There's been good years and there's been walls
There's been times I've been walkin' tall
I have loved and I have lost
I have lived and I've paid the cost
I guess the good Lord made me a man
And I am.
I have dreams and I have soul
I've been blessed like no one I know
I've seen heaven and I've known hell
I've been told things that I never tell
Yeah, the good Lord made me a man
And I am.
This old world keeps on turnin'
And I have no regrets
Every night I know I got a good hand to hold
When I lay down my head.
I'll keep on till I die
I'll just do it and never ask why
See the good Lord made me a man
And I am.
Yes, the good Lord made me a man
Whatever..
yo dre just let it rhyme..Turn the beat up a lil bit
aye yo this song if for anyone fuck it just shut up and listen aye yo
I sit back with the pack of zig zags and this bag of this weed it gives me
the shit needed to be the most meanest MC
On this earth and sence birth I've been cursed with this curse to just curse
and just blirk it's bazerk and bizare shit that works
And it sells and it helps in itself to relieve all this tension despensin me
sentence is gettin the stress that's been eatin me recently off of this
chest and I rest again peacefully
But at least have the decency in you to leave me alone when you freaks see
me out in the street when I'm eatin or feedin my daughter to not come and
speak to me
I don't know you and no i don't owe you a mutha' fuckin thing I'm not
Mr.N'SYNC I'm not what your friends think I'm not Mr. Friendly I can be a
prick if you tempt me my tank is on empty
No patients is in me and if you offend me I'm lifting you ten feet
In the air I don't care who was there and who saw me destroy you I'll call
you a lawyer file you a law suite I'll smile in the court room and buy you a
wardsrobe I'm tired of arguin'
I don't mean to be mean but that's all I can be it's just me
Chorus:
And I am whatever you say i am
If i wasnt then why would i say i am?
In the Papers, the news, everyday i am
Radio wont even play my jam
And I am whatever you say i am
If i wasnt then why would i say i am?
In the Papers, the news, everyday i am
I dont know thats just the way i am.
Sometimes i just feel like my father i hate to be bothered with all of this
nonsense its constant 'Oh its his lyrical content the song guilty conscience has
gotten such rotten responses' and all of this conterversy circles me and it
seems the the media immediatly points a finger at me so i point one back at them
but not the index or pinky or the ring or the thumb its the one you put up when
u dont give a fuck when you wont just put up wit the bullshit they pull cause
they full of shit too when a dudes gettin bullied and shoos up the school and
they blame it on marylin and the heroine where were the parents at? and look
where its at? Middle America Now its a tradegy now its so sad to see, an Upper
class city, havin this happenin then attack Emine cause i rap this way? but im
glad cause they feed me the fuel that i need for the fire and its burning and
burnin and i have return
Chorus:
And I am whatever you say i am
If i wasnt then why would i say i am?
In the Papers, the news, everyday i am
Radio wont even play my jam
And I am whatever you say i am
If i wasnt then why would i say i am?
In the Papers, the news, everyday i am
I dont know thats just the way i am.
Im so sick and tired of being admired that i wished that i would just die or get
fired and drop from my label and stop wit the fables im not gunna be able to top
a 'My Name is' and pigeon hold in to some poppy sensation its caught me
roatating on rock 'n' roll stations and i just do not got the patience to deal
with these cocky Cau Casions who think im some wigger who tries to be black
cause i talk wit an accient and grab on my ball so they always keep askin the
same fuckin questions 'What school did i go to what hood i grew up in' the why
the who what and the where and the how till im grabbin my hair and im tearing it
cause they drivin me crazy i cant take it im racin im pacing i stand then i sit
and im thankful for every fan that i get but i cant take a shit in the bathroom
without someone standing by it 'You know i wont sign your autograh you can call
me and asshole im glad!'
Chorus:
And I am whatever you say i am
If i wasnt then why would i say i am?
In the Papers, the news, everyday i am
Radio wont even play my jam
And I am whatever you say i am
If i wasnt then why would i say i am?
In the Papers, the news, everyday i am
I dont know thats just the way i am
I am a soldier I'm a slave of power
Power so great that it can destroy God's world with one mighty blast
I'm a machine a computer an engine programed to reap destruction wherever I go
I'm a bad risk for my credit is only backed up by the United States Government
My reputation is that of a braggard a sex fied a cheat and rusted hero
I'm a killer paid and trained to hit first before being hit and I do
I'm a soldier so who cares how dirty the job is if it has to be done then it's done
Right but I'm also a human being I am myself good or bad
I smell the flowers in the spring I hear the birds sing in the early morning
I feel the warmth of a fire in the winter and I feel the rain as it moinstens my brow
I'm a part of family with God as my father and me the obediest child
I have wants and needs and I have the strenght and the faith to fullfill them
And I have passion the kind of passion that brings forth a love so great
That no war no tragedy or no other being could ever destroy
I'm a human being and I feel I feel the things all around me
And I'm grateful I'm so very grateful
I'm also an American and I'm proud
I'm proud because I have the right to worship God as my Master
The right to love a wife children mother and father
Without the fear of political reprisal
My country gives me the right to build to destroy
And to rebuild to better proportisions
I am an American I have the right to listen the Star Spangled Banner
The right to feel a chill throughout my entire body when I look at the flag our flag
I have the right to defend to honor to pay tribute
To the great ones who've come and gone before why
Because I'm an American and because I'm an American I can also cry
I can cry for my lost brother who died defending our way of life
How you spend your minutes are what matters
All tomorrows come from yesterday's
When you're feeling broke and bruised and sometimes shattered
Blew out the candles on the cake like everything's a big mistake
It seems you always wait for life to happen
And your last buck can't buy a lucky break
If all we've got is us then lifes worth living
And if you're in, you know I'm in
I'm ready and I'm willing
I Am
When you think that no-one needs you
Sees you or believes you
No ones there to understand
I Am
I'll be there to be that someone
When you think that no one, is there to hold your hand
I Am
We're just who we are, there's no pretending
It takes a while to learn to live in your own skin
Say a prayer that we might find our happy ending
And if you're in, you know I'm in
I'm ready and I'm willing
And I aint got no halo hanging over my head
I aint gonna judge you, I'm just here to love you
I Am
[Nas]
Yo, yo-yo, y'all
Whattup? Whattup
It's time man
(Word, it's time?)
Straight up, it's time man
Aight, set that shit
(Set it off then nigga, set it off)
Broken glass in the hallway,
bloodstained floors
Neighbors, look at every bag you bring through your
doors
Lock the top lock, momma shoulda cuffed me to the radiator
Why not?
It might've saved later from my block
N.Y. cops, hookers crawlin off the
stroll, coughin
stitches in they head, stinkin and I dread thinkin they be
snitchin
But who else, could it be, shook at these, unmarked vans
Parked
in the dark -- NARC's, where's your heart?
Hustlers starve; they bust a U-e I
to my building -- come out later wearin camouflage
See the sergeant
and the captain -- strangle men
Niggaz gaspin for air; til they move no more
and just stare
with dead eyes -- tired of riots, shit is
quiet
Simple-minded fools infiltrate grimy crews
Overcrowded cribs, uncles
home from bids, sister's pregnant
father's on drugs, moms is smokin, beds is
piss-infested
Had eight partners growin up, eight turned to seven
Seven
turned to six niggaz, got two in heaven
Six of us, holdin it, now it's five
rollin thick
The sixth one's parole flipped; five niggaz, went to fo'
quick
when he went O.T., college life, converted into gangbangin
Four
niggaz still hangin, years passed and slang changin
Three of us now, fourth
nigga ain't around
We all thought he was real -- he did the snake
shit
Fake shit -- beat his ass down, yo his mouth
could've got us all
wasted, what a fuckin clown
All I got left in the end is two of my best
friends
And we all goin out, to the death for these ends, WHAT?
York, New York ('New York state of mind' -> [Rakim])
New York, New
York ('New York state of mind' -> [Rakim])
[repeat while Nas is
talking]
You heard about it, you see about it
You read about it,
it's in your papers
It's in your daily news ('Get money!')
New York
chronicles, every day
The crime rate, the murder rate
The money rate, the
paper chase, youknowhatImean?
New York state of mind baby, check it
[Nas]
I'm at the, gamblin spot, my hands on a knot
York Yankee cap cover my eyes, stand in one spot
I take a nigga dough, send
him home, to a shoebox
You lost that nigga I put your dollar in the
jukebox
Hear my favorite song, all these niggaz sing along
All the
ciggarette smoke's cloggin my lungs, hoodrats flashin they tongue
Young thugs
blastin they gun, we got reputations
Bitches and niggaz both on parole or
probation
Shit is sick, niggaz got gats, army fatigues
I got my eyes glued
on, whoever walk in the lead
Cause I ain't playin, niggaz'll run up in here
and shoot up this shit
Stick yo' ass up, niggaz'll find the loot in your
kicks
Bunch of triple-cross niggaz, just New York niggaz
Lift you off your
feet when they was just talkin with you
Some of these dudes the Feds be on
em, you knew em for years
Be the type when you walk in a pub, they offer you
beers
That ain't gangsta, niggaz is up North with tatted tears
Your name's
on the affadavit, you ratted kid
Faggot-ass niggaz that be scared to do they
bids
Fuck you, we run you out of N.Y, you can't live
Got your quiet
niggaz, that relocated down South
comin back to floss, then you got the
jealous loudmouths
All of a sudden we got Crips and Bloods, D.T.'s
runnin
round quick to split your mug, it's ea-sy to score
but it's hard to get the
shit off
Niggaz fightin over hundred sales, jump in the car and drive
When the fiend come around the block, happy as hell
Niggaz, mad cause
they ain't get a piece of that sale
Cutthroat connivers, universal, ghetto
survivors
Go to any hood that's live and make it liver
A lot of niggaz
scheamin, some real, some niggaz frontin
But I'm a big dreamer, so watch me
come up with somethin
New York, New York
New York, New York
I am timid and
I am oversensitive
I am a lioness
I am tired and defensive
You take me in your arms
And I fall into you
I have insecurities
You show me I am beautiful
Love me or leave me
Just take it or leave it
It's not that I'm needy
Just need you to see me
Take me, free me, see through to the core of me
Take me, free me, there will be no more pretending
Mmmm..
