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Hi-Tek Feat. Talib Kweli & Ayak Lyrics


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[Hi-Tek]
Ah-hah, yeah uhh
Tek-Zilla, Zilla, that's me baby
I know you done heard it all before but uhh
Uhh

I wanna take you back to the good ol' days
Good homecooked food, good ol' steak
Long walks in the park, we would talk forever
Me and you together was the golden era
Never thought you'd be my ex-dame, Jones on the phone
Used to give you long pet names, now I feel alone
Got me zonin off track, lookin at your pics
Feelin like Big, "I want that ol' thing back!"

[Chorus: Ayak]
Can we go back to that {*2X*}
Can we go back, I wanna go back {*2X*}
Ba-bayyyy...
Can we go back to that {*2X*}
Can we go back, I wanna go back {*2X*}
Ba-bayyyy...

[Ayak - singing]
Holdin hands, in the park
Doin all, the things that lovers do
Is how I remember you
You showered me, with kisses sweet
You made me feel, like I was your queen
Feel safe in your arms just where I wanna be
So wrapped and so in love
We would talk, makin plans sittin on {?} stumps
Long gone are those days
But I say, can we...

[Chorus] with ad libs

[Talib Kweli]
Why not, let's do it
You keep it fresh like the 'dro in a sack, you rollin and blowin it back
You growin I'm knowin the game is whack but I know what I lack
Niggaz used to love H.E.R. but now she just a hoe on the track
She's strippin up though out of stack, I wanna blow out her back
Shame we lowered the rap bars, replaced with this whack
I'm sharp like the slasher that stab ya, hittin ya face with the dagger
Still I be faced with the task of shakin they ass
She gotta bubble like she, takin a bath, we takin it back, yeah

[Ayak - singing]
Lookin back, at what we had
How did it end, it's such a shame baby
Cause you were my all end everything
In my mind, you were fly
But over time, how is it we change
No matter what I wish it won't be the same
Can't rewind to times we were in love
Never thought we'd end up breakin up
Long gone are those days
So whaddya say...





[Chorus] with ad libs

Overall Meaning

"Go Back" is a song by Hi-Tek, featuring Talib Kweli and Ayak. The lyrics of the song express a longing to go back to a previous time when things were simpler and love was strong. Hi-Tek starts the song with his verses, reminiscing about the good old days of charm, walks in the park, and home-cooked food, which were long gone. He then finds himself looking at pictures of his former lover and feeling lonely, wishing to go back to the times when they were together. Ayak enters the song, crooning the chorus, reminding Hi-Tek of their past love that they can't bring back. And finally, Talib Kweli comes in, continuing the nostalgic theme, stating that he wants to take hip-hop back to the golden era, where the music was fresh, and the lyrics were genuine.


Line by Line Meaning

I wanna take you back to the good ol' days
I want to go back to the old days with you


Good homecooked food, good ol' steak
Where we had good home-cooked food and steak


Long walks in the park, we would talk forever
We used to talk forever on long walks in the park


Me and you together was the golden era
Those days when we were together were the best


Never thought you'd be my ex-dame, Jones on the phone
I never thought you'd become my ex-girlfriend, talking with Jones on the phone


Used to give you long pet names, now I feel alone
I used to give you long pet names, but now I feel alone


Got me zonin off track, lookin at your pics
Looking at your pictures has got me off track


Feelin like Big, 'I want that ol' thing back!'
It feels like Biggie's song, 'I want that old thing back' because I want you back


Holdin hands, in the park
I remember holding hands with you in the park


Doin all, the things that lovers do
We did all the things lovers do


Is how I remember you
That's how I remember you


You showered me, with kisses sweet
You gave me sweet kisses


You made me feel, like I was your queen
You made me feel like I was your queen


Feel safe in your arms just where I wanna be
I felt safe in your arms, that's where I wanted to be


So wrapped and so in love
We were wrapped up and in love


We would talk, makin plans sittin on {?} stumps
We would make plans while sitting on stumps


Long gone are those days
Those days are long gone


But I say, can we...
But I ask, can we go back?


You keep it fresh like the 'dro in a sack, you rollin and blowin it back
You keep it fresh like weed in a bag, rolling and smoking it


You growin I'm knowin the game is whack but I know what I lack
You're growing while I know that the game is trash, but I know what I lack


Niggaz used to love H.E.R. but now she just a hoe on the track
The rap game used to be respected, but now it's just about women being objectified


She's strippin up though out of stack, I wanna blow out her back
She's stripping and running out of money, but I want to have sex with her


Shame we lowered the rap bars, replaced with this whack
It's a shame that rap standards have lowered and been replaced by trash


I'm sharp like the slasher that stab ya, hittin ya face with the dagger
I'm sharp with my rhymes, stabbing and hitting you with my words like a dagger


Still I be faced with the task of shakin they ass
Despite that, I'm still faced with shaking their butts


She gotta bubble like she, takin a bath, we takin it back, yeah
She has a big butt and it's like she's taking a bath, let's take it back


Lookin back, at what we had
Looking back at what we had


How did it end, it's such a shame baby
It's a shame, baby, how it ended


Cause you were my all end everything
You were everything to me


In my mind, you were fly
In my mind, you were amazing


But over time, how is it we change
But over time, why did we change?


No matter what I wish it won't be the same
No matter what I wish, it won't be the same


Can't rewind to times we were in love
We can't go back to when we were in love


Never thought we'd end up breakin up
I never thought we'd break up


So whaddya say...
So what do you say?




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: A MIDGLY, A THIIK, SEAN POMPEY, TALIB KWELI, TONY COTTRELL

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Comments from YouTube:

@leonrobinson7324

Love this song!! Very relaxing type song!!

@AyakMusic

Thank you x

@Jdanjah

This feels soooo nice.

@masodon7162

Hi tek is one of those less spoke upon producers but put out bangers

@wogdiddy4468

One of Hi-Tek's best beats...

@M.I.C.N.I.F

I remember this beat. Dope

@smoothshot8925

First heard this when i was 17 for some reason it just popped into my head today lol i had to look it up

@AntiRiku

One of my favorite songs of all time!

@jamessutton3184

You still listening?

@AyakMusic

That's love! Bless you x

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