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Uncivilized
390
Hip-Hop/Rap
Utwór Uncivilized został wydany 8 sierpnia 1996 przez On The Low jako część albumu Cloud 9
album cover
AlbumCloud 9
Data wydania8 sierpnia 1996
WytwórniaOn The Low
JęzykEnglish
Melodyjność
Akustyczność
Valence
Taneczność
Energia
BPM88

Kredyty

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nine
Nine
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Derrick Keyes
Derrick Keyes
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rockwrecka
Rockwrecka
Producer
Father Shaheed
Father Shaheed
Co-Producer

Tekst Utworu

Who cut ya? Save the theatrics for the mattress
N9ne bring the raw dog style with no practice
I'm at this microphone like a ho on the stroll
In total control of the soul
Any asshole could pull a gun, the streets are full of fools
I met smarter younger brothers in jails than in schools
Learning his story about his glory, it bore me
In his territory, he don't do nothin' for me
So fuck him and the horse that he's ridin', I'm barely survivin'
Losin' my breath, 'cause I'm drownin' in sorrow
I seen a lot of pain with these two eyes of mine
That's why I write the rhymes that borderline on crime
I gotta make somethin' or I gotta take somethin'
Can't beat that, fuck Versace and Rolex, I can't eat that
I need that green, it seem to reign supreme
By any means, pens and papers or triple beams
Get-rich-quick schemes blow up in your face (Pow)
None taste worse than a plan gone sour
Your power slippin' through your fingers like dimes and nickels
We got pistols, you know what to shoot at
Wherever the loot at, true that
I don't break the law, the law breaks me
I ain't sittin' around waitin' for the devil to come and take me
Don't shoot until you see the whites of they eyes (Yeah)
Anything less would be uncivilized
You know, in a world full of lies and alibis
Some men die for a piece of the pie, it's uncivilized
So I strive to survive and keep my eyes on the prize
Anything else is uncivilized
In a world full of lies and alibis
Some men die for a piece of the pie, it's uncivilized
So I try to get by, stayin' high off the tie
It's keepin' me from actin' uncivilized
I break the rules on my quest for the twelve jewels
Belief in death brings stacks and greenbacks
Knit hats for jacks, camouflage
At least two gats for when skies are black and gray
Any day above ground is a good day I'd say
The way kids play, nowaday, no hands, they spray
'Round my way, I'm feelin' like Sade and I'm runnin' out of sad songs
You fake, one mistake could leave you dead wrong
Long live the king, whoever that is
I see him in the corner of my eye
But he disappears like cigarette smoke in a cloud
Then the rain comes, then the pain comes
X marks the spot, graffiti marks the slums
The chosen ones communicate with mathematics
The new tactics set me free from all the dramatics
Keep it in my attic, that's where my brain's at
Keep it in the closet, yeah, keep it black
Back up from the ropes if you can't float between notes
And memorize the quotes I wrote when I toke from Buddha smoke
Hope you brought your dictionary with ya
'Cause if you get the words, then you get the picture
I hit ya because I love ya
You my people and I put no one above ya
But if you're foul, I'll bust ya
It's time to be totally disrespectful to sane eyes
Part of the reason we all uncivilized
You know, in a world full of lies and alibis
Some men die for a piece of the pie, it's uncivilized
So I strive to survive and keep my eyes on the prize
Anything else is uncivilized
In a world full of lies and alibis
Some men die for a piece of the pie, it's uncivilized
So I try to get by, stayin' high off the tie
It's keepin' me from actin' uncivilized
Written by: Derrick Keyes
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