I am temperamental and
I have imperfections and
I am emotional
I am unpredictable
I am naked
I am vulnerable
I am a woman
I am opening up to you
Love me or leave me
Just take it or leave it
It's not that I'm needy
Just need you to see me
Take me, free me, see through to the core of me
Take me, free me, there will be no more pretending
Now I stand before you with my heart in my hands
I'm asking you to take me just the way that I am
Please lay down your arms
Do you know me, make me feel safe from harm
Oooh just take me, free me, see through to the core of me
See through, take me, free me, there will be no more pretending
I am temperamental and
I have imperfections and
I am emotional
There'll be no more pretending
How do you spend your minutes on the matters
All tomorrows come from yesterday's
When you're feeling broke and bruised and sometimes shattered
Blew out the candles on the cake, like everything's a big mistake
It seems you always wait for life to happen
And your last buck can't buy a lucky break
If all we've got is us then lifes worth living
And if your in, you know I'm in
I'm ready and I'm winning
[Chorus]
I Am
When you think that no-one needs you
See if anyone believes you
No ones there to understand
I Am
I'll be there to be that someone
When you think that no one, is there to hold your hand
I Am
We're just who we are, there's no pretending
It takes a while to learn to live in your own skin
Say a prayer that we might find our happy ending
And if your in, you know I'm in
I'm ready and I'm winning
[Chorus]
And I aint got no halo hanging over my head
I aint gonna judge you, I'm just here to love you
I Am
I Am
[Chorus x2]
Wooaaaaaaaah
Everyday in my life
I let the inside show through the outside
I'm tryin' to do my best to past the test
And show respect to the other guy
I let'em know I never run away
Learn to fly and you'll be on your way
With my heads in the clouds and a smile on my face
I am alive and I'm seconds away
You are, you are
I am, I am
You are, you are
I am, I am
When I fight, it's not evil
Just like bein' Evil Kinevel
I just to the left and I roll to the right
Just tryin' to win the bell every night
You are, you are
I am, I am
You are, you are
I am, I am
I am, I am
Wooaaaaaaaah, ohh
I am, I am
When I fight, it's not evil
Just like bein' Evil Kineval
I just to the left and I roll to the right
Just tryin' to win the bell every night
You are, you are
I am, I am
You are, you are
I am, I am
You are, you are
I am, I am
You are, you are
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
Wooaaaaaaaah, ohh
I am, I am
I am, I am
Featuring: Johnta Austin
Ain't nobody gonna treat you better
Ain't nobody gonna touch you better
Ain't nobody gonna love you better
Boy, than I am, than I am
When you're out at night and you're in the streets
And you have time to yourself
Think of all the love that you get from me
That you can't find nowhere else
When you're far away and I'm not around
And temptation fills your heart
Think of all the ways that I'm faithful, babe
And to replace me would be hard, 'cause there's nobody
Ain't nobody gonna treat you better
(No, nobody)
Ain't nobody gonna touch you better
(Nobody)
Ain't nobody gonna love you better
(No)
Boy, than I am, than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Ohh, nobody's gonna treat you as good as I am
You can try to act single if you wanna
You can go ahead and mingle if you wanna
You can even behave like
You don't care
But you know
(But you know)
Like I know
(Like I know)
That you ain't that foolish, who you foolin'?
You won't ruin what's been here all along
You ain't movin' from what you got at home
Ain't nobody gonna treat you better
Ain't nobody gonna touch you better
(Ain't nobody gonna touch you)
Ain't nobody gonna love you better
Boy, than I am, than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody's gonna touch you)
(Nobody, nobody)
Ohh, nobody's gonna treat you as good as I am
I just want you to know, baby, I love you so
There is no need to go lookin' for nothing more
'Cause I've got everything you'll ever need right here
But if you feel that you need to leave, just know
Ain't nobody gonna treat you better
Ain't nobody gonna touch you better
(Ain't nobody)
Ain't nobody gonna love you better
Boy, than I am, than I am
Ain't nobody gonna treat you better
Ain't nobody gonna touch you better
Ain't nobody gonna love you better
Boy, than I am, than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Ohh, nobody's gonna treat you as good as I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Than I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Ohh, nobody's gonna treat you as good as I am
As I am
As I am
Ohh, nobody's gonna treat you as good as I am
(Nobody, nobody)
As I am
(Nobody, nobody)
As I am
(Nobody, nobody)
Salt water never grew roses
Seems roses can't grow in the sea
A river can fasion a valley
From a thousand sweet drinking streams
I am
I am
I am the son
Yes I am
I am the son
Yes I am the son of love
I am
Burn in the times when eyes could see
What's written in the stars
Freedom was ever
And ever was never far
I am
Tu cuerpo descargalo
Mi feeling agarralo
Dejate llevar y sientelo
Sin control estamos haciendolo
I told you, you didn't get enough of me
I told you, so this is where you wanted to be
I told you, she never let me see the hotness that sound is provoking me
I told you that you're like an animal
I told you, have you naked on the floor
I told you, now you can let me go
There's a hundred people here watching the show
Oh, I like it when you bend like that
Oh, just stop it baby keep it right there
Oh, said you want a fantasy
Bet you never thought it was going to be me
I am I am I am
Damn I want to come, but you come before me
Damn I want to come, but you come before me
When I watch you, tell me you can hardly breath
I watch you, the thought of you watching me
Watch you, think if I go too deep
Girl don't you know what you're doing to me
Don't stop, go ahead and take it off
Don't stop, about them watching us
Don't stop, going to call the cops
But this kiss just go ahead and lock me up
Oh, I like it when you bend it like that
Oh, just stop it baby keep it right there
Said you want a fantasy
Bet you never thought that it was going to be me
I can feel it come on, can't you feel it
Coming on, it's what I really want
Damn I want to come, but you come before me
I can feel it coming on, do you feel it
Coming on, it is what I really want
Damn I want to come, but you come before me
Me miran, me tientan, me matan, me sientan
Mi furia calienta, cualquiera violenta
Me piden que mi fuego la tenga, si quieren que conmigo se venga
Me gusta cuando mueves asi, no pares de mirarme asi
De lleno en el extasis...Damn I want to come, but you come before me
I am I am I am
Well fire it up
Chop one out
Somebodys got to know
That im two days in
I got two days left to go
Cause i'am georgia
I am memphis tennesee
I am everything
Hollywood wants to be
I'am love and i'am hate
Im your late night drunk debate
But youll never put
Your finger on me
Have you ever seen the sun
Over the rocky mountains shinin
Or touched the sands
Of a southern florida beach
Have you seen a grown man cry
Or a child thats slowly dying
Have you looked inside
To see al that you can see
And i'am north and south dekota
And new york city
I'am everything hollywood wants
To be
I am love an i am hate
And all the crtics can debate
But they will never put a finger
On me
No youll never put a finger on
Have you seen the nothern falls
Or the midwest seasons changing
A montana storm
Or a warm kentucky rain
Have you heard the love that sings
Over the inner city sidewalks
Have you risen above
All that leads to hate
And i am boston and d.c.
And all of detroit city
I am everything
That hollywood wants to be
I am southern rock-n-roll
Country and hip hop soul
And youll never put a finger on me
Im a father and and im a friend
Im your brother till the end
But youll never put your finger on me
I am only God knows why
Ill be a cowboy till i die
But youll never put you
Finger on me
Youll never put your finger on me
Youll never put
Youll never put
How do you do
I am a sinner
Born into sin and shaped in iniquity
Now I believe not who I was but still not what I shall be
You found me and gave me your name and
Things I desired have changed but
Inside you'll see it's still broken pieces
Deep in me reaches for you
How do you do
I am a beggar
Desperate for more
I hunger for your truth
See I am shattered
Though I may fall still you make all things new
You speak, the storm, it obeys and ..
There is no way to mistake
Though I still feel you continue to heal, look close and see, whoa
Chorus
I am so far from perfect
I thought life is worthless
Until you showed me who I am
Not here by mistake
No luck only grace
I'm on my way to
Who I am
I am (repeats 3x)
Thank God I am
I am, I am
How do you do?
