Cancel the Cartons of the Milky Way with of a missing planet Last in pursuit of an American dream This fool actually thinks he can drive his on the moon Blasting DMX off the soundtrack of a park cartoon
Niggas used to buy their families out of Now we buy chains and links, and drinks They're paying me to record this, more if you hear it Somebody tell me you think I should do with the money Yes, friend tell me what you think I should do the money
Exactly how much is it gonna cost to mumia? What's he gonna do with his freedom? on the radio? Radio programming is that, a brainwashin' gleamed of purpose To be honest, freedom of speech makes me nervous And you for another martyr in the form of a man Hair like a mane an outstretched hand
In a roar of hearts, thoughts, reactionary defensiveness and Intelligence What exactly is it, I do believe in the existence of police brutality Who do I checks payable to?
A young child stares at a screen transfixed by tales of violence His teenage father tells him that's life, not that Barney shit A purple dinosaur that speaks of love, a black man that speaks of Which one is it real, son? Who manufactured your steel, son?
Hardcore, ancient elements at the earth's it, I'mma keep speaking 'til my throats sore An emcee told a crowd of to put their hands in the air An armed robber stepped to a And told to put their hands in the air A Christian minister gives his the congregation hold their hands in the air Love the image of the happy Buddha with his in the air
up and feel confused, define tomorrow Your belief system ain't louder my car system walked down my block with his rotwiler A sub on a leash each one teach one
The DJ spins a new philosophy a barren mind, I can't front on it My head nods as if to clear the last image from an Something like Rakim said, I could quote any emcee, but why I? How would it benefit me? Karmic
Are your tales of reality their sonic laced discussions? Suddenly, the ground shivers and quakes, a newborn startles and Her rushes to her bed side to hold her to her breast
Milk of heals and nourishes the depths of creation life still flourishes Yet we focus on death and destruction, violence, My people, let go
What have you bought into? How much it cost to buy you out? What have you bought into? How will it cost to buy you out? What you bought into? How much will it cost to buy you out?
How it gonna cost to buy you out of my mind? Penny for a thought, y'all niggas is half steppin' wastin' my Please, nigga what? You to me? Please baby, baby, baby can I Can I borrow a nickel, a dime, and that
Penny for a thought, penny for a How will it cost to buy you out of buyin' into a reality that bought you? Dime a dozen, y'all niggas a dime a dozen Penny for a thought, nigga, c'mon, penny for a Think fast, think fast, c'mon, is money
Time is money, is time So I keep 7 o'clock in the bank and gain in the hour of God I'm saving to buy my freedom, God, me wings, I'm too fly not to fly I further past humans without wings so I soar And fine the feathers of my wings hysterically, over land numerically I am seven mountains higher than the valley of
mountains higher than the valley of death Seven dimensions deeper than dimensions of Seven mountains higher than the valley of Seven dimensions than dimensions of breath
We're performing an on all this keep it real-ism Violence, In the name of the hip hop that nurtured me, me We are all evil entities to exit this body, leave this body
In the name of microphone fiends and a boy's b-boy dreams We draw you to leave this body, leave this All evil entities, all wannabe Decoys, decoys, send in the true
The b-boys be men, motherfuckers Be men in the name of Scott la rock, in the name of rock Motherfuckers don't remember how to do the Walk, hop, I told you to leave this body, leave this body, leave body I you to leave this body, leave this body
Motherfuckers must I'm crazy Shit, I think y'all motherfuckers is I want my MTV Penny for a thought, nigga, for a thought What the fuck have you into?