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Song «Master Teacher» von Erykah Badu.
Fakten
Veröffentlichungsdaten: 2008 02 26 (Album)
Label: Motown B 0010800
Songwriter Shafiq Husayn & Curtis Mayfield & Georgia Anne Muldrow
Produktion: Shafiq Husayn & Georgia Anne Muldrow
Genre: Hip-Hop - Conscious-Resurgence
Annotationen
Der erste Song im 21. Jahrhundert, der den afroamerikanische Ausdruck «Woke» bzw. «stay woke» für ein soziales und in Fragen des Rassismus waches Bewusstsein gebraucht (siehe englischsprachiger Wikipedia Artikel und Twitter Hashtag #woke).
Personen und Querverweise
Erykah Badu
Shafiq Husayn
Curtis Mayfield
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Shafiq Husayn
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Lyrics
(dreams, dreams, dreams) I have longed to stay awake (a beautiful world im trying to find) A beautiful world im trying to find (a beautiful world, im trying to find) Ive been in search of myself (a beautiful world) a beautiful world Its just too hard for me to find (dreams, dreams) Said its just too hard for me to find (dreams, dreams) I am in the search of something new (a beautiful world im trying to find) Searchin' me Searching inside of you And thats fo' real What if it were no niggas Only master teachers? I stay woke (dreams dreams) What if there was no niggas Only master teachers? I stay woke (dreams dreams) What if it was no niggas only master teachers now? I stay woke (dreams dreams) (what if there was no niggas only master teachers now?) I stay woke (dreams dreams) Even if yo baby ain't got no money To support ya baby, you (I stay woke) Even when the preacher tell you some lies And cheatin on ya mama, you stay woke (I stay woke) Even though you go through struggle and strife To keep a healthy life, I stay woke (I stay woke) Everybody knows a black or a white there's creatures in every shape and size Everybody (I stay woke) Everybody, stay (I stay woke) Get everybody (I stay woke) Everybody body baby (a beautiful world, a beautiful world) (dreams, dreams) (a beautiful world, a beautiful world) (dreams, dreams) (a beautiful world, a beautiful world) im trying to find (a beautiful world, a beautiful world) im trying to find (a beautiful world, a beautiful world) im trying to find I have lone to stay awake A beautiful world im trying to find (a beautiful world im trying to find) See, I am insearch of myself (a beautiful world, im trying to find) Ooh its just too hard for me to find (a beautiful world, a beautiful world) Said it just too hard for me to find (dreams, dreams, dreams) Cuz i'm in the search of something new (a beautiful world im trying to find) Search inside me Searching inside you And thats the trill What if there was no niggas Only master teachers? (I stay woke) What if there was no niggas Only master teacher? (I stay woke) What if there was no niggas Only master teachers now? (I stay woke) What if there was no niggas Only master teacher? (I stay woke) Noo, what if there was no niggas Only master teachers? What if there was niggas Only master teachers now Teach us, teach us teach us [fade] What if there was niggas only master teachers now [fade] I stay woke [fade] I stay woke Mmmm, hey I stay woke 1,2 1,2,3,4 Baby sleepy time To put her down now Ill be standin' round Till da sun down I stay woke I stay woke I stay woke I stay woke Congregation nod they head And say amen The deacon fell alseep again and I stay woke But i stay woke I stay woke I stay woke Lovers holding hands And falling deep in love And sleeping and Passing conversation Ooh, i stay woke I stay woke I stay woke I stay woke Pretty rings and pretty thieves With shiny lights and little Pieces of tomorrow I stay woke I stay woke I stay woke I stay woke Oh ah, oh ah I stay woke Oh ah, oh ah I stay woke Oh ah, oh ah I stay Oh ah, oh ah Ohh i stay Oh ah, oh ah Oh ah, oh ah Baby sleepy time To put her down and I'll be standin round Until sun down, hey Oh ah, oh ah Oh ah, oh ah Oooooh, ooooh, ooooh (oh ah, oh ah) I stay woke (oh ah, oh ah) Mmmm stay woke (oh ah, oh ah) I stay (oh ah, oh ah) I stay woke, i (oh ah, oh ah) I stay woke, yes i do (oh ah, oh ah) I stay woke (oh ah, oh ah) Mmmmm, mmmmmmm yea (oh ah, oh ah) Stay woke (oh ah, oh ah) I stay woke