[Verse 1: Jon] Look where we headed, niggas want baby mamas instead of weddings They holler “she crazy!” You knew that before you got her pregnant Visualize the dream of Malcolm and Martin opposite We all God’s children, making the devil’s adoption list Free will keep overriding our common sense Born with a conscious, but over time we build up a tolerance Immunity to scrutiny, that’s just how the world turn And Alfred taught me some people just want to watch the world burn Ashes to ashes after flashes of decisions made The world disintegrates, that’s shallow, just take centre stage As I pen this page, some would say that I’m a renegade Cleanin’ out my closet, I’m just man enough to renovate Seduction or corruption’ll have us all fucked Before we all stuck, see the light before we awestruck Back to that baby mama, nigga, here your little boy come Lifetime to build a future, only seconds to destroy one
[Hook: Jon] Rise… they say my methods is a weapon Say hello to Mr. AK47, seven… Send me to the jeweller or the reverend ‘Cause I’m ’bout to spray this extra clip I left in So rise, motherfucker, rise Oh, what’s the point? You will die or probably commit suicide to this joint My nigga, rise… they say my message is a weapon Say hello to Mr. AK47, seven…
[Verse 2: Jon] Before they close my casket, I want my words to reach to the masses Before they have me in shackles sayin’ I didn’t pay my taxes We laughing, but what’s wack is that this shit could actually happen Shit is real life, the lights and the cameras is just distractions Spoon sped out the mob from the time we open our eyes We don’t try to seek the truth, we more comfortable with the lies Like I told you black was blue and you never knew all this time Or 1+1 was really 3, you’d go out of your fucking mind Kids is suicidal, homicidal, wanna be famous Hopin’ that the video of the trial gon’ go viral How we’ve spiralled as a generation, not enough answers Too many questions, I close my eyes and count my blessings I’m realistic about this life, shit, that’s why I write shit That’ll make a nigga think twice and focus on the right shit When happiness ain’t got a price, man, that shit is priceless But it takes some folks they whole life to recognize this, so…
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[Verse 3: Talib] Violence begets violence, but killers respect the silence Not religious, but I still pray to God and respect the science We’re deaf when the kids is crying, and stare when the TEKs is firing So we the endangered species, they’d rather protect the lions In the Matrix looking for Zion, dying by the gat Is as American as the bacon that they’re frying with the fat They lying, them niggas flat when they clappin’ at ‘em like “BLAP!” Your opinion on the matter don’t matter, matter of fact They be aiming it at our backs ’cause we market it as a target Went from modern day prophets to martyrs dying for profit Went from body rockin’ to molly popping Probably stop at the sight of this nigga rockin’ At the supermarket shopping Tryna cop a shotgun with a debit card Listening to demagogues Who’s representing Brooklyn like Decepticons This is the new Renaissance My accountant get 5% ’cause he respect the gods