Killah Priest - From Then Till Now Lyrics
Peace killah priestPeace, wassup man?Chillin babyIm with youYo.. I wanna know whats goin onEver since that basic instruction, before leavin earthI wanna know what you gonna do for us right nowIts been a while baby, we waitin!Ive just been chillin, been chillinI been in the lab writin and stuff yknow?I just been on my, yknow, knowhatimsayin on someGuns, shootouts and crack salesBlack males who pack jails, trapped in hellNo peace, cold streets, surrounded by po-liceThis whole week, buildings with no heatsNo lights, the gas pipes the snow leaksDog fights and lowlife throw dice the whole nightThieves, creepinIn the midnight evenings, saw through the misty regionsGo to your house, take a vial for the demonsMoon in, the lunar eclipseProphets stand in the midst of the seven candlesticksI cant take it, beauty that was once sacredIs now gettin facelifts, fake tits, and fake lipsCold embracesMemory erases, from the slaveshipsMy princess, I used to spot her from a distanceHoldin my infant, burnin incenseThe moment intent, for her to step into my wife tentsNow we step in pre-sents, for your ebony princeThe small of frankencense; once treated like a pharoahWith royal apparel, annointed with myrrh and aloeWe used to wallow, amongst the mallowsWe had herd sheep and cattle, now we battleUsed to pass over brooks of qeronTowers of lebanon, the pool of gechronWe used to sing songs, upon mount hebronHow is gold turned to bronze, and shhh....How is gold turned to bronzeWe was the wisest and the richest, now we turn to snitchesWomen turn to *****es, in the time of harvestWe was the smarteest, worshipped wisdom like the goddessNow we act retarded, forsook the wisdom of the fathersWe use to have a thousand flagons of wineIn palestine there would drink ballentineAnd raise up in the violent mindWe used to have a hundred measures of oil, eighty measuresOf wheat and barley, we live godlyListening to bob marley, before the devils robbed meChasin us through the african safarisFrom then till nowWhat goes up must come downWhat goes down comes back around againWhere it all began, began, began, beganFrom then till now, from then till now, from then till now(repeat 2x)Singin holy anthems, lampin with allMy handsome grandsons, hair long as sampsonInside my gold mansion, they used to wear purple pampersBut now we black panthers, some are actors and dancersIts funny how the dollar bill have my seeds holler for mealsMother swallow a pill, roads seem hollow but stillGrab a bottle to heal, its like a nooseOf seventh seal over brownsvilleWhats the difference between the ghetto and death row?Im trapped up with cleptos, the tec blowIm left in seft low, where the cries echoAnd echo and echo and echo and echoesFrom the crystal city, near gettiChildren used to grow on lillies, now they roll up philliesBut the pyramids of cheops, is my weed spotSometimes I eavesdrop in the books of enochWe went from studying epistles of paulBeneath a waterfall, rubbin crystal ballsBut now we spray paint initials on the wallOn the wall... spray paint initials on the wallFrom then till nowWhat goes up must come downWhat goes down comes back around againWhere it all began, began, began, beganFrom then till now, from then till now, from then till now(repeat 3x)
