Church
(专辑: The Unplanned Mixtape - 2009)
[Jim Valvano's speech at the
1993 ESPY Awards:] Time, time is very precious to me. I
don't know how much I
have left and I
have some things I
would like to say. Hopefully at the
end I'll have something that will be important to other people too. [Geologic:] Stand up, sit down, stand up again Morse Code sent to God, are you listening? He must have been too busy fixing other shit No call, no response shows the
opposite We confess to the
man who was faceless I
still do the
same but to thousands of strangers Went through some changes, some said I'm faithless 'Cause I
replaced the
altar with a
basement I
often fought the
explanation of where people go when their bodies let go of the
soul Does it just turn cold? Or do we get judged and told where to go? And if so, how the
fuck would you know if nobody came back and said I'm telling you, bro? I
could never get past the
shit that was spit out the
pastor's lips And the
rapper's started making more sense I
guess that's the
reason that some people cringe when they kids get a
hold of my shit If the
grip of a
God is insistent on not questioning if he truly exists No wonder that I
got caught up in the
music it filled my spirit to the
brim, amen Motherfucker [Macklemore:] This is my offering card The
only thing I
have to offer is bars The
only time I
felt like I
was talking to God Was in my Walkman walking with Nas Alright see I
be going to Sunday school every week In the
back trying to read, but see that something was off Maybe it was 'cause I
was trying to huddle in the
yard Preacher didn't connect when he would mumble the
Psalms I
was in my head and I
was busting with Pac Taking off my wifebeater and getting drunk in the
park After that part, I
found God, it wasn't Jesus Some psilocybin and the
ink it released I
began to hold communion every time my music came out the
speakers I
used it And it fueled my movement I
believed in, voice of reason, just me and my Adidas And I
could achieve it, I
put my hand over my heart, pledge allegiance I
solemnly swear by the
faith that raised my since Kool Herc dropped that needle The
South Bronx, that's hip-hop's Egypt The
word of our God has been manipulated and twisted by the
same system That is infiltrated and falsely interpreted Jesus One life, one love, one God, It's us, treat your neighbor how you would want to be treated The
universal laws of God, don't look too far it's right here, us human beings The
spirits right here and I
don't have to see it Now every time I
want to connect with God I
put my headphones on Then I
nod, grab my pen, my pad, let it seep in, in And that's my process And God's always watching Got God in my Walkman Go ahead and top that