UMI Says (Explicit)
Mos Def"UMI Says (Explicit)" is a song by Mos Def, released in 1999 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:55 long and contains 92 lines and 642 words.
Lyrics
0:00UMI Says - Mos Def
0:19I don't wanna write this down, [world... premiere]
0:22I wanna tell you how I feel right now [world... premiere]
0:25I don't wanna take no time to write this down, [world... premiere]
0:28I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey [world... premiere]
0:32Tomorrow may never come
0:36For you or me
0:37Life is not promised
0:40Tomorrow may never show up
0:43For you and me
0:45This life is not promised
0:49I ain't no perfect man
0:51I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
0:54With what it is I have
0:57I ain't no perfect man
0:58I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
1:02With what it is I have
1:05Put my heart and soul into this song [yes yes]
1:09I hope you feel me
1:12From where I am, to wherever you are
1:17I mean that sincerely
1:20Tomorrow may never come
1:23For you and me
1:25Life is not promised
1:28Tomorrow may never appear
1:31You better hold this very moment very close to you [right now]
1:36Very close to you [right now]
1:38So close to you, so- close to you [your moment in history is right now!]
1:46Don't be affraid, to let it shine
1:51My umi said shine your light on the world
1:55Shine your light for the world to see
1:59My abi said shine your light on the world
2:03Shine your light for the world to see
2:07My abi said shine your light on the world
2:11Shine your light for the world to see
2:14My umi said shine your light on the world
2:19Shine your light for the world to see
2:23Sometimes I get discouraged
2:27I look around and, things are so weak
2:31People are so weak
2:33Sometimes
2:35Sometimes I feel like crying
2:39Sometimes my heart gets heavy
2:43Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away
2:47Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself [ow!]
2:51Passion takes over me
2:55I feel like a man
2:57Going insane
2:57Losing my brain
2:58Trying to maintain
2:59Doing my thang
3:00Hey hey hey hey hey
3:04Put my heart and soul into this y'all
3:08I hope you feel me
3:08Where I am, to wherever you are [ha ha ha ha]
3:12Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
3:14Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with
3:16Me and my babies, me and my lady
3:19Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
3:22Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
3:24Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but
3:26Umi said shine your light on the world
3:30Shine your light for the world to see
3:34My abi said shine your light on the world
3:38Shine your light for the world to see
3:41My dreamers say shine your light on the world
3:46Shine your light for the world to see
3:50My elders say shine your light on the world [hey hey]
3:54Shine your light for the world to see
3:57I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free
4:01All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
4:05Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
4:08Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
4:13That's all that matters to me
4:15Black people unite and let's all get down
4:18Gotta have what,
4:19Gotta have that love
4:20Peace and understanding
4:21One God, one light
4:23One man, one voice, one mic
4:26Black people unite come on and do it right
4:29Black people unite come on and do it right
4:35Black people unite come on and get down
4:39Gotta have what,
4:40Love, peace and understanding
4:41One God, one voice, one life
4:43One man, gon' shine my light
4:45Black people unite, now hop up and do it right
4:48Black people unite, now come on and do it right
4:50Yeah baby that's what I like
4:53Yeah baby that's what I like
4:55Yeah baby that's what I like...
UMI Says - Mos Def I don't wanna write this down, [world... premiere] I wanna tell you how I feel right now [world... premiere] I don't wanna take no time to write this down, [world... premiere] I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey [world... premiere] Tomorrow may never come For you or me Life is not promised Tomorrow may never show up For you and me This life is not promised I ain't no perfect man I'm trying to do, the best that I can, With what it is I have I ain't no perfect man I'm trying to do, the best that I can, With what it is I have Put my heart and soul into this song [yes yes] I hope you feel me From where I am, to wherever you are I mean that sincerely Tomorrow may never come For you and me Life is not promised Tomorrow may never appear You better hold this very moment very close to you [right now] Very close to you [right now] So close to you, so- close to you [your moment in history is right now!] Don't be affraid, to let it shine My umi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My abi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My abi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My umi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see Sometimes I get discouraged I look around and, things are so weak People are so weak Sometimes Sometimes I feel like crying Sometimes my heart gets heavy Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself [ow!] Passion takes over me I feel like a man Going insane Losing my brain Trying to maintain Doing my thang Hey hey hey hey hey Put my heart and soul into this y'all I hope you feel me Where I am, to wherever you are [ha ha ha ha] Sometimes I don't want to be bothered Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with Me and my babies, me and my lady Sometimes I don't want to get into no war Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but Umi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My abi said shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My dreamers say shine your light on the world Shine your light for the world to see My elders say shine your light on the world [hey hey] Shine your light for the world to see I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free All my people to be free, to be free, to be free Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free That's all that matters to me Black people unite and let's all get down Gotta have what, Gotta have that love Peace and understanding One God, one light One man, one voice, one mic Black people unite come on and do it right Black people unite come on and do it right Black people unite come on and get down Gotta have what, Love, peace and understanding One God, one voice, one life One man, gon' shine my light Black people unite, now hop up and do it right Black people unite, now come on and do it right Yeah baby that's what I like Yeah baby that's what I like Yeah baby that's what I like...
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