D’Angelo
Time Travelin’ (A Tribute to Fela)
[Intro]
What? What? We do this time (Rock)
Yes
Let this music travel through you
It's all about feeling
Yeah, yo

[Chorus]
Yo, what's up, world? (Yo, what's up, world?), yo, what's happening?
It's the C-double-O and I'm back again
Take this back and then tell a friend
Spaces and places you been, time travelin' (Time travelin')
Time travelin' (Time travelin')
Yo (Yo)

[Verse]
I was a piano player in my last lifetime
Now I write rhymes, sip white wine, and let my light shine
Out of dark space, with the world on my mind like Scarface
Though my sex drive is like a car chase
More than an uh, it's the peace of mind I chase
Stakes are high like my uncle is
We both got problems, he never confronted his
Under the bridge I wrote some shit to stay afloat
And paint a picture raw like the first coat
Send my old man a note to keep his phone on
My little cuz'll know that cheap tricks are homegrown
Travel to a place sweeter than home
Listenin' to Nina Simone, repeatin' the psalms
To the sky, I'm keepin' my palms, facin' the east
Actions macin' the beast, embracin' the streets
My guy caught a case 'cause he beat his lady down
It's two-thou', that ain't the way we lay it down
Souls get found and lost at the roads they cross
Many paid dues, but few knew the costs
I ran through the moss like Randy
Touchin' down with God, close friends, and family
Recognize the voice in the wilderness
Com Sense, '92, and I'm still in this
Time travelin' (Time travelin')
Took my turn in hand, 'bout what I learned and planned
Jealousy, money, and pride can burn a man
Some walk, but never learn to stand still
Afraid to expand what they feel
I'm dealin' with wakes, marriages, ATMs, Ericsson
Loud n***as that whisper carelessness
If we livin' in Revelation
Why should the people of the sun have to run?
Come to Esau, in a year, he'll have freedom
He ask why I hadn't been to see him
Really, I ain't have a good reason
He said, "Rah, give back what you receivin'"
In a race against time, I was caught
In the same game as you, but long live the sport
Time travelin' (Time travelin')
[Chorus]
Yo, what's up, world? Yo, what's happening?
It's the C-double-O and I'm back again
Take this back and then tell a friend
Spaces and places you been, time travelin' (Time travelin')
Time travelin'

[Outro]
Time travelin'
Time travelin' (Time travelin')
Yeah
Yo, what's up, world? (Yo, what's up?), yo, what's happening?
It's the C-double-O and I'm back again (And I'm back)
Take this back and then tell a friend
Spaces and places you been, time travelin' (Time travelin')
Time travelin' (Time travelin')
Time travelin' (Time travelin')