the beginning interlude

Alicia Keys

I feel like history on the turntables
Old school to new school
Like nothing ever been realer
On the history of the turntables
I m the mystery of what s inside the speaker cables
I m Nina Simone in the park and Harlem in the dark
I m the musical to the project fables
I m the words scratched out on the record label
I m the wind when the record spins
I m the dramatic static before the song begins
I m the erratic energy that gets in your skin
And if you don t let me in
I m the shot in the air when the party ends