Marcus Orelias - Exercise Control Lyrics
(Piano Intro)(Verse 1: Marcus Orelias)Let me start off bat, I’m not a conscious catI just want you to see where my conscious atNo justice and no peace, too many mamas in tearsSon’s deceased at seventeen; this prison’s a beastAnd we gotta eat but government don’t give a shitAs long as police see, less and less niggas breatheIt seems like every single month there’s a tragedySomebody getting shot up or shot down, don’t faze meNot that I don’t care, it’s the way the hood made meBut lately, I’ve been thinking of adapting a new planTo grab the youth and take the world in my handsI hope you understand, ten to four, I watched the tubeSame tube showing you a black life’s worthlessShows us cuffed up, [Emulates Gunshots], hearses-the painI put in everything, if we could link up every gangWhen will we fight back? They hitting kidsThe story trends, media sweeps then we’re all fineThat’s why I, don’t watch news cause it's full of lies(Hook: 2Pac & DJ Elliven)I think gangs can be positiveIt just has to be organizedAnd it has to steer away from being self-destructiveTo being self productiveI think this country was built on gangsI think this country still is run on gangsRepublicans, DemocratsThe police department, the FBI, the CI- those are gangs(360 myself then I exercise control)(Verse 2: Marcus Orelias)Me and my homies mobbing down the blockI stop; ask myself, how many bodies gotta drop?I heard, God don’t like ugly but isn’t fond of pretty eitherSo our hands embrace heat, incase the streets get coldIf I talk revolution, most wouldn’t know the codeIf I make songs for club, it feels like my soul’s soldStanding on a middle ground, with nowhere to goCause you know, these cops give a damn about a NegroPull a strap, say you shot back; he’s the heroDoesn’t matter if you rap or not, have a wrap or notExercise control and keep those Glocks *****edScream out your rights; aight? I know, I bring it rawDodging the law, how do we avoid the pin?When stand your ground, stop and frisk is the same shitUsed to target me, honesty’ll probably be the end of meI’m hearing stop the violence but that can’t beAs long as we don’t look at ourselves, as a society(Hook)(Outro)Where are we going? Where are we headed?Because believe me, it isn’t always the policeThere’s two sides to every story, three if the truth’s toldIn the backseat, headed somewhere unknownAll alone, my innocence will soon be seizedNo permanent friends, no permanent enemies just permanent interestIt's time to fight the powers that be; let em knowWe can’t have peace until niggas get a piece tooWe’re taught our only option’s to be deceasedLook, I’ll be what you need me to be just knowWhere I’m headed could be a rocky roadShit, this old world is crumbling fast, a new oneComing slow but fsho, you better exercise controlBefore THEY take control, ya dig?Rebel with a cause and THEY hate it…
