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Basic instructions before leaving earth 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Knowledge this wisdom, this goes back when I was twelve 

I loved doin' right but I was trapped in Hell 

Had mad ideas, sad eyes an' tears 

Years of fears but yo, my foes couldn't bear 

I searched for the truth since my youth 

An' went to church since birth but it wasn't worth the loot 

That I was payin', plus the prayin' 

I didn't like stayin' 'coz of busy bodies an' dizzy hotties 

That the preacher had souped up with lies 

Had me cooped up lookin' at loot, butt an' thighs 

Durin' the service, he swallowed up the poor 

An' after they heard this, they wallowed on the floor 

But I ignored an' explored my history that was untold 

An' watched mysteries unfold 

An' dropped a jewel like Solomon but never followed men 

'Coz if you do, your brain is more hollow 

Than space oblivia or the abyss 

With no trace of trivia, left with the hiss 

Does it pay to be deaf, dumb, blind? 

From a slave we was kept from the mind 

An' from the caves he crept from behind 

An' what he gave was the sect of the swine 

When the Bible, it condemned the pig 

I don't mean to pull your hems or flip your wigs 

But we used to wear a turban but now we're in the urban 

No more wearin' beanies an' dress like a genie 

No hocus pocus 'coz I focus on the facts 

An' put it on the tracks an' brought it through the wax 

I speak on Jacob, it might take up some time 

An' too much knowledge, it might break up the rhyme 

I did it anyway just to wake up the mind 

Of those who kiss stones or prays on the carpet 

Those who sit home or sell books by the market 

Need to chill an' get their mind revived 

For years religion did nothing but divide 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

I strolled through the books of Job to unfold 

An' open Bibles instead of hopin' on revivals 

Calling on His name an' screamin', Hallelujah 

When He hardly knew ya, that's how the Devil's fooled ya 

See, look into my eyes, brethren, that's the lies of a Reverend 

Why should you die to go to Heaven? 

The Earth is already in space, the Bible, I embrace 

A difficult task I had to take 

I studied 'til my eyes was swollen an' only arose when 

I found out that we were The Chosen 

I deal with the truth an' build with the youth 

An' teach my son as he kneels on the stoop 

Son, life is a pool of sin, corrupted with foolish men 

An' women with wicked minds, who build picket signs 

To legalize abortion, the evil eye distortion 

I quiz son with my wisdom 

Before I converted, I was perverted an' knowledge was asserted 

The study of wisdom, I preferred it 

The understanding, it gave me mental freedom 

I even learnt Caucasians were really the Tribe of Edam 

The white image of Christ is really Cesare Borgia 

An' uhh, the second son of Pope Alexander 

The sixth of Rome an' once the picture was shown 

That's how the Devil's tricked my dome 

I prophesized to save a man but no one gave a damn 

For my nation, the seed of Abraham 

Blessed with the tongue of Hebrew 

Now we're strung on needles an' some are plungin' evils 

So study an' be wise in these days of darkness 

Peace to my nephew, Marcus 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test, many quest the universe 

An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt 

The first shall be last an' the last shall be first