《Champion Requiem(Album Version|Edited)》歌词

[00:00:00] Champion Requiem - Mos Def

[00:00:00] Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem

[00:00:02] Peace peace what's up y'all

[00:00:03] This is Mos Def

[00:00:04] And this is a message to the people

[00:00:06] If you see or hear goodness from me

[00:00:08] Then that goodness is from

[00:00:10] The Creator

[00:00:11] You should be thankful to

[00:00:12] The Creator for all of that

[00:00:13] 'Cause I'm not the architect of that

[00:00:15] I'm only the the recipient

[00:00:18] If you see weakness or

[00:00:19] Shortcoming in me

[00:00:20] It's from my own weakness

[00:00:21] Or shortcoming

[00:00:23] And I ask The Creator and the

[00:00:24] People to forgive me for that

[00:00:25] Thank you Brooklyn Thank you World

[00:00:29] Yeah yeah there it is

[00:00:31] Turn my voice up in the top a little bit

[00:00:35] It feel good to be back

[00:00:37] What's up ochenta

[00:00:39] Yeah yeah ha

[00:00:43] It's the Black Dante

[00:00:44] In your headphones

[00:00:46] Speakerbox (freaky radio) freaky radio

[00:00:47] (Everywhere on the dial) tell

[00:00:48] You a little bit about me

[00:00:50] For my hometown break down

[00:00:53] A little history for you

[00:00:55] Myrtle and Broadway Roosvelt projects

[00:00:57] Mossie projects

[00:00:58] Listen

[00:00:59] I stepped on the field from no

[00:01:00] League just home team

[00:01:02] I Jumped out the stands

[00:01:03] And I snatched the rock

[00:01:04] With the final seconds

[00:01:05] One to land on the clock

[00:01:06] Mos post up to throw up the

[00:01:08] Tie-breakin shot

[00:01:09] I put it through the net and let the

[00:01:11] World's jaw drop

[00:01:11] Then fled the arena before

[00:01:13] They called cops

[00:01:14] Tell the players and the coach

[00:01:15] I wasn't tryin' to blow spot

[00:01:16] But the way they was ballin'

[00:01:18] Made it difficult to watch

[00:01:19] I was taught when there's something'

[00:01:20] You can change around

[00:01:21] Keep quiet you got nothing' to

[00:01:23] Complain about

[00:01:24] You got work to do I don't know

[00:01:25] If that work for you

[00:01:27] But that's how Mos work it through

[00:01:29] And my work is personal

[00:01:30] I'm a workin' person

[00:01:32] I put in work I work with purpose

[00:01:34] I get it there on the water

[00:01:35] Air the surface

[00:01:36] You feel the impact

[00:01:37] Niggaz yeah it's workin'

[00:01:38] Listen God did not make

[00:01:39] Me a fearful person

[00:01:41] The only fear I have Is my

[00:01:42] Failure to adhear his path

[00:01:44] I would love it just to hear this back

[00:01:46] On the ghetto streets where y'all at

[00:01:48] On the ave's where the Jeep's go past

[00:01:49] In the coupes where the seats go back

[00:01:51] In the parties where it be so packed

[00:01:53] And the atmosphere be so black

[00:01:55] And them black thinggs be so phat

[00:01:57] If I could I would be so glad

[00:01:59] But if not I won't be so mad

[00:02:00] I'm still being a man still feeding my fam'

[00:02:03] And even if you don't see it my fam

[00:02:05] I believe that I am truly gifted

[00:02:07] Truly blessed

[00:02:08] I'm yours truly Brooklyn's own

[00:02:10] Mos Def

[00:02:10] I'm rockin the hard right ground

[00:02:12] Zero to far left

[00:02:13] I'm well balanced with immense talents

[00:02:15] Burn the script then flip it to

[00:02:17] Keep myself challanged

[00:02:18] And that's the mark of a true champ-ine

[00:02:20] That's whether I'm in or outside the ring

[00:02:23] No fights no tilte no crown or reign

[00:02:25] Feel my presence even when

[00:02:26] I'm up out this thingg

[00:02:27] Just trust that's what I'm about to be

[00:02:30] But until then settle in and rock with me

[00:02:32] Ha that's what its about to be

[00:02:35] Ghetto people look alive with me

[00:02:37] And say We 'gon stop by

[00:02:40] Then we just keep movin on

[00:02:42] Ghetto people look alive and

[00:02:45] Feel free we just keep movin on

[00:02:47] For Alliah Left Eye Jam Master Jay

[00:02:50] All the great hero's who have passed away

[00:02:52] Scott Laraque Big & Pac

[00:02:55] Feaky Tai Big L

[00:02:57] All the soldiers locked down in the cell

[00:03:00] Lock up the flesh

[00:03:01] But the spirit will prevail

[00:03:02] To our loved ones and deceased

[00:03:04] Dyin''' in the street or quiet in their sleep

[00:03:08] (B I G )

[00:03:09] Rest in peace your livin in the mansions

[00:03:11] Of our memory Sans Marie

[00:03:14] Rest in peace your livin in the

[00:03:15] Mansions of our memory

[00:03:17] And that's real

[00:03:19] 'Cause everything in life 'gon

[00:03:21] Come to an end

[00:03:24] Because it must and when it does

[00:03:28] I hope that y'all remember me

[00:03:30] With true respect

[00:03:33] And ghetto love

[00:03:36] Now raise it up

[00:03:38] 'Cause everything in life 'gon

[00:03:40] Come to an end

[00:03:43] Because it must and when it does

[00:03:48] I hope that y'all remember me

[00:03:50] Black Dante from Myrtle and Broadway

[00:03:55] Yeah yeah y'all

[00:04:00] Let me hear it back

[00:04:22] Freaky radio (freaky radio) ha

[00:04:41] Freaky radio (freaky radio)

[00:04:44] Everywhere on the dial