Love Lyrics - Black On Both Sides - Mos Def

I start to think, and then I sink 

Into the paper, like I was ink 

When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines 

I escape, when I finish the rhyme 

I start to think, and then I sink 

Into the paper, like I was ink 

When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines 

I escape, when I finish 

My pop said he was in love when he made me 

Thought about it for a second wasn't hard to see 

I could hear he was sincere, wasn't game or promotion 

The entire affair's probably charged with emotion 

When love call your heart I guess you gotta pursue 

12-11-73, my life is testament 

Praise the beneficent 

Element that breath 

Devoid in the form that make love manifest 

I spent my early years in Roosevelt Projects 

It was a bright valley with some dark prospects 

In '83, Vendy C was the host with the most 

I listened to the Rap Attack and held the radio close 

I listened to the Rap Attack and held the radio close 

This is far before the days of high glamour and pose 

Ayo, power from the streetlight made the place dark 

I know a few understand what I'm talking about 

It was love for the thing that made me wanna stay out 

It was love for the thing that made me stay in the house 

Spending time, writing rhymes 

Trying to find words that describe the vibe 

That's inside the space 

When you close your eyes and screw your face (close your eyes) 

Is this the pain of too much tenderness 

To make me nod my head in reverence? 

Should I visit this place in remembrance? 

Or build landmarks here as evidence? 

Nighttime, spirit shook my temperament 

To write rhymes that portray this sentiment 

We live the now for the promise of the infinite 

We live the now for the promise of the infinite 

And we believe in the promise 

Love 

I start to think, and then I sink 

Into the paper, like I was ink 

When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines 

I escape, when I finish the rhyme 

I got love, l-o-v-e and I be 

Love, l-o-v-e to emcee 

Get love, l-o-v-e and I be 

Love, l-o-v-e, I emcee 

Get love, l-o-v-e and I be 

Love, l-o-v-e to emcee 

Get love, l-o-v-e and I be 

(Love, love) The M-O-S D-E-Finitely 

Check it out y'all (uh), feel me out y'all (say what) 

Feel me out y'all (yeah), hear me out y'all (get down) 

Check me, out y'all (uh, get down, get down) 

Feel me out y'all (down, down), check it out y'all 

Now hear out (bounce) y'all 

Check me out y'all (uh), feel me out y'all (outside the world) 

Check me out y'all, feel me out y'all 

Feel me out y'all (hear me bounce y'all) (get down) 

Check me out y'all, check it out y'all 

My folks said they was in love when they made me 

I take the love they made me with to make rhymes and beats 

(Can you feel?) The raw deal is all-wheel driven (right) 

Contemplate the essence of beats, rhymes and livin' 

Speech align with the rhythm (right), designed with the rhythm 

Ears and eyes keep in good time with the rhythm 

I shine with the rhythm, the Black Star Galactica 

You're big number fatin', we ancient like the abacus 

After us, I see most proceed to be trees 

Sprouting leaves, givin' breeze to the we who believe 

I M.C., which means I Must Cultivate the Earth 

Straight back, straight back, heartbeats and hard work 

I be the "Funky Drummer" to soften the hard Earth 

(Amin) Pray Allah keep my soul and heart clean 

(Amin) Pray the same thing again for all my team 

From Restoration to Fort Greene, and on out to Queens 

Uptown To Booggiedown, yo just look around 

Shook up the world like Ali in 6-3 (right) 

I'm reaching a height that you said cannot be 

I'm bringing a light which you said we can't see 

Saw the new day comin', it look just like me 

Sun bursts through the clouds, my photo ID 

I bring light to your day and raise your degree 

The universal magnetic, you must respect it 

From end to beginning: bright, true and living 

Ever changing was a state of magnificent 

Building the now for the promise of the infinite 

Building the now for the promise of the infinite 

Because 

I start to think, and then I sink 

Into the paper, like I was ink 

When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines 

I escape, when I finish the rhyme 

I got love, l-o-v-e and I be 

Love, l-o-v-e to emcee 

Get love, l-o-v-e and I be 

Love, l-o-v-e, I emcee 

Get love, l-o-v-e and I be 

Love, l-o-v-e to emcee 

Get love, l-o-v-e and I be 

The M-O-S D-E-Finitely 

Check it out y'all