I am a winner
I lost a few and life struck me to my knees
And now I am standing
Not by my power, but your life inside of me
Even through seasons and changes
No tear has ever been wasted
This under system it worked for my good look now and see
I am not the old me but still
Chorus
I'm an ordinary man
Just an ordinary man
[SIWON] Ddeuguhwoon mudae sumanheun jomyuhng jichiji anhneun nae shimjangsori
[KYUHYUN] Rhythmee shijakdwemyuhn moduga nal saranghage dweji
[DONGHAE] Hajiman naegen hansunganui kkum [GENG] Teukbyuhrhamsoge salgo ijjiman
[KANGIN] Mudaedwie suhmyuhn nan byunhamuhbneun pyuhngbuhmhan namjain guhl
[SUNGMIN] Hayan guhnbanwie olla nal bichuneun jomyuhnge
[RYEOWOOK] Sarangui norael bureulddaen niga issuh bichi na
[ALL]
I'm an ordinary man duh nal miduhjwuh
Mudaewiui moseubeun juhnbuga anya
Just an ordinary man sumanheun saram
Nae gyuhte issuhdo nuh hanaman boyuh
[DONGHAE] Hwaryuhan eumak hamsuhngsorie nae moseup irhuhgago isseul ddae
[EUNHYUK] Pyuhngbuhmhaji anhduhn nae salm soge geudae nae ane deuruhwa
[LEETEUK] Naega saraganeun dongan nuhreul mannal juriya
[YESUNG] Sesangesuh gajang muhtjin nuhui namjaigo shipuh
[ALL]
I'm an ordinary man duh nal miduhjwuh
Jigeum ee sunganmaneul jikyuhgaryuh hae
Just an ordinary man Nal baraboneun
Geudaeman iddamyuhn wooseulsu inneunguhl
[SUNGMIN] Norael bureugo chumchul su inneunguhn hangsang nal barabomyuh
[YESUNG] Nae ireumeul bureuneun (naegen aju teukbyurhan) geudaega iggie
[ALL]
I'm an ordinary man duh nal miduhjwuh
Mudaewiui moseubeun juhnbuga anya
Just an ordinary man sumanheun saram
Nae gyuhte issuhdo nuh hanaman buyuh
I'm an ordinary man duh nal miduhjwuh
Jigeum ee sunganmaneul jikyuhgaryuh hae
Just an ordinary man nal baraboneun
Geudaeman iddamyuhn
(Music & Lyrics: Diamond)
Back...in the tomb, Lucy is sitting on the floor
I...am, I am standind by the door
The door to freedom...the door that I shut so close
And as I take another look at my mind
I seem to think the sun has arrived...No
McKenzie you better realize, now it's just you and I
Back...against the wall
McKenzie's on the stone cold floor
Hands...tied together, nowhere to go for Mr. Mayor
The door to freedom...the door that I shut so close
And as I take another look at my mind
I seem to think the sun has arrived
(Solo: Andy)
This court is now in session
You stand accused of child abuse
Of stealing innocence and freedom too
I am the only Judge, I am the only Jury
I am your lawyer too, so tell me what to do
What's it gonna be ?
Are you guilty or are you GUILTY!!!
Yes, you just go ahead and cry
(Solo: Herb)
Back...against the wall
McKenzie's on the stone cold floor
Hands...tied together, nowhere to go for Mr. Mayor
The door to freedom...the door that I shut so close
And as I take another look at my mind
I seem to think the sun has arrived
But Oh No...There is no sun here
There's only darkness... ... ...
I, the Jury and the Judge
Find you guilty of stealing the innocence of a child
And therefore we sentence you to die slowly, die
Die die die die die die die.....
How many miles, how many steps must I take?
How many tears, how many times can I break?
Show me the meaning now
Show me the reasons why
Does it make sense somehow?
All that I am is what I was and who I'll be
Here where I stand is all I have
And what you see
Take theses empty hands
This is all I am
I am
I'm letting go
Don't wanna fight anymore
I need to show every side of my heart
Now I can face the night
Daring to dream again
Suddenly I'm alive
All that I am is what I was and who I'll be
Here where I stand is all I have
And what you see
Take theses empty hands
This is all I am
I am
This is all I am
I never thought our love had a beautiful side
'Til I surrendered
You never feel the wind till you run for your life
All that I am is what I was and who I'll be
Here where I stand is all I have
And what you see
All what I am
Here where I stand
Take theses empty hands
Take theses empty hands
This is all
I am
I am
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
If over his little plot he might be king
And he finds his present world a little boring
There's no land that is so small that it cannot divide
So come, I'll draw the line and you just pick your side
Ignoring anyone who gives a warning
(chorus)
For I am the answer you seek, the dream in your sleep
You never wanted to awaken
I have the plan that won't fail, a crime without trail
And all I really need right now is you!
(laugh)
I see a little man, thinking that he might need more
And so his eyes are drifting to the house next door
He wonders if his neighbors might be leavingSo he makes a little offer that they'll understand
There is no point in letting things get out of hand
For no one wants to see their widows grieving
(chorus)
For I am the answer you seek, the dream in your sleep
You never wanted to awaken
I have the plan that won't fail, a crime without trail
And all I really need is you!
(laugh)
(middle 8)
I am the word without deeds, the lie that exceeds
For lies are always most impatient
I am the guide for the lost, who never counts cost
And all I really need right now is you!
All I really need right now is you!
All I really need right now is you!
All I really need right now is you!
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
All I really need right now is you!
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
All I really need right now is you!
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
All I really need right now is you!
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
All I really need right now is you!
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
All I really need right now is you!
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
All I really need right now is you!
You! You! You! You! You!
Chanto kiitete tsutawaru made sakebitsudzukete miru kara
Watashi wa zutto koko ni koko ni koko ni iru no
Toki ni owarete nakaba muriyari na
Hibi no saki ni wa nani ga arimasu ka
Konna watashi no ikii sogu sama wa
Kokkei desu ka waratte yo
Kono me mitsumete watashi no namae wo yonde mite hoshii no
Kono te nigitte daijoubu datte una zuite hoshii no
Kono se wo oshite ja nakya aruki tsudukerare sou ni nai no
Uso nara semete hontou no uso saigo made tsuki tooshite
Toki no sugiyuku mama ni mi wo yudane
Nagaretsuku no wa donna basho desu ka
Mujun darake no konna watashi demo
Yurusare masu ka oshiete yo
Dou ka wakatte sonna koto wo itte irun ja nai no
Dou ka kidzuite konna mono ga hoshii wake ja nai no
Dou ka hanashite sonna toko he ikitai wake ja nai no
Watashi wa zutto tatta hitotsu no kotoba wo sagashiteru
Kono me mitsumete watashi no namae wo yonde mite hoshii no
Kono te nigitte daijoubu datte unazuite hoshii no
Kono se wo oshite ja nakya aruki tsudukerare sou ni nai no
Uso nara semete hontou no uso saigo made tsuki tooshite
Dou ka wakatte sonna koto wo itte iru n janai no
Dou ka kidzuite konna mono ga hoshii wake janai no
Dou ka hanashite sonna toko he ikitai wake janai no
Welcome to a sound to a sound I am loud I am loud to a crowd and a crowd goes for miles
I am what I am to a fan I am him to him his perfession a legend I am. [x2]
I am what a faucet is to some water water and a chain when a chain I'm a target target to a stalker stalking not an option. options got plenty of those many female partners. Pardon my nonsense time erased don't take much often. often I parties. party get Nauseous. you Nauseous be cautios cause cautios can get you farther. my farther was uh never around so some hard times tarnished.but I'm sorry.
Welcome to a sound to a sound I am loud I am loud to a crowd and a crowd goes for miles
I am what I am to a fan I am him to him his perfession a legend I am. [x2]
Mostly my writting is cake to the icing. icing on a track on a track I am lightning fast when I'm striking thunder when I'm fighting fighting for this title. and the title reads idol. idol from the biters they bite it plagarize it. they playing when I'm grinding grinding through a fire to a fire I'm a lighter to a picture I'm a striker a tyson when it's violence I'm solid I am.
Welcome to a sound to a sound I am loud I am loud to a crowd and a crowd goes for miles
I am what I am to a fan I am him to him his perfession a legend I am. [x2]
I am junior young ruler I am the boo to ya boo ya spook ya true guy who I
You are scary
You are very average like fucking missionaries. and I am not I very no comparey son daughter I am carter I'm eating
I own my own reasturant dude go to the studio and hustle my food sure I am rude I am what I am a black male that they can never blackmale crake sale hine hell triple beam scale and I am the best rapper alive and I hope the next rapper is better then I now what are you?
Welcome to a sound to a sound I am loud I am loud to a crowd and a crowd goes for miles
Gone stray we find ourselves
Right on the edge of falling apart
Don't you see it's in our ways
When something's done wrong, we just go along
It lights a fire inside of me
Just show me when this living stops
I am father and son
I am all that i fear
I could choose to give up
We could tear the world apart
Tear the world apart
We could tear the world apart
Cut the cord start to breathe
We're living life at frantic speed
Don the suit and ride the steed
With these shackles on you won't come to harm
I could be the worst of these
A sinking ship on the open sea
I am father and son
I am all that i fear
I can choose to give up
We could tear the world apart
Tear the world apart
We could tear the world apart
All on my own i'm trying
To change how you see and what you believe
To fight fire with fire and live eye for eye
We'll all end up blind and burning
Burning, burning
Tear the world apart
We could tear the world apart
We could tear the world apart
You live in a darkness
Made out of your fear
Looking to the future
Never are you here
You are not a person
Nor are you what you see
Beyond this world you live in
Beyond your memory
To find out what you really are
You must wake up from this long night
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Your world is in danger
But your world isn't real
You see what is imagined
Dreaming what you feel
To find out what you really are
You must wake up from this long night
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
I Am, I Am, I Am
You are beyond the stone in the stars
you are the ever present light.
