Mos Def - Love lyrics

They say the goodness in life belongs to those who believe
So, I believe
Yes

I start to think, and then I sink into the paper
Like I was ink
When I'm writing I'm trapped in between the line
I escape when I finish the rhyme
Hey, yo

I start to think, and then I sink into the paper
Like I was ink
When I'm writing I'm trapped in between the line
I escape when I finish

My pops 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, was a game of promotion
The entire affair is probably charged with emotion
But love call your heart, I guess you got to persue
12-11-73 my life is testament
Praise the beneficent, element that rest
Devoid in the form that make love manifest
I spent my early years in Roosevelt Project
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 [2x]

This is far before the days of high glamor and pose
Hey, yo, power from the street light made the place dark
I know a few understand what I'm talking 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

Spending time, writing rhymes
Trying to find words that 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
Night time, spirit shook my temperament
To write rhymes that portray this sentiment
We lived in now for the promise of the infinite [2x]

And we believe in the promise (love [?x])
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 writing I'm trapped in between the line
I escape when I finish the rhyme
Hey, yo

I got love
L-O-V-E and I be
Love
L-O-V-E to MC
Get love
[3x]

L-O-V-E and I be
The M-O-S D-E-F-initely

Check it out y'all, feel me out y'all
Feel me out y'all, hear my out y'all
Check me, out y'all
Feel me out y'all, check it out y'all
Now hear me bounce y'all
Check me out y'all, feel me out y'all [2x]
Feel me out y'all, hear me bounce y'all
Check me out y'all, check it out y'all

My folks said they was in love when they made me
I take they love they made me with to make rhymes and beats
Can you feel?
The raw deal, it's all wheel-driven
Contemplate the essence of beats, rhymes and living
Speech in line with the rhythm, designed with the rhythm
Ears and eyes keeping good time with the rhythm
I shine with the rhythm, the Black Star Galactica
Big number fleeting, we ancient like the abacus
After us, I see most proceed to be trees
Sprouting leaves, given breeze to the we who believe
I MC, which means I must cultivate the earth
Straight backs, straight backs, hard beats and hard work

I be the funky drummer to soften the hard earth
Amin
Pray Allah keep my soul and heart clean
Amin
Pray the same thing again for all my team
This go out to Fort Greene and on out to Queens
Uptown to Boogie Down, yo just look around
And shook up the world
Like Ali in 6-3 (right)
I'm reaching the height that you said cannot be
I'm bringing the light but you said we can't see
Saw the new day coming, it look just like me
Some burst through the clouds, my photo ID
I bring light to your day and raise your degree
The Universal Magnetic, you must respect it
From end to beginning, bright, true and living
Every changing, it was a state of magnificent
Building it now for the promise of the infinite
Building it 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 writing 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 MC
Get love

L-O-V-E and I be
Love
L-O-V-E to MC
Get love
[2x]

L-O-V-E and I be
The M-O-S D-E-F-initely