Pharoahe Monch - The Truth Lyrics
[pharoahe monch]YoTruth had me up against the ropesAnd semi-concious without no boxing skillsFear of it makes hair on my neck grow like minoxodilWatchin the clock is ill when, faced wit the truthParallels observing, amateur video tapes ofTwenty-one top notch nypd cops get illFill they minds not to kill still son, never revealedTrue feelings, we speakin on the truth right now in itself is healingSee the creator, created existence and balanceAt right angles, unless it was conceived and statedSo whoever shall stray away from right lives wrongThe deliverance of the word false opposite of truth off courseSure as my slave name sendingTroy donald jamerson paves the path, enabling truthTo stay stable and cling to earth!Sorta similar to the way static electricity sting seeTruth brings light, light refracts off the mirrorVisions of yourself and error could never clearerThe truth is that you ugly, not on the outsideBut in the inside on the outside you frontin you lovelyThe discovery of these things and all are well-hiddenBut when you in denial of self it is forbidden, that's the truth[female singer]In due time we will find[common] *speaking behind vocals*See it everywhere, gotta recognize itLet the truth be told from young souls that become old>from days spent in the jungle, where must one goTo find it, time is real, we can't rewind itOut of everybody i met, who told the truth? time didWe find kids speakin cuz it's naturally in usBut the false prophets by tellin us we born sinnersVenders of hate, got me battlin my own mind stateAt a divine rate, i ain't in this just to rhyme greatSee the truth in the thighs of a stripper, the eyes of my niggaIf it's only one, then why should it differSo constantly i seek itWonderin why i gotta drink a six pack to speak itTook a picture of the truth and tried to develop itHad proof, it was only recognized by the intelligentTook the negative and positive, cuz niggas got to liveSaid i got to get more than i'm givenCuz truth'll never be heard in religionAfter searchin the world, on the inside what was hiddenIt was the truth[female singer]Truth, truth, truth, truth, truth, truthIn due time, we will find[talib kweli]Check it, on my neck i still got marks from the noosesThe truth it produces, fear that got niggas on the run like carl lewisThe truth is my crew is the smoothest bits of saliva juices like the roots isMore organic than acousticsHeavenly ? set you free and kill you in the same breathThat shit you gotta get off your chest before your death, unlessThe way you speak is lighter than a pamphletCuz the truth give the words away to the planet goddammitI ran wit what god planted in my heart and i understand itTo be the bring the light to the dark, breathe some life in this artThis must be the truth (why?) cuz we keep marchin on (true)The truth lay the foundation of what we rockin on (true)You can't see it if you blind but we will always prevail (true)Life is like the open sea, the truth is the wind in our sailAnd in the end, our names is on the lips of dying menIf ever crushed in the earth, we always rise againWhen the words of lying men sound lush like the sound of a violinThe truth is there, it's just the heart you gotta find it in[female singer]You will find (7x)
