Talib Kweli – Get By

Lyrics

[Talib]
Yeah.. my Lord.. yeah
[Verse 1: Talib]
We sell, crack to our own out the back of our homes
We smell the musk at the dusk in the crack of the dawn
We go through "Epidodes II," like "Attack of the Clones"
Work 'til we break our back and you hear the crack of the bone
To get by.. just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
We commute to computers
Spirits stay mute while you eagles spread rumors
We survivalists, turned to consumers
To get by.. just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
Ask Him why some people got to live in a trailer, cuss like a sailor
I paint a picture with the pen like Norman Mailer
Me and Willa raised three daughters all by herself, with no help
I think about a struggle and I find the strength in myself
These words, melt in my mouth
They hot, like the jail cell in the South
Before my nigga Core bailed me out
To get by.. just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
We do or die like Bed-Stuy through the red sky
with the window of the red eye
Let the lead fly, some G. Rap shit, "Livin' to Let Die"
[Chorus: Background singers]
This morning, I woke up
Feeling brand new and I jumped up
Feeling my highs, and my lows
In my soul, and my goals
Just to stop smokin, and stop drinkin
And I've been thinkin - I've got my reasons
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
[Talib and background singers]
(ba ba ba, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da badahh
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by by by by by by)
(ba ba ba, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da badahh
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by by by by by by)
[Verse 2: Talib]
We keeping it gangster say "fo shizzle", "fo sheezy" and "stayin crunk"
Its easy to pull a breezy, smoke trees, and we stay drunk
Yo, our activism attackin the system, the blacks and latins in prison
Numbers of prison they victim black in the vision
Shit and all they got is rappin to listen to
I let them know we missin you, the love is unconditional
Even when the condition is critical, when the livin is miserable
Your position is pivotal, I ain't bullshittin you
Now, why would I lie? Just to get by?
Just to get by, we get fly
The TV got us reachin for stars
Not the ones between Venus and Mars, the ones that be readin for parts
Some people get breast enhancements and penis enlargers
Saturday sinners Sunday morning at the feet of the Father
They need somethin to rely on, we get high on all types of drug
When, all you really need is love
To get by.. just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
Our parents sing like John Lennon, "Imagine all the people watch"
We rock like Paul McCartney from now until the last Beatle drop
[Chorus: Background singers]
This morning, I woke up
Feeling brand new and I jumped up
Feeling my high's, and my low's
In my soul, and my goals
Just to stop smoking, and stop drinking
And I've been thinking - I've got my reasons
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
[Talib: repeat 2x - with background singers]
Yoyoyo, yo
Some people cry, and some people try
Just to get by, for a piece of the pie
You love to eat and get high
We decieve when we lie, and we keepin it fly
Yoyoyo, yo
When, the people decide, to keep a disguise
Can't see they eyes, see the evil inside
But there's people you find
Strong or feeble in mind, I stay readin the signs

Paroles (Traduction)

[Talib]
Ouais.. mon Seigneur.. ouais
[Couplet 1: Talib]
Nous vendons de la crack à nos propres gens à l'arrière de nos maisons
Nous sentons le musc au crépuscule à l'aube
Nous passons par "Épisodes II," comme "L'Attaque des Clones"
Nous travaillons jusqu'à nous briser le dos et vous entendez le craquement des os
Pour s'en sortir.. juste pour s'en sortir
Juste pour s'en sortir, juste pour s'en sortir
Nous faisons la navette vers les ordinateurs
Les esprits restent muets pendant que vous, aigles, répandez des rumeurs
Nous, survivalistes, sommes devenus des consommateurs
Pour s'en sortir.. juste pour s'en sortir
Juste pour s'en sortir, juste pour s'en sortir
Demandez-Lui pourquoi certaines personnes doivent vivre dans une caravane, jurer comme un marin
Je peins un tableau avec le stylo comme Norman Mailer
Moi et Willa avons élevé trois filles toutes seules, sans aide
Je pense à une lutte et je trouve la force en moi-même
Ces mots, fondent dans ma bouche
Ils sont chauds, comme la cellule de prison dans le Sud
Avant que mon gars Core ne me sorte de là
Pour s'en sortir.. juste pour s'en sortir
Juste pour s'en sortir, juste pour s'en sortir
Nous faisons le nécessaire comme à Bed-Stuy à travers le ciel rouge
avec la fenêtre du vol rouge
Laissez le plomb voler, un truc de G. Rap, "Vivre pour laisser mourir"
[Refrain: Chanteurs en arrière-plan]
Ce matin, je me suis réveillé
Me sentant tout neuf et je me suis levé
Ressentant mes hauts et mes bas
Dans mon âme et mes objectifs
Juste pour arrêter de fumer, et de boire
Et j'ai réfléchi - j'ai mes raisons
Juste pour s'en sortir, juste pour s'en sort

Thématique Survivre

Style Hip-hop

Keywords Politique, Survie

Entités normées Kanye West, Talib Kweli