Starry Night

[Quincy Jones] Starry night.. an unknown creation Written by, and from the archives of 2Pac Shakur Dedicated to the memory of Vincent Van Gogh A creative heart obsessed with satisfying This dorment and uncaring society You have given them the stars at night And you have given them bountiful bouquets of sunflowers But for you there's only contempt Though you pour yourself into that frame and present it so proudly This world could not accept your masterpieces, from the heart So on that starry night, you gave to us and you took away from us The one thing we never acknowledged, your life.. [Mac Mall] Yeah, game laid down by Q, you know what I'm saying? Vocals by Rasheeda, fly beat by QDIII And flows by the M-A-C y'all, Mr. M-A-C Mall [Hook: Rasheeda] Starry night, your life You gave to us, and took away from us Starry night, your life You gave to us, and took away from us [Mac Mall] Uhh, uhh.. watch me live my art; writing words from my soul in blood And speak the truth on every thing I love I'll probably sacrifice my life.. to send my message through mics It's like a war drum calling soldiers at night It's bigger than music I spit it straight from the heart So it's cold and dark and deep like the universe, but nah don't start It's for your entertainment but it's my life y'all And I can't rewind, fast forward, or press pause But when you give your all, it's like the fans demand more And after the tour I sit alone like before When your name is hot it's all love, the world is yours But when you fall off, you get ignored CHORUS [Mac Mall] You on the cover of the magazine, flossing on the TV screen Toasting with your champagne, playin life like a game Loaded in the limousine, love to hear the fans scream Swimming with the sharks now, ain't no love - money king People got they hands out but ain't nobody lending hands Can you really blame them for trying to get what they can? Late night, bright lights, lust and lies And anything goes under the Hollywood sign Well you might lose your soul and who knows what you'll find But go ahead man we all want to shine... But go ahead man we all want to shine... CHORUS [Mac Mall] There you have it.. You know, when I was younger I prayed, to get in this game You know to hold this microphone in my hand I asked the man upstairs, to let me rock a crowd one day You know let people out there feel the way I feel through my music Like my homeboy 2Pac did for sure And he gave that to me But he didn't, he didn't, he didn't let me know About all the shady shit that's in, in between You and your dream, you know? See it's more than the music, I spit it from the heart So sometime it's cold and it's dark, but it's raw And that's how I'mma bring it to you every time, you know? CHORUS (fades out)