THE CROSS MOVEMENT - Card Shark lyrics

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[Phanatik]

Listen man, what you listenin' to?

Pick a hand, any hand will do

Then pick a card and listen hard

And tell me which is God and which is not

First up you got the Jack of spades

Now this cat is like a jack of trades

He'll fascinate you with his accolades

And fabricate about the cash he's made

Juggles stories like a balancing act

No job - a brotha's too talented for that

Gives just to get

Watch his gimmicks and tricks cause Jack be nimble and Jack be quick

Not just to jump a candle stick

But in a jumpin' jack flash Jack will run a scandal quick

No friends - even his fams holds back

And every time he shows up they're like "Hit the road, Jack!"

Now put him back in the deck

Let me shuffle it

Now cut the deck, let's see what you get

Make sure the crowd has seen what it was

Right now we're dealin' with the Queen of Clubs

Steppin' out dressed to kill

The name of the game is sex appeal

She knows if she can get 'em to look

Long and hard enough well then the brotha is hooked

And once he's hooked then how much will he bend?

The goal is to try find out how much will he spend

It's not just that she needs more in her purse

She's really just try'n to find out how much is she worth

So every look, every glance means something

I mean, if they want her that must mean she's something

How else will she ever know?

So every time they open up the club then she's just got to go

You're probably wonderin' "What's this shiny thing?"

This card here is for the Diamond King

He's the one with all the shine and bling

From rims to brims he rocks the finer things

You can always see him step on the block

He's got to show off and show all of the stuff that he's got

It's needless how he teases the kids

The kids think they have to bling like the Diamond King did

And he says he's been "blessed" with his wealth

But not to help others he just blesses his self

Burns through money like fire through wood

And only earns more money to acquire more goods

He sits back as he looks at his rack- of clothes

Hats and sneakers and jackets that match

Chains and all his shiny things from the store

And somehow it's not enough and so he's searching for more

[Bridge]

Alright folks, this is the part of the show

Where you can leave now and grab a parting gift at the door

For participating, but these cards came in a party of four

And the last card hasn't been played it's only partially showin'

The last card hasn't been played it's only partially showin' (Ohhhh)

The last card hasn't been played it's only partially showin' (Yoooo)

The last card hasn't been played it's only partially showin' (Noooo)

The last card hasn't been played it's only partially showin'

[Phanatik]

Listen man, what'chu listenin' to?

Pick a hand, any hand will do

Then pick a card and listen hard

And tell me which is God and which is not

You shouldn't have to think too hard

To guess that the next card would be the King of hearts

He's the one they look to to put things back together after things fall apart

He's a specialist -

Especially when it comes to getting inside of a heart and testin' it

Messin' with all parameters

Call examiners with X-ray machines - to Him they all are amateurs

He knows the inner workings, searching

The deep things of it like what it loves, then He's surfacing the real issues

Such as how the heart feels about things like Him in particular

And He labels it sin

When the heart beats more for anything then it does for Him

So next time your heart's racing

Try replacing what you're chasing with Him and then embrace Him

Takes the Spirit of God to do that -

Make a man trade his spades and become a new Jack

In fact after a cat's born a-gain

A brotha' like little Jack'll warn a

Sista like the Queen of Clubs

That next to the King of Hearts these dudes in the Club are scrubs

Yeah they tossin' her a couple of dubbs

But Christ outdid them and outbid them all with His blood

And He outshines the Diamond King

No necklace - His essence is pure bling

Ice ain't worth a thing

Your shine don't hurt the King

If I was you I'd start worshiping

But watch out for the joker cause the joker plays wild

With his pitchfork poker and his poker face smile

But the dealer is a healer and he's also a pro

A card shark at hard hearts and that's the end of the show