Know Thy Self Lyrics - Spiritual Minded - 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 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

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? 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

God is the mother, the father, the friend 

Know ye not that ye must be born again? 

It's really time we separate 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 manifest and they live them 

Sometimes you gotta go back to the beginnin' to learn 

After fifteen years I'm just beginnin' to burn 

To all my true hip hoppers, that pay bills and live proper 

Never allow a negative thought to stop ya 

Correct ya posture, stand upright not uptight 

Don't be scared of the light, just prepare for the fight 

We say, "Criminal minded", 'cause our thoughts are illegal 

We represent the very thinkin' of, inner city people 

Real people, people that take care of thyself 

They need health, love, awareness and wealth 

Not to mention, knowledge of God 

Not college, the job then dead, if you agree nod your head 

It's one thing to be iced out and rocked up 

But what's the point if you're gettin' locked up? 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

God is the mother, the father, the friend 

Know ye not that ye must be born again? 

C'mon c'mon yo, tonight is it 

We gonna steal away together, through these rhymes I spit 

When the student is ready, the teacher, shall appear 

So I'm here, but are you really ready to face your fears? 

Mo' money, mo' money, is that your credo? 

You've been livin' in a dream world Neo, power to the people 

Nobody's equal, everybody's diverse and different 

My lyric'll never cheat you, my verse is gifted 

So manifest what you believe is God Almighty 

It could be Allah Jesus Krishna Buddha Aphrodite 

It could be nefretire come hear me you never fear me 

It's like at some point in your life you gonna have to hear me 

I represent them teachers preachers comin' through your speaker 

Manifestin' another lesson to them true believers 

Instead of pickin' up our women ready to mistreat 'em 

You better get yourself a wife and kid and never leave 'em 

You better teach 'em you better read 'em you better feed 'em 

The system will defeat 'em if you don't teach 'em the cops'll beat 'em 

The style that I be kickin' quick is edutainment 

Hip hop culture needed a teacher quick so I became it 

Instead of rhymin' about my history and what I been through 

I'd rather rhyme about awakening the God within you 

Yo, it's one thing to be iced out and rocked up 

But what's the point if you're gettin' locked up? 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

Know thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God 

God is the mother, the father, the friend 

Know ye not that ye must be born again? 

Yeah, yeah, fresh, for two thousand and two 

My sisters and brothers, my sisters and brothers 

My sisters and brothers, my sisters and brothers