This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
You gotta keep it on the positive
Na, na, na...
Nowadays it's hard to make a livin' but easy to make a killin'
Cause people walk around one just one itchy feelin'
I feel nauseated from your evil drug dealin', bless feelin'
The definition of top billin'
It's ill the my vocabulary
Diggin' your life style scary
No wonder why you carry a two, to retaliate
Tryin' to annihilate
The one a two annihilate you
They got some dude just to get you bugged
Really y'all, this shit is all out of whack
You can go out at night yet you won't come back
And this verse that I'm kickin' some might take it personal
And come out and get me, but worst of all
These rap fans are taking this shit serious
It ain't New York verse L.A.
Cause really it's hip-hop, not a big ol' problem
Now let's see what we could do to solve them (solve them...)
[Chorus:]
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (positive...)
Na, na, na...
We must keep it on the positive (positive...)
Lucifer's got your little mind twisted
Cause God once gave you the meaning of life and you missed it
You've enlisted in the devil's books
Livin' the life of crooks and hoes and in such and such
All that shit, that don't mean much
You got one hand on your gat while your genitals are being touched
Livin' the life that's plush and glamorous
Drunk and high with your little soul's crushed
Don't you know that life is a mirage
I keep myself sober so my soul is camouflaged
If the devil cannot see me tell me how can he attack me
If he can't grasp a hold tell me how can he try to snatch me
I ain't talking about the white man, the black man or a Jew man
Cause the devil can exist in every human
Look how Biggie went out, and Tupac went out
And Martin, and Malcolm, and Kennedy, and Squeek
And Adam, and Rene, and so on, and so on...
[Chorus]
Even though we got problems
We gotta find some way to solve 'em
I hope you come and follow me now
(keep it on the positive)
Even though we got problems
I hope you find some way to solve 'em (solve 'em...)
(keep it on the positive)
P-o-s-I-t-I-v-I-t-y
P-o-s-I-t-I-v-I-t-y
We're currently located over the Los Angeles scene
While you see a lot of niggas perpetrating like they're kings
With this so-called God complex
But when I see they mind they only see checks
So let's get our heads together
Let's form a foul weather
Proclaim against perpetrators
Well said, Alligator
Our realm, no perpetrator
A society choose the elevator
Of success by identity cross-fader
Complex thinking they're really much greater
Plain raw, harness all, maybe rough radar
Tough enough to perpetrate, I talk to you later
But wait, what about that midget brains
Unable to see reality too unreal
I'm sealed with mind, body and soul
Connected together, we tougher than leather
We much more than you think we are
We are the product of our own environment repent
With equality, plus duality
And taken all kind of posibilities (...bilities)
I sing the song from the soul
Let it rise from the tone
Let it rhythmically grow
Into it's own life
Let it become you
Then you become it
Once you become it everything will be infinite
Will be infinite, will be infinite, will be infinite...
We much more than you think we are
We are the product of our own environment repent
With equality, plus duality
And taken all kind of possibilities
I sing the song from the soul
Let it rise from the tone
Let it rhythmically grow
Into it's own life
Let it become you
Then you become it
Once you become it everything will be infinite
Will be infinite, will be infinite, will be infinite...
We much more than you think we are
We are the product of our on environment repent
With equality, plus duality
Mainly we represent positivity
I sing the song from the soul
Let it rise from the tone
Let it rhythmically grow
Into it's own life
Let it become you
Then you become it
Once you become it everything will be infinite
Will be infinite, will be infinite, will be infinite...
Na, na, na...
Nowadays it's hard to make a livin' but easy to make a killin'
Cause people walk around one just one itchy feelin'
I feel nauseated from your evil drug dealin', bless feelin'
The definition of top billin'
It's ill the my vocabulary
Diggin' your life style scary
No wonder why you carry a two, to retaliate
Tryin' to annihilate
The one a two annihilate you
They got some dude just to get you bugged
Really y'all, this shit is all out of whack
You can go out at night yet you won't come back
And this verse that I'm kickin' some might take it personal
And come out and get me, but worst of all
These rap fans are taking this shit serious
It ain't New York verse L.A.
Cause really it's hip-hop, not a big ol' problem
Now let's see what we could do to solve them (solve them...)
[Chorus:]
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (positive...)
Na, na, na...
We must keep it on the positive (positive...)
Lucifer's got your little mind twisted
Cause God once gave you the meaning of life and you missed it
You've enlisted in the devil's books
Livin' the life of crooks and hoes and in such and such
All that shit, that don't mean much
You got one hand on your gat while your genitals are being touched
Livin' the life that's plush and glamorous
Drunk and high with your little soul's crushed
Don't you know that life is a mirage
I keep myself sober so my soul is camouflaged
If the devil cannot see me tell me how can he attack me
If he can't grasp a hold tell me how can he try to snatch me
I ain't talking about the white man, the black man or a Jew man
Cause the devil can exist in every human
Look how Biggie went out, and Tupac went out
And Martin, and Malcolm, and Kennedy, and Squeek
And Adam, and Rene, and so on, and so on...
[Chorus]
Even though we got problems
We gotta find some way to solve 'em
I hope you come and follow me now
(keep it on the positive)
Even though we got problems
I hope you find some way to solve 'em (solve 'em...)
(keep it on the positive)
P-o-s-I-t-I-v-I-t-y
P-o-s-I-t-I-v-I-t-y
We're currently located over the Los Angeles scene
While you see a lot of niggas perpetrating like they're kings
With this so-called God complex
But when I see they mind they only see checks
So let's get our heads together
Let's form a foul weather
Proclaim against perpetrators
Well said, Alligator
Our realm, no perpetrator
A society choose the elevator
Of success by identity cross-fader
Complex thinking they're really much greater
Plain raw, harness all, maybe rough radar
Tough enough to perpetrate, I talk to you later
But wait, what about that midget brains
Unable to see reality too unreal
I'm sealed with mind, body and soul
Connected together, we tougher than leather
We much more than you think we are
We are the product of our own environment repent
With equality, plus duality
And taken all kind of posibilities (...bilities)
I sing the song from the soul
Let it rise from the tone
Let it rhythmically grow
Into it's own life
Let it become you
Then you become it
Once you become it everything will be infinite
Will be infinite, will be infinite, will be infinite...
We much more than you think we are
We are the product of our own environment repent
With equality, plus duality
And taken all kind of possibilities
I sing the song from the soul
Let it rise from the tone
Let it rhythmically grow
Into it's own life
Let it become you
Then you become it
Once you become it everything will be infinite
Will be infinite, will be infinite, will be infinite...
We much more than you think we are
We are the product of our on environment repent
With equality, plus duality
Mainly we represent positivity
I sing the song from the soul
Let it rise from the tone
Let it rhythmically grow
Into it's own life
Let it become you
Then you become it
Once you become it everything will be infinite
Will be infinite, will be infinite, will be infinite...
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Positivity Lyrics as written by Allan Pineda Will Adams
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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