Moment Of Truth - Gang Starr.mp3

[00:00.80]No matta wat we face
[00:02.98]We mus face the moment of truth babe
[00:11.32]They say it's lonely at the top in whatever you do
[00:13.68]You always gotta watch ************* around you
[00:16.19]Nobody's invincible no plan is foolproof
[00:18.98]We all must meet our moment of truth
[00:21.14]The same sheisty cats that you hang with and do your thang with
[00:23.99]Could set you up and wet you up ***** peep the language
[00:27.09]It's universal, you play with fire it may hurt you
[00:29.51]Or burn you, lessons are blessings you should learn through
[00:32.26]Let's face facts, although MC's lace tracks
[00:34.65]It doesn't mean behind the scenes there ain't no dirt to trace back
[00:37.24]That goes for all of us, there ain't nobody to trust
[00:39.88]It's like sabotage, it's got me ready to bust
[00:42.45]But I can't jeopardize, what I have done up to this point
[00:45.45]So I'ma get more guys, to help me run the whole joint
[00:47.83]Cultivate, multiply, motivate, or else we'll die
[00:50.64]You know I be the master of the who what where and why
[00:53.08]See when you're shinin', some chumps'll wanna dull ya
[00:56.13]Always selfish jealous punks, will wanna pull ya
[00:58.73]Down, just like some shellfish in a bucket
[01:01.51]'Cause they love it, to see your ass squirm like a worm
[01:03.89]But just as you'll receive what is comin' to you
[01:06.44]Everybody else is gonna get theirs too
[01:09.20]I ain't no saint, therefore I cannot dispute
[01:12.14]That everyone must meet their moment of truth
[01:14.66]Actions have reactions, don't be quick to judge
[01:17.52]You may not know the hardships people don't speak of
[01:19.82]It's best to step back, and observe with couth
[01:22.58]For we all must meet our moment of truth
[01:25.08]Sometimes you gotta dig deep, when problems come near
[01:27.88]Don't fear things get severe for everybody, everywhere
[01:30.56]Why do bad things happen, to good people?
[01:33.09]Seems that life is just a constant war between good and evil
[01:35.86]The situation that I'm facin', is mad amazin'
[01:38.15]To think such problems can arise from minor confrontations
[01:41.46]Now I'm contemplatin' in my bedroom pacin'
[01:43.72]Dark clouds over my head, my heart's racin'
[01:46.52]Suicide? Nah, I'm not a foolish guy
[01:48.74]Don't even feel like drinkin' or even gettin' high
[01:51.55]'Cause all that's gonna do really, is accelerate
[01:54.13]The anxieties that I wish I could alleviate
[01:57.02]But wait, I've been through a whole lot of other ****, before
[01:59.35]So I oughta be able, to withstand some more
[02:02.18]But I'm sweatin' though, my eyes are turnin' red and yo
[02:05.22]I'm ready to lose my mind but instead I use my mind
[02:07.89]I put down the knife, and take the bullets out my nine
[02:10.38]My only crime, was that I'm too damn kind
[02:12.68]And now some skanless ************* wanna take what's mine
[02:15.39]But they can't take the respect, that I've earned in my lifetime
[02:18.42]And you know they'll never stop the furious force of my rhymes
[02:20.94]So like they say, every dog has it's day
[02:23.61]And like they say, God works in a mysterious way
[02:26.38]So I pray, rememberin' the days of my youth
[02:28.82]As I prepare to meet my moment of truth
[02:44.28]You should know the truth
[02:44.87]And the truth shall set you free
[02:45.39]Yo I got one lyric pointed at your head for start
[02:46.78]Another one, is pointed at your weak ass heart
[02:49.12]Now if I pull the trigger, on these fully loaded lines
[02:52.08]You're gonna wish I woulda pulled a black nine, I mack dimes
[02:54.11]Crack the spines of the fake gangsters
[02:57.36]Yeah the bitin' triflin' ******, and the studio pranksters
[03:00.00]Yo lookin' at the situation plainly, will you remain G?
[03:04.22]Or will you be looked upon strangely?
[03:05.41]I reign as the articulator, with the greater data
[03:07.82]Revolvin' on the TASCAM much ***** than my last jam
[03:10.92]While others struggle to juggle, tricky metaphots
[03:13.61]I explore more to expose the core
[03:15.98]A lot of MC's act stupid to me
[03:18.19]And we have yet to see if they can match our longevity
[03:21.62]But anyway it's just another day
[03:23.34]Another fake jack I slay with my spectac' rap display
[03:26.82]Styles, smooth but rugged you can't push or shove it
[03:29.25]You dig it and you dug it cause like money you love it
[03:31.80]The king of monotone, with my own throne
[03:34.15]Righteously violent prone my words bring winds like cyclones
[03:37.39]Stormin' your hideout, blockin' out your sunlight
[03:39.87]Your image and your business, were truly not done right
[03:42.37]Throw up your he-Allah-I now, divine saviors
[03:45.26]You got no hand skills there's no security to save ya
[03:47.80]No pager, no celly, no drop top Benzy
[03:50.42]I came to bring your phone hip-hop, to an ending
[03:53.71]My art of war will leave you sore from the abuse
[03:55.86]Cause you must meet your moment of truth
[03:58.38]They say it's lonely at the top in whatever you do
[04:01.01]You always gotta watch ************* around you
[04:03.78]No one's untouchable no man is bulletproof
[04:06.45]We all must meet our moment of truth
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