Stay The Course - DJ Shadow, Posdnuos, Talib Kweli

From the first in hell, a child let out a cry

Some say cause we in hell ‘till we die

What if that death is no sign of Mohamed

No sign of visa, just an early… asking for your visa

We’re back on the third rock

People trying got keep ‘em head up, you heard pop?

And bad time trespasses on your premises

Good times avoid you like a Nemesis

With or without we all gonna face that

Find a way to put food on a place mat

Stay sound, don’t feed your anger

'Cause trouble always imposing with this bulldozer

The majority will not see the few chosen

But will see our way through before curtain closing

Maneuver around

Be the one, be the man, be forever, the style

Never stop, never rest, always know, never guess

Navigate to the north east south or west

Just stay the course, just stay the course!

Keep your eye on the prize and your thoughts out the box

And your head in the sky, take the knife, cut the pie

Take a peek, no matter east, north, south or west

And just stay the course, I gotta stay the course

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

Maintain, just stay on track…

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

Maintain, just stay on track…

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

Maintain, just stay the course

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

'Cause if you don’t that’s when you’re lost

Stay the course take a horse as I make my way across the high planes

an army instead of shaking an

Let it drop for never taking the loss

From the start to the finish, my heart will never diminish

Hit the stage but I started in the park on the benches I was singing for

When I sing it’s such a blessing they for redemption poem bringing with

dimensions

Bring on different dimensions, you see that shit?

You say you’re making a movie, but I’ve seen that flick

Kissing in the picture I really complete the photo

Electric fire, electric lighter like beat of

Living la vida loca, my life is sort of like the tornado that took ToTo

I watch it get slow-mo'd and I shape up like Plato

I don’t mean the clay-dough, what I mean to my philosophy keepin' me real stable

Be the one, be the man, be forever, the style

Never stop, never rest, always know, never guess

Navigate to the North East south or west

Just stay the course, you gotta stay the course!

Keep the eye on your pride and your thoughts out the box

And your head in the sky get the knife, cut the pie

Take a peek, no matter east, north, south or west

And just stay the course, I got stay the cource

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

Maintain, just stay on track…

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

Maintain, just stay on track…

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

Maintain, just stay the course

We’ll be talking back, a matter of fact right and exact

'Cause if you don’t that’s when you’re lost

Be the one, be the now, be forever, the style

Never stop, never rest, always know, never guess

Navigate to the North East south to west

Just stay the course, you gotta stay the course

Keep an eye on the prize and your thoughts out the box

And your head in the sky, let your knife cut the pie

Take a peace, no matter east, north, south or west

And just stay the course, just stay the course

Be the first not the last, get a hold of the craft in your soul

Never slow be fast, keep it right never wrong, write a poem, write a song

Just stay the course, just stay the course