Released: October 17, 2000
Featuring: Supa Dave West Dave Chappelle Piakhan
Songwriter: Talib Kweli Hi-Tek Supa Dave West Piakhan
Producer: Hi-Tek
[Intro: Dave Chappelle]
Oh, what's up, everybody? This is Rick James
Talib Kweli, DJ Hi-Tek, Reflection Eternal
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
[Verse 1: Piakhan]
Piakhan floating on the mighty clouds of joy
Building a future, yo, for my daughter and baby boy (Uh huh)
I moved from the hood, yet the shit still in me
And your opinion is nothing to me, I have plenty
Like bein' out of prison with a roof over my dome
And possessing the gift such as sparking the microphone
Accumulate the provolone
Makin' it happen with Talib, a Nattian cat, we got 'em snappin'
Roberta Flack-in' the track and, killin' em softly without flossin'
But yet the shine is glossy and
The run the lyrical train through your brain shit
Strategy pain, I'm on some Clubber Lang shit
With the iron, ain't no use in you trying, I ain't lyin'
Through your ears mesmerize 'em
It's about time the genuine started risin'
Once again replace bullets with words, try to make it fun again
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
If they put my life on the screen then it's got to be the IMAX
I live large, stroke your mind 'til you reach climax
Terrorist hijack on Hi-Tek fly tracks
Front, don't try that, my niggas got my back
You gotta relax, ease back
What's that all about with the feedback?
All up in my mouth, we don't need that
Enjoy life, open up a tree sack
Take a trip, pass thought, no passport, just leave that
Asphault is the place to be at
Where the people fire burn so bright you can see that, believe that
It ain't light music (No)
We make the right music (True)
Keep it tight music (Yes)
Affirmin' life music (Come on)
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right (Uh, uh uh)
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (RIght, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]
It's like girls got the bass all up in they hips
My favorite part on the face is the shape of the lips
Yeah, I wanna touch you there (Right there)
Your mind is my concubine when I deliver shivers up your spine
Words eatin' at your soul ike the bread and wine
My brain is embedded with rhymes that's ahead of they time
I rock the better design, you cats ain't got the touch
You all suck, like getting head from a dime
I, run up in 'em and, touch 'em with the rhythm and
Clutch 'em if they tremblin', it's a rush like adrenaline
At point break, the joint shake when you play this (Yeah)
Your crew is haters when we come through with the newest/latest (Like that)
Reflection Eternal
Shine light bright like the day 'til the sky turn purple
And the moon arrive, reflecting through the night
That touch you just right
[Bridge: Talib Kweli]
With the rhythm, the rhythm, God bless the rhythm
It's the rhythm, the rhythm; yes y'all, the rhythm
Shorty on the dance floor giving me rhythm
Hi-Tek make y'all nod y'all neck to the rhythm
And
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right (Uh, uh uh)
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right (Uh, uh)
[Outro: Talib Kweli]
Yeah yeah yeah
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Uh, uh, uh, uh uh; uh, uh, uh uh uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh uh; uh, uh, uh uh uh
Clap your hands everybody
Clap your hands everybody
Clap your hands everybody
Come on, clap your hands everybody
Oh, what's up, everybody? This is Rick James
Talib Kweli, DJ Hi-Tek, Reflection Eternal
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
[Verse 1: Piakhan]
Piakhan floating on the mighty clouds of joy
Building a future, yo, for my daughter and baby boy (Uh huh)
I moved from the hood, yet the shit still in me
And your opinion is nothing to me, I have plenty
Like bein' out of prison with a roof over my dome
And possessing the gift such as sparking the microphone
Accumulate the provolone
Makin' it happen with Talib, a Nattian cat, we got 'em snappin'
Roberta Flack-in' the track and, killin' em softly without flossin'
But yet the shine is glossy and
The run the lyrical train through your brain shit
Strategy pain, I'm on some Clubber Lang shit
With the iron, ain't no use in you trying, I ain't lyin'
Through your ears mesmerize 'em
It's about time the genuine started risin'
Once again replace bullets with words, try to make it fun again
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
If they put my life on the screen then it's got to be the IMAX
I live large, stroke your mind 'til you reach climax
Terrorist hijack on Hi-Tek fly tracks
Front, don't try that, my niggas got my back
You gotta relax, ease back
What's that all about with the feedback?
All up in my mouth, we don't need that
Enjoy life, open up a tree sack
Take a trip, pass thought, no passport, just leave that
Asphault is the place to be at
Where the people fire burn so bright you can see that, believe that
It ain't light music (No)
We make the right music (True)
Keep it tight music (Yes)
Affirmin' life music (Come on)
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right (Uh, uh uh)
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (RIght, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right
[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]
It's like girls got the bass all up in they hips
My favorite part on the face is the shape of the lips
Yeah, I wanna touch you there (Right there)
Your mind is my concubine when I deliver shivers up your spine
Words eatin' at your soul ike the bread and wine
My brain is embedded with rhymes that's ahead of they time
I rock the better design, you cats ain't got the touch
You all suck, like getting head from a dime
I, run up in 'em and, touch 'em with the rhythm and
Clutch 'em if they tremblin', it's a rush like adrenaline
At point break, the joint shake when you play this (Yeah)
Your crew is haters when we come through with the newest/latest (Like that)
Reflection Eternal
Shine light bright like the day 'til the sky turn purple
And the moon arrive, reflecting through the night
That touch you just right
[Bridge: Talib Kweli]
With the rhythm, the rhythm, God bless the rhythm
It's the rhythm, the rhythm; yes y'all, the rhythm
Shorty on the dance floor giving me rhythm
Hi-Tek make y'all nod y'all neck to the rhythm
And
[Chorus: Supa Dav West]
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right (Uh, uh uh)
We make the music that change your life
'Bout to touch you just right (Right, right right)
All night we gonna to shine the light
'Bout to touch you just right (Uh, uh)
[Outro: Talib Kweli]
Yeah yeah yeah
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Uh, uh, uh, uh uh; uh, uh, uh uh uh
Uh, uh, uh, uh uh; uh, uh, uh uh uh
Clap your hands everybody
Clap your hands everybody
Clap your hands everybody
Come on, clap your hands everybody
more tracks from the album
Train of Thought
- Memories Live
- Some Kind of Wonderful
- Move Somethin’
- On My Way
- Too Late
- Name of the Game
- Touch You
- The Blast
- Experience Dedication
- Love Speakeasy
- Soul Rebels
- Ghetto Afterlife
- This Means You
- Good Mourning
- The Blast (Remix)
- Africa Dream
- Big Nel from da Natti
- Expansion Outro
- Love Language
- Four Women
- Down for the Count
- Eternalists
- The Blast (Video Version)
From the albums
- Train of Thought (2000)
- SpitKicker Presents: The Best of Talib Kweli (2004)
Reflection Eternal popular songs
- Just Begun
- K.O.S. (Determination)
- The Blast
- Four Women
- Love Language
- Memories Live
- 2000 Seasons
- Africa Dream
- Good Mourning
- Expansion Outro
- Fortified Live
- Ballad of the Black Gold
- Too Late
- This Means You
- The Manifesto
- Chaos
- The Blast (Remix)
- Bridge to Bama (Hi-Tek Remix)
- On Mission
- Back Again
- Lifting Off
- Midnight Hour
- My Life (Outro)
- Long Hot Summer