Y'all Stay Up
Youngblood Brass Band Lyrics

[Chorus:]
The singer emphasizes the importance of staying true to oneself and avoiding negative influences.

For every second of
In every moment,

Every minute of
In every passing minute,

Every hour of
In every passing hour,

Every day of
In every passing day,

My life, I stayed plugged
The singer has actively kept themselves connected to their true self and their values.

And away from fake thugs
The singer has avoided fake and negative people who do not align with their beliefs and values.

Celebrate make love
The artist promotes celebrating love and positivity over negative influences.

Y′all stay up
The artist encourages others to also stay true to their values and live positively.

[Verse 1:]
The artist expresses the resilience and strength of their community despite facing difficult times.

My people rise we immune to the evil eye
The singer's community is strong and unaffected by negative energy or entities.

We in the times when mosquito bites make people die
The community is facing difficult and dangerous times where even small things can be deadly.

Birds falling out the sky from the pesticides
The environment and nature are being negatively impacted by human actions.

Niggas survive with no time for the wonder why
Despite the challenges, the community is resilient and focused on survival.

Get high, get fly, get wonderful
The singer promotes positivity and self-care in the face of adversity.

Rock earth tones, language is colorful
The community values diversity and self-expression.

Walking light with the big sticks through the night
The community is vigilant and prepared to defend themselves.

Find a beautiful life through usual strife
Despite facing difficulties, the community still finds beauty in life and perseveres.

We throw change-ups
The community is constantly adapting and changing to survive.

Now it's time to switch the game up
It's time for the community to shift their approach.

Brooklyn lick-shot
The community is strong and proud of their origins in Brooklyn.

Let the heaters spit the flame up
The community is prepared to defend themselves and fight back against negativity.

Mentioning those who came up
The community honors and respects those who have succeeded before them.

Always bringing Kweli name up
The community reveres and respects the artist, Talib Kweli.

We off the hook
The community is free from negative influences and actions of others.

Them other cats got hang ups
Other people are still struggling with negativity and are not as resilient as the community.

[Verse 2:]
The singer discusses the strength and resilience of their community in the face of injustice and oppression.

We came from fourty acres and a cheap mule
The community has faced hardship and oppression typical of African American history.

None of what we do
Their actions are not typical of negative stereotypes and tropes about African American culture.

Is smoke blunts, drink forties, get paper and keep to
The community is focused on self-betterment and positivity rather than negative vices or material gain.

Crews carry out justice with street rules
The community enforces justice through their own code of ethics.

Think what they need to, pay deep dues to heap fews
Those who go against the community's values face harsh consequences.

Murder machines, designer jeans we bleed through
The negativity and oppression the community faces is violent and often materially driven.

The weak fools in the elite few are see-through
The community sees through the lies and corruption of the powerful few.

You peep who fake if your eyes are keen to reality
The community is discerning and can tell when people are being fake or disingenuous.

You see who cling to the mind state of fallacy
The community sees through people who hold onto false beliefs or ideologies.

They can′t face the tragedy of spiritual depravity
Those who go against the community's values often suffer spiritually.

They see the situation but they don't know the gravity
Those who go against the community's values do not understand the gravity of their actions.

I mastered the response by following the calling
The singer has learned to respond effectively to negativity by remaining true to their values and purpose.

The light shining behind me casting shadows on the fallen
The artist's positive energy and persona impacts those around them and exposes negativity for what it truly is.

For every second of, the night we wrecking clubs
The community stays active and positive even in nightlife settings.

Get the people's hands up above
The community promotes positivity and enthusiasm in others.

Get respect and love worldwide
The community's actions and values are respected and admired globally.

International, son of the black national
The community's values and resilience are representative of a broader black identity and culture.

And pan-african back again over soul beats
The community's energy and creativity is representative of a broader pan-African identity and culture.

Hold heat like the sunshine
The community holds onto positivity and warmth like sunshine.

(Truly?) for one time
The community is truly and emphatically positive and resilient.

No peace ever since justice become blind
The community has lost peace and security because justice is not being served fairly.

That bitch act like she can′t see what we been through
The singer criticizes the justice system for not understanding the experiences and struggles of their community.

I bitch-slap mics, raise my voice and continue like that
The singer forcefully and confidently expresses themselves in order to bring attention to their community's struggles and resilience.

Yes we rocking like that, that, that
The singer and their community continue to be confident and positive despite adversity.

We gonna continue like that, that
The community will continue to persevere and be positive no matter what.

Like that, that
Like they have been doing all along, with positivity and resilience.

Like that, that
Continuing with their values and positivity.

That, that, that, that
Energetic and emphatic affirmation of the singer and their community's resilience and positivity.

[Verse 3:]
The artist and their community continue to be energetic and positive, showing their strengths and talents to the world.

Rocking and shocking the house
The artist and their community are energetic and talented performers.

YoungBlood brass band
The artist and their community are specifically a brass band with a unique energy and sound.

Hot and we knocking ′em out
Their energetic performances have a big impact on their audiences.

Kweli from Brooklyn and we
The artist, Talib Kweli, is particularly respected and comes from Brooklyn.

Drop from the top to the south
The community's talent and energy extend from the north to the south of the United States.

So what now?
A rhetorical question encouraging their audiences to continue to be positive and resilient.

Showing you all what it's all about
The singer and their community are demonstrating their energy and resilience to the world.

In the language of those who blast before they talk it out
The community uses their energy and presence to communicate their values and strength to the world.

[X4]
An energetic repetition of the importance and power of the community's energy and resilience.

In the language of those who blast before they talk it out
Reiteration of the community's communication style through their energy and presence.

In the language of those who blast before they talk it out
Further reiteration of the community's communication style.

In the language of those who blast before they talk it out
Final reiteration of the community's communication style, emphasizing its power and importance.