Kingdom

Facts, from the rack Yuh Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom y'all Freedom, free men are freedom Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason, fam (Facts from the rack!) Why kill yourself for no reason, fam (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning, fam Hold the sword like a hand should Write your passions into manhood Heightened malice in the land, look Like the lights of havok do no damn good Half sleep from being overpreached The other half sleep 'cause the xan good A chief would take his hand like a thief And make him stand like a man would In the face of an ambush To the back and they attack Front of they frontline, out the plane With no parachutes and they backpacks Choppin’ weed, and droppin' seeds Them flowers grow where they land at Properties on top of these To make power flow from they handclaps Suicide, it's suicide You and I wouldn’t do divide Who arrived to see you survived, it means Two would die to make you alive, it means You should write for the two that died, it means You arrived with the youth inside your king You align with the truth inside of things Wise to the lies that the youth provide and bring War Does the king make a kingdom? Or the kingdom make the king? Is it free when it's freedom? Or being dumb being free? Does the king make a kingdom? Or the kingdom make the king? Is it free when it's freedom? Or being dumb being free? Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom, yuh Freedom, free men are freedom Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason, fam (Babylon, ay) Why kill yourself for no reason, fam (Babylon, ay) (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning, fam Well if man was meant to fly Jah woulda made us all with wings Well he made us all with crowns, that means that every man a king Your mind it is your castle, mind can govern all you think The ghetto is a kingdom, you're not goin' to go extinct No one can change my mind, no I am thoroughly convinced My woman is a queen, we bring forth more princess and prince And if you add up the equation it must mean I'm royal, since Everyone in my surroundings is of royal heritage Not everyone of royal blood dress up in a mink Or leave our king and queen, with dem roof made out of zinc So Jah bless the baby mother, washing up in the sink And then raise a generation where y'all take it to the brink Does the king make a kingdom? Or does the kingdom make a king? This hidden empire of kings and queens That no one's noticing Does the king make a kingdom? Or does the kingdom make king? This hidden empire of kings and queens That no one's noticing Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom, yuh Freedom, free men are freedom Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason, fam (Babylon, ain’t no king) Why kill yourself for no reason, fam (Babylon, ain’t no king) (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning, fam Chat to dem with no meaning, fam Only fools would run from a dead man My mind is an excellent weapon I will not die for a label, let's come to the table And put together all our blessings Our blessings religious, our blessings ability Our blessings materially, identify enemy Disconnect from the mentally Put all of our energy into the kingdom Back to the front on my way now God has to show you your way ’round Tired, I watch while you lay down You lie while I sleep and you are [?] Take a part of my piece and inherit the heritage We're not American dreamin' We're realizing a kingdom Only fools would run from a dead man My mind is an excellent weapon I will not die for a label, let’s come to the table And put together all our blessings Our blessings religious, our blessings ability Our blessings materially, identify enemy Disconnect from the mentally Put all of our energy into the kingdom Back to the front on my way now God has to show you your way 'round Tired, I watch while you lay down You lie while I sleep I put art to the beat Take a part of my piece and inherit the heritage We're not American dreamin' We're realizing a kingdom