Dreams in a Basement-Skyzoo/Jill Scott

[ti:Dreams In A Basement (featuring Jill Scott)] [ar:Skyzoo] [al:A Dream Deferred] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dreams in a Basement (Explicit) - Skyzoo/Jill Scott [00:02.45]It's quiet here yeah I like to come here [00:06.24] [00:08.39]It's lonesome you know what's whack [00:12.21] [00:13.11]When I'm down with the [00:14.30]Posse or at home and sh*t [00:15.33] [00:16.38]And everybody be screaming [00:17.63]And yelling and sh*t [00:18.51] [00:19.38]It gets real lonesome [00:20.43] [00:21.19]It be like crowded and [00:22.55]Noise and screaming [00:23.76] [00:24.50]And suddenly it feels like [00:25.83]I'm the only one there [00:26.58] [00:28.75]The more people there is [00:29.93]The lonelier it get [00:34.04]I have this dream yeah like what [00:37.69] [00:38.93]Nothing sometimes I have it that's all [00:40.91] [01:03.88]Celebrating the win [01:04.80]Celebrate what it meant [01:05.92] [01:07.06]Do remember and celebrate it again [01:09.09]Right newly winners [01:10.29]We celebrate where it went [01:11.35] [01:12.15]And sewn different [01:13.39]We celebrating the hem [01:14.59]Right you sing along you [01:16.03]Celebrating the hymn [01:17.19]Bet 'em to prove me wrong [01:18.44]You'll be celebrating their end [01:19.66]Tell 'em it's crew first [01:21.17]We celebrating with kin [01:22.57]And f**k an E for effort [01:23.95]Don't celebrate the attempt [01:25.44]My attempt be everything the rent be [01:27.77]Call it hand in hand but a [01:29.26]Hand can't be empty [01:30.63]So I was in the basement [01:31.84]Sparring wit complacency [01:33.49]And my weaving got me off [01:34.79]When it would tempt me [01:35.99]Sofa beds and dealing wit being [01:37.31]Better than all that you listen to [01:39.28]And feeling like it's whatever [01:40.44]As long as it get to you [01:42.44]For the nod and the doze [01:43.93]And the open yawn [01:44.91]Sh*t is beyond what they hope [01:46.03]Tell 'em no regards [01:47.37]Sometimes I wonder will I [01:50.42]Ever sleep the same [01:52.51]'Cause I I let these dreams [01:55.99]Keep me awake [01:56.98] [01:57.70]Said I need more I just need more [02:01.71] [02:03.28]'Cause I need more said I [02:06.71]Need more so I dream [02:09.74]For all the Grand Aves [02:10.81]All the Merrick and Lindens [02:12.24]All the Fulton streets forever we did it [02:14.98]May we never forget it [02:16.29]Nor what it took to be it [02:17.78]And for the taking when we take [02:19.11]It like it took repeating [02:20.39]They took to me and I took em home [02:22.43]I shouldered all of it [02:23.50]Brave enough to look alone [02:24.58]Looking thru blinds tryin' to look for time [02:26.94]Counting to hook a line [02:28.19]Tryin' to serve what you deserve [02:30.07]But still cooking mine [02:31.62]Pint of Hennessy tryin' to write a memory [02:33.72]Live it and forget it like tonight [02:35.39]Was like the end of me [02:37.67]Right in a basement loaded with ambition [02:39.43]Smothered by it they wanna [02:40.52]Eye it but can't listen [02:42.03]Sleeping wit the cousin of [02:43.05]Sleep and her hands vivid [02:44.45]Turn for the win but most of em can't pivot [02:46.68] [02:47.81]For the nod and the doze and the open yawn [02:50.37]Sh*t is beyond what they hope [02:51.67]Tell em no regards [02:52.71]Sometimes I wonder will I ever sleep the same [02:57.91]'Cause I I let these dreams keep me awake [03:02.44] [03:03.21]Said I need more I just need more [03:07.27] [03:08.59]'Cause I need more said I need more so I dream [03:14.66] [03:15.27]For the sleepers and for the dreamers [03:16.76] [03:17.87]For the awake and everything that's between 'em [03:20.57]For the awake and everything they believe in [03:22.68] [03:23.20]And when believing ain't enough I be up [03:25.57]I be up on the other side where the others tried [03:28.98]For the other ride or otherwise [03:30.30] [03:30.82]Otherwise I'll be sleeping here with y'all [03:33.82]But dreaming ain't enough so if sleeping is involved [03:36.33]I'll be up on the other side where the others tried [03:39.82]For the other ride otherwise [03:41.55] [03:45.54]Dreaming ain't enough so I'll be up [03:47.34] [03:57.81]Sometimes I wonder will I ever sleep the same [04:03.63]'Cause I I let these dreams keep me awake [04:07.88] [04:08.62]Said I need more I just need more [04:12.63] [04:14.02]'Cause I need more said I need more so I dream