Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth Lyrics - Singles - The Genius Gza

Life is a test many quest the universe 

And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt 

The first shall be last and the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test many quest the universe 

And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt 

The first shall be last and the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Knowledge this wisdom, this goes back when I was twelve 

I loved doing right but I was trapped in hell 

Had mad ideas, sad eyes and tears 

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

I searched for the truth since my youth 

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

That I was paying, plus the praying 

I didn't like staying cuz of busy-bodies and dizzy hotties 

That the preacher had souped up with lies 

Had me cooped up lookin at loot, butt, and thighs 

Durin the service, he swallowed up the poor 

And after they heard this, they wallowed on the floor 

But I ignored, and explored my history that was untold 

And watched mysteries unfold 

And dropped a jewel like Solomon, but never followed men 

Cause 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 and blind? 

From a slave we was kept from the mind 

And from the caves he crept from behind 

And what he gave, was the sect of the swine 

When the bible, it condemns 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 wearing beanies and dress like a genie 

No hocus pocus cause I focus on the facts 

And put it on the tracks and brought it through the wax 

I speak on Jacob, it might take up some time 

And 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 and 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 

And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt 

The first shall be last and the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test many quest the universe 

And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt 

The first shall be last and the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

I strolled through the books of Job to unfold 

And open bibles, instead of hoping on revivals 

Calling on His name and screaming 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 till my eyes was swollen, and only arose when 

I found out that we were the chosen 

I deal with the truth, and build with the youth 

And teach my son as he kneels on the stoop 

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

And 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, and knowledge was asserted 

The study of wisdom, I preferred it 

The understanding, it gave me mental freedom 

I even learned Caucasians were really the Tribe of Edom 

The white image, of Christ, is really Cesare Borgia 

And uhh, the second son of Pope Alexander 

The Sixth of Rome, and once the picture was shown 

That's how the devils 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, and some are plungin evils 

So study and 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 

And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt 

The first shall be last and the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth 

Life is a test many quest the universe 

And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt 

The first shall be last and the last shall be first 

The basic instructions before leaving earth