[00:03.128]Against the canvas of the night
[00:05.176]Appears a curious celestial phenomenon
[00:07.781]Called Black Star, but what is it?
[00:08.329]
[00:08.802]Black people unite and let's all get down
[00:09.653]We got to have what? We got to have that love
[00:12.319]
[00:12.531]What is the Black Star
[00:13.410]Is it the cat with the black shades, the black car?
[00:15.946]Is it shinin from very far, to where you are?
[00:18.566]It is commonplace and different
[00:20.316]Intimate and distant
[00:21.564]Fresher than an infant
[00:23.083]
[00:23.319]Black, my family thick, like black strap molasses
[00:25.444]Star, on the rise, in the eyes of the masses
[00:27.848]Black is the color of my true love's hair
[00:30.360]Stars are bright, shining, hot balls of air
[00:32.685]
[00:33.065]Black like my baby girl's stare
[00:35.118]Black like the veil that the muslimina wear
[00:37.383]Black like the planet that they fear, why they scared?
[00:40.038]Black like the slave ship belly that brought us here
[00:42.553]Black like the cheeks that are roadways for tears
[00:44.952]That leave black faces well traveled with years
[00:47.648]Black like assassin crosshairs
[00:49.633]Blacker than my granddaddy armchair
[00:51.616]He never really got no time to chill there
[00:54.325]'Cause this life is warfare, warfare
[00:56.367]
[00:56.606]Deep on the front lines, and blacks is all there
[00:58.316]Black like the perception of who, on welfare
[01:00.957]Black like faces at the bottom of the well
[01:02.709]I've been there before
[01:03.712]To bring the light and heat it up like la cocina
[01:06.224]Make without imagine happen but maybe I'm just a dreamer
[01:08.600]I love rocking tracks like John Coltrane love Naima
[01:11.286]Like the student love the teacher
[01:12.772]Like the prophet love Khadija
[01:13.754]Like I love my baby features
[01:15.090]Like the creator love all creatures
[01:17.266]
[01:17.542]Who are knowledge, truth, and peace seekers
[01:18.858]We on point like heat seekers
[01:20.024]Targettin the black marketing strategists
[01:22.519]Run up on em with the heaters
[01:23.888]Everybody followin with no leaders
[01:25.545]Feelin like we killin ourselves
[01:27.627]Because I know they can't defeat us
[01:28.890]It don't stop til we complete this, keep this fly
[01:31.570]There's so much to life when you just stay black and die
[01:34.238]
[01:34.466]Blacker than the nighttime sky of Bed-Stuy in July
[01:36.707]Blacker than the seed in the blackberry pie
[01:39.295]Blacker than the middle of my eye
[01:41.090]Black like Fela man cry
[01:43.075]Some man wan ask "Who am I?"
[01:45.178]I simply reply, "The U.N.I., V.E.R.S.A.L. Magnetic"
[01:49.702]Work to respect the angelic
[01:51.264]Climb the mountain top and tell it 'til the valley's enveloped
[01:54.754]You're full of big chat but you nah know me
[01:57.048]I'm dark like the side of the moon you don't see
[01:59.574]When the moon shine newly
[02:01.375]You know who else is a Black Star? (Who?) Me
[02:03.921]You know who else is a Black Star? (Who?) Me
[02:06.430]You know who else is a Black Star, who we? (And we)
[02:09.979]be shinin and shinin, when we rhymin and rhymin
[02:12.249]We be shinin and shinin, when we rhymin and rhymin
[02:14.761]
[02:15.056]Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
[02:17.397]It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
[02:20.047]The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
[02:22.646]It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
[02:25.105]You know the light
[02:25.917]Go from the dark
[02:26.514]The other way is ass-backwards
[02:28.046]It's absurd
[02:28.709]Make you wanna crow like a blackbird
[02:30.523]That's right
[02:31.357]You livin from your first day to your last night
[02:33.025]Sometimes you show your ass like
[02:34.337]Lint on your clothes
[02:35.591]When you froze in
[02:36.302]THE BLACK LIGHT
[02:37.141]Dead that
[02:37.781]Before you get your head wrapped
[02:39.009]Like Badu
[02:39.532]We see through your voodoo
[02:40.828]Just like Eve's Bayou, you dealin with that black magic
[02:43.089]Try to civilize you
[02:44.510]Not walk on by you
[02:45.646]Like Sybil lies do get you black listed, it'll
[02:48.374]Be unlucky for you like a black cat
[02:50.336]A panther
[02:50.935]Revolution is the answer
[02:52.481]That's what we need
[02:53.468]Greed plague my people like the cancer
[02:55.220]True indeed
[02:56.037]
[02:56.261]Now black people unite, and let's ALL GET DOWN
[02:58.546]Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
[03:00.937]It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
[03:03.504]The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
[03:06.147]Everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
[03:08.645]It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
[03:11.467]The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
[03:13.675]It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
[03:16.299]Equalin up to eight, light shine bright

Against the canvas of the night
Appears a curious celestial phenomenon
Called Black Star, but what is it?
