Talib Kweli

Released: November 19, 2002

Featuring: Bilal

Songwriter: Hal Davis Herman Griffith Eddie Kendricks ?uestlove James Poyser Pino Palladino Bilal Talib Kweli

Producer: Talib Kweli Soulquarians

[Intro: Talib Kweli & Bilal]
Let me holler at you for a minute
Yeah
Can I talk to you? (Can I talk to you?), uh
Can I talk to you? (You) Yeah
(Can I talk to you? Can I talk to you?)
For a minute, yeah (Oh, you)
Can I talk to you? (Can I talk to you?)
Can I talk to you? Yeah, uh (You, you)
Can I talk to you?
(Can I talk to you?)
Yeah, you, you

[Verse: Talib Kweli]
I want you 'cause you make my heart skip the beat that I drum to
I want to be the one you run to when the pain confronts you
You're everything, sometimes I get nervous when I'm in front you
You can hear it in my voice when I ask you if you comfortable
Look how love do, I'd practice the Art of War for you like Sun Tzu
Come through and arouse you every morning like the sun do
If you black out and collapse, I want to help you to come to
Notice I haven't yet got into what I want from you
I want you to come to when I come through and make you shine like the sun do
I want you to be the valley for my river to run through
You're everything, send your soul through your lips to my heart
Sweet music'll start, I want you to be the muse for my art
When people try to rip us apart, we gotta work to stay together
Go through the seasons of love and never change with the weather
This is my wish list, what I want, not what I need, there's a difference
These days I'm learnin' that words got power, so I'ma be specific
Word

[Bridge: Bilal]
Can I have a talk with you?
Can I make a dream come true?
Can I be in love with you?
'Cause I would (I would) if I could (Yeah)
Oh (Yeah, baby, can I?)

[Outro: Bilal & Talib Kweli]
Yeah, sunflower
You must live in that infinite black that exists when I close my eyes
I see you when I fall asleep, I see you when I dream
Say (Lil' darlin')
Set your soul on fire (Lil' darlin')
(I wanna talk to you)
Be your one desire (Lil' darlin'), little darlin'
Can I talk to you? (Lil' darlin')
Yeah (Darlin')
Little darlin' (Lil' darlin'), little darlin'
Can I talk? (Lil' darlin') Can I talk?
Can I talk? Can I?
Lil' darlin' (Lil' darlin', can I talk to you?), ooh-oh
Lil' darlin' (Lil' darlin')
(You ain't gotta believe it, I'll show you) Lil' darlin'
(Let me talk to you)
Can I talk to you? (Lil' darlin') Yeah
Set your soul on fire

If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. As it was, however, the earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late ‘90s when he rapped alongside Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def) and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star.

Talib is known for his numerous collaborations with other artists like Kanye West, Common, Madlib, Bilal, The Roots, Dead Prez, Q-Tip, John Legend, the list is endless. He has also embraced a whole new generation like Blu, Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, and Ab-Soul.

Kweli has recently spearheaded a direct-to-fan means of distributing his music via his new site #KweliClub. Check it out to get his latest music including many free downloads.

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