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Repeat the words I Am
Verse 1:
I am the waters in the raging sea
When I want calm and peace they obey Me
When the storms of life are raging
and the billows are strong
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
I am the Lamb that gave His life for you
I am escape when you don't know what to do
When your end is drawing nigh and everything's going wrong
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
Chorus 1:
I am He that raised up Lazarus from the dead
I am He that spoke and the sun did what I said
I am He that restored the worship in the temple
Take My yoke upon you now and learn of Me
Verse 2:
I am deliverance to the carnal mind
I am the way out in the nick of time
When your friends are far and few and you are feeling alone
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
I am Jehovah in the time of need
Divided waters just to set My people free
When your end is drawing nigh and everything's going wrong
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
Chorus 2:
I am He that turned the water into wine
I am He that stepped out in space and called it time
I am He that restored the worship in the temple
Take My yoke upon you now and learn of Me
Rap 1:
Make it clear so they can find Me,
others complicate it so they can hide Me;
out in front so they can front their faces,
but I am the light in all dark places.
I parted the sea, gave peeps to the blind;
hold to that or you'll be left behind,
shackled to your past, you'll self destruct,
running 'round the city like the AFLAC duck.
Thinkin 'bout calling Me (Ssh),
afraid your friend will see,
if you deny Me now, boy I'll deny you later;
I Am that I Am, there's no need to be a hater.
When I bless you, you'll be blazin',
all my blessings is amazin';
frustrated, locked down in a jam,
don't forget?I am, I am.
Rap 2:
Told you to squash it but you chose to hate,
you better learn to love before it is to late;
walking in the path of self destruction,
all your actions have repercussions.
Put your hand on the plow and then you look back,
you didn't get your harvest because you looked back;
now you're heated because my blessing is phat,
exact - yep, yep, it's all that.
Don't hate on me, I've got dubs and fins,
Job didn't get his 'til he prayed for his friends.
Window shopping is nice,
in your mind you be bagging it;
the truth of the matter, ain't nothing like having it.
I have come that you might have life,
I gave up myself and I don't die twice;
so I'll get mine and you'll get yours,
Abundantly's knocking and I Am's at the door.
Chorus 1
Vamp 1:
When you're in doubt,
there's no way out,
why must I shout?
I'm the One to call on.
When you're in fear,
and no one's near,
let's make it clear;
I'm the One to call on.
When you have tried,
and been denied,
just reach inside;
I'm the One to call on
There is no other
Sister and brother
You look no further
I'm the One to call on
Vamp 2:
I'm the One (3x),
oh gently lay your head upon my chest
and I will comfort you like a mother while you rest
the tide can change so fast, but I will stay
the same through past, the same in future, same today
I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
oh weary, tired and worn, let out your sighs
and drop that heavy load you hold 'cause Mine is light
I know you through and through; there's no need to hide
I want to show you love that is deep and high and wide
'cause I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
oh gently lay your head upon my chest
Chorus
I Am (The Son of the Most High)
I Am (The One who was crucified)
I Am (Who died but is still alive)
I Am (Say His name) I Am (c’mon)
Tell me who is supreme and victorious, tell me now
Who’s name is glorious, now who’s the holiest you
Show me how, who only is the only one to create
The one and only universe now with only words
There’s no one else who could just lay hold of this
Now who reigns in holiness (I Am), yeah you know He is
Who with His hand can form a man out of only dust
There’s no need to guess He just did it with one
Only touch, who paid the price with His life and with
The only love, who but Jesus Christ made us right
With the only blood, who makes sin white as snow
Might it be the only Son, who’s the way truth and
Life light of the world, Holy One, it’s the...
Chorus
Tell me if you can come back from death and just
Resurrect, and at who’s name will every knee bow
And tongue confess, but true and plain now he’s coming back
And now He’s coming quick now you can just close your eyes
And live your lives and just run and hide
While you deny under a pile of lies, but it won’t
Coincide with the fact that He’ll just crack the skies
And catch most guys off guard and just by surprise
So who if not You made the sun and the moon and
How many knew just when He came from the tomb that
What He would do is just rise just for you, then how
Can ya run from the truth when it’s true man...
Chorus
Tell me if you now just uh hold in the clutch of ya hand
The whole entire planet every child woman and man
What you mean you can’t? What you mean you won’t?
What you mean my man? What you telling me that
You don’t know, man your just dust one puff and then
You’ll come and go, sending prayers to the wrong
Number with the wrong area code, ehhh ehhh
Disconnect, sorry but no disrespect but you can’t call
On God and try to call Him collect, don’t work that way
No one’s home, the light never came on
You’re playing in a band but singing all the wrong
Songs, fact of the matter is that He already just
Came and gone, shouting for His attention
But ya keep getting His name wrong
(Break down) It’s the...
Chorus
What the fuck is going on?
Let me set it straight on the topics that I'm flowing on.
Like Chuck D, Public Enemy to the Nation.
Or call me Busta' Rhymes cause that's my occupation.
Hip Hop make your body rock
Slam raw rapsand rhythms that make you pop lock
Hip Hop on the non-stop
Take it up a notch and watch the beat drop
I am where I am
I'm only here cause I want to be
I am where I am
You don't give a damn cause you're a wanna be
Now, my rhymes are so phat they make biggie look Small
and if you ain't down with that then we bound to brawl
cause i got heart like De La Jolia
and if you still don't know then I'll show ya.
'Cause I'm a straight refugee like L-Boogie.
Never go limp but I do it for the nookie.
I got rhymes like Jennifer Lopez gots ass.
Slap the backboard like Shaq as i dunk off a pass
One two, one two here we go.
I'm a straight pimp like Lewinsky is a ho.
I could go psycho like Buscemi in Fargo.
And, like Chris Tucker, hydroponics keeps me high yo.
Hip Hop make your body rock
Slam raw rapsand rhythms that make you pop lock
Hip Hop on the non-stop
I am the one yes I created the whole universe
Greater than anything in heaven and in all the earth
It's my air you breathe so I'm the one that you should please
I am the one you need why should you be alone?
I am that I am
I'm all that you need
I can yes I can
no it ain't too hard for me
Do you know, really know, do you really believe
Every day, every night of your life
I am
It hurts my heart indeed to see those whom I love in need
Knowing all I wonder why they never call on me
If you just ask and I can satisfy you with the things
I'll give you everything, yes you can have it all
I tell the sun to shine, the wind to blow, the rain to fall
I move the mountains and the oceans rivers great and small
Yes everything I made I want to hear them give me praise
Especially you my children each and every day
I am that I am
I'm all that you need
I can yes I can
No it ain't too hard for me
Do you know really know
Do you really believe
Everyday
every night
of your life
I am...
[Allure]
All alone on a Sunday morning
Outside I see the rain is falling, falling
Inside I'm slowly dying
But the rain will hide my crying, crying, crying
And you...
Don't you know my tears will burn the pillow
Set this place on fire
'Cause I'm tired of your lie
All I needed was a simple Hello
But the traffic was so noisy that you could not hear me cry
I gave you my love in vain
My body never knew such pleasure
My heart never knew such pain
(And you) You leave me so confused
Now I'm all cried out, over you
[112]
ooh
Cryin' over you, yeah
Never wanted to see things your way
Had to go astray
For why was I such a fool (Why was I such a fool?)
Now I see that the grass is greener
Is it too late for me to find my way home
How could I be so wrong?
[Allure]
Leaving me all alone
Don't you know my tears will cause an inferno
Romance of these flames
Why should I take the blame?
You were the one who left me neglected (So sorry baby)
Apology not accepted
At me to the broken hearts you've collected
I gave you all of me (Gave you all of me)
How was I to know
You would weaken so easily
I don't know what to do (I don't know what to do)
Now I'm all cried out (All cried out)
Over you
I gave you my love in vain
My body never knew such pleasure
My heart never knew such pain
And you
[112]
You left me so confused
[Allure]
Now I'm all cried out
Now I'm all cried out
Over you
[112]
so sorry baby, please forgive me
please forgive me
I am stronger than before
I have risen from a fall
I will break down anything in my way without looking back at all
I am stronger than before
Not a thing can hold me down
I will make it
I will take it
I will always be around
There is a thing that I got
Something I never had before
There is a reason i've got
To be everything I am i'm sure
I have been weakened by you
For 1 hundred days too long
I have been broken in two
But i've never felt so strong
There is a power inside me
Its pushing now and its not letting go
There is a feeling inside me
I'm not slowing down and it wont let me stop
Making me more than i am
Holding you where you are
And im reaching the top
Aint nothing that you can do
Cause im already there and im not going to drop
I am stronger than before
I have risen from a fall
I will break down anything in my way without looking back at all
I am stronger than before
Not a thing can hold me down
I will make it
I will take it
I will always be around
I wont be broken no more
Because im everything im meant to be
It doesnt matter before
Im changing every thing bout me
Now I believe in myself
Not a thing can touch me now
No interest in anyone else
Im all about making myself proud
There is a power inside me
Its pushing now and its not letting go
There is a feeling inside me
I'm not slowing down and it wont let me stop
Making me more than i am
Holding you where you are
And im reaching the top
Aint nothing that you can do
Cause im already there and im not going to drop
I am stronger than before
I have risen from a fall
I will break down anything in my way without looking back at all
I am stronger than before
Not a thing can hold me down
I will make it
I will take it
I will always be around
Im not gonna drop
Im not gonna drop
Im not gonna stop
I think I've been here before
Yeah I've been right here
With you walking out the door
And I won't fight it
I think you already know
Don't try to hide it
You know this time I will go
And I won't come back
You said you would
Be so different
And your old habits
You would switch them
Look at this picture
Could it get any clearer?
But youre wasting my time
chorus:
And if you see me walking by
You don't have to spend your time
Asking me if I'm alright
Do I look smarter?
Do I look stronger?
