Nitin Sawhney

The Pilgrim

Nitin Sawhney


Woke up in the morning in a temple 
Kinda lucky on my feet for it was central 
So I walk across the village 
Saw a group of kids pillage 
And I thought to myself I might be ment to 
You see 
Pilgrims in the town 
All seem to hold a frown 
Say all they wanna be is diggy down 
You know Speck thought he'd ask 
But figured it's just a mask 
Tthis guy's on something else that's profound 

I'm not the stool or the fool or the leader here to rule 
Not the lover or the fighter who came here to duel 
But I thought I looked into, but I walked into 
So I can understand all the rules, cool? 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

Who's ever watched the world that's my motto 
Don't ever wanna play the head honcho dig but huh 
If you try to push I won't beat around the bush 
Straight up you're getting dissed on the pronto. 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

If I could, I'd solve the problems of the world that exist 
If I could always chill, I would without resist 
If you weren't so litteral, brother you might get it 
Pack my bags, tambourines, and jeans so don't sweat it 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet. 

As the journey continues I gain current instincts 
I feel I know what they must be thinking, for instance 
When they speak in riddles I'm left with the question 
But won't stop arguments to kill attention 
They all got a sixth sense to be one another 
So pilgrims seek refuge undercover 
Where it's fly like birds to live a lot is absurd 
Try telling that to this kid named Unver 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

I met him on tour a week on for twenty four 
He was born in the village, but left in ninety four 
Now he's still got probs he doesn't know how to solve 
I said, "Unver, I've been there before" 
In the light of understanding I forgot it 
Sometimes the boat shakes when you rock it 
I told him we are like family, a part of humanity 
Don't overdo, and don't toss it. 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

He dug and moved on with his life 
'Cause he digs it gets real dark at night 
Don't want a collar that's blue or a reflection of you 
Just wants us to get his plight 
Myself I'd like the years just to take me away 
It might leave a part of this world in dismay 
But the village calls the pilgriming negroes 
After all I'm just one needle in the hay 
Now what I'm speaking in is symbolics 
But you can call it what you want to call it 
See all that I do is throw words, and I hope that you caught it 
Only got one arrow but I aim for two targets 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 

Life is like a puzzle not pieced yet 
Might take a village ever long to see that 
Don't break your ties meet my pal compromise 
And the kid you wanna be you can be that 
You can be that, you can be that