Know Thy Self - Krs-One
You ready to go? I'm ready to go What about y'all, y'all ready to go? (yeah aight yeah) I'm ready to go Look [repeat 3X] Know thy self, and thou shalt know The universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh) God is the mother, the father, the friend Know ye not that ye must be born again? What does it mean to be in the world but not of it It means you want the cars the cash the jewels the house but you don't love it It means to taxes regulation state law you live above it It means you a free hip-hopper, you ain't nobody's puppet You don't see no money on me, you see it up in the cupboard You see me up in Toys'r'Us, with my seeds cause they love it You see insurance flash out, if my kids pass out You see seven acres of land where we can all spaz out To all my fathers that fathered, hold your head up for starters Teach your toddlers, not to be thieves and robbers This that other kind of rap, that leads to true hip-hop There's other kinds of raps, but they lead you to get shot The choice is yours, you gettin older now You got a kid comin, how you gonna hold it down? It's one thing to be iced out and rocked up What's the point if you're gettin locked up? [repeat 3X] Know thy self, and thou shalt know The universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh) God is the mother, the father, the friend Know ye not that ye must be born again? It's really time we seperate the young men from the big men The young girls from the women, whatever the title that fit them My style designed to open a child's mind when I spit them I only got a little bit of time to really rhyme and uplift them You see them brothers talkin about that crime? Forgive them It won't be long before they words manife
Artist: Krs-One
Title: Know Thy Self