On album Yes Sir, I Will (1983)
…prisoners of their morality Afraid of death, we can not save ourselves To breathe is not enough When you woke this morning you…
But sometimes we've found ourselves shouting into the wind When we should have been confiding in each other It seems so absurd that we…
…oh Lord, how long? Still we lay prostrate before a stylised figure on a crucifix As if the stone fool might be resurrected We…
…safe. Facing the reality of modern slavery, we continue to allow ourselves to be enslaved day after day. (Granted, fear…
…only found out how to have fun when we lost our connection to our own human decency. Let's step it up and not buy magazines…
…for sagging their pants. I'd never sag my pants, but if we begin to allow people to be penalized simply for attributes that we've allowed to be…
…found out about our own history, the more I was disappointed about how little we had been informed of our history. So it made me…
…would come up with totally unreliable portraits of ourselves But I've compiled what few facts I could—I mean, such as they are To see if we…
…to sanction the trickery and the greed And back in the jungle, if the natives got restless, well, you call that “guerrilla attack” And you never described that some folks might have got wise…
On album Heron & Brian Jackson - Midnight Band: The First Minute Of A New Day (1975), Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1971)
…found out about our own history, the more I was disappointed about how little we had been informed of our history. So it made me…
…would come up with totally unreliable portraits of ourselves But I've compiled what few facts I could—I mean, such as they are To see if we…
…to sanction the trickery and the greed And back in the jungle, if the natives got restless, well, you call that “guerrilla attack” And you never described that some folks might have got wise…
On album The Kyteman Orchestra (2012)
…to fall.] I, I've seen a million dogs waiting for their day. [I've seen it. I've seen it all.] But with every move we make we lose…
…to ruin ourselves.] The only difference is that I refuse to pray [Craving for heaven we made us a hell.] ‘cause why delay? I really wanna let…
…never pay attention to my moves [I've had it. I've had it all. / Craving for heaven we made us a hell.] which is cool come…
On album Black Pat Riley (Deluxe Edition) (2024)
…' But I'm a feind for this Mike, I might O.D.! (O.D.!) You found me, you found me Lost and insecure, but the music was my only release (Yup!) Nothing…
…the game, they'll never know Because now that I've matured though I'm like Kobe without the 'fro (Go) It's go time, it's go time Now I'm…
…that bro On the Mic, you get 'Maldo' But n real life, you get Michael And I never let my sights go With a short fuse, just might blow 'Cause I…
…[Verse 2: Tsira] Ooh rah we going up state Aw fuck we prolly showing up late Cause the bus broke down and we lost as a bitch SQ…
Practices by the lake, on the bus until late We wouldn't even be spitting if not for that Far ass suburban meets with long ass…
…We be cool running body built like a bobsled Son ya done datta but i get my whole squad bread Don't tread on me I drop lead…
…find religion here But got hooked on single malt Scotch How do we survive? We haven't found the secret yet Chasing friends online…
…is all we know And to really get creative we beat ourselves senseless Why don't we just pack our bags and go? Gotta get…
…in place here Wasting all these gifts to make ends meet No wonder we're lost This brilliant master plan was never even our idea But we…
On album First Born (2001), Pushing Buttons (2000)
…of potence He might be able to drown the portion of his mind Which is trapped in the infinite hoard Of his 1972 through '74 tour through…
Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinking we've moved on But no way, nohow, do we ever forget what we've seen No way, nohow, do we ever…
…) Sometimes gunfire is brighter than the sunshine And sometimes a child's scream influences every dream Sometimes we fool ourselves…
On album Views from the General's Helmet (2019)
…cannot quit never would throw the towel in Smoother than Ace that be hating like Calvin No Fatigue dropping look out…
…get in the car Fuck 'em niggas, we'll get on the mind Cause we got bags to get biz Y'all already know I'm resting when I'm rich…
…no umpire Send a whole mag to your crib, no subscriber Middle fingers, the fucks in hell yeah We could get it busting I'ma come…
On album The Light That Keeps Me Awake (2017)
…see me I've never been so fuckin' happy We could be outlaws, living hopeless dreams Taking what we can't afford, this is what we…
…in a fantasy I've never been so fuckin' happy [Verse 3] Now we search the world, to begin again When we find ourselves, we're not leavin' Might be…
…could be outlaws, living hopeless dreams Taking what we can't afford, this is what we live for We're lost in a fantasy I've never been so fuckin' happy…
On album Barbarian (feat. Lil Tjay) (2020)
…fails But that ain't really my get-down plus I know the laws of nature It might not come back on me now but this will come back…
…feed the soil life, resuscitate the game Breathe life back into every real n*gga that we lost, mane [Hook: Cousin Fik] Uh, he…
…with the zombies, fiends and tweaks [Verse 3] Mommy and daddy never home so we raised ourselves No dental plan, medical insurance and health So…
On album Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift (2011)
Rob a nigga if I have to, if all else fails But that ain't really my get-down plus I'm the new laws of nature It might…
If it wasn't for the water the rap game will be dry So I feed the soil life resuscitate the game Breave life back in every real nigga that we lost mane…
…swinging and swinging until my enemy fall BEOTCH! [Chorus] [Verse 3:] (E-40) Mommy and daddy never home so we raised ourselves…
On album Knowledge Is Power, Vol. 2 (2015), 10 Years of Akala (2016), Knowledge Is Power Vol. I (2012)
…all talk shit and get two dollars Far harder to be the one who seeks knowledge If we understood economics We'd know money's nothin…
…but no substance puddin' You could never ever be with a level on Our songs get out played out there in Lebanon We speak…
…get two pennies If we knew our power, we would see what everybody sees, that we're rich already! But never mind MCs go run…
On album Holding on by the Blindfolds We Hide Behind (2005)
…as short as the time we waste lost laughing in our coffins scared of sounding fake scared back luck might conquer fate so we turn…
…to bridges that weve burnt but its too late this was never a dream and it never will be i swear this never came so easily to me is it so hard…
…to just say it i give up i give in so hold on to what you never had holding on by the blindfolds we hide behind we are all just…
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