Patience (feat. Nas, Amadou & Mariam)

Patience (feat. Nas, Amadou & Mariam)

Patience (feat. Nas, Amadou & Mariam)

Here we areHere we are
Here we areHere we are
YeahYeah
This one right here is for the peopleThis one right here is for the people

Patience, patience, patience, my friendSabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́
Patience, patience, patience, just waitSabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì
I’m not in a rushN'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ
Patience, patience, patience, my friend (Hey yo D)Sabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́ (Hey yo D)
Patience, patience, patience, just wait (Let's go all the way in on this one)Sabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì (Let's go all the way in on this one)
I’m not in a rushN'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ

Some of the smartest foolsSome of the smartest dummies
Can't read the language of ancient mummiesCan't read the language of Egyptian mummies
And a fly goes to the MoonAn' a fly go a Moon
And can't find food for the starving kidsAnd can't find food for the starving tummies
Pay no mind to the youthPay no mind to the youths
Cause it’s not like the future depends on itCause it's not like the future depends on it
But save the animals in the zooBut save the animals in the zoo
Cause the chimps are making big bucksCause the chimpanzee dem a make big money
This is how the media robs usThis is how the media pillages
On the TV the picture isOn the TV the picture is
Savages in villagesSavages in villages
And the scientists still can't explain the pyramids, huhAnd the scientist still can't explain the pyramids, huh
Evangelists making a living off videos of ribs of little kidsEvangelists making a living on the videos of ribs of the little kids
Stereotyping the imagesStereotyping the image of the images
And this is what the image isAnd this is what the image is
You buy some khaki pantsYou buy a khaki pants
And suddenly you think you’re Indiana JonesAnd all of a sudden you say a Indiana Jones
And a thief steals the gold and the scrolls and even the buried bonesAn' a thief out the gold and thief out the scrolls and even the buried bones
Some of the worst paparazzi I've ever seen and I ever knownSome of the worst paparazzis I've ever seen and I ever known
Put the worst on display so the world can seePut the worst on display so the world can see
And that's all they will ever showAnd that's all they will ever show
So the ones in the WestSo the ones in the West
Will never move EastWill never move East
And feel like they could be at homeAnd feel like they could be at home
They get tricked by the beastDem get tricked by the beast
But where will they flee when the monster is fully grown?But a where dem ago flee when the monster is fully grown?
Solomonic lineage they still can't defeat and they could never cloneSolomonic linage whe dem still can't defeat and them coulda never clone
My spiritual DNA is printed in my soul and I will forever own it, LordMy spiritual DNA that print in my soul and I will forever Own Lord

Patience, patience, patience, my friend (Yeah, patience, that's what the old folks told me)Sabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́ (Yeah, sabali, that's patience)
Patience, patience, patience, just wait(That's what the old folks told me) Sabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì
I’m not in a rushN'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ
Patience, patience, patience, my friendSabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́
(Discovering the world before this world, a world buried in time)(Discovering the world before this world, a world buried in time)
Patience, patience, patience, just wait (Uncover with rhymes)Sabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì (Uncover with rhymes)
(It gets no realer) I’m not in a rush(It gets no realer) N'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ

Huh, we’re born not knowing, are we born knowing all?Huh, we born not knowing, are we born knowing all?
We’re growing wiser, are we just growing tall?We growing wiser, are we just growing tall?
Can you read thoughts? Can you read palms?Can you read thoughts? Can you read palms?
Huh, can you predict the future? Can you see storms coming?Huh, can you predict the future? Can you see storms, coming?
The Earth was flat, if you went too far you would fall offThe Earth was flat if you went too far you would fall off
Now the Earth is roundNow the Earth is round
If the shape changes again everybody would start laughingIf the shape change again everybody woulda start laugh
The average man can't prove most of the thingsThe average man can't prove of most of the things
That he chooses to talk aboutThat he chooses to speak of
And still won't research and find outAnd still won't research and find out
The root of the truth that you seekThe root of the truth that you seek of
Scholars teach in universities and claim that they're smart and cunningScholars teach in Universities and claim that they're smart and cunning
Tell them to find a cure when we sneezeTell them find a cure when we sneeze
And that's when their nose starts runningAnd that's when their nose start running
And the rich get stitched up, when we get cutAnd the rich get stitched up, when we get cut
Man heals their broken bones in the bush with the wet mudMan a heal dem broken bones in the bush with the wet mud
Can you read signs? Can you read stars?Can you read signs? Can you read stars?
Can you make peace? Can you fight wars?Can you make peace? Can you fight war?
Can you milk cows, even though you drive cars? HuhCan you milk cows, even though you drive cars? Huh
Can you survive? Against all odds, now?Can you survive? Against all odds, now?

