Interlude
Jay-Z feat. Beatles Lyrics

The other night
Recently, during a research session

While I was uh researchin' what were goin' to be discussin' today
While I was preparing for today's discussions

I came across a passage in a book that um
I found an interesting quote in a book

I think it uh really simplifies
I believe it provides a clear explanation

What the human administrative is talkin' about
What is being discussed in administrative or leadership circles

And I learned that all things must come to an end
I discovered that everything has a certain lifespan

It is an inevitable part of the cycle of resistance
This is a natural part of the resistance or struggle that exists in life

All things must conclude
Everything must eventually come to an end

Take the analogy of a tree that grows in Brooklyn
Consider the metaphor of a tree that grows in a city environment

Among the steel and the concrete
Despite the rigid and harsh surroundings

With all its glorious branches and leaves
With its beautiful and impressive architecture

One day it too will pass on its legacy
Eventually, it will leave behind what it has contributed

Through the seeds it dropped to the ground
Through its offspring, it will continue to live on

And as the wind carries these seeds throughout wherever they might move
These seeds will travel wherever the wind takes them

A new life will begin for each one of them
Each seed will begin a new life cycle

As they stand as a monument to the one that came before
They will serve as a tribute to the tree that preceded them

That came before that came before
And to the ones that had come before those

That came before that came before
And the ones that came before them