Does it make you wonder?
Well I am, well I am
I think I've seen you before
With that sullen face
Telling me that you don't know why I'm so angry
While you were having some fun
You left me right here
You said you loved me so much
And I don't want you to say you're sorry
I know it's a deeper story
You're not fine well
I'll ignore it
cause I made up my mind
Chorus
Look at the stars now baby
Don't let it drive you crazy
And you said
Baby they calling out you're name
And I said maybe I don't want to be your baby no more
chorus
I`m an angel, I`m a devil
I am sometimes in between
I`m as bad as it can get and good as it can be
Sometimes I`m a million colors
Sometimes I`m black and white
I am all extremes
Try to figure me out you never can
There`s so many things I am
I am special, I am beautiful
I am wonderful and powerful, unstoppable
Sometimes I`m miserable sometimes I`m pitiful
But that`s so typical of all the things I am
I am someone filled with self belief
And haunted by self doubt
I got all the answers
I got nothing figured out
I like to be by myself
I hate to be alone
I`m up and I am down
But that`s the part of the thrill
Part of the plan
Part of all of the things I am
I am special, I am beautiful
I am wonderful and powerful, unstoppable
Sometimes I`m miserable sometimes I`m pitiful
But that`s so typical of all the things I am
I`m a million contradictions
Sometimes I make no sense
Somtimes I`m perfect
Sometimes I`m a mess
Sometimes I`m not sure who I am
I am special, I am beautiful
I am wonderful and powerful, unstoppable
Sometimes I`m miserable sometimes I`m pitiful
Come along, I'll walk you through the world
And we will sing a different song
All along you have unfurled
But I will hold you from now on
I saw the day when you had lost your way
I saw the sun sinking low
I saw the night, remember how you cried
But don't you know you're not alone
No, you're not alone
I am in the sun, I am in the shade
I am in the light that love has made
I am in the cold, I am in the warm
I am in the center of your storm
I am in the fire, I am in the flood
I am in the marrow and the blood
When you cannot stand...I am
Come with me, I'll take you to the sea
And it will be all beautiful
And all the water that covers everything
Cannot compare to my love
FOr you my love
I am in the sun, I am in the shade
I am in the light that love has made
I am in the cold, I am in the warm
I am in the center of your storm
I am in the fire, I am in the flood
I am in the marrow and the blood
When you cannot stand...I am
WHen the light won't come
When your breath is gone
WHen your hope is done
Just look at me, look at me
I am in the sun, I am in the shade
I am in the light that love has made
I am in the cold, I am in the warm
I am in the center of your storm
I am in the fire, I am in the flood
I am in the marrow and the blood
i've been taking abuse and it's senseless
fist into the wall and it's painless
i've been living the lie that i made me
live it
screaming into the mic and i like it
put it all over the air in thick slices
soak it all up in your head with the anger
like it
older
elder
i am
(grind on it)
deeper
bleaker
i am
brush the surface off and grind on it
put a gun in my mouth and threaten to shoot
I am more than you think
I am more than you know
I'm as black as the darkest night
And whiter than snow
You're tipping through wires and words
And spires and tombstones
I have burned with desire
Felt the air become fire
Buried Myself with stones
Given lions my bones
And I love you whether or not you believe Me
I'm as swift as an arrow
But I'm slow when you stray
I'm as calm as the waters
That we walked on that day
And I love whether or not you believe Me
If you ask Me again My reply still will stand
I am who I am
I never been on a railroad, as many times as they pass me by
I never crashed in the desert or seen a rodeo
I don't know much about the world wars or Vietnam
I've yet to read about Uncle Tom
Never climbed a real rock or seen Colorado
Am I the son I think I am
Am I the friend I think I am
Am I the man I think I wanna be - hey
I never had a day where money didn't get in my way
I never listened to much Elvis
I can't remember a warm December
Am I the son I think I am
Am I the friend I think I am
Am I the man I think I wanna be
I'm here for my sanity sanity
I am here for you
I'm here for your fantasy sanity, I am here
I am
Am I the son I think I am
Am I the father that I think I am
Am I the man I think I wanna be
I'm here for my sanity sanity I am here for you
Whether or not I'm walkin in
Or whether or not I'm walkin out
I'm always here for you
And I'm here for my sanity sanity
I am here for you
I'm here for my fantasy sanity, I am here
I'm an angel, I'm a devil
I am sometimes in between
I'm as bad as it can get
And good as it can be
Sometimes I'm a million colors
Sometimes I'm black and white
I am all extremes
Try to figure me out, you never can
There's so many things, I am
I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things, I am
I'm someone filled with self-belief
I'm haunted by self-doubt
I've got all the answers
I've got nothing figured out
I like to be by myself
I hate to be alone
I'm up and I am down
But that's part of the thrill, part of the plan
Part of all of the things, I am
I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things, I am
I'm a million contradictions
Sometimes I make no sense
Sometimes I'm perfect
Sometimes I'm a mess
Sometimes I'm not sure who I am?
I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things, I am
I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things, I am
Of all the things I am
I am special
I am beautiful
I am wonderful
And powerful
Unstoppable
Sometimes I'm miserable
Sometimes I'm pitiful
But that's so typical of all the things, I am
[Instrumental]
I'm a fake
I can't ever write my own lyrics
Maybe it's because i don't have any imagination
I'm a fake
I listen to weird music
Music that no one has heard about
Maybe it's because i want to be different.
I'm a loner
I believe in god
Sometimes i even read the bible
Maybe i should become a catholic or a baptist
I'm religious
I never tell the truth
Not even to myself
Maybe i just need attention
I'm a liar
I eat candles
And sometimes i eat worms
Maybe i just need a shrink
I'm mentally disturbed
I bet you didn't see that one coming?
[Verse 1:]
I am the waters in the raging sea
When I want calm and peace they obey Me
When the storms of life are raging
And the billows are strong
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
I am the Lamb that gave His life for you
I am escape when you don't know what to do
When your end is drawing nigh and everything's going wrong
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
[Chorus 1:]
I am He that raised up Lazarus from the dead
I am He that spoke and the sun did what I said
I am He that restored the worship in the temple
Take My yoke upon you now and learn of Me
[Verse 2:]
I am deliverance to the carnal mind
I am the way out in the nick of time
When your friends are far and few and you are feeling alone
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
I am Jehovah in the time of need
Divided waters just to set My people free
When your end is drawing nigh and everything's going wrong
I'm the God of strength that you can stand on
[Chorus 2:]
I am He that turned the water into wine
I am He that stepped out in space and called it time
I am He that restored the worship in the temple
Take My yoke upon you now and learn of Me
[Rap 1:]
Make it clear so they can find Me,
Others complicate it so they can hide Me;
Out in front so they can front their faces,
But I am the light in all dark places.
I parted the sea, gave peeps to the blind;
Hold to that or you'll be left behind,
Shackled to your past, you'll self destruct,
Running 'round the city like the AFLAC duck.
Thinkin 'bout calling Me (Ssh),
Afraid your friend will see,
If you deny Me now, boy I'll deny you later;
I Am that I Am, there's no need to be a hater.
When I bless you, you'll be blazin',
All my blessings is amazin';
Frustrated, locked down in a jam,
Don't forget? I am, I am.
[Rap 2:]
Told you to squash it but you chose to hate,
You better learn to love before it is to late;
Walking in the path of self destruction,
All your actions have repercussions.
Put your hand on the plow and then you look back,
You didn't get your harvest because you looked back;
Now you're heated because my blessing is phat,
Exact - yep, yep, it's all that.
Don't hate on me, I've got dubs and fins,
Job didn't get his 'til he prayed for his friends.
Window shopping is nice,
In your mind you be bagging it;
The truth of the matter, ain't nothing like having it.
I have come that you might have life,
I gave up myself and I don't die twice;
So I'll get mine and you'll get yours,
Abundantly's knocking and I Am's at the door.
[Chorus 1]
[Vamp 1:]
When you're in doubt,
There's no way out,
Why must I shout?
I'm the One to call on.
When you're in fear,
And no one's near,
Let's make it clear;
I'm the One to call on.
When you have tried,
And been denied,
Just reach inside;
I'm the One to call on
There is no other
Sister and brother
You look no further
I'm the One to call on
[Vamp 2:]
I'm the One, [x3]
I am your spoken truth
I am the lies in you
I'm gonna make you shine in everything you do
I am your lighted way
And I'm your darkest day
I'm here to help you see you can rely on me
Just consider me your friend
I am until the end
Can I guarantee you life?
I don't think I can
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I want to be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I'm good and ready
I am your peace of mind
Confusing all your time
I'm running through your veins, I am your pain
I thought by now you'd know
I'll never let you go
It's time you recognize I am the devil's eyes
Just consider me your friend
I am until the end
Can I guarantee you life?
