My brother
If you could cast a little light on someone
It's not too soon
You took me halfway round the world
I'm running out of time and reasons
My true friend
If you could tell me what it is that keeps you
From coming down
You left me way up in the clouds
The higher you fly
The less I see you
So far
Cross a wild and windy sea
So far
That our voices are divided by an ocean
An ocean
My brother
If you could take a little time to slow down
It's more your style
It takes a lifetime to decide
I'm running out of time and reasons
I'm running out
I'm running out
So far
Cross a wild and windy sea
So far
That our voices are
Divided by an ocean
My brother and I are side by side
Always as one just you and I
I never thought I'd have to say goodbye
But I know he's here always beside
I can talk to him whenever I'm cryin'
For in my heart he I shall find
But I know whenever I find trouble
My brother he will still come running
My guardian angel over my shoulder
My days in awe as I grow older
My brother and I are side by side
He took away my fear of dying
What you cannot see you cannot fight
But it's ok I'll be alright
The best of life as I pass the time
To later on I find the stairway he climbed
But I know whenever I find trouble
My brother he will still come running
My guardian angel over my shoulder
My brother
If you could cast a little light on someone
It's not too soon
You took me halfway round the world
I'm running out of time and reasons
My true friend
If you could tell me what it is that keeps you
From coming down
You left me way up in the clouds
The higher you fly
The less I see you
So far
Cross a wild and windy sea
So far
That our voices are divided by an ocean
An ocean
My brother
If you could take a little time to slow down
It's more your style
It takes a lifetime to decide
I'm running out of time and reasons
I'm running out
I'm running out
So far
Cross a wild and windy sea
So far
That our voices are
Divided by an ocean
An ocean
If you are my brother
Oh my brother
Rich or poor
Then why do we suffer?
Only suffer?
More and more?
Can you give me an answer?
Any answer?
It’s what they’re for
CHORUS I wanna know
My brother
Because now we’re in danger
Species endangered
Like never before
For those who don’t care more
For each other
Extinction calls
Can you give me an answer?
Any answer?
Yo, if y'all don't mind, I'd like to share a little somethin I wrote.
About the closest nigga to me, ya heard me? my muthafuckin brother, ya
Know. and it ain't gotta be ya blood brother, it could be ya thug
Brother.
We tend to say things that we don't really mean
Like I hate you and I hope you die tomorrow of some deadly disease
I never meant a word nigga, I was speakin out of anger
At times, I treated you as if you was a stranger
We both shared poverty, eatin commodity, you never lied to me
Or knock me for nuthin I tried to be
You was in the house sharpenin your art skills
And I was in the backyard doin cartwheels
Runnin with the niggas mama told me leave alone, come home
Stealin bikes even though I knew my rights from wrong
I used to envy you cause you intelligent
And I hate you was a strange way of tellin it
But that was irrelevant
You was in the good schools, I went to the gutter with the thugs
When a nigga shot dice and all the teachers did drugs
You my nigga, til I'm dead and gone
And I loved you like you was a part of me
And that's why I'm singin this song
Chorus: it's my nigga, my nerve, my one love
(you're my brother)
The one who wouldn't change on a nigga
(you're my brother, you're my brother)
Cause we shared the same blood
(there's no other)
That's my nigga, my nerve, my one love
(you're the only one for me)
The one that wouldn't change on a nigga
Don't change on a nigga
It's my nigga, my nerve, my one love
(you're my brother)
The one who wouldn't change on a nigga
(you're my brother, you're my brother)
Cause we shared the same blood
(there's no other)
That's my nigga, my nerve, my one love
(you're the only one for me)
Even though I never told you, at times I tried
So I praise you while you alive
Now even though we look at life differently
You probably had the better view
And when it came to hoes I was way ahead of you
I went to school with em, used to fool with em in class
In the hallways tryin to get some ass with my hall pass
You did homework, and I did bitches
You was plottin on how to pass, I was plottin on some riches
It showed in the report card
You paid attention to the teacher
I was lookin at the sport cars
In the magazines with my headphones, knowin I was dead wrong
Cuttin class, goin everywhere but home
When you got a job, mama and them was proud, I was jealous
You worked late nights, I ran the streets with the fellows
In a rush to be grown, you was still more mature
Cause you hang with your own, plus my heart was pure
You my nigga, til I'm dead and gone
And I loved you like you was a part of me
And that's why I'm singin this song
Chorus
2x: let me hear ya say oh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh
(Answering machine): I'm not the only one living here,
please be considerate and leave a nice message after the tone. One!
(Styles): I just wanted to speak to him... I got too much words...
