k-os – Eye Know Something (featuring Becky Ninkovic)

Today’s track is another fine piece of Canadian hip-hop from Toronto’s own k-os.  Eye Know Something can be found on k-os’ 2009 PolarisPolaris reviews long-listed LP Yes!, released in Canada on April 14th 2009 and digitally in the US on November 17th; the physical US release is set for February 2010, along with a video for I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman.  Like the album’s standout number Uptown Girl, today’s song features a contribution from the Canadian indie-rock scene, via the unmistakable vocals of Becky Ninkovic; Ninkovic is of course the front-woman of Canada’s premiere dance-punk quintet You Say Party! We Say Die!.  For more from k-os, and the new album, check out the other song we’ve posted below.  I apologize in advance for my attempt at figuring out the lyrics; there’s a Flames game on tonight so I’m rushing.

k-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman (featuring Saukrates & Nelly Furtado)

I know there’s something going on
There’s something going on
I know there’s something going on
There’s something going on

It’s been a long time now coming
100 miles and running
We stun it and burning microphone
Oh yes I know we running
We winning, spinning, grinning
Oh yes can’t tell it’s nothing
It’s so magnificent like Sunday
They say man makes money
Money never made the man
But, God made the woman so maybe I understand
That he needs grands in his hands
And a fresh pair of sneakers
That’s why my kicks are busted
I live my life through the speaker box

I know there’s something going on
There’s something going on
I know there’s something going on
There’s something going on

Oh, you’re standing too close to me now
There’s so much I cheat from you now
You’re standing too close to me now
What am I supposed to do

Back from Polaris, to Paris, to Northern Lights
Real life is what you make it
So let’s make something fly
Get up on it when I saw your page grew 7 sonnets
Your method is too bionic
It’s driving me super sonic
Like back in the day when a baby boy
Had a microphone, a boom box, no toys
Break them kicks got time to shine
Pick em up in a pan and rope em up like it’s fine
Like a to the b to the c to the d e f r e s fresh I geuss
Top of the world singing them songs ’cause something’s going on

I know there’s something going on
There’s something going on
I know there’s something going on
There’s something going on

Related posts:

• k-os – I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman (featuring Saukrates & Nelly Furtado)
• Classified – One Track Mind (Featuring Joel Plaskett)
• Atlas Sound – Walkabout (featuring Noah Lennox)
• Rosi Golan – Hazy (Featuring William Fitzsimmons)
• You Say Party! We Say Die! – There Is XXXX (Within My Heart)

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