Dead Prez - It Was Written Lyrics
ChorusAnd it was writtenup in the book of lightstheres and mansion and your forever moreAnd it was writtenup in the book of lightstheres and mansion and your forever moreVerse 1Well did you know the pen was stronger than the knifeand they can kill you once but they cant kill you twicedid you know destruction of the flesh is not the ending to lifefear not of thee anti-ChristDid you know that I exist before the earthand did you know my eyes are windows to the worldDid you know you cant go a Zion and a wear jerry curlsCant tell the boys from the girlsYa body just a vehicle transporting your soulIts what inside the people is beauty to beholdFear not of evilEveryday them fleshed growedChanges of the times they get toldChorusAnd it was writtenup in the book of lightstheres and mansion and your forever moreAnd it was writtenup in the book of lightstheres and mansion and your forever moreVerse 2Me say me wantFreedom, justice, equalityAs it was written on the book of lights and socialityMe want fa big up Marcus Garvey say me big up Huey PMe na want no brutality in a me realityI can see it in the signs everyday I liveIts clear to ma mind somthin getta giveThe system is the problem but it aint just gonna changeThe people got to fight as one and break free from the chainsWe livin in a time where whitey got us cornedShackles on the brain police on every cornerThey lookin for some soldiers but they so hard to findMy elders say be patient cause things come in timeNot fast enough becauseThey want fa rewrite ma history and make the motherland a mysterycause we to strong fa them to dis webecause if it wasnt how it is then it would definitely bebecause the days is upblaze it upAFRICAN WARRIOR raise it upPush it upFill up ya cupWe had enough so were gonna buckNow is the time open ya mindThen you will find its a designYou matter what you do no one can stop the timeDont want no KKK no CIA no brutalityGhetto youths and RBG we ridin fa libertyBeen here before the start still here after its overAnd its written in the heart of every soldierChorusAnd it was writtenup in the book of lightstheres and mansion and your forever moreAnd it was writtenup in the book of lightstheres and mansion and your forever more
