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In The Beginning Lyrics
Yiiiiaaaoowww!
*breathing*
So -
In the beginning there was hum from a poet whose pulse fell
Drum drum drum!
He would perform prayers and all till one day he heard a voice call
Come come come!
Suspicious he moved with vicious caution
Dismisses, he thinks it's a little off
People get held back by the voice inside them
Yo -
The voice said I'm poised to speak inside you
Rejoice and please let me invite you
To evil, greed and lies too
Yeah -
Confusing days he moved in ways he soon became a kuuni
Boom boom boom
And knock on his door his heart is no more
And knock on his door his soul is no more
La la la la- yeah
La la la la- that was in the beginning
La la la la- as the story goes on
La la la la-
So so so -
The poet's got a proposal
He would always hope but never know
What it feels to be free
He would be the frozen imposed as the chosen on all those opposing
But he would be greedy
That's got him there
He's power hungry and proud too
People don't care, people just scared
People don't care, people just pray
La la la la- yeah
La la la la- that was in the beginning
La la la la- there was a hum
La la la la- and things change
La la la la-
Yeah, yeah, yeah -
Say -
It's better to light a candle than to curse the dark
In the eyes of the youth there are question marks
Like freedom
Freedom for the mind and soul
We don't see them
See them for their worth at all
That's why we lead them
Lead them to these wars and what is it we feed them
Feed them our impurities and who it is we treat them
Treat them like the enemy humanity will need them
Need them like the blood we spill and where freedom
Freedom for the hearts we fill
Mislead them
They hunger for the love we give
But we cheat them
The cops beat them when all he wants is his freedom
So they defeat them
Whatever spirit he's got beat them
And they teach them that the rest of the world don't need him
And he believes it's a disease that he's heathen
Put up your fists if all you want is freedom
Put up your fists if all you want is -
La la la la- That was in the beginning
La la la la- And things change
La la la la-
Yeah, yeah, yeah -
And we keep holding on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on
And we keep holding on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on
3x
*breathing*
In the beginning there was hum from a poet whose pulse fell
Drum drum drum!
He would perform prayers and all till one day he heard a voice call
Come come come!
Suspicious he moved with vicious caution
Dismisses, he thinks it's a little off
People get held back by the voice inside them
The voice said I'm poised to speak inside you
Rejoice and please let me invite you
To evil, greed and lies too
Confusing days he moved in ways he soon became a kuuni
Boom boom boom
And knock on his door his heart is no more
And knock on his door his soul is no more
La la la la- that was in the beginning
La la la la- as the story goes on
La la la la-
The poet's got a proposal
He would always hope but never know
What it feels to be free
But he would be greedy
That's got him there
He's power hungry and proud too
People don't care, people just scared
People don't care, people just pray
La la la la- that was in the beginning
La la la la- there was a hum
La la la la- and things change
La la la la-
Say -
It's better to light a candle than to curse the dark
In the eyes of the youth there are question marks
Like freedom
Freedom for the mind and soul
We don't see them
See them for their worth at all
That's why we lead them
Lead them to these wars and what is it we feed them
Feed them our impurities and who it is we treat them
Treat them like the enemy humanity will need them
Need them like the blood we spill and where freedom
Mislead them
They hunger for the love we give
But we cheat them
The cops beat them when all he wants is his freedom
So they defeat them
Whatever spirit he's got beat them
And they teach them that the rest of the world don't need him
And he believes it's a disease that he's heathen
Put up your fists if all you want is freedom
Put up your fists if all you want is -
La la la la- And things change
La la la la-
And we keep holding on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on
And we keep being strong
And we keep going on
And on and on and on
3x
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Wow nobody's commented on K'Naan... Well this song is amazing! I love the contrast of the grief he's discussing and the le le le le la's. Also it seems that "the poet" is K'Naan talking about himself... just a guess cuz his rap is quite poetic. I really like the line "people don't care, people just pray," cuz its so true. And thank you hoobidty for posting the lyrics even though they aren't all there but its a great start!
i actually found them on a page on last.fm and i edited them a little to what i thought was said. but k'naan is extremely hard to understand in this song at times. i personally like the live version much more because there seems to be a little more emotion in it. but all in all, k'naan is amazing
i actually found them on a page on last.fm and i edited them a little to what i thought was said. but k'naan is extremely hard to understand in this song at times. i personally like the live version much more because there seems to be a little more emotion in it. but all in all, k'naan is amazing
k'naan's grandfather was a poet, so maybe he has something to do with this song. also k'naan grew up in somalia during the somali civil war and i know a lot of his songs were influenced by his experience.
K'naan is a gutter man, I saw him live and he played this, it was too proper. He is my hero I love him.
what a beautiful song. its filled with so much life and movement. the rap scene definitely need knaan to rejuvenate a soul back into it beyond club songs. a fresh taste of music.
Ye someone here mentioned his grandfather, I believe he is speaking of his grandfather and father in the song. Like when he says "one day he heard a voice call Come come come," may be referring to when his father moved to NYC and found freedom there