Oh my my my
I'm feeling high
My moneys gone
I'm all alone

The world is turnin'
Oh what a day
What a day whay a day

Peace and blessings manifest with every lesson learn,
If your knowledge were your wealth then it will be well earn

If we were made in his image then call us by our names
Most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same

Oh on and on and on and on
Whew on and on and on and on
I go on and on and on and on
Ohh on and on and on and on

I was born under water with 3 dollars and 6 dimes
Yeah you might laugh 'cause you did not do your math

Na qua 2..3.
Damn, yall feel that? Oh...
Qua 2..3.
The world keeps turning
Oh what a day what a day what a day

The man that knows something knows that he knows nothing at all
Does it seem colder in your summertime and hotter in your fall

If we were made in his image then call us by our names
Most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same

Oh on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on
I go on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on

I am feeling kinda hungry 'cause my high is coming down
Don't feed me yours 'cause your food does not endure
I think i need a cup of tea, the world keeps burnin'
Oh what a day, what a day what a day

You rush into destruction 'cause you don't have nothin' left
The mothership can't save you so your ass is goin' get it
If we were made in his image then call us by our names
Most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same

Oh on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on
Ooh ooh wee on and on and on and on
On and on and on and on



Lyrics submitted by MaurizioB

Track duration: 03:46


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    General Comment:"Five Percenters" refers to members/believers of The Nation of Gods & Earths. If anyone may want Knowledge, & to learn a bit about it:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
    Flag BeatriceBlueon January 22, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I love this part

    "If we were made in His image then call us by our names. Most intellects do not believe in God but they fear us just the same."

    I think that means, if we're God's image than we deserve the same respect. And she's saying that even though most intellectual people are atheists, they still tend to treat others with more "God-fearing" respect than most religious people.
    Flag MyCherryMoonon December 21, 2009   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:This song is full of 5%er refrences... do some research on it before you inteprit it. You know in high school english class they explain that poetry is easier to understand when you know a thing or two bout the person who wrote it. Song is no different from poetry, if Erykah says some line and maybe Ashanti has the same line, the meaning is totally different between the two artists...
    I dont know much about "5 percent nation" though, it would be great if someone could help me understand it...
    Flag REDorbon October 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:she had been explaining this song a lot during her lives and so on. this song is about completion, the cipher, taht can be represented by a circle of 360 degrees. "i was born under water" means she was born in her mother's womb, she was already complete there and born with everything she needed.
    Flag madameon July 22, 2009   Link
  • -2
    My Interpretation:This song appears to be about addiction

    Oh what a night,
    I'm feelin high
    my money's gone
    I'm alone
    1,2,3, the world keeps turning
    Oh what a day......

    Your rush into destruction when you don't have nothing left
    the mother ship can't save you, so your ass is gon get left
    if we were made in his image then call us by our name
    most intellects don't believe in God but they fear us just the same

    Addiction is deep and it seems Eykah has an idea of how it goes!
    Flag cenetteon May 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"I was born under water, with 3 dollars and 6 dimes, yeah you may laugh cause you did not do your math" in my opinon when she says she was born UNDER water she is saying that the life she was born into was one of poverty and depretion. She weres it like a burden on her shoulders which is why shes under water. The 3 dollars and 6 dimes obviously represents 360 "full circle" or a complete change. I think shes trying to say even thow she was born into hardship she still prevaild to become who she is today.
    Flag cilvaringzon January 29, 2009   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:This might help

    Supreme mathmatics
    (1) Knowledge is simply the accumulation of facts through observing, learning, and respecting. Knowledge is the foundation of all in existence, for it must be known in order to make it manifest. Knowledge is the light given off by our sun, which is the foundation of our solar system.

    (2) Wisdom is wise words being spoken, or to speak knowledge (or a wise dome, meaning a wise mind) and act according to it. Wisdom is water or the vital building block of life. Wisdom is the Original Woman because life is continued through her cipher (womb). It is also a reflection of one's knowledge and is shown and proved by the moon, being a reflection of the sun's light (knowledge). Knowledge plus the reflection of Knowledge equals Wisdom (1 + 1 = 2).

    (3) Understanding is what shows and proves the completion of knowledge and wisdom (man, woman, and child). Understanding is a clear mental picture. It is the Original Child, which is the star. The highest form of understanding is love, the bond between man and woman, or Knowledge and Wisdom. Knowledge plus Wisdom equals Understanding (1 + 2 = 3). If you knowledge my wisdom, you will understand what I am talking about.

    (4) Culture/Freedom is one’s way of living, meaning one’s language (wisdom) and customs (ways and actions). The Original Man’s culture is Islam: freedom, justice, and equality, which is peace. Free to practice one's own culture, which is Islam. Without conflict.

    (5) Power is the force or creative energy. Power is the truth, which is Allah's mathematics. To have knowledge of the Culture of Islam is to have Power.

    (6) Equality/Truth/Justice is the state or quality of being equal, meaning to deal equally with all in existence. Equality is achieved by teaching others Knowledge and Wisdom, and making it understood through Understanding. Truth is achieved through the actual and factual Wise words spoken. Justice is accomplished when Equality is applied and Truth is manifested. Their mergence will bring about Justice.

    (7) God: Allah is God, the supreme-being Blackman who is the original or origin of all humankind. God is Allah, Lord of All the Worlds, Supreme Ruler of the Universe, which is everything: sun, moon, and stars (God is the sun in the solar system, Man is the sun, Woman is the moon, Child is a star).

    (8) Build or Destroy: To build is to elevate the mentality of self and others around the self to add positive energy to every nation. To destroy is to ruin by allowing negativity to outweigh the positive.

    (9) Born: to be born is the completion of all in existence, which is to manifest from Knowledge to Born, the law of mathematics—to be complete in itself.

    (0) Cipher is the completion of a circle consisting of 360 degrees (120 degrees of Knowledge, 120 degrees of Wisdom, 120 degrees of Understanding), which is a whole. All in existence pertains to a cipher.
    Flagged luv28on January 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:To my knowledge, Erykah isn't religious, so I doubt if she's reffering to baptism. She's very much spiritual, but not religious.
    This entire song is "5 Percenter" jargon, a group of individuals based in NY that refer to each other as Gods and use mathematics in ways the average cat cant understand. Think Wu Tang and all that talk about 36 chambers and shit.
    Flag Baby Bobbyon July 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I was born under water with 3 dollars and 6 dimes
    Yeah you might laugh 'cause you did not do your math

    This line refers to baptism. Rebirth with 360 degrees of knowledge.
    Flag nicki138on June 04, 2008   Link
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    Flag imlikecanceron April 05, 2008   Link

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