Robert Glasper – Treal lyrics

[Spoken word interlude: Yasiin Bey]
We know what you want. You don't want to be free, you want power, or you mistake freedom for power...

[Verse 1]
The arsonist avert the form, a requiem for Mars
The monster at the dinner told the mirror, "Here is God"
The labor camp owners host a party for the staff
That appreciation just as they rehearsed like karate
Pay tribute to your heroes, then we begin the auction
Pay tribute to your heroes, so you don't have to be one
Exerting great effort to be noticed by the heathens
'Til everything is seasoned, hemlock breakfast
Crayola crayon, crayfish, cray
The memory of Heaven and the measure of the day
On Revelation Road between *unintelligible* and Worldstar
Paranormal parking on a spaceship axis
High impact-ice or a low end theorem
Twins: a love supreme, a mundane surreal

[Chorus]
Treal, treal, treal
Life is what death can't kill
Treal, treal
Life is what death can't kill
Treal, treal
T-R-E-A-L, treal

We know what you want. You don't want to be free, you want power, or you mistake freedom for power...

[Chorus]
Treal, this is what death can't kill
This is what death can't kill: Life
Treal, treal, T-R-E-A-L
Treal, treal
Skill
Treal

[Verse 2]
Lasting treasure in a world that was born to die
What won't be claimed by time
Styles have fallen down are still giving the light
Brightened shadows on every side of this dream
Flow like a river, a mirror to the heavens' face
I don't need to eavesdrop to hear what Heaven says
Feel like it's talking to me all the time anyway
Got a urgent message from it just the other day
It know me by my every attribute and every name
Sing
You're the reason why

We know what you want...
We know what you want. You don't want to be free, you want power, or you mistake freedom for power...

[Verse 3]
The arsonist avert the form, a requiem for Mars
The monster at the dinner told the mirror, "Here is God"
The labor camp owners holds the social for the staff
That appreciation just as they rehearsed like karate
Pay tribute to your heroes, so you don't have to be one
Exerting great effort to be noticed by the heathens
'Til everything is seasoned
Crayola crayon, crayfish, cray
The memory of Heaven, the measure of the day
High impact-ice or a low end theorem
Twins: a love supreme, mundane surreal

[Chorus]
Treal, treal, treal
Life is what death can't kill
T-R-E-A-L, treal, treal
T-R-E-A-L, well

People in the world... People in the world... People in the world want a depression to really stop. But, they will start doing– start having prayer groups...

[Verse 4]
Amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen, amen
The throne is not enough
The crown is not enough
The jewels is not enough
The power is not enough
Throne is not enough
Crown is not enough
Throne is not enough
Jewel is not enough
Crown is not enough
We know what you want...

[Verse 5]
All that you want
Is it all that you need, whenever you want?
We know what you want. You don't want to be free, you want power...
All that you want?
Or you mistake freedom for power
Is that what you need, all that you want?
Is it all you desire, look at the state that this put you in
Is it everything that you desire?
Look at the place that this put you in?
All that you want?
Is it all that you need?
Throne is not enough
Crown is not enough
Jewels is not enough
Jam is not enough
Crowds is not enough
Not enough
Not enough
Not enough!