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respiration (live at the north sea jazz festival, 2005) - common lyrics

[intro]
this what they told me to tell you

[chorus]
so much on my mind, i just can’t recline
blast holes in the night ’til she bled sunshine
breathe in, inhale vapors from bright stars that shine
breathe out, green smoke retrace the skyline
hold up, b-ss ride out like an ancient mating call
i can’t take it, y’all, i can feel the city breathing
chest heaving, against the flesh of the evening
this is how we ride…

[verse]
yo, on the amen
corner i stood lookin’ at my former hood
felt the spirit in the wind, knew my friend was gone for good
threw dirt on the casket, the hurt, i couldn’t mask it
mixin’ down emotions, struggle i hadn’t mastered
what what, i ch-r-ograph seven steps to heaven
in h-ll, waiting to exhale and make the bread leaven
veteran of a cold war; it’s chica-i-go for
what i know or what’s known
some days i take the bus home, just to touch home
from the crib i spend months gone
sat by the window with a clutched dom
listening to shorties cuss long
young girls with weak minds, but they b-tt strong
tried to call, or at least beep the lord but didn’t have a touch-tone
dog-eat-dog world, you gotta mush on
some of this land i must own, outta the city, they want us gone
tearing down the ‘jects creating plush homes
my circ-mstance is between den haag and love jones
surrounded by hate, yet i love home
asked my guy how he thought travelling the world sound
found it hard to imagine, he hadn’t been past downtown
it’s deep, i heard the city breathe in its sleep
of reality i touch, but for me it’s hard to keep
deep, i heard my man breathe in his sleep
of reality i touch, but for me it’s hard to keep

[chorus]
come on, so much on my mind, i just can’t recline
blast holes in the night ’til she bled sunshine
breathe in, inhale vapors from bright stars that shine
breathe out, weed smoke retrace the skyline
i heard the b-ss ride out like an ancient mating call
i can’t take it, y’all, i can feel the city breathing
chest heaving, against the flesh of the evening
we kiss the sky goodbye on the last train leaving

[outro]
check it, everybody say ‘oh yeah’
say ‘oh yeah’
say ‘oh yeah’
say ‘oh yeah’
say ‘oh yeah’
say ‘oh yeah’
say ‘oh oh yeah’
now scream

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