Improv #1 (Intro) feat. Robert Glasper & The Underachievers

Album: For Those Who Know Pt. I Durasi: 2:21

Like, when you were playing it before, it was like

A little bit

It's a long walk to paradise, I'm wishing on these stars

It could make you view delusion like looking at a mirage

Been persistent on this road, you can see it inside my scars

Wish I had a genie to come and leave me like I'm Jafar, magic

My grandmother lived to ninety-six, she beat the cancer

Outlived four of her kids, this shit is tragic

And she still believe the Bible to this very same day

And it made her life amazing, I ain't expecting her to change

Looking for Nirvana, it's further than the eyes view

Don't let predetermined destinies define you

My root planted in Flatbush but my mind grew

Into a tree that drops seeds around the globe too

Botanist watering they hearts to grow with confidence

The bloom season coming and you was brought with dominance

No documents ever couldn't encase the fruit of knowledge

Only through the breath of living could you understand the science

School of hard knocks, it could make you, it could break you

As a youngin' growing up, we cussed and caught some cases

Five percenters on the corner mistaking "Salam Alaikum"

Got my wisdom from the city life but don't get blind, baby

Always on the grind daily, overtime

Got that New York state of mind, hate me but I still survive

Visit the bodega, I'm just happy Papi still alive

Pull up on my nigga, roll a spliff up and just catch a vibe

Yellow cab to the spinach, super fast, gotta get it

Brooklyn nigga, keep it gritty, 'cross

The bridge, you might regret it (Uh)

Hardly ever live relaxed, NYPD on our backs

Mad graffiti on the trap, ain't no treaty but the gat (Nah)

Rotten apple, people roam the streets like cattle

Most travel 'cross the globe with goals, unravel

It's a jungle, everyday could be praying or battle

So would you rather be the sheep or a king in the castle?

This is for those who know

New York City broke the chains and the shackles

Tryna navigate the worms living inside the apple

Running back in the game, shake and move through the tackles

Learn from every twist and turn like you opened up a Snapple

If you make it in my city, ain't no limitations, silly

Know my pigment got you weary but I'm still gon' get this milli'

On the weekend, I'm in Willie or in Seoul getting litty

Getting promo by your bitty, yeah, you know I love the city, ayy

Ayy, ayy, ayy

Yeah, you know I love the city, ayy