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The UnravelingThe Roots

Released: May 19, 2014

Featuring: Raheem DeVaughn

Songwriter: Ray Angry Black Thought Raheem DeVaughn

Producer: Richard Nichols Ray Angry Black Thought ?uestlove

[Hook: Raheem DeVaughn]
And I die here within (I die here within)
To be reborn again (To be reborn again)
And I'm somebody new today
Free of my sins today
Feels like they're washed away
A man with no future
A man with no future

[Verse: Black Thought]
What did the thief say unto the hanging man?
"Here come the hounds, lay your burdens down in advance"
Redemption in the slow grind of chance
My Grandmother's Hands, the Pomp and Circumstance
Free at last, free at last, a different me at last
Scattered like an ash, or history that's passed
Came from nowhere, disappear just as fast
A life out of balance, a touch out of grasp
A time traveler headed to a night catches us
The final stop on the line for all passengers

[Hook: Raheem DeVaughn]
And I die here within (I die here within)
To be reborn again (To be reborn again)
And I'm somebody new today
Free of my sins today
Feels like they're washed away
A man with no future
A man with no future

[Outro: Raheem DeVaughn]
And I'm somebody new
Free of my sins today
Feels like they're washed away
A man with no future
A man with no future

The Roots

The world’s premiere hip-hop band, The Roots were formed in Philadelphia in 1987 by MC Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and drummer and bandleader Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Since those early days, the band has weathered changes in personnel and record labels while performing hundreds of shows a year and releasing a string of well-regarded (if not always top-selling) albums.

While the musicianship of Thompson and the other band members, as well as their seemingly limitless repertoire, gets most of the attention, real hip-hop fans know that the rapping skills of Black Thought (along with former group member Malik B.) are the group’s hidden weapon. Thought, one of the few MCs brave enough to go toe to toe with Big Pun, handles any groove the band throws at him with aplomb, style, and flash.

Today, The Roots are seen by millions every night as the house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a move that has given the group the chance to indulge its not-insignificant comic side.

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