Push Up Ya Lighter-The Roots

featuring Bahamadia [Black Thought] Yeahh.. To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin the mind All my peoples that be knowin the time; c'mon 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; c'mon and push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter, 'fore we spark - check it out Verse One: Black Thought Southeast to Pennsylvania, Transporation 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 time I rhymes upon the L Train Within my brain, foun-tains over rugged moun-tains of my terrain, diggit 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 ni**a 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 niggaz think that killing's living real Shorties 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 alphabetic-al order it's sorta pathetic Yo, I'm livin life within a labryinth 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 [Black Thought] C'mon.. To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin the mind All my peoples that be knowin the time; c'mon 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; c'mon and push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter, 'fore we spark - check it out Verse Two: Malik B I walk through this field with 'iminals Ill die-hard soldiers, try to make it to-wards 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 diners where you find em lost Niggaz hearts so cold, they sport frost The M-the-Illi-tant, 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 niggaz f**kin Exquisite I exhibit the shine now check it out [Black Thought] Yeahh.. To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin the mind All my peoples that be knowin the time; c'mon 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; c'mon and push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter, 'fore we spark - check it out Verse Three: Bahamadia Inclined to rap about facts, I never fake jacks Sh*t 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 B**ch, sporting new jew-als Plain Jane styles internal, to the naked eye Derived from mindstates 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 uni-son We exquisite I exhibit the shine, ahhh [Black Thought] Yeahh.. To all my peoples on the planet stimulatin the mind All my peoples that be knowin the time; c'mon 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; c'mon 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; c'mon 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; c'mon and push up ya lighter, up ya lighter Up ya lighter, 'fore we spark - check it out