[Jon Batiste & Busta Rhymes]
In the game
Look to the sky (Yeah)
Here we have the amazing Jon Batiste (Make sure your crown fit)
And the incredible Common
[Jon Batiste & Busta Rhymes]
We live, then we die, look to the sky (You need to look to the sky)
Lost how we found it (Uh-huh), make sure your crown fit (Yeah)
You and me got soul (We got soul, brother), it's what we have in common (It's what we got in common)
The sacred number's common (Yeah), it's time to live more life
Live more life (Here I am)
Focus on what we got in common, y'all
[Busta Rhymes]
We used to sit on some of the same blocks, similar struggle
Distributed some of the same rock, similar hustle
Doing whatever so we could survive, breaking the laws
The goal was to take care of mines, take care of yours
Despite the heart clean, the actions was foul, we rationalized it
The elders sat us down and talked to us, we'd analyze it
They protected us despite what we doing, yeah, they was patient
The convo was meaningful, but it ain't change the situation
Torn between good and bad, even when the pockets was full up
Put the blunts out and escorted the elders home when they would pull up
Still doing foul shit, how I was raised, shit, niggas was stretched
And before the foul shit, we give spiritual baths for the protection
As a blessing and a lesson as an adolescent
Tryna stabilize the future for the family 'fore we go back to the essence
Positively, I want my family to feel my presence
Found my profession as talking truth in studio sessions
If you was guessing
And having a conversation 'bout what we got in common is kind of refreshing
Yeah, it's not a game
Because we did a bunch of similar shit does not mean we are the same
I never compromise my integrity for the fame
You's a bozo, energy problematic, you's a little lame, mm
Yeah, energy off, it's time to slide
See, we don't do that little killer vibe, nigga, let's not collide
Let's try to figure out what we do have in common
A peanut butter jelly sandwich, a little cup of ramen
It's what we ate when we was broke, but my integrity shining, masterminding
We always stood on business, reminder
Whenever we seek and destroy and we find 'em and realign 'em
And squash whatever differences, homie, let's both surprise 'em
Guess what's on the horizon? Unifying
Coming together 'cause it's nothing else better, perfect timing
[Jon Batiste & Busta Rhymes]
We live, then we die, look to the sky
Lost how we found it (Uh-huh), make sure your crown fit (Yeah)
You and me got soul (We got soul, brother), it's what we have in common (It's what we got in common)
The sacred number's common (Yeah), it's time to live more life
Live more life (Here I am)
Focus on what we got in common, y'all
The commonality of beasts is street alchemy
Malcolm in the Audubon, Martin on the balcony
Black reality, paid dues hourly
The chords of the Lord that power me
Out of the wilderness with the manna that is blessing us, blessed by the one who sent Moses on an exodus
Movement of the people, teach you like a seafood
Stay true to your nature 'til your maker meet you
Greet you with the kiss of life, like I'm a Sade
Mind on more than money, I'm godbody
Locked into a prison of wisdom and realism
Building like Caleb Williams with the field vision
Of a runaway, we gon' keep rockin' 'til the sun of day
Speakin' heaven's language, hearin' what the jungle say
So when lions fallin', we can bear it
The elephant in the room, these snakes is careless
The merit we inherit, the integrity of mega
When you do it for your people, it'll be here forever
Forever and ever and ever and ever
Why gamble with your life when I can make it better?
I bet like BET to show the Black experience
The projects, the poems, power, the pyramids
Made it an image, so I gotta mirror his
Even when it's broken, my heart is where the mirror lives
[Jon Batiste]
We live, then we die, so look to the sky (Now let us look to the sky, y'all)
Lost how we found it (Uh-huh), make sure your crown fit (Yeah)
You and me got soul (We got soul, brother), it's what we have in common (It's what we got in common)
The sacred number's common (Yeah), it's time to live more life
Live more life (Here I am)
Live more life (You gotta live, yes)
Live more life (Here I am, y'all)
Focus on what we got in common, y'all
[Busta Rhymes & Ma Dukes]
Yeah
Yeah
It's so important and it's so powerful
When we move as common man
Common goal
Common destiny
Common cause
That's what we got in common
Just like people would hear a Dilla beat and get all crazy and, and don't know what to do with it, so
You know, when we get that from you
And we need it
Dillagence, Dillangence, let's be diligent in what we do
What we think
And how we serve our people
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