Lyrical Breakdown of What You Want - Live, 1999 - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "What You Want - Live, 1999" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

  • Lyric Overview: Witness how The Roots feat. Jaguar weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "What You Want - Live, 1999" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
  • Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that The Roots feat. Jaguar employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
  • Syllable Pattern Insights: Dive deeper into the structural elements of the lyrics. See how the syllable count varies across the song, adding a unique rhythm and flow to The Roots feat. Jaguar's narrative.

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Here's what you want right, here's what you need right

We got to give you more of what you're lookin' for

So it's a secret that's been pent up inside for years

Exclusive type, only for your eyes and ears

You held it in for so long you bursted into tears

The letters spilled slowly across the page like a world premiere

Well, I ain't, the bullshit begins here

The obvious cause, the effects is unclear

The punishment for crimes of the heart could be severe

Though to keep it on the low is a heavy cross to bear

You deep now, submerged with no signs of air

Still your sunken heart thumpin' like the kick in a snare

While on the surface it's all turnin' to a circus

That's why you're nervous and you got a right to be

'Cause if somebody woulda done that shit to me

I mean my best man hittin' my wife-to-be

My sentiments exactly would be history, ya know what I'm sayin'

My peoples in the place, let's hit it off, one, two

Here's what you want right, here's what you need right

We got to give you more of what you're lookin' for

Yo, it's like nothin' changed, it's all the same thang

The same characters in a book with different names

It's a lot more to lose than you got to gain

You a lot more confused than hip to the game

The peep, the script of the game, the price is pain

Men and women get into things, now who's to blame?

When everybody whisperin' 'bout whatever took place

And how the fact twist a knot with a straight face

And lies, hard to swallow from the bitter taste

Well, that's a point in the past that can't be erased

So motivate, though it's hard to let it ride

Or set aside true feelings, underhand dealings

Our lost trust, I wonder if we lost us

It's bigger than me and you, it's monstrous

So I'ma just calm down and try to relax

Before I clap [unverified]

Here's what you want right, here's what you need right

We got to give you more of what you're lookin' for

If you could only flash back and undo our actions

Change what happens, dissect the fractions

A time to rewind and be recorded absenta

For real cause these memories is photographic

Pornographic, pushing me close to madness

Head heavy like I'm trippin' on acid tablets

Yesterday as I recall was all fabulous I thought so

But now it feel like shots hittin' my torso

Spent a lotta time and trust in the wrong place

Fought a lotta fights rollin' with the wrong ace

Love, stronger than pride, we could end disgrace

I need room, the think and space to ventilate

Was solid as a rock, shall not disintegrate

Thoughts racing like the lunatics on the interstate

For real ya, it's ill ya, my peoples in the place

Here's what you want right, here's what you need right

We got to give you more of what you're lookin' for

Here's what you want right, here's what you need right

We got to give you more of what you're lookin' for

Here's what you want right, here's what you need right

We got to give you more of what you're lookin' for

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