[Intro: Yasiin Bey]
Barış
Da-da-da-da-da
Barış, barış, barış, barış, barış, barış
Güç
Ugh
Mad kurtarıcı
Def uygulayıcı
Coşar veri
Mükemmel bir lezzet
Yo!

[Verse 1: Yasiin Bey]
Hissettiklerim, bazen çok zor usulca oturması
Tutku dolu işler, aşırı gerçek zamanlar
Bazen denerim ve kafamı dinlerim, gevşerim, tüttürürüm
Yüzüme gülümse, ama gerçekten şaka değil
Hissedersin bunu sokak da nefes alıyor insanlar umutsuzca
Hareketlerini sürdürüyorlar, odakları azalıyor
Odak netleşiyor, ışık keskinleşiyor
Yaşarır gözler, zihin yorulur
O kadar net söylüyorum, bazen beni duymuyorsunuz
Basları aşıyorum, uluslar beni hissetmеli
Bunu kemiklerimde hissеdiyorum, siyah
O kadar uyanığım ki neredeyse hiç uyumuyorum
Akışım sonsuza kadar derin
Ve bir ritme üflediğimde bu, kutsal metinlerin ciltlerini oluşturur
Ben tek kelam etmeden varlığım konuşur
Her yerdeyim, sundurma, kaldırım ve taşı
Cradle to the grave, tall cathedral or a cell
Universal ghetto life — holla, black, you know it well
Quiet storm, vital form, pen pushed it right across
Mind is a vital force; high, low or right across
Soul is the lion's roar, voice is the siren
I swing 'round, ring out, and bring down the tyrant
Shocked a small action knock a giant lopsided
The world is so dangerous, there's no need for fightin'
Suckers tryin' to hide like the struggle won't find 'em
Then, the sun bust through the clouds to clearly remind 'em
It's everywhere! — Penthouse, pavement and curb
Cradle to the grave, tall cathedral or a cell
Universal ghetto life — holla, black, you know it well
[Hook: Yasiin Bey]
What it is
You know, they know what it is
We know, y'all know what it is
Ecstatic, there it is!
Huh, what it is
You know, we know what it is
They know, y'all know what it is
You don't know? Here it is!
What it is
You know, we know what it is
They know, y'all know what it is
You don't know? Here it is!

[Interlude: Yasiin Bey]
Ecstatic
En punto
Ha, ba-da-da-da-da
Peace, power (Ba-da-ba-da-ba)
Fantastic!
Original, and always on time (Jeweler)
And rockin' your mind, just like... (Ruler!)

[Verse 2: Slick Rick]
Sit and come relax, riddle of the mack
It's the patch, I'm a soldier in the middle of Iraq (Uh-huh)
Well, say, about noon-ish, comin' out the whip, and
Lookin' at me curious, a young Iraqi kid (Huh...)
Carryin' laundry, "What's wrong, G? Hungry?"
"No, gimme my oil or get [fuck] out my country!"
And in Arabian barkin' other stuff ("Jihad! Muhammad! Jihad! Mahmood!")
'Til his moms come grab him and they walk off in a rush
Distrust, feelin' like I's pissed upon wound
I'm like, "Shorty, hope that we can fix our differences soon! (Bye!)"
Buyin' apples, I'm breakin' on
"You take everythin', why not just take the damn food, black bastard?"
I don't understand it, on another planet? (Uh-huh)
Fifteen months of this stuff, how I'm gonna manage?
And increasin' this sentiment
Gentlemen gettin' down on their Middle Eastern instruments
Realized trapped in this crap (Uh-huh)
Walk over, kicked one of my fabulous raps ("La-Di-Da-Di")
Arab jaw drop, they well wish, they glad rap
Now the kid considered like an Elvis of Baghdad
[Yasiin Bey]
What it is!

[Sample]
Ali: This one will not win and this one will not, this one will not win
This one win, this one win, ace
This one will not win and this one will not win, dame and ace

[Yasiin Bey]
What it is!

[Sample]
Omar: Men have two faces: one that laughs and one that cries
Ali: They sent you?
Omar: Yeah, so? Here

[Hook: Yasiin Bey]
What it is, you know, they know
What it is, we know, y'all know
What it is, Ecstatic, there it is!
Huh! What it is, you know, we know
What it is, they know, y'all know
What it is, you don't know? Here it is!
What it is, you know, we know
What it is, they know, y'all know
What it is, you know, here it is!