Push Up Ya Lighter

To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark the fire To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark; check it out Southeast to Pennsylvania, Transportation Authority Is what I'm probably on, if I ain't whippin' a Land Throughout ya section; my mind's in traum' Nine times out of time I rhymes upon the L-Train Within my brain, fountains over rugged mountains Of my terrain; dig it; I came too far to front So I'm meditatin' on how to maintain Stepped off at City Hall into the rain And ran into my nigga named Dane, I mean, Hakeem And we was buildin' on how we could organize the team For this capital gain bein' that we in the rap game It's time to have it all; he said he figured he same We realized this a planet of cream to obtain When the predominant rap, conglomerate rap spark the flame Hark the name, the fifth from the Ill-Power Hill at that He dropped me off within the streets of South Phil' Where niggas think that killing's living real Shorty's is getting wetted, fulfilling their fantasies to set it We don't sweat it, by the fifth you get beheaded I pivot through my borough givin' pounds to the dreaded At the lye spots I got credit; could run 'em down In alphabetical order it's sorta pathetic Yo, I'm livin' life within a labyrinth of nonsense This is a consequence of being Philly residents Tryin' to get it on, the rhythm gettin' shitted on The exquisite I exhibit to shine, yo To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark the fire To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark; check it out I walk through this field with criminals Ill, die-hard soldiers try to make it towards the generals Hard-headed, rugged captains walkin' head on through action Turnkeys on the closed caption I bring the skills of wizardry Treat emcees with bigotry, so now you see the picture vividly Seduce your brain from the temple over instrumentals The fifth chant; you see the exhaust out The swift camp mannerism is to scan your vision You see the light; you can't eclipse the sun We call back the young, but still they'll strap a gun To shoot caps that spook cats and rappers hung Now you might tube across from the diners where you find 'em lost Niggas hearts so cold, they sport frost The M-the-ilitant, the Bad Lieutenant kill your camp You're now a victim of reality, my personality Afflicted, for three to five if convicted Illicit, because most cats will live corrupted It ain't no pity in this; inner-city niggas fuckin' Exquisite, I exhibit the shine; now check it out To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark the fire To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark; check it out Inclined to rap about facts; I never fake jacks Shit is real like E-packs, forty fifty-sixes Trims and gimmicks couldn't faze the true heartache When I first started, but then few remember this Anti-gangsta bitch, sporting new jewels Plain Jane styles internal to the naked eye Derived from mind states of Cold Crush tapes And beat breaks seduced by means to elevate Equates my views with the passing Those matching this intellect identify, for like minds Intertwine one thought in unison We exquisite, I exhibit the shine, ah To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark the fire To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark the fire To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark the fire To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' the mind All my peoples that be knowin' the time, come on And push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter 'fore we spark; check it out --- Push up Ya Lighter - The Roots