Follow the Leader

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Let's travel at magnificent speeds around the Universe What could ya say, as the Earth gets further and further away Planets are small as a balls of clay Astray into the Milky Way, world's outasight Far as the eye could see, not even a satellite Now stop and turn around and look As ya stare in the darkness, ya knowledge is took So keep starin', soon ya suddenly see a star You better follow it cause it's the R This is a lesson, if ya guessin' and if ya borrowin' Hurry hurry step right up and keep followin' The leader Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say (Keep followin'), follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader This is a lifetime mission Vision a prison, aight listen In this journey, you're the journal, I'm the journalist Am I eternal? Or an eternalist? I'm about to flow, long as I can possibly go Keep ya movin' cause the crowd said so Dance, cuts rip ya pants Eric B on the blades, bleedin' to death, call a ambulance Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees Let's quote, a rhyme from a record I wrote (Follow the leader) Yeah dope 'Cause everytime I stop it seems ya stuck Soon as ya try to step off ya self-destruct I came to overcome before I'm gone By showin' and provin' and lettin' knowledge be born Then after that I'll live forever, you disagree? You say never? Then follow me From century to century you'll remember me In history, not a mystery, or a memory (Rakim) God by nature, mind raised in Asia Since you was tricked, I have to raise ya From the cradle to the grave But remember, you're not a slave 'Cause we was put here to be much more than that But we couldn't see it because our mind was trapped But I'm here to break away the chains, take away the pains Remake the brains, rebuild my name I guess nobody told you a little knowledge is dangerous It can't be mixed, diluted, it can't be changed or switched Here's a lesson if ya guessin' and borrowin' Hurry hurry, step right up and keep followin' The leader Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader A furified freestyle, lyrics of fury My third eye make me shine like jewelry You're just a rent-a-rapper, your rhymes are minute-maid I'll be here when it fades, to watch you flip like a renegade I can't wait, to break and eliminate On every traitor or snake, so stay awake And follow and follow, because the tempo's a trail The stage is a cage, the mic is a third rail I'm Rakim, the fiend of a microphone I'm not him, so leave my mic alone Soon as the beat is felt, I'm ready to go So fasten your seatbelt, cause I'm about to flow No need to speed, slow down and let the leader lead Word to daddy, indeed The R's a rollin' stone, so I'm rollin' Directions is told, then the rhymes are stolen Stop buggin', a brother said, dig 'em, I never dug 'em He couldn't follow the leader long enough, so I drug 'em Into danger zone, he should arrange his own Face it, it's basic, erase it, change ya tone It's one R in the alphabet It's a one-letter word and it's about to get More complex from one rhyme to the next Eric B be easy on the flex I've been from state to state, followers tailgate Keep comin' but you came too late, but I'll wait So back up, regroup, get a grip, come equipped You're the next contestant, clap ya hands, you won a trip The price is right, don't make a deal too soon How many notes, could you name this tune? Follow the Leader is the title, theme, task Now ya know, you don't have to ask Rap is Rhythm And Poetry, cuts create sound effects You might catch up, if you follow the records E wrecks Until then keep eatin' and swallowin' You better take a deep breath and keep followin' The leader Follow the leader, Rakim'll say (Keep followin') follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say (the R) Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say (Rakim'll say peace) follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say (Follow the leader) follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader, Rakim'll say Follow the leader Follow the leader