Tao Of The Machine lyrics

[Hook: Erykah Badu]

If you were worried 'bout where

I been or who I saw or

What club I went to with my homies

Baby, don't worry

You know that you got me

[Verse 1: Black Thought]

Somebody told me that this planet was small

We used to live in the same building

On the same floor, and never met before

Until I'm overseas on tour, and peeped this Ethiopian queen from Philly taking classes abroad

She studying film and photo, flash, focus, record

Said she working on a flick and could my clique do the score

She said she loved my show in Paris at Elysee Montmartre

And that I stepped off the stage and took a piece of her heart

We knew from the start that things fall apart

And tend to shatter, she like, "That shit don't matter."

When I get home, get at her

Through letter, phone, whatever; let's link, let's get together

Shit, you think not, think the Thought went home and forgot?

Time passed, we back in Philly, now she up in my spot

Telling me the things I'm telling her is making her hot

Starting building with her constantly round-the-clock

Now she in my world like hip-hop, and keep telling me…

[Hook: Erykah Badu]

If you were worried 'bout where

I been or who I saw or

What club I went to with my homies

Baby, don't worry

You know that you got me

[Verse 2: Black Thought + Eve]

Yo, I'm the type that's always catching a flight

And sometimes I gotta be out at the height of the night

And that's when she flip

And get on some old… another lonely night

Seem like I'm on the side, you only loving your mic

I know you gotta get that paper

Daddy, keep that shit tight

But, yo, I need some sort of love in my life, you dig me?

While politicking with my sister from New York City

She said she know this ball player

And he think I'm pretty—psych, I'm playin', boo

You know it's just with you I'm staying, boo

And when cats be poppin' game

I don't hear what they sayin', boo

When you out there in the world I'm still your girl

With all my classes I don't have the time for life's thrills

So when you sweating on stage, think of me when you rhyme

And don't be listening to your homies

They be leadin' you blind

Yeah, so what you saying, I can trust you?

Is you crazy?! You my king for real

But sometimes relationships get ill, no doubt

[Hook: Erykah Badu]

If you were worried 'bout where

I been or who I saw or

What club I went to with my homies

Baby, don't worry

You know that you got me

[Verse 3: Black Thought]

That snake could be that chick

And that rat could be that cool cat

That's whispering, "She trying to play you for the fool, Black."

If something's on your chest, then let it be known

See, I'm not your every five minutes all on the phone

And on the topic of trust, it's just a matter of fact

That people bite back and fracture what's intact

And they'll forever be, I ain't on some "Oh, I'm a celebrity!"

I deal with the real, so if it's artificial, let it be

I've seen people caught in love like whirlwinds

Listening to their squads and listening to girlfriends

That's exactly the point where their whole world ends

Lies come in, that's where that drama begins, and she like…

[Hook: Erykah Badu]

If you were worried 'bout where

I been or who I saw or

What club I went to with my homies

Baby, don't worry

You know that you got me

• Artist:The Roots