Sage Francis - Next Testament (Gimme Fund 04) Lyrics
AUTHOR: Sage Francis"Find God!" exclaimed the man, who lost everything he owned, looking stonedI groaned back, "Find a jobheres an application."Retaliation:"Heres a pamphlet."I said, "***** this damn shit."My man flippedand threw his hand into his pocket.Pulled out a biblewith a design that looked tribalThe Next Testament was its title"Look it over.""A book? Nosuhwhat the hell does this have to offer?"A small mirror on the bottom labeled "author"thats too impersonalIrreversibleactions leave our mind scarredlooking for the answers. "Find God!"he said again.But Im a veteranknowing that you are no better thanor worse than.He compared my last enemy to my first friend.This bum gave me his shirts pen"What the heck?Youre completely tapped, thinking that Im gonna write you out a check."He said, "What?" I said, "WHAT!" Snatched the book in hopes of findinga myth. Lifted up the front coverbroke the binding."I bring peace, love happiness and unity!"Usually I blow it off, but I said, "That aint what you do to me. What you do to meis bring pain, hate, ignorance, and false alternatives to my community."He sat back and thought it over.With a look thats sort of soberHe stared me in the eye and saidI dont lie(Him or me? Me or him?)Now we beginto quarrelover whats historicalbut thats immoralquestioning the oracles origin.Were born through sin."You need to save yourself," he said."But Jesus died for our sins." Then he said, "He aint dead.""He faked his death?"I watched my man take a breathas if he had no more patience left.Then he embraced his chest.Looked as if the holy spirit was about to manifestitself.Mental healthis what he lacked. I should have known this.Without God, when we die every Earthling is homeless.I couldnt look. Tried to give him back his book.As he shook. But it was stuck to my handWhat the fGod dEmbellished in sin and with a devilish grinThis denizen could tell that I was selfish withinHe started speaking in tongues that Im unfamiliar with.I held the pen like a knife and threatened, "I kill your myth!"Civilians driftinto a state of violent anger.I can tell when Im in dangerso I stoppedto take a breather."Listen, Im a non-believerwith no faith, and I dont want none eitherits time for me to leave yatake your book,I aint no crook."He said, "Its yourslike the worldread it goodtheres directions."I flipped through the pages, but they were blankno deceptions.He mentioned, "Look deeper. Youll see it says morethan you could share. I asked, "Where?" He replies, "Thats whatthepens for."
