The Roots — Push Up Ya Lighter

[Chorus: Black Thought] Yeah, to all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' they 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' they 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 [Verse 1: Black Thought] Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Is what I'm probably on If I ain't whippin' a Land throughout ya sec-tion My mind's in traum', nine times out of ten, I rhymes upon the L train Within my brain, fountains over rugged mountains are 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 the same We realized this a planet of C.R.E.A.M. to obtain When the predominant rap conglomerate 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 killin' is livin' real Shorties is gettin' wetted, fulfillin' 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 bein' Philly residents Tryna get it on, the rhythm gettin' shitted on The exquisite I exhibit to shine, yo [Chorus: Black Thought] To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' they 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' they 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 [Verse 2: Malik B] I walk through this field with 'iminals 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 MC's 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 diner's where you find 'em lost Niggas' hearts so cold, they sport frost The M-the-Illitant, the Bad Lieutenant kill ya camp You're now a victim of reality, my personality afflicted From three-to-five if convicted Illicit, because most cats will live corrupted It ain't no pity in this inner city, niggas, fuck it Exquisite I exhibit to shine, now, check it out [Chorus: Black Thought] Yeah, to all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' they 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' they 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 [Verse 3: Bahamadia] 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, sportin' new jew-als Plain Jane styles eternal 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 passion Those matchin' this intellect identify for like minds Intertwine one thought in unison The exquisite I exhibit to shine, ah [Chorus: Black Thought] Yeah, to all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' they 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' they 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 To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin' they 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' they 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