tell my ems
That finesse is knocking at my door
I choose to run from the rays of the burning sun
And dodge a needle washing up upon a sandy shore
I bring the element h with the 2
So ya owe me what’s coming when I’m raining on your new parade
It’s just mind over matter
And what matters is
That the mind isn’t guided by the punished shade
I keep the walking on the right side
But I won’t judge the next who handles walking on the wrong
Cuz that’s how he wants to be
No difference, see
I wanna be like the name of this song I am
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes to buy a record exec rakes
The pile of revenue I create
But I guess I don’t get a cut cuz my rent’s a month late
The deeds of a natural
Are seeds that are no longer planted
So the famine in the mind is strong
Tactics of another plane is now proven sane
Sane enough to let you know from within this song
I stabilize many cableized viewers
So my occupation’s known
But not why I occupy
And that is to bring the peace
Not in the flower but the as-salaam alaikum in the third I am
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pretty ridiculous that lame spoon/moon shit like coldplay gets a million comments on every song and this so far has nothing.
pos's verses are pretty straightforward but what the name of christ is dove talking about
See my reply to quartercouch.
See my reply to quartercouch.
This is my favorite de la song. I love the beat and the lyrics are so deep and honest.
But ya patobrien, Dove is usually hard to understand but this is even harder to understand.
Sucks that there are no comments on any of de la soul's songs, I have the hardest time understanding most of their songs.
I'm a 47 year old Italian from the Bronx. I was feeling nostalgic and looked up this song as it is one of my favorite rap songs of all time. It came out when I was a kid and was instantly my favorite. I came across this website which is pretty cool. As for the comments about this song not getting a following, I say good. I prefer the things I like to be unique.
Anyway, about Dove's lyrics, I believe he's basically talking about doing a concert and song writing. Here's my take on the meaning:
I'm a 47 year old Italian from the Bronx. I was feeling nostalgic and looked up this song as it is one of my favorite rap songs of all time. It came out when I was a kid and was instantly my favorite. I came across this website which is pretty cool. As for the comments about this song not getting a following, I say good. I prefer the things I like to be unique.
Anyway, about Dove's lyrics, I believe he's basically talking about doing a concert and song writing. Here's my take on the meaning:
The plug two brand...
The plug two brand with the flavour In the flute watch the sniffin’ ---- This is talking about a drink in a glass, but don't do coke.
So a sack of shows in demand I read the diction from the second page ---- Talking about performing on stage and using the teleprompter/script to remember the lyrics.
I got the one-two gauge Baritone to the izm fan ----- the gauge is probably one of his stage equipment items, possibly volume level or EQ. He sings in baritone to his fans
Trees fall so I can play ground with my ink ---- He writes his lyrics on paper.
So let me need ya to my ems go I push the infinite and carry it ----- He takes his lyrics to an extreme and gives it to his fellow MC's
My carrier’s the three over one So my pluggins already know ---- Again, talking about technical settings of his stage equipment that his AV team is aware of.
Things get a little darker here:
Lick shots with moo Catch the boo From a ghost in the heckling crowd ---- I think he's talking about drinking with his girl, then stealing a girl from someone in the crowd who pisses him off.
If I give a foot Jack ville caught a spill When a still came from my mouth I brought a head down south ---- I don't think these lyrics are 100% accurate. I think he's saying the "heckler's" (Jack's) girlfriend goes down on him and then Jack kisses her with his "stuff" in her mouth.
I don’t check for the noose and the neck So I never tell my ems That finesse is knocking at my door ------------------ He doesn't care what happens to him during his performance, he's just going to be who he is on stage.
I choose to run from the rays of the burning sun And dodge a needle washing up upon a sandy shore ------- He doesn't go to the beach, but not sure if it's a euphemism for something else. I think it's straight forward.
I bring the element h with the 2 So ya owe me what’s coming when I’m raining on your new parade --- He brings the "H2O" or the rain down.
It’s just mind over matter And what matters is That the mind isn’t guided by the punished shade ----- He won't be manipulated by racism. ( I think) But at the very least, won't be manipulated by what the world dictates.
I keep the walking on the right side But I won’t judge the next who handles walking on the wrong Cuz that’s how he wants to be No difference, see I wanna be like the name of this song I am ---------- He's going to try to do right, but understands people who make the wrong choices since we all have to walk our own walk.