I don't think I can
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I want to be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I'm good and ready
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I want to be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I'm good and ready
Take me by my hand
And let me show you what I am
I'm taking control again
Now I know I can
Take you back to where it all began
'Cause I am
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I want to be
And let me tell you
Death will come when I'm good and ready
This isn't the life for me
This isn't the way I want to be
And let me tell you
At the end of every rainbow
There's a promise proven true
No matter how you're feeling now or what you go through
There will be somebody lovin' you
Deeper than the grandest canyon
And higher than the open sky
Near enough to capture every whisper, every sigh
Strong enough to hold you when you cry
I am, I was, I am the one who is to come, yeah
Before and after, still be what I am and what I was
All that you need, all that you want, I am, ooh yeah, yeah
If you need someone to hold you
'Cause your world's fallin' apart
If you need a light to guide you safely through the dark
And chase away the nightmares of the heart
If you need someone to give you
A purpose for your broken past
And restore the reservoir of hope inside of you
And mercys for each morning that is new
I am and I was, I am the one who is to come, yeah
Before and after, I'll still be what I am and what I was
I'll be all that you need, and I'll be all that you want
I'm telling you, I am, I'm the rose they crucified and buried
I am, now I'm risen from the dead
I am, I'm the lion from the tribe of Judah
I am, I'm the lamb
I am and I was, I am the one who is to come, yeah
Before and after, I'll still gonna, still be what I am and what I was
I'm gonna be all that you need and I'll be all that you want
I'm telling you I am, I am
I am what you need, what you want
What you what you deeply deserve, yeah
When you're lonely and you think that no-one really cares
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I live in your mind
You've seen me before
Can't leave me behind
I'll haunt evermore
Created by you
Your failures and fears
Remembered by few
Always in your tears
For I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am the one you hate
The one you hate
There is nothing real
For you to see
Your life's so surreal
That's why you have me
For I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am the one you hate
The one you hate
You run from me
But you can't see
You created me
You'll never be free
You run from me
But you can't see
You created me
You'll never be free
For I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am the one you hate
The one you hate
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am a Liberace fan
A megastar in glam I am
I am what Bobby is to Pam
Khashoggi to Iran I am
Looking in the mirror
The beauty that I see
It's hard to be this grand for free
Beg or steal or borrow
You'll never live to be
A charismatic star like me
God created man from dust
And man replied with sin and lust
God created man from dust
Eternal youth on solid ground
Beauty makes the world go round
Beauty makes the world go round
Amen
I am the pinnacle of man
A superselling brand I am
I am a record label scam
The biggest in Japan I am
Entering the ballrooms
The clocks come to a still
The multimillionaires I thrill
Headline of the columns
My duellantes I kill
The pantheon obeys my will
Law of nature since big bang
Cry like young Wurther sturm und drang
Law of nature since big bang
And louder than the wall of sound
Beauty makes the world go round
Beauty makes the world go round
Amen
I am a Liberace fan
A megastar in glam I am
I am what Bobby is to Pam
Khashoggi to Iran I am
You're so selfish
You son of a
Egomaniac
Egomaniac
Egomaniac
God created man from dust
And man replied with sin and lust
God created man from dust
Eternal youth on solid ground
Beauty makes the world go round
Beauty makes the world go round
Amen
I am a Liberace fan
A megastar in glam I am
I am what Bobby is to Pam
Khashoggi to Iran I am
I am the pinnacle of man
A superselling brand I am
I am a record label scam
The biggest in Japan I am
Sometimes you don't understand
Sometimes I am what I am
Sometimes I just can't be
Everything you hoped I'd be
And sometimes I wish that you could see
I'm not like you
I'm not like them
I won't pretend
Cause
I am what I am
I am what I am
And all I am
Sometimes I wish that we
Could agree to disagree
Sometimes I wish that you could see what I see
This is who I am
I've always been
And I don't think you'll ever understand
I'm not like you
I'm not like them
I won't pretend
Cause
I am what I am
I am what I am
I am what I am
I am what I am
And what I am
Fuck you
I am what I am
Fuck you
I am what I am
Fuck you
I am what I am
Fuck you
I am
You don't understand
I am what I am
And I don't think you'll ever understand
I'm not like you
I'm not like them
I won't pretend
Cause
I am what I am
I am what I am
I am what I am
I am what I am
And what I am
Fuck you
I am what I am
Fuck you
I am what I am
Fuck you
I am what I am
Fuck you
Pencil marks on a wall, I wasn't always this tall
You scattered some monsters from beneath my bed
You watched my team win, You watched my team lose
You watched when my bicycle went down again
And when I was weak, unable to speak
Still I could call You by name
And I said, "Elbow Healer, Superhero
Come if You can" and You said, "I Am"
Only sixteen, life is so mean
What kind of curfew is at ten p.m.?
You saw my mistakes, You watched my heart break
Heard when I swore I'd never love again
And when I was weak, unable to speak
Still I could call You by name
And I said, "Heartache Healer, Secret Keeper
Be my best friend and You said, "I Am"
You saw me wear white by pale candlelight
I said, "Forever to what lies ahead"
Two kids and a dream, with kids that can scream
Too much it might seem when it is two a.m.
And when I am weak, unable to speak
Still I will call You by name
Oh, Shepherd, Savior, Pasture Maker
Hold onto my hand, You say, "I Am"
The winds of change and circumstance
Blow in and all around us
So we find a foothold that's familiar
And bless the moments that we feel You nearer
When life had begun, I was woven and spun
You let the angels dance around the throne
And who can say when, but they'll dance again
When I am free and finally headed home
I will be weak, unable to speak
Still I will call You by name
Creator, Maker, Life Sustainer, Comforter, Healer, my Redeemer
Lord and King, Beginning and the End
I Am
You're such a slut.
The past three months were full of lies and broken trust.
Now I give up, no need to wallow in your disrespect
and I'm bored of lies.
You think that I'm another dickhead.
When I see you cry I laugh inside, cuz I am.
I put you up, when everybody else just put you down.
If being in love means waiting around
So you can dance with me
I am, I am
If being in love means follow the leader
Then this will have to be
I am, I am
I am, I am
Baby I am
So in love with you
I am, I am
Gonna get you baby
If it's the last thing I do
I used to think that a pretty face
Meant more than what was inside
I did, I did
If being a good man
means swallowing all my pride
I will, yes I will
Repeat chorus:
I am the one who loves you
I am the one who cares
You could fly me to the moon
If I would find you there
All the riches in this world mean nothing
Without you here
Whoever, whatever, however, whenever,
You need me I'm always here
Men killing their brothers
Nobody wants to go down alone
In this age of uncertainty
Love's worth more than gold
I'd sleep outside your window
If that would make you see
That I'm the only one for you
Geudaewa hamkkehan gieokdeureul doegama
Dununeul kkok gamgoseo
Doedorabwa
Saranghan naldeure naneun utgo itjiman
Nae nune
Apeun nunmuri heulleo
Iksukhan ni hyanggie
Gogael dollyeobwado (YEAH YEAH)
Aningeol jal algo itjiman
Neoreul chatjanha
Naemameun aningabwa
Eonjenaneun
Ijari igoseseo
Neol gidarineunde
Geudaen doraoji anha
Shiringieok chagapdeon ninunbit
Man nal seuchyeoga
Geudaewa nan saranghaetdeon
Geu moseup boiji anha
Hoksina haneun mam nae moksori ijeulkka
Ipsureun
Neoui ireumman bulleo
Neoran saram nae sarme jeonbuyeotdaneungeol (YEAH YEAH)
Ijeseoya algedoetjiman
Soyongeobtjanha
Jeongmal kkeuchingeongabwa
Eonjenaneun
Ijari igoseseo
Neol gidarineunde
Geudaen doraoji anha
Shiringieok chagapdeon ninunbit
Man nal seuchyeoga
Geudaewa nan saranghaetdeon
Geu moseup boiji anha
Gwi giullyeo bwado (deullijianha)
Neol bulleobwado meariro dorawa
Jakku nal heundeuljanha
(Moreugetjyo) eolmana apeunji
(Ijeotgetjyo) chueongmajeodo
Nado jal haneunde
Dorikilsueomnabwa
Shiringieok chagapdeon ninunbit (NO NO NO NO)
Man nal seuchyeoga geudaewa nan
These empty words
Are like poison
This vicious circle
Just goes on and on
All you told me
Was pack of lies
You cannot hide it
I can see It from your eyes
Say no more, what have you done
Give me the strength to understand
Say no more, what have we done
I needed you
Now it's over too
Yeah I know I am better off without you
And now you play with my mind
What can I do
Yeah I know I am better off without you
Need a way out
Wounds are too deep
You're not the one
I am, Almighty Son of God, Son of Mary
Bread of life (Jesus skorel) Prince of Peace
Emmanuel, Glorious Lord
Jesus!
This is Jesus!
Councilor, Deliverer
Most Mighty, Most Holy
Cornerstone
God, Teacher (Sword) Word of God!
Lord of all
[Rap:]
I am nothing without Jehovah
Try to hide it but it's obvious like a comb over
Nah baby, can't do it, can't take them chances
Life is more to me than smoking and drinkin, exotic dances yeah
Get plugged in, Jesus is the bright light
Make your colors show kinda like a light bright
Ready set go, push the button
With God I can do all things
Without him, absolutely nothing, nothing
[Chorus:]
You are I AM and I am cause You Are [x2]
I Am, You Are, You Are, I Am
You Are, You Are, I AM
[Rap:]
Yo, It's K-J to the 5 T, W, double E-Z-I-E
That's who I be, so when to find me
You got to show him all the time
Kinda like it's I.D.
Cause He's the one who gave my peace
So get the blood transfusion like it's I.V.
