AUDUBON BALLROOM

Thank you Thank you all I appreciate it Thank you Spit venomous scriptures behind these podiums Nobody's cold as him, he sings the coldest hymns Let go your sins, the devil has no limits His business, got all my soldiers slim Behold the grim, reaper who sinks his teeth in the souls of men Young niggas out of pocket like Malcolm X at the Audubon They take a pound of flesh when the slaughter's on Meetings at the mosque, be prepared to die when the war is on Trust me, you are blessed if you hear the cry when your daughter's born Shotguns and shell casings, blood soaks in the wood of the floor Would you do more if you finally knew that your hell's waiting Or in front of heaven's gates with a juicy steak tailgating Your sanity is fantasy I'm in tune with the anarchy, the chaos got him panicky I'm best friends with calamity, the prison's in your mind And they locked you in with no amnesty Why look to a celebrity to lift you up with integrity Puppets without sincerity, you can never fathom the levity There's no way you can measure me, my energy, blood of kings, my ancestry I give you these jewels and pray that you treasure me Verses by Frankie Beverly, these melodies Got me thinking my people happy with crumbs But it's worthless to thank your enemies They use pawns to pander, puppet masters who lust disaster Movie stars till you vote for him, tell me, why would you trust an actor Rap stars and ballplayers, pop singers and famous folks Selling you pain and hope, they ain't drop the noose, they just change the rope Different time, same approach Don't look down at me for selling cocaine and dope The blood's on the wall, just look for the stains to soak I've given y'all enough of me Get your hand out of my pocket My brother please, brother please No, no, no