Behold, Jehovah"s prophets in the wilderness Unfold the scroll, the contents of my syllabus Everybody want the fast life, but fast life equals fast death Where do you go after your last breath? That"s the question that we stressing Expressions of reverence for your blessing So check the lesson in the message The message in the lesson will break the chains of addiction The strains of affliction Shackles of oppression Our country go to war for money while the poor and hungry live in tabernacles of depression Now we're here to expose the prince of power of the air Because the final hour it is near And Satan might creep, so awake my peeps From your late night sleep, gone astray like sheep Don"t wait too late and say "I wish knew then what I know now" All I"m saying is "slow down".
Hook: Slow down You gotta slow down (2x)
Verse 2: The radio refuse to play stuff like this Cause they аre shady, so, they choose the unrighteous They want your minds- vain guys long for power Labels pay 'em to play the same five songs an hour A lot ain"t even hot: in fact, I heard the same song so many times, I almost forgot it was wack When the same message is pumped repeatedly Maybe not immediately; But sooner or later, the seed will be a tree You're crazy if you don"t think it affect the minds of the kids When their favorite rapper be flossin the diamonds and cribs In their rhyming it's fibs about grabbing techs to blast ya But he"s a slave: a record exec his master One out of every four black males have been arrested One out of every three females have been molested You don"t see the connection, you living on the surface Why would you choose to be ignorant on purpose? The light in this world is really dim When 9 year old girls wanna grow up to be like Lil" Kim 14, eyes on the guy with the Range Rover He ain"t sober, she still believed the things he told her Now he got a new lady, so for him it may be over But for her it's just beginning, she іs pushing a baby stroller Saying,"I wish I knew then what I know now" Somebody should have told her "slow down".
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Verse 3: As long as me and DJ Essence record new joints Best believe, son, you аre gonna get the Lord іs viewpoint Most won't feel it due to hardness of the heart For light has come into the world but men love the dark You don"t have to show a child how to be disobedient They already know how, they аre wired to be deviant What do you say about someone who dwells with fools? And when did it become a bad thing to do well in school? I guess because you failed you cool? That іs absurdity That іs why you аre allergic to what I fervently kick verbally You know your mindstate is secular When your eyes are dry while a sky high crime rate is regular Extortion, pride, weed, abortion, lies, greed Whores that got fees- the Lord is not pleased Think about it logically If God doesnt judge America, He owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology Thats why Christ came to take the wrath and the pain Laughs and the shame, on our behalf He was slain Trust He"s resurrected cause the sacrifice went well And forever you'll be glad where the righteous dwell Imagine spending half of your life in a cell And die just to spend your afterlife in hell Saying, "I wish I knew then what I know now" The whole time God was saying "slow down".
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Bridge: As the world goes around People drown In the evil that abounds It's deep and profound Media trying to drown out the sound Of the Lord saying, "Boys and girls- slow down"