From A Distance - Markis Precise, Talib Kweli

From a distance, I can tell a slave from a master

Avoiding all distasters 'cause I be thinking much faster

From a distance, I can see that Russia tryna hack us

Sarah Palin can see Russia from Alaska

From a distance, I can see the change in the horizon

Can you hear me now?

I’m like Verizon

From a distance, you can see the smoke when it’s rising

And when you see the smoke, there’s fire

From a distance, we fire off a shot for the resistors

Participating resistance by merely existing

From a distance, the enemies of freedom tryna defeat us

Tryna bleed us, but freedom in the vein like intravenous

From a distance, they still tryna pick off all the leaders

But put so much distance in between us, they lookin' over their shoulders

From a distance, you see an argument with a wise man and a fool

If you can’t tell who’s who, you should come a little closer

Yo they tryin' me, why do they lie to me

I be all that I can be

I feelin' all type of free, got soldiers to ride with me

As far as the eye can see

So you should think twice before testing your life

Ay yo they definitely try to run up

They sealin' they fate, when you’re dealin' with race

I’m a long distance runner

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

As the drive get longer, the butterflies in your stomach will get stronger

Now if I’m sweet on you, my heart will skip a beat

But if you ain’t complete then give me fifty feet

Back up so I can love you from a distance

Act up, I cut you off without the scissors

What is this, we go through trouble like two lovers do

It’s hard to take an L, I’m used to W’s

Cuttin' through the madness, nothing new that’s the average day

Wait to civilize to base my life on what a savage say

This life ain’t for the weak unless it’s Saturday to Saturday

The magistrate with the place that the real DJs have to play

You wanna stay in the loop, don’t ya?

You want people to hear the truth, don’t ya?

Well then come a little closer

Don’t play yourself, question the curators of the culture

Yo they tryin' me, why do they lie to me

I be all that I can be

I feelin' all type of free, got soldiers to ride with me

As far as the eye can see

So you should think twice before testing your life

Ay yo they definitely try to run up

They sealin' they fate, when you’re dealin' with race

I’m a long distance runner

Yo they tryin' me, why do they lie to me

I be all that I can be

I feelin' all type of free, got soldiers to ride with me

As far as the eye can see

So you should think twice before testing your life

Ay yo they definitely try to run up

They sealin' they fate, when you’re dealin' with race

I’m a long distance runner