Show I can show him off
Kind of now in High D
Efinition what I mention really got me IRIE
So what I speak is for the cause of Him
Stand out like the hair on Kate Goselyn
He paid the cost of men, for the cost of sin
It's finished, take the towel, you can toss it in
He got knocked out of Friday like it's Debo
And came back to win it all, Tim Tebow
We need to line up, it's kinda like a free throw
Sign up for the service like it's Tivo
[Chorus]
[Rap:]
We are not strong cause sin deceived us
We are wimpy kids, we got the cheese touch
And the only one who can free us is Jesus
That's why He gets the credit just like some visas
Into His love I crash just like some cymbals
I am goin in just like a dimple
He is so complex, I am so simple
He sort of like an IPad, I am a kindle
My weather forecast is always the same
Cause every single day, Jesus Christ reigns
And the sun shines, He's sort of like a nine
Aimed at my head, yeah the Lord blows my mind
There is no match, nobody's on par
You're like my phone company, You gave me these bars
I walk among lions like Belteshazzar
I am what I am because of who You are Superstar
[Chorus]
[Outro:]
I am nothing without You
You put super on my natural
Oh and every trial, every test
Verse 1:
Come now and see this mystery.
Remove your shoes, bow down,
where you stand right now is holy ground.
The fire burns, sit at my feet and learn,
as I reveal my plan, and I tell you who I am.
Chorus:
I Am, I Am,
I'm the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
I Am, I Am,
and I've chosen you to set my people free;
go now and set them free.
Verse 2:
Some will not hear, others will fear,
because the enemy has said
before I let them go I'd rather see them dead.
But in that hour, I will reveal My power through you,
so that all may see and when they ask you,
tell them what you know of Me.
Chorus
Bridge:
I give you heaven's edge
and I give you privilege,
where others know My works,
you will know My plan.
I am the throne in the foot
I am the blur in the sight
I am the worm at the root
I am the thief in the night
I am the rat in the wall
The lepper that leers at the gate
I am the ghost in the hall
Herald of horror and hate
I am the rust on the corn
I am the smut on the wheat
Laughing man's labor to scorn
Weaving a web for his feet
I am canker and mildew and blight
Danger and death and decay
The rot of the rain by night
The blast of the sun by day
I warp and wither with drouth
I work in the swamp's foul yeast
I bring the black plague from the south
And the leprosy in from the east.
I rend the flowers from the hemlock boughs
Wine stepped in the petals of dooms
Where the fat black repents drowse
I gather the upas blooms
I have plumbed the northern ice
For a spell like frozen lead
In lost grey fields of rice
I have learned from mongol dead.
Where a bleak black mountain stands
I have looted grisly caves
I have digged in the desert sands
To plunder terrible graves
Never the sun goes forth
Never the moon glows red
But out of the south or the north
I come with the slavering dead
I come with hideous spells
Black chants and ghastly tunes
I have looted the hidden hells
And plundered the lost black moons.
There was never a king or priest
To cheer me by word or look
There was never a man or beast
In the blood-black ways I took
There were crimson gulfs unplumbed
There were black wings over a sea
There were pits where mad things drummed
And foaming blasphemy
There were cast ungodly tombs
Where slimy monsters dreamed
There were clouds like blood-drenched plumes
Where unborn demons screamed
There were ages dead to time
And lands lost out of space
There were adders in the slime
And a dim unholy face
Oh, the heart in my breast turned stone
And the brain froze in my skull
But I won through, I alone
And poured my chalice full
Of horrors and dooms and spells
Black buds and bitter roots
From the hells beneath the hells
I bring you my deathly fruits.
I. AM. THAT. I. AM.
In ages past
I spoke to man
Like man would speak to ME
I rode upon the four high winds
CRUSHED ADVERSITY
IN AGES PAST
I SPOKE TO MAN HE SPOKE TO ME
AND CRUSHED AD-VER-SITY
My power was shown
In works of might
That My children might be-lieve
The blinding weight of glory
No human eye could see
I. AM. THAT. I. AM.
I move among your HEARTS
I swim inside your VEINS
I stay behind the scenes and speak
To HEARTS WHO WOULD OBEY
My life infused with many sons
My truth inside your soul
My body is comprised of the nations
Who will make my Kingdom whole
I. AM. THAT. I. AM.
I. AND. MY. FATHER. ARE. ONE.
I move among your hearts.
I swim inside your veins.
I stay behind the scenes and speak.
To hearts who would obey.
My life infused with many song.
My truth inside your soul.
My body is comprised of the nations.
Who will make My Kingdom whole.
Now I among your hearts.
And swim inside your veins
I stay behind the scenes and speak.
To hearts who would obey.
I. AM. THAT. I. AM.
Am I a believer in what the Good Book's all about
Am I a good ole boy hangin' at the ole hang out
Am I a drinker of a cold one now and then
You bet I am
Am I proud of how I've been raised
Am I getting by on blue-collar pay
Am I country and willin' to take a stand
You bet I am
Am I strong enough to cry
Am I weak enough to show my tender side
Am I a rock, am I loved
Am I tough as nails when push comes to shove
Am I a chip off the block of my old man
You bet I am
Am I a sinner who's not afraid to die
Am I just like you, baseball and apple pie
Am I free and livin' in this Promised Land
You bet I am
Am I a dreamer with my feet on the ground
Am I down to earth with my head in the clouds
Am I a lover, a one woman man
You bet I am
Am I strong enough to cry
Am I weak enough to show my tender side
Am I a rock, am I loved
Am I tough as nails when push comes to shove
Am I a chip off the block of my old man
Am I strong enough to cry
Am I weak enough to show my tender side
Am I a rock, am I loved
Am I tough as nails when push comes to shove
Am I a chip off the block of my old man
You bet I am, oh, I am
Am I strong enough to cry
Am I tough as nails, you bet I am
I've never felt so alive
I've never had to run and hide
The things I want I cannot have
The things I need are all so bad
What you say
I could've been
I am
You could've been
You are
My best excuse is that I'm drained
From everything that keeps me sane
My sickness keeps me in control
From everything you'll never know
Does it make you happy
Does it make you mad
Why am I still laughing
Look at what you had
Does it make you feel good
Does it make you sick
That you knew that I would
Be the one to trip
I am the maker of the Heavens
I am the bright and morning star
I am the breath of all Creation
Who always was,
And is to come
I am the One who walked on water
I am the One who calmed the seas
I am the miracles and wonders
So come and see
And follow me
You will know
That I am the fount of living water
The risen Son of man
The healer of the broken
And when you cry
I am your savior and redeemer
Who bore the sins of man
The author and perfecter
Beginning and the end
I am
I am the spirit deep inside you
I am the word upon your heart
I am the One who even knew you
Before your birth
Before you were
I am the fount of living water
The risen Son of man
The healer of the broken
And when you cry
I am your savior and redeemer
Who bore the sins of man
The author and perfecter
Beginning and the end
I am
Throughout the Earth
I am The universe
I am In every heart
I am Oh, where you are
I am The Lord of love
The King of Kings
The Holy lamb
Above all things
Yes, I am almighty God your father
The risen son of man
The healer of the broken
And when you cry
I am your savior and redeemer
Who bore the sins of man
The author and perfecter
Beginning and the end
I know, I know, I know, I know what you'd say
I know, I know, I know, I know all the games you play
I am, I am, I am, I am not afraid cause
I know, I know, I know, I know what to say
I feel it, its coming, it's here if you want it
I am out on my own, moving in shadow, nobody knows who i am
Standing alone, and it's me but you can't see who I am
I'd like to rip you out of your skin
I'd switch us around and put you back in
And I know, I know, I know, I know what to say
But it couldn't be any other way
Yes I feel it, it's coming, it's here if you want it
I am out on my own, moving in shadow, nobody knows who i am
Standing alone, and it's me but you can't see who I am
So close but you don't know, and it's me but you can't see
So close but you don't know, and it's me but you can't see
So close but you don't know, and it's me but you can't see
So close but you don't know, and it's me but you can't see
So close but you don't know, it's me but you can't see
So close but you don't know, it's me but you can't see
I feel it it's coming, it's here if you want it
I am out on my own, moving in shadow, nobody knows who I am
Standing alone, and it's me but you can't see who I am
So close but you don't know,
And it's me but you're never gonna see who I am
So close but you don't know,
Lost and lonely, fed on fears
silent crying, no one hears
I'm abandoned, lost my faith
a bitter taste of my tears.
I am lost, forever lost
can't you heal me?
I am burning, cannot hide
I am nothing, lost my pride
stumbling further on the path
where my last hope slowly died.
I have struggled for too long
now I'm weaker, not so strong
give me guidance, give me strength
take my hand cause we belong
am I lost, forever lost?
I am the breath behind your neck
I am the devil on your back
a little demon in your mind
I am the harvester of hate
a twilight entity of wraith
I always sneak up from behind
the dark anxiety of sin
is always growing deep within
I am the source, its pounding heart
I am the king of suicide
all that you've lost and tried to hide
I am the master of the art
I'm evil
seducing, misleading
disaffected, deceiving
I control your emotions
I set free your mindless - lifes
the harvester of hate
I am the figment of your brain
my mission is to cause you pain
I love to do the things you hate
take a leap you can not flee
deliver me your misery
I will vanish, you'll be free
I'm evil
First appeared on
For the Love of Strange Medicine
(Columbia Records 44287)
1994 Street Talk Tunes, Paul Taylor Music LTD, Lincoln Brewster Music)
(Steve Perry, Paul Taylor, Lincoln Brewster)
We were lost and alone
Somewhere so very new
Caught in the magic of love
And your forgiveness
Selfish and too blind to see
Love was our music and, oh
I am
Lost in a world of emptiness
I am
Learning to tell the truth
Somewhere, somebody new
We shared, faith without truth
With only my words left I turn
To your forgiveness
Eyes in the darkness they cry
Tears are forever and oh
I am
Lost in a world of emptiness
I am
Learning to tell the truth
So many roads to choose
(guitar solo)
Whoa ooh...
Ooh ooh
Whoa...
