Everything Is Everything

Everything Is Everything Written by Lauryn Hill and Johari Newton The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) Ruffhouse Columbia                                       E|------------------------------------------------| B|---------------1----1-1-----1---1-1-------------| G|-----1---1-1---2----2-2-----2---2-2---1----1----| D|-----2---2-2---2----2-2-----2---2-2---2----2----| A|-----2---2-2---0----0-0-----0---0-0---2----2----| E|-----0---0-2-3----------3-3-----------0----0-3-3| (Yo uh! We ’bout to set everything right) (Hehe) (Yo!) Everything (Everything) is everything (is everything) What is meant to be will be (What? Huh) After winter (After winter) must come spring (must come) Change it comes eventually (Yo hu-huh) I wrote these words   for everyone Who struggles in their youth (Wrote this one for the youth huh!) Who won’t accept deceptionin’ Instead of what is truth (You got to notice you ya’ll) *It seems we lose the game before we even start to play (nah that game no) Who made these rules?   We’re so confused Easily led astray -Let me tell ya that Everything is everything (Everything is everything) Everything is everything (Everything) After winter (After winter) must come spring (this all gon’ change y’all) Everything is everything (Yo yo yo-yo-yo-yo)I philosophy Possibly speak tongues Beat drum Abyssinian street Baptist Wrap this in fine linen from the beginning My practice extending across the atlas -I begat this Flippin’ in the ghetto on a dirty mattress You can’t match this rapper / actress more powerful than two Cleopatras Bomb graffiti on the tomb of Nefertiti MCs ain’t ready to take it to the Serengeti My rhymes is heavy like the mind of Sister Betty L. Boogie spars with stars and constellations Then came down for a little conversation Adjacent to the king fear no human being Roll with cherubims to Nassau Coliseum Now hear this mixture where hip hop meets scripture Develop a negative into a positive picture -Now Everything (Everything y’all) is everything (everything y’all) What is meant to be will be (What is meant to be will be) After winter (After winter) must come spring (must come spring) Change it comes eventually (Change comes eventually) Sometimes it seems    we’ll touch that dream (touch that dream) But things come slow or not at all (They come slow y’all know what I mean) And the ones on top   won’t make it stop (They won’t make it stop) So convinced that they might fall (To everybody y’all) *Let’s love ourselves then we can’t fail to make a better situation Tomorrow   our seeds will grow All we need is dedication -Let me tell ya that Everything is everything (Everything is everything) Everything is everything (Everything is everything) After winter (After winter) must come spring (next is spring) Change it comes eventually (Change comes eventually) La la la la   la la la la    la la la la la la (It’s all about you) (You know what I mean?) (It’s all about you) (Listen to me)