Nas - Black Zombie Lyrics
Uhh[nas]Yo, you believe when they say we aint shit, we cant grow?All we are is dope dealers, and gangstas and hoes?And you believe when they be tellin you lie, all on the media?They make the world look crazy to keep you inside?Why you listen when the teachers at schoolKnow you a young single parent out strugglin, they think you a foolGive your kids bad grades and put em in dumber classesKillin shorty future, I wonder how do we last itUnderground in they casket? ancestors turninIm learnin somethin every day, there is no lazarethWords like God is greek or latinSo if you study egypt, youll see the truth written by the mastersMy niggaz is chillin, gettin high, relaxinEnvisionin, ownin shit, yo it can happenWhat do we own? not enough land, not enough homesNot enough banks, to give a brother a loanWhat do we own? the skin on our backs, we run and we askFor reperations, then they hit us with taxAnd insurance if we live to be old, what about now?So stop bein controlled, we black zombies[chorus: (sung)]Walkin talkin dead, though we think were livin (black zombies)We just copy-cat, followin the system (black zombies)Walkin talkin dead, though we think were livin (black zombies)We just copy-cat, followin the system (black zombies)[nas]Aiyyo we trapped in our own brain, ***** behind barsWeve already gone insaneTheyve already gave up, cut our own heads offsStab our own backs and dream too muchWithout fulfillin reality; too greedy andCant have one or two chains, we need three of demCant have one or two guns without squeezin emOn our own people and, ***** black leadersCause whites aint got none leadin them, the rhythm is cosmicNas is divinity, the deitys prophetlessAll get down and get upVictims walkin round with downs syndrome, all stuckFaintin, shoutin, catchin holy ghost in churchScared to do it for ourselves less we see somebody doin it firstWe begged, we prayed, petitioned and demostratedJust to make another generation - black zombies[chorus][nas]You scared to be yourself, cause you in a tranceFeel free, hear the music and danceIf you cared what they think, why wear what they wear, just for youDumb niggaz with long beards like they arabs or jewsOr from israel, (? )bishmeal allah, el-rachman, el-rahim (? )Islams a beautiful thingAnd christian and rastafari, helps us to bringPeace against the darkness, which is ungodlySo whats the black mans true religion, who should we follow?Use your own intuition, you are tommorrow[roaring] .. thats the sound of the beastIm a columbia record slave, so get paidControl your own destiny, you are a geniusDont let it happen to you like it did to me, I was a black zombie[chorus][nas]Wake up! black zombies in a spell for more than fo-hundred yearsGhetto niggaz wont have it no mo, can I get a witness?Why listen to somebody else tell you how to do itWhen you can do it yourself; its all in you, do it, do itDo it niggaz..