I got a lot of words... let's see. yo, yo
(Verse 1)
Life is a circle of pain
The darkest clouds, end up like the purplest rain
They say patience is a virtue in the game
Fuck it, I guess I died when my brother died
Cause to tell you the truth, I feel like I'm the curse in the game
My vision is blurred, dreams is shattered, my heart is broke
Pain so deep I find it hard to cope
Missin your smile and missing your style
I figured I'm the next one dead so we could kick it a while
Cause your name lives on, the sun still shine
Every time your baby mom life up your child
I guess I gotta switch my angle now
Take a positive look, hit a blunt my little brothers with the angels now
Some of us fall and some of us fly
But at the end of the book baby all of us die
Word, my nigga
(Chorus)
There's my brother
I could smile, cause I know he right next to Allah
Right next to the prophets and the soldiers that died
And all the angels in the heaven that be holdin the sky
There's my brother
I could cry, for the fact I can't hug him no more
But my tears go to heaven and I know the nigga feel me
And the good thing is he aint got to worry no more
I said there's my brother, wit Allah
Best place he could be
(Verse 2)
If I could get my miracle on
Listen to me, I would bring my brother back in the physical form
Cause the spirit still here, but the visual gone
And sometimes I gotta think if I'ma live to the morn
I guess it's no more schooling you
I know it's something in our blood, because us niggas in the street as usual
Left with a robbery charge, pack and a stash
Crushed a lot of niggas that it happened to gav
But I'ma just light a blunt, look in the clouds
And I'ma ask my little nigga what's happening hav
You died on mothers day, mom it's a gift
I know god took my brother cause his honor and strength
And we all gonna die Allah tally us up
While you there say what's up to lil malla and duck
And I know yall niggas restin in peace
You might be gone, but your soul is still here and is blessin the streets
(Chorus)
There's my brother (My niggas)
I could smile, cause I know he right next to Allah
Right next to the prophet and the soldiers that died
And all the angels in the heaven that be holdin the sky
There's my brother (My brother)
I could cry, for the fact I can't hug him no more
But my tears go to heaven and I know the nigga feel me
And the good thing is he aint got to worry no more
I said there's my brother, wit Allah
Best place he could be
(Verse 3)
I could see you when I'm all alone (I see you)
So I guess I'm not all alone, I know my little nigga callin home
The good die young, so they could get to heaven early
And watch over the rest of the slums (watch over us please)
Move the clouds so we could see the rest of the sun
You might've died, but you in heaven that's a blessing in one
Nigga Robert to the death, Gary died wit a close friend
You and Allen together, smiling together
It's like now I could hear the world
I understand that, I'm in the physical you're in the spirit world
I see you when I get home
They can't separate brothers, so I still see you when the spit flown
You died, I died (you still here)
But I'm alive, you alive, so we gotta keep the shit going
Now I got a new ghost
And a baby brother angel I could feel, everytime the wind blows
(Chorus)
There's my brother (My niggas)
I could smile, cause I know he right next to Allah
Right next to the prophet and the soldiers that died
And all the angels in the heaven that be holdin the sky
There's my brother (My brother)
I could cry, for the fact I can't hug him no more
But my tears go to heaven and I know the nigga feel me
And the good thing is he aint got to worry no more
I said there's my brother
This is where all the people we lost
Right here, they aint goin no where
It's all love
This is just the first right daddy
The next one is the next one
Do the best you could, hold your head
What you're trying to tell me G
If I walk down to the corner and shop I'm a goner
A Bodega is a no-no so where should I get my grub
Without you idiots trying to rub -- me out
Cause I'm the victim on your main route
You take me out and you might get some clout
Anger is driving around in a red Wrangler
Looking for all you black stranglers
To squeeze your reasoning try to find the answer
You try to rob you'll get a Jolly Rancher
For ya dragon, brotherly strength and gaggin
Put away the gun son, run
for cover, seek sanctuary with your mother
Ahh my brother
My brother four times
Take the time to check the clock and don't smother
Other being when both are already fleeing
From the same oppression, the lesson
here has been ignored for many years and years
Fears has created many hostile years
Hoover sustained the first hate maneuver
Jiggaboo and now I have to also be afraid of you
Think like Brown or Franklin and be thanking
The one you pray to, they're after you too
Don't try to switch, they're not after no other
But us my brother
Mississippit Burning gets my stomach churning and yearning
I d on't care how much we're earning
Each year we dissipate in the air yeah
Change our line of thought put away the damn quart
of brew the intoxicated crew knew
We couldn't come hither if we're destroying our liver
So what should we do earn our little pittance
And act real ignorant just like the Buttmins
Put away our t hings and sing a different sound
Come home and you might get beat down
Down down down you won't touch no other
(Answering machine): I'm not the only one living here,
please be considerate and leave a nice message after the tone. One!
(Styles): I just wanted to speak to him.... I got too much words...
