Artist:
Killah Priest *
Album:
Heavy Mental
Song:
B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
Typed
by: dj.flash@pobox.com
*
this song originally appeared on GZA/Genius' "Liquid Swords"
The
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (3X)
Chorus:
repeat 2X
Life
is a test many quest the universe
And
through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt
The
first shall be last and the last shall be first
The
basic instructions before leaving earth
Verse
One:
Knowledge
this wisdom, this goes back when I was twelve
I
loved doing right but I was trapped in hell
Had
mad ideas, sad eyes and tears
Years
of fears, but yo my foes couldn't bear
I
searched for the truth since my youth
And
went to church since birth, but it wasn't worth the loot
that
I was paying, plus the praying
I
didn't like staying cuz of busy-bodies and dizzy hotties
That
the preacher had souped up with lies
Had
me cooped up lookin at loot, butt, and thighs
Durin
the service, he swallowed up the poor
And
after they heard this, they wallowed on the floor
But
I ignored, and explored my history that was untold
And
watched mysteries unfold
And
dropped a jewel like Solomon, but never followed men
cause
if you do your brain is more hollow than
Space
oblivia, or the abyss
With
no trace of trivia, left with the hiss
Does
it pay to be deaf, dumb and blind?
From
a slave we was kept from the mind
And
from the caves he crept from behind
And
what he gave, was the sect of the swine
When
the bible, it condemned the pig
I
don't mean to pull your hems or flip your wigs
But
we used to wear a turban, but now we're in the urban
No
more wearing beanies and dress like a genie
No
hocus pocus cause I focus on the facts
And
put it on the tracks and brought it through the wax
I
speak on Jacob, it might take up some time
And
too much knowledge, it might break up the rhyme
I
did it anyway just to wake up the mind
of
those who kiss stones or prays on the carpet
Those
who sit home, or sell books by the market
Need
to chill and get their mind revived
For
years religion did nothing but divide
The
basic instructions before leaving earth
Chorus
Verse
Two:
I
strolled through the books of Job to unfold
And
open bibles, instead of hoping on revivals
Calling
on His name and screaming hallelujah
when
he hardly knew ya, that's how the devil's fooled ya
See
look into my eyes brethren, that's the lies of a Reverand
Why
should you die to go to heaven?
The
Earth is already in space, the bible I embrace
A
difficult task I had to take
I
studied till my eyes was swollen, and only arose when
I
found out that we were the chosen
I
deal with the truth, and build with the youth
And
teach my son as he kneels on the stoop
Son,
life is a pool of sin, corrupted with foolish men
and
women with wicked minds, who build picket signs
to
legalize abortion, the evil eye distortion
I
quiz Son with my wisdom
Before
I converted, I was perverted, and knowledge was asserted
The
study of wisdom, I perferred it
The
understanding, it gave me mental freedom
I
even learnt Caucasians were really the Tribe of Edam
The
white image, of Christ, is really Cesare Borgia
and
uhh, the second son of Pope Alexander
The
Sixth of Rome, and once the picture was shown
That's
how the devils tricked my dome
I
prophesized to save a man, but no one gave a damn
for
my nation - the seed of Abraham
Blessed
with the tongue of Hebrew
Now
we're strung on needles, and some are plungin evils
So
study and be wise in these days of darkness
Peace
to my nephew Marcus
The
basic instructions before leaving earth
Chorus:
repeat to fade