[Verse 1 - Lupe Fiasco]
Hello Gorgeous
The phone callâs probably being recorded
Just know that I did it for the four of us
And those mutherfuckers kept ignorinâ us
After this Iâm going underground
If they come asking give them the run-around
How does Costa Rica in the summer sound?
Couple days then we moving to another town
Yea I know them dreams, seems
Just know that timeâll never come between
Space either, fake features
Things that we reject but connects all us believers
The insurrectionâs gone viral
Theyâll never stop it now
I hope it all spirals
Outta control, like a dam with a hole
From here on out itâs all about survival
The way we left things they probably think we rivals
But donât be naive, they hate you more than I do
Remember always speak in opposites, I hate you so much, itâs such a compliment
I know that defies the common sense, but we ainât never been right: honestness
We never fit in school, and never did rules, but whoâd a thought weâd turn out bombing shit
[Hook]
Iâm giving you a nightcall to tell you how I feel
I want to drive you through the night down the hills
Iâm gonna tell you something donât want to hear
Iâm gonna show you where itâs dark but have no fear
[Verse 2 - Lupe Fiasco]
He said he was just so tired, of them fighting our water with fire
He said that we need something drier, to really impress the empire
Funny cause he really hated war, but why we went to war is what he really hated more
Said itâs silly how that our schools make us stupid and our jobs make us poor
When he came back from the Corps, is when he really got serious
Read a lot of books, started acting all mysterious
The VA is what really made him furious, told him his condition didnât exist, period
Thatâs why he started that petition, went all the way to Washington, said they didnât listen to a white male Christian
He just laughed when they took our fatherâs pension
He said that you gotta act in opposites, helps you hide your tracks when you stand up to the dominant
But I knew he felt bad, told me later was the saddest day he ever had
To see our dad so hopeless, that was the turning point thatâs what really gave him focus
I didnât agree with everything, some of it made sense
But never thought that he would do something like this
[Hook]
[Verse 3 - Lupe Fiasco]
I know you donât watch but your brother was on TV
Couple guys in black suits came around to see me
They went through all your bookâs and took all of your CDs
My granny said youâd be all right, she saw it in the tea leaves
All the operations going well, had a lotta contact from all the other cells
Everybody, everywhere is calling you a hero
They going through the rubble, but the body count is zero
Itâs all violent and bloodless, I know the government really loves this
This account is hacked, you know how to keep in touch
Iâll never see you again, I hate you so much
[Bridge]
Thereâs something inside you
Itâs hard to explain
Theyâre talking about you boy
But youâre still the same
[Hook]
- :
- DROGAS Light
- Pick Up the Phone (Single)
- Made in the USA (Single)
- Tetsuo & Youth
- Pharaoh Height (EP)
- Remission (Single)
- Mission (Single)
- Old School Love (Single)
- Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
- Lamborghini Angels (Single)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon Original Motion Picture...
- Friend Of The People
- Out of My Head (Single)
- Enemy Of The State: A Love Story (Mixtape)
- Non-Album Releases
- Lasers
- The Show Goes On (Single)
- Enemy Of The State: A Love Story
- Words I Never Said (Single)
- Non-Album Release