Beautiful Struggle Songtext
von Talib Kweli

The revolution is here
The revolution is here people
I said it once, I′ll say it twice
You gots to be ready
The revolution is inside of you
People, the revolution is here, yeah

The revolution's here
No one can lead you off your path
You′ll try to change the world
So please excuse me while I laugh (yeah)

No one can change your ways (rock with me for a second)
No one can lead you off your path (come on)
You'll try to change the world
So please excuse me while I laugh

Yo, I heard it's said the revolution won′t be televised
But in the land of milk and honey there′s a date you gotta sell it by
Otherwise, it just expires and spoils
And these folks jump out the pot when the water too hot
'Cause the fire boils inside


You go to church to find you some religion
And all you hear is connivin′ and gossip and contradiction and
You try to vote and participate in the government
And the muh'fuckin′ Democrats is actin' like Republicans

You join an organization that know black history
But ask them how they plan to make money and it′s a mystery
Lookin' for the remedy but you can't see what′s hurtin′ you
The revolution's here, the revolution is personal

They call me the political rapper
Even after I tell ′em I don't fuck with politics
I don′t even follow it
I'm on some KRS, Ice Cube, Chris Wallace shit
Main Source, De La Soul, bumpin′ "2Pacalypse Now"

The revolution's here (yeah)
No one can lead you off your path (uh uh)
You'll try to change the world
So please excuse me while I laugh (ha ha, ha ha)

No one can change your ways
No one can lead you off your path (uh uh)
You′ll try to change the world (′scuse me)
So please excuse me while I laugh


Yo, I speak at schools a lot 'cause they say I′m intelligent
No it's ′cause I'm dope, if I was wack I′d be irrelevant
I'm like the dope in your tracks until your high is settled in
You leanin' to the left, the laughter′s the best medicine

But the troubles you have today you just can′t laugh away
Stay optimistic, they can change, it's gon′ come like Donny Hathaway
You have to pray, on top of that, act today
'Cause opportunity shrivel away like Tom Hanks in "Cast Away"

Everybody pass away, the past will pay, the family mournin′
Everybody act accordin' to the season that they born in
You fight in the streets, start bleedin′ 'til the blood is pourin'
In the gutter, mothers cry ′til the Lord be livin′ by the sword and

All that folks want is safety, they goin' gun crazy
The same reason Reagan was playin′ war games in the '80s
The same reason I′ve always rocked dog chains on my babies
The struggle is beautiful, I'm too strong for your slavery

The revolution′s here (yeah)
No one can lead you off your path (uh uh)
You'll try to change the world
So please excuse me while I laugh (ha ha, ha ha)

No one can change your ways (yeah)
No one can lead you off your path (uh uh)
You'll try to change the world (′scuse me)
So please excuse me while I laugh (yeah)

The revolution′s here
No one can lead you off your path
You'll try to change the world
So please excuse me while I laugh

No one can change your ways
No one can lead you off your path
You′ll try to change the world
So please excuse me while I laugh
Let's go

So please excuse me while I laugh