Higher Learning [Intro - Female Ad-lib & Synth Pad] Ooooohhhhhh [Verse 1 - Female Lead Vocal, Group back vocals] I invited Mary and some friends Waiting on the session to begin Can’t stop when we start rotatin' You know a circle doesn’t end [Verse 2 - Female Lead Vocal, Male back vocals] I love Lucy on the sofa Some folks can’t approach her We get blueberry in October Gotta know just how to hold her [Bridge - Female & Male Group Spoken Word/Whispers] We got skin in the game Passion for flames Pension for names We ain’t the same [Chorus - Group Harmonies, Strong Beat Drop] Ooooooooohhhh Yeah we earned it Ooooooohhhhh Never yearnin' Ooooooooohhhhh Blunt burnin' Iiiiiitttttttsssss Higher learnin' (Male Ad-lib: Higher learnin' Hoe) [Breakdown/Rap Intro - Female Vocal Sample Echoed] I… said… “hey Mary”… Mary… Everything’s… gettin’ hazy… hazy… Smoked… this reefa… reefa… Now we… sinkin’… deepa… deepa… Can’t scratch… this high… feva … feva… Pass it… around… around… Puff… puff… pass… pass… Go… another… round… round… We… lit… fading… fast… fast… Searchin’… for peace… peace… Rollin’… this keef… keef… Driftin’… on sweet… relief… relief… Finally… found… serenity… serenity… [Chorus - Group Harmonies] Ooooooooohhhh Yeah we earned it Ooooooohhhhh Never yearnin' Blunt burnin' It’s Higher learnin' (Male Ad-lib: Higher learnin' Hoe) [Verse 3 - Male Rapper, Heavy Bass] Head get light when I’m driftin’… driftin’, Whole vibe tilt when I’m liftin’… liftin’. Thoughts move slow but they hittin’… hittin’, Yeah my whole mood shift — transition… switchin’. Heartbeat tap to the rhythm… rhythm, Feels like I’m floatin’ past the limit… limit. Room start bendin’ when I’m turnin’… turnin’, And I slide right back — Higher Learnin’. [Chorus - Group Harmonies, Maximum Energy] Ooooooooohhhh Yeah we earned it Ooooooohhhhh Never yearnin' Blunt burnin' It’s Higher learnin' (Male Ad-lib: Higher learnin' hoe) [Outro - Fading Group Vocals & Echo FX] Serenity… serenity… We… we… we… lit… (Male Whisper: Hooo… hoo… haze…)
