Silent Treatment (Live at Blue Note NYC)

Now yo

This song right here began a tradition of intricate
Love song storytelling on pretty much every Roots album
I mean for like ten, fifteen songs
We talk about what we gon' do to MCs
And then it's always one or two joints, that one joint
Where we talk about what we gon' do with the ladies

This song right here was The Notorious
B.I.G.'s, one of his favorite songs
I remember the day we met him, we was in California, right?
Out there doing a wake up show, radio show
He came out from doing his interview
And saw that it was us, it was The Roots
He ain't say like "Yo, what's up? I'm Big, you know what I mean?
I'm a big fan, I know y'all from Philly" or none of that
He just went right into the chorus
Walked out and said, look, he's like

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Giving me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But you keep neglecting me and treating me silently

Uncle T, ladies and gentlemen
That's Jack

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Giving me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But you keep neglecting me and treating me silently

I had a queen named Amina, height 5'7"

Caramel complected, body like heaven

Met her through the sister of my man Big Vince
Like some shit from out the flicks, we been in love ever since
She call me her chocolate brother, I call her my sugar sister

Knew shorty could work it since before I ever kissed her
Never dissed her, painted my picture to hit
Because of what she wasn't with, she started flipping the script
Like "Listen man, I'm Queen Amina
I mean it's not no peeking, that game is weakened
He trying to smash, I quit speaking
Tariq, in fact, just 'cause you thought, don't get you closer
I dig you but can't see you 'cause they say I'm supposed to
Most of them would, but that couldn't be me, that's not my flavor
Go home and think about it and later on I'll page ya"

I contemplated then concluded she was bluffing
I'm steady pursuing you and getting nothing but the silent treatment

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Giving me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But you keep neglecting me and treating me silently

Crazy frustration 'bout my loving situation
Where patience is a virtue but I wasn't used to waiting
I want some Marvin Gaye healing feeling that's real inside
I slip and slide, my ride'll keep you occupied
I love to get with it like that but my
Baby's kitty cat's capped and locked
Love boat is docked at the shore and what for?

Later for groupies on tour, why won't my sugar call me no more?

I mean, my queen gets upset, neglecting and sexually rejecting
Saying I'm more sewer than Doxorplexing
Closed-minded like I was blinded by the skin and
Just into women, because of that, this one's ending
Communication, temptation played the vandal
Freaking my brain, my mind, ripping the candle
On physically scandalous acts
Yo, she knew what I wanted but she fronted

Damn

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Giving me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But you keep neglecting me and treating me silently

Well, moving right along with the song
Inner strong feelings on my mind, desire to intertwine
Combine and blend, baby, what's the message that I send?
Ain't no need to pretend 'cause shit is real 'til the end
I provide a place to hide from stress, hard times and living trife
While I open your mind, you're in my life like love

It ain't no way no one can rise above what's real
But still I'm feeling like you making me bug
I puff a L on 50 deuce while I walk in the rain
Heart feeling killer pain while I'm hopping the train
Dial her number to the rest and it ain't no messages left
Regardless, my chest, I felt from stress, yo, it's a mess

I don't know what I got to do to make you understand
I'm for real and that's no question, no fronting and no guessing
Undressing, caressing in a span
I contain in my hand, can touch and make you say that I'm such a man
And call my name, so let me set your body aflame
I never treat you like a game or run game, now who's to blame?
I know you're not a ho for brothers with a lot of dough
But I just wanted you to know, word

Girl, you know that you need to stop
Giving me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But you keep neglecting me and treating me silently
Girl, you know that you need to stop
Giving me the silent treatment, baby
Can't you see what you mean to me?
I wanna love you constantly
But you keep neglecting me and treating me silently