[Verse One] [Derek 32zero] Heres to the world, thanks for all the motivation See my rhymes come across like dodgin immigration We stay at a loss like the Oakland Raider nation My people rise and die, complete opposite of inflation We We balance the equation Heard lies within they lullabies of our emancipation Fools try for gold, willin to sell they souls We killin shows, keepin it blacker than Ester Rowe We We crack with the elevation Above Csea level Aaye, Bbe honest with graduation But still scrutinize like the Obama administration A future of movin me to the final destination A violence in my eyelids but Im a hybrid of Of Dr. King and PTown fiends You see they move white to get green to see brown dirt You see I moonlight to get dreams, puttin in work [Chorus] We lift em up Way high in the sky Its U.N.I. verse and not another man die We lift em up Way up in the air Girl dance away your cares, fall in love with your hair We lift em up Where that same air is thin Where all my people there fall in love with your skin V.A. V.A. N.Y. N.Y. N.J. N.J. P.A. P.A. [Verse Two] [Derek 32zero] We Are the heroes Feels great to be me We got a whole community thats dependin on we From Gutter Rainbows to flows Ice cold as can be Its Derek 320, Talib Kweli [Talib Kweli] We lift em up like we orbitin Bare witness to the torturin The competition forfeitin Couldnt have even bought em when Raps my religion, to be wack would be a mortal sin Rappers think they deep as scuba divers when they snorkelin Youre borderin on soft ya life is all a bore Sick em, never call em off Ya posin but my flows exposin all ya flaws Ya finishin the bottle, throwin cocktails and Molotov To top it off Im always the first to set it off or pop it off We get it started right To kill it is the party life Scorsese, they on the floor crazy, Im at the bar like Let me get a Jameson. Meet somebody and shake firm like the gossip or the counsel in the Caymen Keep the grown up man at peace Willin to grab his piece to protect a piece of your own If you dont agree with me? To each his own Youre always sleepin on the one youre watchin Sun is hot, bring it back like we in Jamaica Bumbaclot [Chorus] We lift em up Way high in the sky Its U.N.I. verse and not another man die We lift em up Way up in the air Girl dance away your cares, fall in love with your hair We lift em up Where that same air is thin Where all my people there fall in love with your skin D.C. D.C. Miami Miami A.T.L. A.T.L. ChiTown ChiTown [Verse Three] Now I dont care if its popular Feel it through your monitor The revolution keep movin, sleep raisin the shot of the Never been a follower Supplyin for rockin the bells An outline like Malcolm Gladwell, they use gel like its a Rite of passage For that they should get blasted Or at least be the next contestants in the Gangstalicious pageant This here is black magic And for all who believe We double shiftin, liftin up our sleeve True indeed [Chorus] We lift em up Way high in the sky Its U.N.I. verse and not another man die We lift em up Way up in the air Girl dance away your cares, fall in love with your hair We lift em up Where that same air is thin Where all my people there fall in love with your skin Minneapolis Minneapolis Dallas Dallas Seattle Seattle L.A. L.A. Okay We are the ultimate Super microphone shit We lift em up We lift em up We lift em We are the ultimate Super microphone shit We lift em up We lift em up We lift em
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