Lyrics Haile Selassie - Lupe Fiasco , Nikki Jean
Haile
Selassie,
high
as
the
eyelids
of
osprey
I'm
thriving,
Poseidon
your
trident
can't
stop
me
from
diving
Looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
as
I
float
Brand
new
shell
for
my
ghost,
tattoos
all
on
my
coast
"Throughout
history,
It
has
been
the
inaction
of
those
who
could
have
acted
The
indifference
of
those
who
should
have
known
better
The
silence
of
the
voice
of
justice
when
it
mattered
most
This,
has
made
it
possible
for
evil
to
triumph."
Selassie
Man's
limitation,
transfiguration
Haka
dance
done
at
the
welcome
to
the
demo
Modern
man
comes
to
the
weddin'
in
the
limo
Mixin'
doves
with
the
rice
rain
Uncle
Ben's
off
the
rails
on
the
night
train
And
that
storm
took
us
to
the
platform,
pushas
Back
to
the
bachelor's
backdoor,
unhook
us
Hope
this
track
take
you
back
to
where
the
fat
girl
pushed
us
And
that's
very
old
like
Blackberry
Bold
but
the
juice
Sweeter
than
where
the
party
at,
or
Releasing
these
niggas
from
the
roofs,
and
Leavin'
these
niggas
on
the
loose,
or
Keepin'
these
niggas
in
the
coops,
and
Leavin'
these
niggas
on
the
noose,
free!
Shamu
fan,
got
a
world
to
see!
Haile
Selassie,
high
as
the
eyelids
of
osprey
I'm
thriving,
Poseidon
your
trident
can't
stop
me
from
diving
Looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
as
I
float
Brand
new
shell
for
my
ghost,
tattoos
all
on
my
coast
"Then
until
the
philosophy
which
holds
One
race
superior
and
another
inferior
Is
finally
and
permanently
discredited
and
abandoned
That
until
there
no
longer
first
class
And
second
class
citizens
of
any
nation
Until
the
color
of
a
man's
skin
is
no
More
significant
than
the
color
of
his
eyes."
Selassie
To
the
limit,
the
limit
in
the
Methadone
clinic
Ridin'
with
the
pack
like
a
Peloton
Flyin'
with
the
sack
in
the
trap
like
the
pregnant
As
it
breaks
in
the
backs
from
the
cracks
that
we
step
upon
If
I
triple
my
worth,
will
it
cripple
my
mom?
If
I
simple
my
search,
will
it
mental
my
calm?
Will
it
hurt
if
I
give
you
my
palm?
To
tell
in
it,
don't
put
a
nail
in
it
How
you
gonna
see
the
world
if
you
a
whale
in
it
And
readin'
my
palms
like
there's
braille
in
it
(braille
in
it)
Is
it
the
trail
or
the
forest?
(Forest)
Or
the
forest
with
the
trail
in
it?
That's
a
sail
with
a
12
in
it,
Water
coming
through
from
impalin'
it
(Water
come
through
for
me
now)
Nothin'
left
of
the
boat
but
my
holes
Still
I
fill
up
the
world
and
I
float,
like
Haile
Selassie,
high
as
the
eyelids
of
osprey
I'm
thriving,
Poseidon
your
trident
can't
stop
me
from
diving
Looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
as
I
float
Brand
new
shell
for
my
ghost,
tattoos
all
on
my
coast
"A
qualified
man
with
vision,
unmoved
by
daily
selfish
interests
Will
be
led
to
right
decisions
by
his
conscience
In
general,
a
man
who
knows
from
whence
he
comes
and
where
he's
going
Will
cooperate
with
his
fellow
human
beings
He
will
not
be
satisfied
with
merely
doing
his
Ordinary
duties,
but
will
inspire
others
by
his
good
example
You
are
being
watched
by
the
nation
You
should
realize
that
you
will
satisfy
it
if
you
do
good
But
on
the
contrary,
you
do
evil,
It
will
lose
it's
hope
and
confidence
in
you."
Selassie
Hydrant
open
wide,
on
the
side
of
the
colonized
Swimmin'
in
the
street,
fell
asleep
on
my
mama
thighs
Blockin'
out
the
noise
that
destroys
little
boys
Living
joy,
ships
ahoy,
get
deployed
by
the
rock-a-byes
D-d-d-deep
into
the
sea
of
my
dreams
Lyin'
fall
asleep
at
the
feet
of
my
queen
Hawk,
I'ma
write
to
the
beat
of
your
wings
Song
for
the
Ethiopian
King
Haile
Haile
Selassie,
high
as
the
eyelids
of
osprey
I'm
thriving,
Poseidon
your
trident
can't
stop
me
from
diving
Looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
as
I
float
Brand
new
shell
for
my
ghost,
tattoos
all
on
my
coast
Haile
Selassie,
high
as
the
eyelids
of
osprey
I'm
thriving,
Poseidon
your
trident
can't
stop
me
from
diving
Looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
looking
for
my,
as
I
float
Brand
new
shell
for
my
ghost,
tattoos
all
on
my
coast
1 Drogas
2 Mural Jr.
3 Happy Timbuck2 Day
4 Quotations from Chairman Fred
5 King Nas
6 Cripple
7 Stack That Cheese
8 Imagine
9 Baba Kwesi - Interlude
10 Kingdom
11 Jonylah Forever
12 Don't Mess up the Children - Interlude
13 Xo
14 Sun God Sam & The California Drug Deals
15 Stronger
16 Helter Skelter - Interlude
17 Alan Forever
18 Haile Selassie
19 Down
20 WAV Files
21 Slave Ship - Interlude
22 Gold vs. The Right Things to Do
23 Manilla
24 In the Event of Typhoon
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