作词 : Barrier, Griffin, Martin Yeah it's the god rakim
Word up I'm blazin' this out to all my comrades
Ya na mean from the slums of New York
To the gutters all over the world this is for y'all
Through my travels I try to take righteous steps Because right or left could mean life or death No matter how trife it get my sights is set But it's twice the threat when the night is death My mental windows refuse to close they get exposed To the neighborhood info where the poison wind blows A deadly plague spreadin' negativity viciously Unto every city be in ghetto misery Don't let it get to me the writer be left to die But it get mesmerize if it catch your eye Shines enormous from pure revered Kool's and garments But it's torment jealousy drug wars or warring Tallying slowly turnin' into barbarians More scary when the whole boulevard's carryin' Livin' in the world of sin my ghetto girls and men Waiting for the world to end
Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel
In case you didn't know Never movin' backwards Complicated Know what I mean
Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel
In case you didn't know Never movin' backwards Complicated
Know what I mean I see destruction even little kids trust none They bust guns that's what they get a rush from When I see 'em we build and have a real discussion Yo Ra what's the jewel of the day what's up son You got ambition shorty said man listen I got demands for livin' can't stand division Make grands on my mission till everything glisten Women in the expedition no plans for prison In a vision the city get 2 milleni G Sittin' in my MSC sippin' hennesy Gettin' high and watch life pass me by So I asked him why Wit a fast reply he said I'm livin' just to die without any feelings So I wait here for my maker till it's time to go Wit this dime I know wit all of her girls and all of my mens Waitin' for the world to end
Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel
In case you didn't know Never movin' backwards Complicated Know what I mean
Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel
In case you didn't know
Never movin' backwards Complicated
Shorty was taught to keep his head to the sky and never cry But the streets left him to die now it's death in his eye Livin' a sin of hitmen a sinister grin From beginning to end in it to win Evil rebels doin' what we doin' in the ghetto Thinkin' if we was thorough we can deceive the devil You can't win your life be end try again Shorty said why we born again to die again That's what I said when I realized I had a gift To uplift and be one of Allah's advocates Teach the youth and speak the truth Show 'em what peace can do when ill reach for you And my reward won't be jewels or cheese it's even better I can be one of the greatest MC's ever If I tell 'em they intelligent women and great men And live stop waitin' for the world to end
Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel
In case you didn't know
Never movin' backwards
Complicated Know what I mean
Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel
In case you didn't know Never movin' backwards Complicated Know what I mean I'm ragin' rippin' up the stage an' Don't it sound amazin' know what I mean
Don't it sound amazin' know what I mean
Rakim Rakim
[00:00.000] 作词 : Barrier, Griffin, Martin [00:03.82]Yeah it's the god rakim [00:06.68] [00:08.45]Word up I'm blazin' this out to all my comrades [00:11.96] [00:12.95]Ya na mean from the slums of New York [00:16.63] [00:18.60]To the gutters all over the world this is for y'all [00:21.94] [00:23.52]Through my travels I try to take righteous steps [00:26.10]Because right or left could mean life or death [00:28.56]No matter how trife it get my sights is set [00:31.22]But it's twice the threat when the night is death [00:33.84]My mental windows refuse to close they get exposed [00:36.44]To the neighborhood info where the poison wind blows [00:39.16]A deadly plague spreadin' negativity viciously [00:42.02]Unto every city be in ghetto misery [00:44.22]Don't let it get to me the writer be left to die [00:47.04]But it get mesmerize if it catch your eye [00:49.60]Shines enormous from pure revered Kool's and garments [00:52.42]But it's torment jealousy drug wars or warring [00:55.02]Tallying slowly turnin' into barbarians [00:57.61]More scary when the whole boulevard's carryin' [01:00.31]Livin' in the world of sin my ghetto girls and men [01:03.70]Waiting for the world to end [01:04.99] [01:06.77]Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel [01:10.03] [01:11.03]In case you didn't know [01:12.28]Never movin' backwards [01:13.76]Complicated [01:14.90]Know what I mean [01:15.64] [01:17.26]Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel [01:20.54] [01:21.47]In case you didn't know [01:22.71]Never movin' backwards [01:24.01]Complicated [01:24.60] [01:25.12]Know what I mean [01:26.16]I see destruction even little kids trust none [01:29.01]They bust guns that's what they get a rush from [01:31.48]When I see 'em we build and have a real discussion [01:34.10]Yo Ra what's the jewel of the day what's up son [01:36.78]You got ambition shorty said man listen [01:39.37]I got demands for livin' can't stand division [01:41.95]Make grands on my mission till everything glisten [01:44.60]Women in the expedition no plans for prison [01:47.33]In a vision the city get 2 milleni G [01:50.01]Sittin' in my MSC sippin' hennesy [01:52.28]Gettin' high and watch life pass me by [01:55.09]So I asked him why [01:56.38]Wit a fast reply he said I'm livin' just to die without any feelings [02:00.43]So I wait here for my maker till it's time to go [02:02.90]Wit this dime I know wit all of her girls and all of my mens [02:06.41]Waitin' for the world to end [02:07.86] [02:09.60]Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel [02:12.76] [02:13.85]In case you didn't know [02:15.14]Never movin' backwards [02:16.61]Complicated [02:17.52]Know what I mean [02:18.36] [02:19.71]Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel [02:23.33] [02:24.06]In case you didn't know [02:24.92] [02:25.46]Never movin' backwards [02:27.04]Complicated [02:27.60] [02:28.33]Shorty was taught to keep his head to the sky and never cry [02:31.51]But the streets left him to die now it's death in his eye [02:34.31]Livin' a sin of hitmen a sinister grin [02:36.85]From beginning to end in it to win [02:39.41]Evil rebels doin' what we doin' in the ghetto [02:42.30]Thinkin' if we was thorough we can deceive the devil [02:44.92]You can't win your life be end try again [02:47.55]Shorty said why we born again to die again [02:50.13]That's what I said when I realized I had a gift [02:52.72]To uplift and be one of Allah's advocates [02:55.41]Teach the youth and speak the truth [02:57.77]Show 'em what peace can do when ill reach for you [03:00.29]And my reward won't be jewels or cheese it's even better [03:03.25]I can be one of the greatest MC's ever [03:05.68]If I tell 'em they intelligent women and great men [03:08.44]And live stop waitin' for the world to end [03:10.80] [03:12.34]Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel [03:15.58] [03:16.42]In case you didn't know [03:17.28] [03:17.78]Never movin' backwards [03:18.83] [03:19.34]Complicated [03:20.34]Know what I mean [03:21.18] [03:22.78]Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel [03:26.12] [03:27.03]In case you didn't know [03:28.25]Never movin' backwards [03:29.77]Complicated [03:30.84]Know what I mean [03:31.88]I'm ragin' rippin' up the stage an' [03:34.17]Don't it sound amazin' know what I mean [03:36.78] [03:39.52]Don't it sound amazin' know what I mean [03:42.17] [03:44.37]Rakim Rakim
