
Coming out into the night
Our barricades
Show the tragedy of outcasts
And no words to say
When the rebel sun sets behind the…
…assembly line
All the humanoids are waiting for the
Next sunny day
And hours for passer byes
Are running faster…
…man who builds
And thirty years are soon left back
As progress steps forward
A crows of outcasts
Protect their ignorance into the barricades…

…of any nation
Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes."
- Selassie
[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
To the limit, the limit in the…
…)
Nothin' left of the boat but my holes
Still I fill up the world and I float like Haile
[Chorus: Nikki Jean & Lupe Fiasco]
Haile…
…noise that destroys little boys
Live enjoy, ships ahoy, get deployed by the rock-a-byes
D-d-d-deep into the sea of my dreams
Lyin…

…color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes."
Selassie
[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
To the limit, the limit in the…
…trail in it?
That's a sail with a 12 in it, water coming through from impalin' it (Water come through for me now)
Nothin' left of the boat…
…ships ahoy, get deployed by the rock-a-byes
D-d-d-deep into the sea of my dreams
Lyin' fall asleep at the feet of my queen
Hawk, I'ma…

…color of a man's skin
Is of no more significance than the color of his eyes
Selassie
[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
To the limit
The limit in the…
…coming through from impalin' it
(Water come through for me now)
Nothin' left of the boat but my oars
Still I fill up the…
…street, fell asleep on my mama thighs
Blockin' out the noise that destroys little boys
Live enjoy, ships ahoy, get deployed by the rock-a-byes…

Wake before the sun comes, you're going where you must
Where fire is born and dust returns to dust
Light in your eyes boy, dirt…
…beneath your nails
And in your heart belief that love prevails
That girl so fair with ankles bare
You lost her to the wind
She…
…ash
All you worked for gone in a flash
You can't look forward while you're looking back
There'll be no good-byes, boy, that boat…

Wake before the sun comes, you're going where you must
Where fire is born and dust returns to dust
Light in your eyes boy, dirt…
…beneath your nails
And in your heart belief that love prevails
That girl so fair with ankles bare
You lost her to the wind
She…
…ash
All you worked for gone in a flash
You can't look forward while you're looking back
There'll be no good-byes, boy, that boat…

I'se the b'y who builds the boat
I'se the b'y that sails her
I'se the b'y that catches the fish
And brings them home to Liza
Hip…
…it Ray
Let's try it from the top then shall we
Now listen to me
Pretty good so far
I'm the boy who builds the boat
I'm the boy who…
…boy
(He's the b'y)
I'm the boy
(He's the b'y)
I'm the boy who builds the boat
Ime the boy
(He's the b'y)
I'm the boy
(He's the…

I'se the b'y that builds the boat
And I'se the b'y that sails her
I'se the b'y that catches the fish
And takes 'em home…
…she's outta sight
Her petticoat wants a border
Old Sam Oliver in the dark
He kissed her in the corner
I'se the b'y that builds the boat
And I'se the…
…fish
That's no good for supper
I can get as good as that
Down in Bonavista!
I'se the b'y that builds the boat
And I'se the…

I'se the b'y that builds the boat
And I'se the b'y that sails her
I'se the b'y that catches the fish
And brings 'em home…
…took Liza to a dance
As fast as she can travel
And every step that she would take
Was up to her knees in gravel
I'se the b'y that builds the boat
And I'se the…
…sight
Her petticoat wants a border
Old Sam Oliver in the dark
He kissed her in the corner
I'se the b'y that builds the boat
And I'se the…

…then I'm on my way-
Way — Looking for a new day
Yesterday wasn't shit, and today looks the same
Everyone's got a boat, but the shit won't…
…to keep my eyes closed
Cause I'm trying to help these words get a life, and keep going
[Verse 2]
I spit the true story. We came…
…meantime, I glow neon like Dion
Her light's so bright: it'll shine for the eon
And that's why I keep my eyes closed
Cause…

…if I cannot be a student, yet
There's good in spelling at the alphabet.
Your eyes will never see like Lynceus'; still
You rub them…
…?
Turn to the poor: their megrims are as strange;
Bath, c*ckloft, barber, eating-house, they change;
They hire a boat; your born…
…with itself at strife,
And makes a chaos of an ordered life,
Builds castles up, then pulls them to the ground,
Keeps changing round for square and square for round?
You smile…

…have to be something I despise,
Don't ask me how I managed, no one gets paid to make change,
Every morning I salute the flag, turn…
…grab the fingers of my left hand behind my back and continue my search.
I'm wondering how I got here,
Who besides me…
…resolve that destroys constraints
I found my escape in a melding of memories
The next thing I know, I'm rowing this boat…

…keeping [up?]
Waters wet
So did you comprehend yet? (uh huh)
Submit to the will of the basic foundation of the universe
Thirst for the…
…and Lego Man toasting]
This, was manifestation of elevation
Wise on the rise
Eyes watch while I quote this
Note this [boat ? ] Culture…
This knowledge builds and thy kingdom comes
Drums often lead black youth to the truth
And the truth gets banned in the land of the liar
And the…

…keeping [up?]
Waters wet
So did you comprehend yet? (uh huh)
Submit to the will of the basic foundation of the universe
Thirst for the…
…and Lego Man toasting]
This, was manifestation of elevation
Wise on the rise
Eyes watch while I quote this
Note this [boat ? ] Culture…
This knowledge builds and thy kingdom comes
Drums often lead black youth to the truth
And the truth gets banned in the land of the liar
And the…

…
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Ah I'm flowing into the dark frozen sea
With the wave of history
Before long, the curtain will rise
I use…
That corrupted love that raises a mistake
The paradise that builds on debris
forbidden lover...... Ephemeral memory
Even though I hold it tightly, the…
…life is on the crumbling boat
My scared eyes look up to the sky
I shout God's name
High in the sky this heart dances
I…