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When U See The Future (feat. The Pipettes)

from Flowers & Trees (2005) by Yoshi

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lyrics

My little seeds reach far,
Now you put 'em in your car,
(boom!)
Feel that bass in ya belly,
Yoshi make the beats,
Turn your waist into jelly,
Put my soul in my LP's,
Jus' like Ms. Nelly Furtado!
Once I took a trip to Colorado,
Up in them mountains,
So free was my flow.
I got so lovely on the microphone,
When I came home,
B-Town is my beautiful town,
They call it a city now,
'Cos it's trendy,
all these rich guys around,
London's lovin' it,
But I can't stand London,
Can't stand anywhere where there ain't no beach,
When I pen these lyrics,
And the waves still teach,
After all these years,
I'm still makin' these beats,
After all these years,
My own life I'm controllin',
No office jobs,
No telesales,
No phonin'.
Hip-hop flowin' thru my veins like haemoglobin,
Afghan man in a land of xenophobin'
Everybody scared if ur different or hopin'
To be original, takes skill and coachin', plus,
The necessary gifts from Jah,
That's bestowed on some people
See them shine like stars,
God or Allah; the same word for me,
Yaweh or my way- we drivin' in the same car.
On the road to the future,
Still kissin' the future,
She's my lady by my side as I pioneer music,
I'm focused on the wheel
(even tho I don't drive)
And when you people sing my words
Is when I'm feelin' most alive...

When you see the future don't get scared
When you see the future don't get scared
When you see the past, don't get mad
When you see the past, don't get mad

Up & down everyday when I'm wearing my crown, it's like
(oooh!)
You see that gold in the temple?
Blingin' in my mind,
I only shine in the mental
Glitter in the brain,
Transfer it with a pencil.
Bright-brown, like my tanned olive skin complexion,
Flowers & Trees, I take a new direction,
Humble, never stumble over phoney affection,
Shy like a 12-year old hidin' his errection,
Rappers too cocky, pumpin' muscles they flexin'
A low down shame,
Givin' MC's a bad name,
Hip-hop got flushed down the bog with the cocaine,
Paranoid junkies are the fans- they losin' it.
Androids and monkeys with the money hands- Lovin' it.
15 minutes of fame they give,
You thuggin' it.
Got rid of my TV- no longer have to suffer it,
No longer feelin' angry,
No longer sayin' bugger it.
Fans with my LP, you happy you discovered it?
Laugh if you wanna,
Yoshi always on some other shi-
Protectin' my listeners like gloves or oven mits,
Double-glazin, amazin',
Got you buzzin' kid,
My music is a melon and I'm tellin you to guzzle it,
Guzzle my beats and my words are concrete,
Sing along to this with your xylophone sticks,
[Dum-da-dum-dum-da-dum-dum-dum!]
Come and get a taste of words that I spit from my gums,
I'm like Star Trek phasers,
All you haters are spud-guns.
And you know I ain't set to stun,
I'm set to blow you away with my soul, so you better run

When u see the future don't get scared
When u see the future don't get scared
When u see the past, don't get mad
When u see the past, don't get mad

Like Harold Bishop from Neighbours,
I'm in this for life,
And my sons'll look like me,
Get married, have a wife,
I got a secret plan to grow older in Granada,
Spain, where I grow into a white-haired father,
Readin' socialist papers, sippin' tea, never lager,
I'll be sad if I have to read about the intifada,
But I stand by my brothers even if it gets harder,
I stand by the Truth like a youth..
I'm like Panthro from Thundercats,
Keepin' it real,
Crackin' jokes, crackin' skulls,
My resolve- like steel.
You could never understand me, just sit back and feel,
If you can't- lay low,
Keep your nose out my business,
They search me at Heathrow,
Touch me like a terrorist,
Pakistani guy with his hands on my inner thigh,
"Easy bro, keep your eyes off the grand prize"
I see the window outside,
Take a look at the sky!
I feel good when I think of Brighton,
The place of my birth,
Everyday so exciting,
Everyday so random,
I make new beats in tandem.
Don't be suprised if the next song is different 'cos,
Every single piece of music I make is different,
I spit potent perfume for the stinkin' Earth fumes,
Yoshi speak on things that should really concern you...

When u see the future don't get scared
When u see the future don't get scared
When u see the past, don't get mad..
When u see the past, don't get mad.. [X3]

[Freestyles...]

credits

from Flowers & Trees (2005), released May 17, 2005
Additional vocals (The Pipettes)
Production, vocals (Y. Misdaq)

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MASTAKAI Los Angeles, California

MASTAKAI, (previously Yoshi / Yusuf Misdaq) has lived many lives in many places. He was making beats, writing lyrics, producing music and singing songs long before he was born. He is from Afghanistan. He will die there, and be reborn again there.

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