Lyrics Canibus – Authentic Level Of Greatness
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Ladies and gentleman…
I had faith that the youth has to save the day
We gotta let the chips fall where they may
Feud Elvis paved the way, however I’m ashamed to say
I told the limelight bovine in the cold mine
Sometimes it gets so dark your soul can’t shine
What you do when justice takes years or more?
But your world is 24 hours from being destroyed
No time machines to tamper inbetween reality
No time for apathy or religious fantasy
Just you against the dragon beast
What you gonna do? (What you gonna do?)
I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking you
Ima die on my feet like my favorite OG
My favorite OG ain’t dead yet, blame it on me
Stay frosty, wake up like «Bis, get off me!»
And I don’t calm down till I taste my coffee
The blind man jump batman, no rope
That’s the only way to get outta this hellhole
Just be honest, you made a false positive promise
The rap artists piling up like ocean garments
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So operative bullnose, full blown turbo flow
You motherfuckers don’t deserve no dough
They gotta U.S Republic minority budget
To start a school for hip hop, nonprofit or public
You see anyone that tells you they coming to save you? is lying
‘Cause you gotta save yourself
No matter what happens in the spiritual world of action
When they deal with their own they pull the trigger too late
But everyone else get dealt with, they don’t hesitate
No mercy, no time to marinate
They ain’t satisfied till we living in a terra-state
Guess what, we’ll get used to it
Ain’t nothing new to us
Adapt to the just, that’s how we used to do it
Destructive humans, destructive underground acoustics
They totally destroyed our music
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Stripped of our honor; laid down the rest in the garden
Martyred, no chance of post-humuous pardon
Too bad, rag top jag sugar hill swag
Ride around with the top down listening to jazz
‘Cause y’all act like y’all so much better than cavemen
But all that knowledge just brought you enslavement
Sentient, awareness, remove
Dumbed down in a careless mood, I’m barely amused
So much more pressure than ever
Should the predecessor be more or lesser than their successor?
Good question
Unapologetic regret, questions still go unaddressed
How he feels now is anybody’s guess
During this age of iron and widespread gun violence
The puppet masters strings are now wireless
Blindfolded, one more cigarette
What’s your last request?
Maybe that life can outlast death
In a metaphor turf war, the all time great work horse
The war of the worlds, just for the sport
On the other hand, I’ve got faith
The youth gotta save the day, the chips gotta fall where they may
The elders didn’t pave the way
I’m ashamed to say, that our future is the future we made
Ladies and gentleman…
