Astronomy
Black Star & Weldon Irvine Lyrics

Against the canvas of the night
In the dark expanse of space

Appears a curious celestial phenomena
A wondrous natural occurrence appears

Called Black Star, but what is it?
This natural occurrence is named Black Star, but its true nature is unknown

Black people unite and let's all get down
A call for unity among black people

We got to have what? We got to have that love
The foundation for this unity is love

What is the Black Star?
The question of the true nature of Black Star is raised again

Is it the cat with the black shades, the black car?
Could it be a person or thing with black attributes?

Is it shining from very far, to where you are?
Perhaps it is something distant that shines brightly

It is commonplace and different
Black Star is both familiar and unique

Intimate and distant
It can be both close and far away

Fresher than an infant
It is new and full of life

Black, my family thick, like they're striped molasses
My black family is close and sweet as molasses

Star, on the rise, in the eyes of the masses
The star of black people is gaining popularity among the people

Black is the color of my true love's hair
My love's hair is black

Star's are bright, shining, hot balls of air
Stars are luminous heavenly bodies made of hot gases

Black like my baby girl's stare
My baby girl has a black stare, filled with emotion

Black like the veil that the muslimina wear
The black veil worn by Muslim women

Black like the planet that they fear, why they scared?
The planet that people fear because of its darkness

Black like the slave ship that later brought us here
The black ship that brought black people into slavery

Black like the cheeks that are roadways for tears
The black cheeks that are the paths of tears

That leave black faces well traveled with years
The tears make their marks on black faces over time

Black like assassin cross hairs
The cross hairs of an assassin's weapon are black

Blacker than my granddaddy armchair
The armchair belonging to my grandfather is very black

He never really got no time to chill there
My grandfather never really had time to relax in his chair

Cause this life is warfare, warfare
Life is a constant battle

Deep on the front lines, and blacks is all there
Black people are on the front lines of many struggles

Black like the perception of who, on welfare
The negative perception of those who receive welfare is black

Black like faces at the bottom of the well
The faces at the bottom of the well are black due to lack of light

I've been there before
The artist has experienced this feeling before

To bring the light and heat it up like "la cocina"
To bring light and warmth to a dark, gloomy situation

Make without imagine happen but maybe I'm just a dreamer
The singer has the power to make things happen, but wonders if it's just wishful thinking

I love rockin tracks like John Coltrane love Naema
The artist loves to perform to music, just as John Coltrane loved playing the song Naema

Like the student love the teacher
The admiration and love between a student and a teacher

Like the prophet love Khadeja
The love between the prophet and his wife Khadeja

Like I love my baby features
The love for a baby's distinctive characteristics

Like the creator love all creatures
The love of the creator for all living things

Who acknowledge truth and peace seekers
Those who strive for truth and peace

We on point like heat seekers
We are focused and determined to find success

Targeting the black marketing strategists
Targeting those who exploit black culture for profit

Run up on em with the heaters
Confronting them with force, guns

Everybody following with no leaders
People blindly follow without strong leaders

Feeling like we killing ourselves
The feeling that we are destroying ourselves

Because I know they can't defeat us
Despite these struggles, the singer knows they won't be defeated

It don't stop til we complete this, keep this fly
We won't stop until we achieve our goals, staying fresh and relevant

There's so much to life when you just stay Black and God
There is a lot to gain in life when you embrace your blackness and spirituality

Blacker than the nighttime sky of Bed-Stuy in July
Very dark, like the sky over Bed-Stuy (Brooklyn) in July

Blacker than the seed in the blackberry pie
As dark as the seeds in a blackberry pie

Blacker than the middle of my eye
As dark as the center of my eye

Black like feh-lah man cry
As black as the cry of a feh-lah man (unknown)

Some man wan ask "Who am I?"
Some may question their identity and purpose

I simply reply, "The U.N.I., V.E.R.S.A.L. Magnetic"
The response is simply, 'I am the universal magnetic force'

Work to respect the angelic, climb the mountaintop
Work towards respecting the divine, reaching new heights

And tell it til the valley's enveloped
Spread the message until everyone hears it

You're full of big chat but you nah know me
You talk a lot, but you don't know me

I'm dark like the side of the moon you don't see
The singer is mysterious and unknown, like the dark side of the moon

When the moon shine newly
At the beginning of a new cycle

You know who else is a Black Star? (Who?) Me
The artist identifies as a Black Star

Be shining and shining, when we rhyming and rhyming
The artist is always shining when he is performing

Now everybody hop on the one, the sounds of the two
Get ready to dance to the rhythm

It's the third eye vision, five side dimension
A unique view of the world from different dimensions

The 8th Light, is gonna shine bright tonight
A metaphor for the power and influence of the singer

Equaling up to eight, light shine bright
Symbolic of completeness and strength

Now black people unite, and let's all get down
A call for unity among black people

Sometimes you show your ass like
Sometimes you act foolishly

Lint on your clothes
A small, insignificant mistake

When you froze in
When you are paralyzed by fear

The black light
The overwhelming darkness

Dead that
Get rid of it

Before you get your head wrapped
Before it's too late

Like Badu
Referring to the artist Erykah Badu

We see through your voodoo
We see through your tricks and manipulations

Just like Eve's Bayou, you dealing with that black magic
You are dealing with powerful, mystical forces

Try to civilize you
Trying to change or control you

Not walk on by you
Not ignoring you or turning a blind eye

Like civil-(lies do get you black listed) it'll
Like telling lies, which can get you ostracized

Be unlucky for you like a black cat
It will bring you bad luck

A panther
A symbol of black power and strength

Revolution is the answer
The only solution to the challenges faced by black people

That's what we need
Revolution is necessary

Greed plague my people like the cancer
Greed is a problem among black people, like a cancer

True indeed
Absolutely true