[Intro: Dred Scott & Adriana Evans]
Woo! Dred Scott and Deckstream doing it
2007
Adriana Evans, yeah
Searching for a melody
Searching for a memory
Searching for a melody
Searching for a memory
[Chorus: Adriana Evans & Dred Scott]
I've been searching for a melody
(Melody)
To take me to a higher love
(Yeah)
I've been searching for a memory
(Woo!)
To make me feel like I am whole
[Verse 1: Dred Scott]
Just when I thought I was out, I get sucked back into the space where the bass began
Like presto, get ready, set, now let's go
Recite the underground mic manifesto
Just so we don't have a misunderstanding
Before your crash landing, the world don't need no more hustler personas
To show the kids how to sell crack 'cause you wanna
Be the guest of honor in the land of predictable singles, sub-par lyrics, ignorant lingos
The audio sparring with the criminal theme
Big white tee, jewelry, so don't forget to sag your jeans
And you forgot the peace of mind and the beats and rhymes
That make you sit back and chill, see the decline
You having memories in metaphors, cracking a smile
You know you wish that hip-hop would come back in style
[Chorus: Adriana Evans]
I've been searching for a memory
To make me feel like I am whole
I've been searching for a melody
To take me to a higher love
[Verse 2: Dred Scott]
Blessed is the rhyme that's one of a kind
The beats divine, I be drunk all the time
Maybe that's why I became kinda sober
Maybe it's true that hip-hop's really over
Having the patience to sit through a standing ovation
For yet another slave on the pimp plantation
It's hard when you know what it used to be
And - acting like they own it exclusively
When selling out was my greatest fear
Now these cats wear the ghetto like the latest gear
At least admit to yourself that you're in denial
Liberation of the mind is the true freestyle
So just in case I didn't make myself clear
We don't tap dance for the rap fans here
Many of which are opiated on a daily basis
Illustrated by the same expression on their faces
[Chorus: Adriana Evans & Dred Scott]
I've been searching for a melody
(Melody)
To take me to a higher love
(Sing the song now)
I've been searching for a memory
To make me feel like I am whole
(Deckstream)
[Verse 3: Dred Scott]
A young cop on the force with something to prove
A hard rock on the block with nothing to lose
Yet another power pimp promising devotion
Black leadership going through the motions
R&B singer that ain't so cute
You ain't gotta imitate the common prostitute
See the ghetto looks better especially when you're high
Cause the truth ain't never sexy as a lie
[Bridge: Dred Scott]
Check it
Yeah
Check it
Yeah
Come on
Yeah
Uh
Check it
Yeah
Uh
Come on
Check it
Uh
Come on, come on
Woo!
[Outro: Adriana Evans & Dred Scott]
Searching for a melody
(Huh)
Searching for a memory
(Deckstream in the house)
Searching for a melody
(Dred Scott in the house)
Searching for a memory
(Adriana Evans in the house)
Searching for a...
Searching for a...
Searching for a...
Searching for a melody
A memory
Love