Tarsha Vega: Rooftops

Stayed in bed all mornin' just to pass the time To unwind I wrote a rhyme ripped it up & wrote some mo lines Lookin' out my window saw an eagle fly by The vibe's up on the fire escape The steps I takes when I climb Yo I gets higher than the size of a high rise Y'all realize I be starin' at the skyline through some technicolor eyes I see the rooftops with their colors none are ever the same And I got many colors in me u couldn't capture in a frame Yo I gets Red when I gets heated I be blue when I'm mistreated Yo my parents separated when I was a kid I wasn't defeated cause life is down to throw u some curves And yo u gotsta be strong and move on Colors in the sky reflectin' the light Celebratin' life and it feels alright There's room upon the palate for u and I So why can't we just U and me kid we down to spray paint the sky Gonna check out all the colors as they intensify how high Shades and tones together they electrify Ay yo sometimes I'm introspective find a corner and hide Invariably the fantasy is sweeter than the real Holla So many intangibles and things that u ain't feel On the surface like rooftops that bask in the sun Clich's a dime a dozen Beez are buzzin' feel it c'mon some bout the Green like moneymakers clock the cream like they in Vegas Livin' dollar to dollar runnin through they every wages and My life be what I makes it in this celluloid fling uh See me and Carole King up on a rooftop singin' Up on the roof) Colors in the sky reflectin' the light Celebratin' life and it feels alright There's room upon the palate for u & I So why can't we just Paint in every color and reflect the light We doin' it together and it feels alright There's room upon the palate for u & I So why can't we just Took a little walk lost track of the time Wrote another rhyme and the flow's still divine Gazin' down on Broadway at the neon signs Like Q-Tip say Joni Mitchell never lie And ya don't know what'chu got in this life Ya finally find ya canvas 'n ya color it bright Like I told ya on the record still got time to shine Never know what'chu find inside