Black people unite and let's all get down
We got to have what? We got to have that love
What is the Black Star
Is it the cat with the black shades, the black car?
Is it shinin from very far, to where you are?
It is commonplace and different
Intimate and distant
Fresher than an infant
Black, my family thick, like black strap molasses
Star, on the rise, in the eyes of the masses
Black is the color of my true love's hair
Stars are bright, shining, hot balls of air
Black like my baby girl's stare
Black like the veil that the muslimina wear
Black like the planet that they fear, why they scared?
Black like the slave ship belly that brought us here
Black like the cheeks that are roadways for tears
That leave black faces well traveled with years
Black like assassin crosshairs
Blacker than my granddaddy armchair
He never really got no time to chill there
'Cause this life is warfare, warfare
Deep on the front lines, and blacks is all there
Black like the perception of who, on welfare
Black like faces at the bottom of the well
I've been there before
To bring the light and heat it up like la cocina
Make without imagine happen but maybe I'm just a dreamer
I love rocking tracks like John Coltrane love Naima
Like the student love the teacher
Like the prophet love Khadija
Like I love my baby features
Like the creator love all creatures
Who are knowledge, truth, and peace seekers
We on point like heat seekers
Targettin the black marketing strategists
Run up on em with the heaters
Everybody followin with no leaders
Feelin like we killin ourselves
Because I know they can't defeat us
It don't stop til we complete this, keep this fly
There's so much to life when you just stay black and die
Blacker than the nighttime sky of Bed-Stuy in July
Blacker than the seed in the blackberry pie
Blacker than the middle of my eye
Black like Fela man cry
Some man wan ask "Who am I?"
I simply reply, "The U.N.I., V.E.R.S.A.L. Magnetic"
Work to respect the angelic
Climb the mountain top and tell it 'til the valley's enveloped
You're full of big chat but you nah know me
I'm dark like the side of the moon you don't see
When the moon shine newly
You know who else is a Black Star? (Who?) Me
You know who else is a Black Star? (Who?) Me
You know who else is a Black Star, who we? (And we)
be shinin and shinin, when we rhymin and rhymin
We be shinin and shinin, when we rhymin and rhymin
Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
You know the light
Go from the dark
The other way is ass-backwards
It's absurd
Make you wanna crow like a blackbird
That's right
You livin from your first day to your last night
Sometimes you show your ass like
Lint on your clothes
When you froze in
THE BLACK LIGHT
Dead that
Before you get your head wrapped
Like Badu
We see through your voodoo
Just like Eve's Bayou, you dealin with that black magic
Try to civilize you
Not walk on by you
Like Sybil lies do get you black listed, it'll
Be unlucky for you like a black cat
A panther
Revolution is the answer
That's what we need
Greed plague my people like the cancer
True indeed
Now black people unite, and let's ALL GET DOWN
Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
Everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
Equalin up to eight, light shine bright