Living In This World Lyrics - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2 (the New Reality) - Guru

[Sweet Sable] 

Living in this world 

What's happening? 

Living in this world 

What's happening? 

[Guru] 

What's happening... 

Check it out 

It's critical; the situation is pitiful 

Bear in mind you gotta find somethin' spiritual 

We never gain 'cause we blame it on the system 

You oughta listen, whether Muslim or Christian 

Or any other type religion or creed 

'Cause what we need is less greed 

We can't continue to kill ourselves 

We gotta build and expand our wealth 

So one more time, I'll design a rhyme divine 

To educate and elevate your mind 

Nowadays we gotta fight to live 

Human means we got a right to live 

Without the homicide, without the genocide 

Don't tell me "let it slide." 

I'm feelin' ghettofied 

So be a soldier of truth 

Protect the lives of our youth 

[Sweet Sable] 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

[Guru] 

What's happening... 

In the land of the free, home of the brave 

Too many of us reach such early graves 

They tell us to behave, but they don't know 

About the neighborhood drug flow 

They don't know about the drama, or about the guns 

I ask how many politicians steal our funds 

And how many officers will turn up corrupt 

The governments don't care; they pass the buck 

I'm growin' tired of the trickery 

And the misery; it's makin me kinda sick, you see 

But now I meditate, so I can get it straight 

My thoughts penetrate, so I control my fate 

So be advised by the wise and conscious one 

We take the easy way out, too often, son 

We better get some kind of work ethic 

Realize it, and correct it 

[Sweet Sable] 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

[Guru] 

What's happening... 

From New York to L.A., dead children lay 

Victims of an unfair society 

But for those who are blessed 

We must correct this mess, or disappear into nothingness 

We're living in the age of doom 

How many teachers reach all the kids in the classroom? 

The beast is stalking us, but there's no stopping us 

As long as we maintain the strength within us 

'Cause we're winners, descendants of the kings 

They try to hinder us from doin' our thing 

So get the money, but spend it wisely 

I get ill when the beats hypnotize me 

Realize that the key 

Is for each to master his own destiny 

Deal with reality, and keep a tight focus 

'Cause there's a lot we got to cope with 

[Sweet Sable] 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

Living, in this world 

What's happening? 

Living, in this world 

What's happening?