(CHORUS) WE GOT THE BACKSTABBERS, CUT-THROAT NIGGAS IN STATE HARD TO MAINTAIN EVERYDAY, DEALING WITH THESE THE BACKSTABBERS, CUT-THROAT NIGGAS IN STATE HARD TO MAINTAIN EVERYDAY, DEALING WITH THESE
WITHIN MY INTRICATE WEAVE OF BRAIN CELLS I WITHHOLD THE MAIN SPELL TO CAST UPON YOU DEMONS PLOTTIN' AND SCHEMIN', DREAMIN' ABOUT THINGS THAT WILL NEVER OCCUR IN THIS DIMENSION, FAR BEYOND YOUR WILDEST IMAGINATION, THE ILLUSTRATION'S SUSPENDED ANIMATION I PUT YOU ON PAUSE 'CAUSE YOU'RE TOO BUSY BENDIN' RULES WHILE I'M BREAKIN' LAWS OF GRAVITY DON'T GIVE A DAMN IF YOU'RE MAD AT ME FILLIN' JAWS WITH CAVITIES IF YOU'RE STILL BREATHIN' YOU SHOULD BE GLAD TO BE ALIVE, SOME DON'T SURVIVE OR LIVE TO SEE THE NEXT DAY YOU CAN'T RESET AND AIN'T NO FREEBIE IN THE GAME THAT YOU PLAY YOU SLITHER SKILLFULLY AND WILLFULLY ALL OVER MY TRUST THEN IT'S A MUST THAT YOU BITE THE DUST, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GET BUST OR PERSECUTED, EXECUTED, LYRICALLY DEGRADED MENTALLY DECAPITATED, MAKIN' SURE YOU NEVER MADE IT 'CAUSE I'M FED UP WITH YOU'RE MISSION, STUPID NIGGAS NEVER LISTEN, TALKIN' 'BOUT THEY'RE NEVER DISSIN', ON THEIR OWN PEOPLE THEY'RE PISSIN' THE HISSIN'S AT A TONE UNDETECTABLE BY EARS THE ADVANTAGE IS HIS OWN IF YOU HAVE NEGLECTABLE FEARS SLIDIN' THROUGH CRACKS AND CREVICES, NO MATTER HOW TIGHT SHOW FRIGHT, AND PREY GETS SWALLOWED UP IN ONE BITE...
(CHORUS) WE GOT THE BACKSTABBERS, CUT-THROAT NIGGAS IN STATE HARD TO MAINTAIN EVERYDAY DEALING WITH THESE THE BACKSTABBERS, CUT-THROAT NIGGAS IN STATE HARD TO MAINTAIN EVERYDAY, DEALING WITH THESE
BEWARE OF THE ONE WITH THE FORK TONGUE SLIPPERIN THE ROUND CITY STREETS PULLIN, TRICKS FOR TREAT HIDING IN THE SHADOWS SERPENT ATTACK NOW WATCH THE SEPRENT STRIKE SPITTING OUT THE VENOMOUS BLINDING UP YOUR EYESIGHT POISONOUS FANGS LACE WITH TEMPTATIONS AND PISTOL FLESH THE PRIME SYMPTONS LIE IN HATRED AND STRESS MANIPULATING ME HAD YOUR WIFE IN THE BOOTH INTO THE FANTASY YOUR INNOCENTS HAS THE RIGHT TO EXECUTE PAST OUT IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN YOUR BROTHER, MONKS, TOLD THE WHOLE OFFICE PINPOINT YOUR CRANIUM WITH THE INFRARED AND THE REPTILES WATCHES AND RUNS AFTER YOU IM THE LIQUID LINE TWO BY TWO BY TWO THE VIRTUOUS FORMED MENTAL VIPER, MENTAL SNIPER, ROUND BITER, HOILING AROUND MY CYPHER TAKE HEED MY BROTHER BEWARE CAUSE WHEN SERPENT TIME COMES IT'S TRUE AND UNEXPECTED
WORD... ALL JOKES ASIDE THIS MATTER CAN BE COMPLICATED YOU COULD FAIL IN UNVEILIN' THE ONES WHO PERPETRATE, KID THEIR CLOAK AND DAGGER HIDES THEIR DESIRE TO USE THE NEXT KIN IT'S HEREDITARY AND NECESSARY TO SHED SKIN IT TENDS TO BURN WHEN YOU'RE TOUCHED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT PRESENTED WITH THE WORD OF GOD AND YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR IT YOU CAN'T BE NEAR IT, YOU FEAR IT, IT ALWAYS FOILS YOUR PLANS YOU DEAL WITH GREED AND ALWAYS FEEDIN' OF THE BLOOD OF MAN IT'S ALL A HOAX, YOU TRY TO COAX WHEN YOU'RE UP IN MY CENTER YOU ENTER BUT THE TEMPTOR'S NOT MY MENTOR IT'S MY BELIEF WITHIN THE CHEMISTRY, I PREACH MY MINISTRY GOT MY SEAL OF AUTHENTICITY, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ALWAYS DISSIN' ME INTERFERENCE WITH SIGNAL'S THE THING I ALWAYS TRY TO PREVENT SLIPPERY SERPENTS YOU NEED TO REPENT AND AIN'T NO REPTILE WITH FANGS LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE MY SHIT FROM TIME TO TIME I PRAY AND STAY AWAY FROM DEEP SNAKE PITS.