Love

They say the goodness in life belongs to those who believe

So I believe

Yes

I, I start to think, and then I sink

Into the paper, like I was ink

When I'm writin', I'm trapped in-between the line

I escape when I finish the rhyme

Ay-yo, I start to think, and then I sink

Into the paper, like I was ink

When I'm writin', I'm trapped in-between the line

I escape, when I finish

My pop said he was in love when he made me

Thought about it for a second, wasn't hard to see

I could hear he was sincere, wasn't game or promotion

The entire affair's probably charged with emotion

When love call your heart, I guess you gotta pursue

12-11-73, my life is testament

Praise the beneficent

Element that breath

Devoid in the form that make love manifest

I spent my early years in Roosevelt Projects

It was a bright valley with some dark prospects

In '83, Vendy C was the host with the most

I listened to the Rap Attack and held the radio close

I listened to the Rap Attack and held the radio close

This is far before the days of high glamour and pose

Ay-yo, power from the streetlight made the place dark

I know a few understand what I'm talkin' about

It was love for the thing that made me wanna stay out

It was love for the thing that made me stay in the house

Spendin' time, writing rhymes

Tryin' to find words to describe the vibe

That's inside the space

When you close your eyes and screw your face

Is this the pain of too much tenderness?

To make me nod my head in reverence?

Should I visit this place in remembrance?

Or build landmarks here as evidence?

Nighttime spirit shook my temperament

To write rhymes that portray this sentiment

We live the now for the promise of the infinite

We live the now for the promise of the infinite

And we believe in the promise love, love (Love, love)

Love, love

Love, love

Yes, yes, y'all, and we don't stop because

I start to think, and then I sink

Into the paper, like I was ink

When I'm writin', I'm trapped between the lines

I escape when I finish the rhyme

I got love, L-O-V-E, and I be

Love, L-O-V-E to emcee

Get love, L-O-V-E and I be

Love, L-O-V-E, I emcee

Get love, L-O-V-E and I be

Love, L-O-V-E to emcee

Get love, L-O-V-E and I be

(Love, love) The M-O-S-D-E-Finitely

Check it out y'all (Oh)

Feel me out y'all (Say what? Uh-huh)

Feel me out y'all (Yeah)

Hear me out y'all (Get down)

Check me out y'all

Feel me out y'all (Down, down)

Check it out y'all (Oh)

Now hear me bounce y'all (Down, down)

Check it out y'all (Oh)

Feel me out y'all (Outside the world)

Check it out y'all (Oh)

Feel me out y'all (Down, down)

Feel me out y'all

Hear me bounce y'all (Down, down)

Check it out y'all (Yeah)

Check it out y'all

My folks said they was in love when they made me

I take the love they made me with to make rhymes and beats

(Can you feel?) The raw deal is all-wheel driven (Right)

Contemplate the essence of beats, rhymes, and livin'

Speech align with the rhythm (Right) designed with the rhythm

Ears and eyes keep in good time with the rhythm

I shine with the rhythm, the Black Star Galactica

Your big number fakin', we ancient like the abacus

After us, I see most proceed to be trees

Sproutin' leaves, givin' breeze to the we who believe

I emcee, which I must cultivate the Earth

Straight back, straight back, heartbeats and hard work

I be the funky drummer to soften the hard Earth

(Amen) Pray Allah keep my soul and heart clean

(Amen) Pray the same thing again for all my team

From restoration to Fort Greene, and on out to Queens

Uptown to boogie down, yo, just look around

Shook up the world like Ali in six three (Right)

I'm reachin' a height that you said cannot be

I'm bringin' a light which you said we can't see

Saw the new day comin', it look just like me

Sun bursts through the clouds, my photo ID

I bring light to the day and raise your degree

Universal magnetic, you must respect it

From end to beginning

Bright, true, and livin'

Ever-changing was a state and magnificent

Building the now for the promise of the infinite

Building the now for the promise of the infinite

Because

I start to think, and then I sink

Into the paper, like I was ink

When I'm writin', I'm trapped in-between the line

I escape, when I finish the rhyme

I got love, L-O-V-E, and I be

Love, L-O-V-E to emcee

Get love, L-O-V-E and I be

Love, L-O-V-E to emcee

Get love, L-O-V-E and I be

Love, L-O-V-E to emcee

Get love, L-O-V-E and I be

The M-O-S-D-E-Finitely