Genius - Beneath The Surface lyrics
rate me
[gza]
On a man-made lakethere's a sheet of thin ice
Where unskilled skaterscouldn't figure-8 twice
At 16uncutdirect from the cult
Head on assaultthe resultdeath by the bolt
In a voteit spoke aboat the average loss commission
That was seen by a king in a prophetic vision
Like a plane crash from a bomb blast
Special broadcastslot time with con cash
It kept the jury quietand now a riot will form
While satanic mannow hang in his dorm
I swingon you fakeradio personalities
Boost ya ratingsbut hypes behind casualties
Fire shotsfor low-pressure water gun play
Instantlyslap ya fire like it's palm sunday
I fashion the first toolfrom the elements
The earth useand built it to a complex
Networkof communicationsyou're up against a hopelesssituation
I screen every vehiclethrough enemy observation
Swarmin unpredictablywe spread terror
Increase the force significantlychange the error
Check my wind patternit's headin west
Success is freedomfailure could mean death
Humans sweataim shovels
Dig up the debris and rubbel
Permanentdamage caused by the double-
Unow whocowardly urge you to merge through
And think the workers'll serve you
Signin marvelwho just dropped the next novel
Worldwidepractically marred in marble
His accountlessamount of mc's I saved
And those same niggas wanna squander those gifts I gave
[chorus: res sample]
Scratch underneath the surfacewhere does your purpose lie?
It seems our world is worthlesslike we're pawns beneath the sky
Change the race by reasonand ashes just the wind
The left is so our we're breathinkeep ourself from givin in
[killah priest of sunz of man]
Love and hatredhome is most sacred
Both speciesthey lay naked in the tombs of oasis
Think back on niggas I ate withspent the day with
Guns we played withniggas I relate with
We broke breadI heard through a vine niggas workin for the feds
Sent out secretly to take my head
I lay back and meditate to the words they say
Skip town for a mutten goofy dred
Had a friend tell my family I was dead
Return at the last fall of the autumn leaves
Operate the plan accordinglyin case the feds are recordin me
Sign all documentsusin forgerycuz just a near thought of me
Like solomonspoke bluntly
Told the word I'm black and calmly
Howls from the grave haunt me
The smell of death's upon meI dwell in the hills like gandhi
Been in the presence of mad peasantsand old kings
Who sold everythingon a quest for god's divine
Slept in caves to get a clear mind
Who prayed 3 timeswhen the moon lit and the sun rise
I met dwellers in the deserttalked to shepherds
Been in the mouth of many leopards
Felt the death kissof satan's mistress
Walked the vacant districtsfor 4 religionsstudied pagan scriptures
True philosophers and physicianson a cure missions
Who harden their heartsto ward the weaksick and ifflicted
Candles litgamble with a bitch
Who made me love herwhen I touch hersoft cause hide claws
Bees with sweet honey in they mouth
Have bitter stingers at they tail
Walk through the chambers of deathtake a hold on to hell
Embracing her was like embracing a 3rd world
[chorus]
[outro: res sample]
Scratch underneath the surface
