hostile gospel, pt. 1 (deliver us)
Singer:kweli, talib
and what the people say? we wanna live it up
and what the people want? please deliver us
and what the people need? hey. i got that
i call these rappers baby seals
cause they club you to death
i could call 'em navy seals
cause they government feds
what become of the vets? they drugged up
there ain't no love and no respect
it's like a gang it's like a club or a set
what do you rap or do you wrestle? niggaz love to forget
you still hustlin backwards
your topical norm a tropical storm
they couldn't find the words to describe me so they resort to the shortcuts
is he a backpacker? is he a mad rapper?
an entertainer or the author of the last chapter
we living in these times of love and cholera
synonymous with the apocalypse
look up the clouds is ominous
we got maybe ten years left say meteorologists
we still waitin for the congress to acknowledge this~!
what the people want? please deliver us
this is the hostile gospel
i'm reaching through the fire - please deliver us
i'm preaching to the choir - please deliver us
just keep it real with us
you scared to spill your blood
we need someone to follow
you ain't promised tomorrow
you can't always just borrow and asks for favors bruh
never covet thy neighbor's stuff
karma's a bitch so watch your mouth and what you sayin bruh
i start a conversation based on general observation
niggaz got a lot to say when locked inside the belly of satan
awaitin trial debatin how the hell i got placed in this system
am i a victim or just a product of indoctrination?
they exploit it and use me like a movie with product placement
you hear the congregation; this is the hostile gospel
the truth is hard to swallow it'll leave you scarred tomorrow
these niggaz keep it bottled
i'm the writer who reach the fighters like speeches by cus d'amato
djs stickin to vinyl like fuck serato"