Originally Posted by Compose

This life is temporary but the soul is eternal
Separate the real from the lie, let me learn you
Not strong, only aggressive, cause the power ain't directed
That's why, we are subjected to the will of the oppressive
Not free, we only licensed
Not live, we just excitin
Cause the captors.. own the masters.. to what we writin
Not compassionate, only polite, we well trained
Our sincerity's rehearsed in stage, it's just a game
Not good, but well behaved cause the ca-me-ra survey
most of the things that we think, do, or say
We chasin after death just to call ourselves brave
But everyday, next man meet with the grave
I give a damn if any fan recall my legacy
I'm tryin to live life in the sight of God's memory
Like that y'all

I wrote anthems from antonyms
Harmonies from homonyms
Created cinema from synonyms
Was livid to eliminate
that illustrious life you're livin in
Wrote rhetoricals in rhythms
i could paralyze with a parabole
Make rhymes out of religion
crucify you with a prefix
Or suffocate you with a suffix
Wrote lectures so infectious
They're known to infect the listeners
Who dissin us
Yo punks you wait, I punctuate
My karmas the comma
That put you inside of a coma
Hyphen, dot dot, semi-colon,
Leave you semi-swollen
Question Mark: You pregnant?
Oh you're not? I love you, Period.

mos def and chino xl > nelly

die slow