Patience, patience, patience, my friend (It's crazy)Sabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́ (It's crazy)
Patience, patience, patience, just waitSabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì
(When you feed people the truth you don't know how they're gonna react)(When you feed people the truth you don't know how they're gonna react)
I’m not in a rushN'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ
Patience, patience, patience, my friendSabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́
(You're scared of wrongdoers, people who are just ignorant, you're scared of the truth)(You're scared of wrong doers, people that's just ignorant, you're scared of the truth)
Patience, patience, patience, just wait (Be patient for now)Sabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì (Be patient for now)
I’m not in a rushN'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ

Who wrote the Bible? Who wrote the Qur'an?Who wrote the Bible? Who wrote the Qur'an?
And was it a lightning stormAnd was it a lightning storm
That gave birth to the EarthThat gave birth to the Earth
And then dinosaurs were born? DamnAnd then dinosaurs were born? Damn
Who made up words? Who made up numbers?Who made up words? Who made up numbers?
And what kind of spell is mankind under?And what kind of spell is mankind under?
Everything on the planet we preserve and can itEverything on the planet we preserve and can it
Microwave it and try itMicrowaved it and try it
No matter what we’ll survive itNo matter what we'll survive it
What’s hue? What’s man? What’s human?What's hue? What's man? What's human?
Anything along the land we’re consumingAnything along the land we consuming
Eating, deleting, ruiningEatin', deletin', ruin
Trying to get paperTrying to get paper
Gotta have land, gotta have acresGotta have land, gotta have acres
So I can sit back like Jack NicholsonSo I can sit back like Jack Nicholson
Watch people play the game like the LakersWatch niggas play the game like the Lakers
In a world full of 52 fakersIn a world full of 52 fakers
Gypsies, seances, mystical prayersGypsies, seances, mystical prayers
You superstitious? Throw salt over your shoulderYou superstitious? Throw salt over your shoulders
Make a wish for the day causeMake a wish for the day cuz
Like somebody's got a doll of meLike somebody got a doll of me
Sticking needles in my arteriesStickin' needles in my arteries
But I can't feel itBut I can't feel it
Sometimes it’s like 'part of me, but I got a real big spirit'Sometimes it's like 'part of me, but I got a real big spirit'
I'm fearless, I'm fearlessI'm fearless, I'm fearless
Don't you try and grab hold of my soulDon't you try and grab hold of my soul
It's like a military soldier since I was seven years oldIt's like a military soldier since seven years old
I held real dead bodies in my armsI held real dead bodies in my arms
Felt their bodies turn cold, ohFelt their body turn cold, oh
Why are we born in the first placeWhy we born in the first place
If this is how we gotta go?If this is how we gotta go?
DamnDamn

Patience, patience, patience, my friendSabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́
Patience, patience, patience, just waitSabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì
I’m not in a rushN'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ
Patience, patience, patience, my friendSabali, sabali, sabali ɲɔ̀gɔn tɛ́
(This goes to all the wisdom and knowledge seekers of the World)(This goes to all the wisdom and knowledge seekers of the World)
Patience, patience, patience, just wait (Patience)Sabali, sabali, sabali ká ɲì (Sabali, Patience)
I’m not in a rush (Yeah)N'í kɛ́ra mɔ̀gɔ (Yeah)