Artist: Talib Kweli f/ Bajah, Rubix Album: Prisoner of Conscious Song: High Life Typed by: Nickolye16@aol.com [Bajah] + (Rubix) Yeahhhh (this the high life) I said we're livin the high liiiiife (Call it my life, hey) Yeahhhh (woo!) [Rubix] This the byproduct of beautiful love Fit like a glove, what's good, my people thought that we could get it, you know we should, holdin like it's a grudge Submerged, man I just surf [Talib Kweli] I'm writin a universe But the stars don't fit in my bars, I'm too mega This the fruit of my labor, my plate is full of color Arugula, rutabaga, share the food with my neighbor Truly innovative like Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker [Rubix] Yeah; moon raker, sun scraper, give you fire for the papers Take you higher on the vapors, sire of the flavor Designer of the caper, executive executor Direct when I'm on path flight of a Navigator Plight of a savior [Talib Kweli] Now what would Jesus do? How you believe in Him? You don't believe in you of the idea that you doubtin I'm unbeatable Vizzini in "The Princess Bride" - inconceivable! These MC's is eatable - wait, edible I'm fishin with dynamite, now I got a freezer full of rappers, bastard I'm ten steps ahead of you Incredible, give credit where credit due [Rubix] Put passion into action Mashin on the gas where them others they be maxin Accelerate, generate, power with my pen and pape Stimulate, you simulate, you do what I incinerate [Talib Kweli] We do it for the dinner plates, musical we innovate, you imitate Your theory full of holes and so it ventilate Damnit man for goodness sakes, they love when we get on stage Even if they don't, one quote and the hate disintegrate [Rubix] They feel us like shade, you know we feelin great Not a script that is writ, this is our original spit An unconventional gift, Kwe' we interpolate Them others be herbin it, the praise we deservin it [Talib Kweli] Word, I love songs (uh-huh) writin to right wrongs (c'mon) Continue to fight on (yeah) I'm puttin the gloves on (c'mon) I love horns, I'm lovin this damn track I'm lovin the hand clap (let's go) clap, clap ... Lovin it when you listen Love'll fix it said Ashford and Simpson (that's right) We livin for the drums in the slums, some of the best parts The tourists never come, they run when it gets dark [Rubix] Yeah, so on my outer space, they funny like them bridal maids Bookin like we playin Spades, yeah we always make the grade FSC to get a faith, Valencia to the Haight Sucker-free, I'm in my space, say I'm hella steezy, yea Believe I get it so in, streakin like it's Martin Sunny and Delores bike park and Fly chicks sparkin - then we up the road to the Phoenix on some steady bar hoppin It's high life everywhere, Tony Allen rhythm is Pattern that we livin in, Kweli on his busi-ness Everywhere we deep in this, shorties gon' be speakin it "Oh, they so uniquely spit!" [Talib Kweli] Yeah, the great debater, the savior, the caped crusader The alpha, the omega, your favorite communicator News junkie, I'm debunkin the myth of the job creators That part of the conversation, the start of indoctrination The flow is a thing of beauty, I'm bringin it, that's my duty You drinkin it like a smoothie, they spinnin it like a Sufi Rappers I dissect 'em, collectin 'em like a souve- -nir, they actin up, I'm directin 'em like a movie Skip the drama, this is action adventure They so freakin soft it should be against the law Illegal tender - aiyyo Ru', I really need to mention ... This is the high life [Bajah] So we're living in the high life, high life High life, high life Cause we be living the high life, high life High life, high life Yes I'm living the high life, high life High life, high life Cause I'm living in the high life, high life... {*40 seconds of instrumental*} [Rubix] This the high life [Talib] Yea, yea!