AUDUBON BALLROOM

[00:22.12] Thank you, thank you all
[00:25.24] I appreciate it, thank you, thank you (you know what I mean?)
[00:28.56] Spit venomous scriptures behind these podiums
[00:31.48] Nobody's cold as him, he sings the coldest hymns, let go your sins
[00:34.90] The devil has no limits, his business got all my soldiers slim
[00:37.99] Behold the Grim Reaper who sinks his teeth into souls of men
[00:41.33] Y'all niggas out of pocket like Malcolm X at the Audubon
[00:44.53] (Get your hand out of my pocket)
[00:45.58] They take a pound of flesh when the slaughter's on
[00:47.99] Meetings at the mosque, be prepared to die when the war is on
[00:51.30] Trust me, you are blessed if you hear the cry when your daughter's born
[00:54.71] Shotguns and shell casings, blood soaks in the wood of the floor
[00:58.26] Would you do more if you finally knew that your hell's waitin'?
[01:01.33] Or in front of Heaven's gates with a juicy steak, tailgatin'?
[01:04.67] Your sanity is fantasy, I'm in tune with the anarchy
[01:07.82] The chaos got 'em panicky, I'm best friends with calamity
[01:11.25] The prison's in your mind, and they locked you in with no amnesty
[01:14.66] Why look to a celebrity to lift you up with integrity?
[01:17.78] Puppets without sincerity, you could never fathom the levity
[01:21.18] There's no way you can measure me, my energy
[01:23.87] Blood of kings, my ancestry
[01:25.38] I give you these jewels and pray that you treasure me
[01:27.97] Verses by Frankie Beverly, these melodies
[01:30.43] Got me thinkin' my people happy with crumbs, but it's worthless to thank your enemies
[01:34.52] They use pawns to pander, puppet masters who lust disaster
[01:38.15] Movie star tell you vote for him, tell me, why would you trust an actor?
[01:41.55] Rap stars and ball players, pop singers and famous folks
[01:44.69] Sellin' you pain and hope, they ain't drop the noose, they just changed the rope
[01:48.25] Different time, same approach, don't look down at me for sellin' cocaine and dope
[01:52.29] The blood's on the wall, just look for the stains to soak
[01:54.63] I've given y'all enough of me
[01:55.99] (Get your hand out of my pocket)
[01:57.83] My brother, please, brother, please, no, no
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