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Turned on the radio, all I heard was lying
People selling they souls, while they call it grinding
Everybody talking bout space, but none flying
I’m sighing, while the rest of society dying
These rappers should be fined--for their petty crimes.
Instead of being queens, women resort to being dimes.
Garden tools and female dogs--no Iams.
My flow is subpar, so you can read between the lines.
They say it’s to provide for their kids and wife,
But they only promote hate, lust, envy and strife.
Last time I checked, they offered class at night.
If you get what I’m saying, something isn’t right.
But before you question my motives, peep game aight!
They entice you with the beats, knowing you will bite.
Capture your with the sound cause your blinded by the light.
Fill your head up with nonsense as you sleep at night!
They say you only live once, that’s only half right.
I thought that was true, but now I see the Light.
Gi-ge-ge-Get it understood, everybody dies Twice,
And on your second breath, you’ll stand before the Christ,
But before your try to bounce, like a bad check written,
Just give me a few bars to explain while you listen.
Have you even considered the food that you have been given?
Its poison--the American dream--our way of living.
The last time I checked, God is the same,
But you’ve been taught to reject Him and call me lame.
No I’m not holy-roller, Bible-thumper, but I have been changed...
By the Truth that was always and has stayed the same.
No longer chasing dollars--God over Money and Change,
Went to school, for a degree, so I’m not chasing fame.
I’m just think that it’s time to grow up man...
and put away the childish games.
Instead of men running homes, they only running streets.
Instead of seeking to be a wife, women settle for the sheets.
Instead of balancing our budget, politicians serve elites.
Instead of standing for Truth, people look for defeats.
And they not trying to hear me, they not trying to feel me.
Instead they only mock, as they try to draw near me,
But I see through the fakes, I see through the frauds.
I see that in their wicked hearts, they think that their gods!!!

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