Johnny Is Dead

[Verse 1: Q-Tip]
Sometimes, I phase out when I look at the screen
And I think about my chance for me to intervene
And it's up to me to bring back the hope
Put feeling in the music that you could quote
Not saying that I hate it, 'cause, yeah, I kinda dig it
But what good is a ear if a Q-Tip isn't in it?
So just stick it in, and inform your friend
Your boy from the hood is on that shit again
He's upped the degrees and dropped the mercuries
To splash on the mass from low- to upper-class
And when the records spins, it sometimes blows a wind
A fickleness of friends, they sometimes hate again
They always bring up Tribe, I mean, can I survive? I mean
This is my mans, I mean, this is my fams
And here's somethin' new, it's front-row for you
So don't misconstrue, it's Tribal and true
My dudes who hustle hard, don't stop your repertoire
As long as you could see, it's you who's stayin' free
'Cause life is filled with pills and little pearls and shit
I'm fuckin' up—I mean, I'm trippin' up
But still, there is a void, and people get annoyed
Let's focus is on the feel, before we get a deal—come on

[Hook: Q-Tip]
Figurin' life can be a thing
The wilderness is wild to me
But you're not alone, I see we're just the same
Figuring out where we should be
Figurin' life can be a thing
The wilderness is wild to me
But you're not alone, I see we're just the same (Ugh)

[Verse 2: Q-Tip]
With the vibe, we came to put back on the street
Let's take care of ours and ensure we eat
And Oprah and 'em, they criticize the boys
Without empathy, they lose all their toys
They can't keep us down, we're dominant and brown
And those of other shades, they join our parade
But wait! There's rain ahead, like Brit and Kevin Fed
And magazine debris and shit, you gotta see it
I'm no different to you, I goes through it, too
I thumbs through the page, I don't come of age
I'm not a deity, I'm far from perfect, see
I roll, the tumbleweed, it's just a humble seed
That I present to you is just a mystic brew
With words and harmony and soon, a melody
That speaks to where we are; the door, I hope, 's ajar
And soon, we're walkin' in, a blip, it's just to say, "Come on"

[Hook: Q-Tip]
Figurin' life can be a thing
The wilderness is wild to me
But you're not alone, I see we're just the same
Figuring out where we should be
Figurin' life can be a thing
The wilderness is wild to me
But you're not alone, I see we're just the same
Figuring out where we should be
Figurin' life can be a thing
The wilderness is wild to me
But you're not alone, I see we're just the same