I got a lot of words... let's see.. yo, yo
[Verse 1]
Life is a circle of pain
The darkest clouds, end up like the purplest rain
They say patience is a virtue in the game
Fuck it, I guess I died when my brother died
Cause to tell you the truth, I feel like I'm the curse in the game
My vision is blurred, dreams is shattered, my heart is broke
Pain so deep I find it hard to cope
Missin your smile and missing your style
I figured I'm the next one dead so we could kick it a while
Cause your name lives on, the sun still shine
Every time your baby mom life up your child
I guess I gotta switch my angle now
Take a positive look, hit a blunt my little brothers with the angels now
Some of us fall and some of us fly
But at the end of the book baby all of us die
Word, my nigga
[Chorus]
There's my brother
I could smile, cause I know he right next to Allah
Right next to the prophets and the soldiers that died
And all the angels in the heaven that be holdin the sky
There's my brother
I could cry, for the fact I can't hug him no more
But my tears go to heaven and I know the nigga feel me
And the good thing is he aint got to worry no more
I said there's my brother, wit Allah
Best place he could be
[Verse 2]
If I could get my miracle on
Listen to me, I would bring my brother back in the physical form
Cause the spirit still here, but the visual gone
And sometimes I gotta think if I'ma live to the morn
I guess it's no more schooling you
I know it's something in our blood, because us niggas in the street as usual
Left with a robbery charge, pack and a stash
Crushed a lot of niggas that it happened to gav
But I'ma just light a blunt, look in the clouds
And I'ma ask my little nigga what's happening hav
You died on mothers day, mom it's a gift
I know god took my brother cause his honor and strength
And we all gonna die Allah tally us up
While you there say what's up to lil malla and duck
And I know yall niggas restin in peace
You might be gone, but your soul is still here and is blessin the streets
[Chorus]
There's my brother (My niggas)
I could smile, cause I know he right next to Allah
Right next to the prophet and the soldiers that died
And all the angels in the heaven that be holdin the sky
There's my brother (My brother)
I could cry, for the fact I can't hug him no more
But my tears go to heaven and I know the nigga feel me
And the good thing is he aint got to worry no more
I said there's my brother, wit Allah
Best place he could be
[Verse 3]
I could see you when I'm all alone ( I see you)
So I guess I'm not all alone, I know my little nigga callin home
The good die young, so they could get to heaven early
And watch over the rest of the slums (watch over us please)
Move the clouds so we could see the rest of the sun
You might've died, but you in heaven that's a blessing in one
Nigga Robert to the death, Gary died wit a close friend
You and Allen together, smiling together
It's like now I could hear the world
I understand that, I'm in the physical you're in the spirit world
I see you when I get home
They can't separate brothers, so I still see you when the spit flown
You died, I died ( you still here)
But I'm alive, you alive, so we gotta keep the shit going
Now I got a new ghost
And a baby brother angel I could feel, everytime the wind blows
[Chorus]
There's my brother (My niggas)
I could smile, cause I know he right next to Allah
Right next to the prophet and the soldiers that died
And all the angels in the heaven that be holdin the sky
There's my brother (My brother)
I could cry, for the fact I can't hug him no more
But my tears go to heaven and I know the nigga feel me
And the good thing is he aint got to worry no more
I said there's my brother
This is where all the people we lost
Right here, they aint goin no where
It's all love
This is just the first right daddy
The next one is the next one
Do the best you could, hold your head
You know; you lost somebody, you gain a angel
(Rogério Flausino/Marco Túlio)
Se liga ai my brother
Não da moleza não
Trilha a tua estrada
A tua direção
Se liga ai my brother
Não perca tempo não
Levanta essa cabeça e vai
O caminho não se encontra
A gente mesmo faz
E quando a estrada é longa
A gente vive mais
Se liga ai my brother
Siga o seu coração
O grande lance e ser feliz
E o que for
Na vontade vale
E o que for
De verdade vale
E o que for
Numa boa vale
O grande lance
My brother swims against the tide
Naked in the water he has nowhere to hide
The results of his blood test were written in the sand
But it's not the drugs that make the man
It'll all be washed away eventually
Even the memories walking through your dreams
It'll all be forgotten eventually
Even the most embarrassing scenes
He got it on prescription
And he fits the description
Of a man who’s blood has turned to dreams
Found floating facedown tangled up in seaweed
Making bait on which the fishes can feed
It'll all be washed away eventually
Even the memories walking through your dreams
It'll all be forgotten eventually
Even the most incriminating scenes
My brother swims against the tide
Naked in the water he has nothing to hide
My brother floats along with the tide
Carried away to somewhere out of sight
It'll all be washed away eventually
Even the memories walking through your dreams
It'll all be forgotten eventually
(Spoken)
We can not escape reality
Adversity makes a hero
We should never forget his loyalty
He died for you and me
He died for the USA!
My brother passed the test last Friday
We got the letter today
The sergeant said in his letter
Your brother he was brave
My mother cried all yesterday
And she's still cryin' today
My father said if only
My brother was not so brave
Now this affects each and everyone of us
In it's own special way
Search your hearts and ask yourself
Do you deserve what you've got today
The paper said he's a hero
We should be proud
Always remember
He died for the USA
He died for you and me
For the USA.
I miss you daddy
Can you hear me
When the seeds of strife are clearly sown
The poor his croft the king his throne
But my Brother still stands close to me
When the lindens close together stand
The coward pulls away his hand
But my Brother still stands close to me
When politics confounds the meek
Fortunes of war divide the weak
But my Brother still stands close to me
When the rune-graved arrow calls the fyrd
And flaxen spearmen meet their wyrd
My Brother still stands close to me
When the paths of war are fairly trod
Lesser men have nought but God
But my Brother still stands close to me
When bloody combat lays me low
Pain and tears are all I know
My Brother still stands close to me
So when the battle has been won
Father turns again to son
