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Who Tells Your Story (feat. Common & Ingrid Michaelson|Explicit) - The Roots
Lyrics by：Ingrid Michaelson/Lin-Manuel Miranda/Lonnie Lynn/Ramon Ibanga/Jr/Tarik Trotter
Composed by：Lin-Manuel Miranda
Produced by：!Ilmind
Will they tell your story?
This is the story of a
Who lives who dies who tells your story?
This is the story of a
Who lives who dies who tells your story?
My mind flashes I see the ashes of the masters
Who touched the masses I ask if I'll ever be one
When I die will Heaven be done?
What will my legend become? I will forever be young
Through old tales of breakdancing down at Odell's
Streets named after me is where my soul dwells
Desires of a church choir Trinity United
I think of good memories that Hennessy provided
Memories divided by perception
Will it be Water for Chocolate or Resurrection?
The path to perfection is rarely achieved
I head in a direction I dream and believe
A underground dude that overachieve
From the Windy City I was blowin' they weaves
Somewhere along the way I aired out MCs
But to stand out some days you may freeze degrees
Who lives and who dies?
Who holds on to all our lives?
Time and time and time again
Will they tell your story in the end?
Who lives who dies who tells your story?
Yo the anticipation arose as time froze
The Black men in the morgue were John Does
Lynched for whistling at blonde does
I said a prayer with my eyes closed
As I loaded the Roscoes at the sink yo
I been a bullet on the brink
But being a young king prolly different than you think though
The quills that I dip into the ink
Go to document and you'll remember me when I'm extinct yo
Sing the carol of the young pharaoh
Who schooled Leviathan with one arrow
As I revolve through the gun barrel just to watch it unravel
I tell 'em have heart must travel
Keep my legacy alive even if I don't survive till the curtain call
First of all realize what we workin' towards
Fuck around find what we searchin' for
The earth my name written in cursive form
Who lives and who dies?
Who holds on to all our lives?
Time and time and time again
Will they tell your story in the end?
Who lives who dies who tells your story?
Who lives and who dies?
Who holds on to our lives?
Time and time and time again
Will they tell your story in the end?
Who lives who dies who tells your story?
Frozen in time and can't let it go Nat Cole unforgettable
The pedestal I'm on I'ma end up on a Federal
Reserve note your money with a hip-hop quote
I might change legislation with some shit that I wrote
From boats that we came on to lights with our name on
Through hard times we spark minds to keep the flame on
I write hard rhymes like I'm runnin' outta time
Truthfully my stopwatch is one with the divine
Centuries from now they'll play my freestyle
And say this is the brilliance of a Black American child
And dial by the streets of the Chi proud
Known to move in silence but could be loud
The noise of beat girls and boys
Buildin' to destroy the perception of urban aggression
My life is a progression of course wrote the oppressors a chorus
My story is the glory of the Lord
Who lives and who dies?
Who holds on to all our lives?
Time and time and time again
Will they tell your story in the end?
Who lives who dies who tells your story?
