Lifting Off

[Talib Kweli] Ay, I ain't tryna get high alone Yeah, whoo! {"Lifting off"} Never been so high I get on my plane and see planes go by High enough to see the angels fly Now that we back in the game, these lames gon' die {"Lifting off"} Like the Mars rover or the weight on your shoulder That held you down with the weight of a boulder Whether a drug dealer baking the soda or a revolutionary soldier We here for you yo, the waiting is over, cause we {"Lifting off"} Off the ground, take you up in the clouds Floating on the notes and tones Until the condensation drip from my brow, we'll disappear in the crowd Till I'm surrounded with sounds, count it down and we {"Lifting off"} Five on it, used to the split the cost Roll it up, take a hit and cough, relax Keep reefer like a fifth of ros' We make 'em dance like Baryshnikov, take 'em higher, we [Hook: 2X] {"Lifting off"} Light it up, take a blade, divide it up It's not enough, grab your arms and tie 'em up Go further, hit the pipe and fire it up Cause they like the rush, when they [Talib Kweli] {"Lifting off"} I've never been so low When I smoke, I don't wanna be dependent on the dro For the happiness, cause happiness should come from your soul I sold myself, like at least you don't fuck with the blow {"Lifting off"} I tried to buy LSD But a dred refused to sell it to me He was like, well yeah I got it, but that's a white man drug Not for us, I said aight man, love, still I be {"Lifting off"} In the limelight, indication dazed Shrooms had my mouth dry looking for the gatorade On a date with the high made me fade away I left shorty at the table with a razor blade {"Lifting off"} But see I'm getting off track No tracks in my arms, I never fucked with the smack Or the crack, only vice was the trees and the 'gnac Until my man Jimmy got me onto Jack, throw it back and I'm [Hook: 2X] [Talib Kweli] {"Lifting off"} It's such a passionate high No sense in passing it by I'm like Inspectah Deck, the clouds are so far relaxed in the sky Coming down, looking back in the Stuy', ain't no problem they {"Lifting off"} On the daily Behind the restoration plaza where they got a production of Alvin Ailey At the theater named after Billy, she struggled with it too If she was here right now she'd probably hit it too {"Lifting off"} But still there's no excuse Spread the myth that if I don't get high then I don't produce These people acting like they want the truth But the appearance of the truth is good enough, they don't want the proof Huh, they get the two confused They looking too confused, the pigeon flew the coop I stay out the bubble, but they keep me in the loop Soon as I'm in the house it's through the roof and we [Hook: 4X]