Be Somebody (Feat. Lupe Fiasco, Holly Brook & Tak)
Green Lantern, uh, MS, Lupe Ya know, I'm a fan man, I'm a real fan (Gonna be somebody) Feel real honored to be up in here, ya know I'm sayin' (Gonna be someone)
They had to bring out the expensive mics for this one (Gonna be somebody) Ya know I'm sayin' the seven thousand dolla Headphones for this one here Yeah, ya know I'm sayin' (Gonna be someone) Come on, talk to 'em
This is the story of them against us, win or lose Forcin your feet into someone else's shoes Everybody's got somethin' to say That we oughta live their way
What we're doing's not "okay", In this world everybody's got a chip on, Both sides of their neck Got no respect, wait up a sec You ever feel like the pressure's too much too take Too much weight
'Ladies and Gentlemen If anybody can hear me right now Please shout back'
We're not the only one's feelin' so trapped In a dream of somebody else in fact They got their heads full of some overblown scheme Opportunity they missed Back when they were sixteen And all they want to do is push you to be that And all you wanna do is scream back
Gonna be somebody For anybody tellin' me I can't Gonna be someone For anyone who told me I had no chance
Gonna be somebody I'm tellin' you the time has come (Like that) Gonna be someone And maybe you'll get it when I'm finally done
We don't sleep to dream We sleep to build stamina Energy to do our thing Get your camera
'Cause this ride is about to begin Sit down and buckle it in Let me say it again in this world Everybody's got a chip on both sides of their neck Got no respect, wait up a sec
When I was young They said the odds of makin' it Were slim to none, ladies and... fuck it I'm tired of them sayin' The dream you have doesn't exist Tellin' you you're worthless Sayin' you should quit Basically tellin' you that you'll never be shit Really they're pissed 'cause they'll never achieve Some opportunity they missed Back when they were sixteen And all they want to do is push you to be that And all you wanna do is scream back...
Uh, they gone think you're crazy Mumblin' to yourself in the basement all day Uh uh uhin' to ya self, my pops didn't dig it Was shovelin to myself, my boys used to get it
They dug it because they felt My undertakin' took me I was makin' in my stealth For wealth of rhymes, of crazy
I was chuckin' to myself Then they went into the mental Rolodex See I'm knowin' 'bout heart Like a brain in my chest
And I took up a school Where subjects was gettin' felt Books under my seat No book layin' on my desk My teacher's like: "Mr. Jaco?" "Yes?" - "With all that knowledge, You aint tryin' to go to college, Be a lawyer or a doctor, Get a whole lotta dollars, Rather degrade women And glorify violence?" "Well, the work that works for me, May not work for you, No homework, I got work to do."
Gonna be somebody For anybody tellin' me I can't Gonna be someone For anyone who told me I had no chance
Gonna be somebody I'm tellin' you the time has come (Like that) Gonna be someone And maybe you'll get it when I'm finally done (I'm finally done)
...Yeah, this one goes out To those fantastic human beings, That keep us down and hold us back, And give us fuel for what we do... thanks!