Melatonin - A Tribe Called Quest Written by：Kamaal Fareed
I said I rarely dream in color but they don't know And every brother ain't a brother but they don't know Pop melatonin like they Swedish Fish they don't know To give her everything's my dying wish they don't know Role play she plays the mannequin they don't know Raising my hand teacher says not again they don't know The sun is up but I feel down again they don't know On just one hand I can count all my friends they don't know The understudy for the star the show must go on I'm a beast on a leash I'm towed from the lawn Another notch in my belt the food's getting scarce Another notch in my belt she shakes up the stairs Drink liquid confidence tequila's our defense Get rid of this tense and makes life make sense As I come off the fence and break through defense Anxiety is on the ropes and it's gettin' intense Population gettin' tired now they don't know Everybody wants inspired now they don't know Racist emails fire out they don't know We did it in the dark it's coming out they don't know The world is crazy and I cannot sleep but they don't know Melatonin good enough to eat but they don't know I read the paper so that I can see what they don't know I'd rather stay indoors and make a beat but they don't know My mother said a lot of wise words to me Her Bible was like her toolie peasy-headed and unruly I made her think she got to me Following the trail of reefer And niggas talking through speakers Fattest laces through my sneakers The rappers ere ghetto preachers Thought I had it so I tried it for so long I would just hide it Then I made the crowds say hoo And saw them all get excited I was hooked I couldn't shake it The more I got I would take it Couldn't sleep and couldn't eat But this life I would not forsake it I said I really dream in color now they don't know And every brother ain't a brother now they don't know Pop melatonin like they Swedish Fish they don't know To give her everything my dying wish they don't know
So many thoughts in my mind making it very hard to unwind I guess I should take one just one
So many thoughts in my mind making it very hard to unwind
I guess I should take one just one
So many thoughts in my mind making it very hard to unwind I guess I should take one just one
So many thoughts in my mind making it very hard to unwind I guess I should take one just one
This one's for good girls that all gone bad just one
This one I'm taking when I feel sad just one yeah This one I'm taking to make me strong just one
This one I'm taking so that I'll live long just one yeah This one I'm taking to make me smile just one
This one I'm taking to make life worthwhile just one
This one and that one and those and these just one I just want to sleep I want to be at ease just one
