Lupe Fiasco: Dumb it down

(feat. GemStones, Graham Burris)I'm fearlessNow hear thisI'm earlessAnd I'm peerlessThat means I'm eyelessWhich means I'm tearlessWhich means my iris resides where my ears isWhich means I'm blindedBut I'mma find it I can feel it's nearnessBut I'mma veer so I don't come nearLike a chicken or a deerBut I remember I'm not a listener or a seer so my windshield smearHere, you steer, I really shouldn't be behind this, clearly cause my blindness The windshield is minstrel, the whole grill is roadkill, so trill and so sincere. Yeah, I'mBoth them thereTook both pills, when a bloke in a trench coat and the locs in the chair had approached himHereAnd he clear as a ghost, so a biter of the throats in the mirrorThe writer of the quotes for the ghosts who supplier of the notes to the livingRiveting is rosy, pockets full of posies, given to the mother of the deceased. Awaken at war,'til I'm restin' in peace [Chorus 1:]You goin' over niggas' heads Lu (Dumb it down)They tellin' me that they don't feel you (Dumb it down)We ain't graduate from school nigga (Dumb it down)Them big words ain't cool nigga (Dumb it down)Yeah I heard Mean And Vicious nigga (Dumb it down)Make a song for the bitches nigga (Dumb it down)We don't care about the weather nigga (Dumb it down)You'll sell more records if you (Dumb it down) [Verse 2:]And I'm mouthlessWhich means I'm soundlessNow as far as the hearing, I've found itIt was as far as the distance from the earring to the ground isBut the doorknockers on the ear of a stewardess in a LearShe fine and she flyin, I feel I'm flying by'em 'cause my mind's on cloud nine and I'm a mimeAt the same timePimps see the wings on the underground kingWho's also KlingonTo infinity and beyondSomething really stinks, but I Sphinx like LeonOr lying in the desertI'm flying on pegasus you're flying on the pheasantRider of the white powder, picker of the fire flowers, spit hot fire like Dylon on Chappelle'sSkitYeah, smell it on my unicorn, snort the white horse, but toot my own horn (sleep) [Chorus 2:]You've been shedding too much light Lu (Dumb it down)You make'em wanna do right Lu (Dumb it down)They're getting self-esteem Lu (Dumb it down)These girls are trying to be queens Lu (Dumb it down)They're trying to graduate from school Lu (Dumb it down)They're starting to think that smart is cool Lu (Dumb it down)They're trying to get up out the hood Lu (Dumb it down)I'll tell you what you should do (Dumb it down) [Verse 3:]And I'm brainlessWhich means I'm headlessLike Ichabod Crane isOr foreplay-less sex isWhich makes me stainlessWith no neck left to hang the chain withWhich makes me necklace-lessLike a necklace theftAnd I ain't used my headrest yetThey said they need proof like a vestless chest 'bout the best, fair F-F-jet in the nestWho exudes confidence and excess depthEven Scuba Steve would find it hard to breatheAround these leagues My snorkle is a tuba, Lu the ruler around these seasWestside Poseidon, Westside beside'em, chest high and risingAlmost touching the knees of stewardess and the pilotLucky they make it floweredPersonal floating devices, tricks falling out of my sleevesDavid BlaineMake it rainMake a boatI make a planeThen, I pull the plug and I make it drainUntil I feel like flowing and filling it up again..(Westside) [Chorus 3:]You putting me to sleep nigga (Dumb it down)That's why you ain't popping in the streets nigga (Dumb it down)You ain't winning no awards nigga (Dumb it down)Robots and skateboards nigga? (Dumb it down)GQ Man Of The Year G? (Dumb it down)Shit ain't rocking over here B (Dumb it down)Won't you talk about your cars nigga? (Dumb it down)What the fuck is goyard nigga (Dumb it down) Make it rain for the chicks (Dumb it down)Pour champagne on a bitch (Dumb it down)What the fuck is wrong with you? (Dumb it down)How can I get on a song with you? (Dumb it down)[Gemini: talking]Look B, here's my man, my two way, (hey) uh, what should I - ah here take this (hey) thatRight there, fucking my voice all the time nigga, (hey) nigga you hot to me, I like you (DumbIt down)[Lupe:]Bishop G, they told me I should come down cousin, but I flatly refuse I ain't dumb down nothing