I am
Lost in a world of emptiness
I am
Learning to tell the truth
I am
Lost in a world of emptiness
I am
Learning to tell the truth
So many roads to choose
I am the water
I am waves crashing on to you
I am the blank wave
I am the madness the loss the dark
the hunt the cage the race
I am rejection I am redemption
I am desire for obligation
I am forever but I can be never
if that's what you want
I am the desert I am oasis
the strength
the weakness for arguments sake
I am one step closer for you
Please tell me when you're through
cause I may not be through with you
your loss to sustain
but I will remain and true to form
if this were
the last breath I ever took
would you take the time to look
and would you know
you could protect me
but you will kill me
when you're through
Falling into life's abyss
fate decides the mortal's test
Hands that rule eternity
I Am the one the one to be
Self it lasts infinitely
but your life it counts you see
Leave your thoughts and bring your soul
It's you for whom the bell it tolls.
This is who I am free of ruling hand
This is who I am who I am
Take a chance and live your fate - take a chance
You'll never know until it's late -it's too late
Leave your hate open the doors -leave your hate
Destiny it can be yours -destiny
Hands of time reality universe eternity
Enter realms of the damned
Never really understand "I AM"
This is who I am free of ruling hand
[based on "I Against I" by Anthony W. Ehlers]
I am the person who haunts your dreams
I make it so nothing is as it seems
I am the one who shatters all your illusions
I'm the one who causes your confusion
I'm the one who makes you turn on the light
When I come and scare you late at night
Is the truth finally coming through?
Staring deeper into the mirror
I am a broken man
My ways are like a fools
Causing anguish, causing death
Creating waves of consequence
Alone and in despair, I wait for You
I will wait for You here
Pushing on, pushing through it all
I will run the race
Setting my course straight ahead
My destroyer waits for me
But You redeem
My destroyer waits
You redeem me
You redeem this tired soul
And these tired bones, Your name
(Breaks the shackles)
Your name
(Breaks the shackles)
Your face gives me rest, Your name
(Breaks the shackles)
I see the rising of the Son
I know the day is near, the day is here
I know my Avenger waits
My Avenger is right behind me on clouds of glory
I'm giving in
I'm changing course
And you want love
Yeah love of course
But I don't seem to have
A grip on you at all
Set it up
I will be there
With open eyes &
Eyes will stare
I can't believe that
I am too afraid to look
Because
I am and you are
So scared of who we are
I am and you are
Afraid of what might
Happen if we part
I move to fast
My heart says no
It only stops to say hello
And than I realised
We're in for something more
Set it up
I will be there
A change of heart
Well I don't care
I only think about the
Consequences love
I am useless
I am right
Leader: I Am
Choir: I Am
Leader :I Am
Choir: I Am
Leader: Jesus said it
Choir:Jesus said
Leader :I Am
Choir: I Am
***Go back to the top***
Leader :Jehovah Jireh I will provide Jesus said
Choir: Jesus said
Leader :I Am
Choir:I Am
Leader: Jehova Nissi I'll fight your battle Jesus said
Choir:Jesus said
Leader: I Am
Choir: I Am
Leader: Jehova Roppah I'll heal your body Jesus said
Choir: Jesus said
Leader I Am
Choir: I Am
Leader: Jehovah Royale I'll be your shephard Jesus said
Choir: I Am
Leader I Am
***Back to top***
Leader: The doctor said you won't be heal but Jesus said
Choir: Jesus said
Leader: I Am
Choir: I Am
Leader :The lawyer said there is no appeal but Jesus said
Choir:Jesus said
Leader: I Am
Choir: I Am
Leader: California, Atlanta,Georgia, Miami,Florida all over this country
Choir: Jesus said
Leader :I Am
Choir: I Am
Leader New York City, Pennsylvania, London, England all over this world
Choir: Jesus said
Leader:I Am
Choir: I Am
you passed right through me...
voices that flow with passion and understanding..
as my feelings get stronger..and stronger...
starring up in amazement..
12 summers before i saw the true foundations...
and i defended you..and i still defend you
come back..i've always known you're near..
When you're out on the streets and you're looking for love
There's a voice calling you from above
Living a life in a way you don't like
The devil is ready to strike
It's your time to choose
There's no time to lose
I am, the way, the truth
I am the life
I am, your way, your truth
I am your life
In a land made of crystals with streets paved with gold
Whit hope and joy, we never grow old
Believe in the Son and you won't be denied
No Lord, he said, you've got the wrong guy
Simple conversation gets me tongue-tied
And you're telling me to speak with a maniac king
Or could it be I've lost my mind
Besides, I am weak, don't you want someone strong
To lead them out of Egypt when they've been there so long
And anyway, they won€™t believe You ever spoke to me
It's not your problem, God replied
And the rest is history
€™Cause there's a bigger picture you can't see
You don't have to change the world, just trust in Me
'Cause I am your creator, I am working out my plan
And through you I will show them, I am
Now Lord, are you sure? He's just a shepherd boy
Too small for battle gear with a giant to destroy
What on earth can he do with five stones and a sling
It's not your problem, God replied
'Cause I can do anything
There's a bigger picture you can't see
You don't have to change the world, just trust in me
'Cause I am your creator, I am working out my plan
And through you, I will show them
I am the first, I am the last
I am the present and the past
I am tomorrow and today
I am the only way
Great Lord, she said, I'm just a simple girl
You say that I will bring your son into the world
How can I understand this thing You're gonna do
It's not your problem, God replied
'Cause, there's a bigger picture
And you don't have to change the world (oh no)
I'm your creator, I am working out my plan
And through you, I will show them
There's a bigger picture, you can't see
You don't have to change the world, just trust in me
€™Cause I am your creator, I am working out my plan
And through you, I will show them, I am
I am
Take what you can when you can
Cuz the life you have will pass you by
I never should have left all my trust in some one
Who would leave me hangin by a thread, watch me as I hang
I am faith, I am hate
I am no one but me
I am rage, I am shame
I am someone to blame
Home is on top of the world
But my broken fingers couldn't reach
A superhero came through a cloud
Preching how all my darkest visions never had a shadow of a doubt
I am faith, I am pain
I am no one but me
I am shame, I am rage
I am some one to blame
Coming faces might be different
But they all look the same
Heaven save us from the shameless choices we have to change
Faces that never cry will always stay the same
I am virtue
I am moments away
I'm your threshold
and you are mine
gateway
to inside
reflects
retrace
defects
weekend
time out
ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
I am, I am, I am ordinary
I am, I am, an extraordinary
I am, I am, I am ordinary
I am, I am, I am
appetize you
as you are mine
get paid
appetize you
above the rest
unattained
'cause I need it
inside
retrace
defects
weekend
time out
ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Verse 1:
I am the Lord, I'm the Almighty God;
And I am the one for which nothing is too hard.
I am the Shepherd, and I am your Door;
I am the Good News to the bound and the poor.
See, I am... I am... I am... I am...
Verse 2:
I am the Righteous One, I am the Lamb;
I am the ram, the bush for Abraham.
I am the Altar and sacrifice for sin;
I am your Redeemer, beginning and the end.
I am... I am... I am... I am...
Verse 3:
I am Jehovah, I am the King;
I am the Messiah, I am David's offspring.
I am your High Priest, I am the Christ,
I am the Resurrection, I am the Life.
I am... I am... I am... I am...
Verse 4 (2x):
I am the bread, I am the wine;
I am your future, so leave your past behind.
I am the one in the midst of two or three
I am your tabernacle, I am your Jubilee.
I am... I am... I am... I am...
Vamp:
I am (I am) I am (I am) (4x)
I am Jehovah Jireh (I am)
Your provider (I am)
I am Jehovah Nissi (I am)
I'll fight your battle (I am)
Just trust in me (I am)
I'll never let you down (I am)
I am (I am)
Yes, I am (I am)
I'll pick you up (I am)
I'll turn you around (I am)
I'll put your feet (I am)
On solid ground (I am)
Just call my name (I am)
Just call my name (I am)
Yeah... (I am, I am)
Yes (yes) I am (I am) (3x)
Yes (yes) Yes (I am)
I am (I am) your way-maker (I am)
I am (I am) your strong tower (I am)
Just call on my name (I am)
Call on my name (I am)
I am the light upon your path when you have lost your way
I am the footprints in the sand the ocean's tide can't wash away
I am the shelter from the storm that rages on and on
The incorruptible foundation that the wise man builds upon
I am the bread that feeds a starving man upon the street
I am the bounty on the table in the palace at the feast
I am the rain upon the earth after a scorching drought
I am the quenching of the thirst you never thought you'd be without
I am the melody that weaves its way inside your soul
I am the symphony, the masterpiece, the actor's greatest role
I am the poetry that speaks to you with every rhyme
I am the songwriter who seems to write your life in every line
I am the simple truths that shaped your world from your birth
I am the vast volumes of knowledge spanning all across the earth
I am the whisper of the wind you feel, but cannot see
I am the alpha and omega, first and last, eternally
I AM You cannot see me
I AM The resurrection and the life, the doorway and the vine, I AM
I AM You cannot touch me
I AM The bread of life, light of the world, long before Abraham, I AM
[Lead Break: Val]
I am the trusting child whose simple faith is ever sure
I am the parent's love, unchanging, unconditional and pure
I am the loyal friend whose heart will never let you down
I am the hand that pulls you back into the boat before you drown
I am the thunder and the glory and the blinding light
I am the still small voice that tells you what is wrong and what is right
I am the sacrificial lamb a guilty world reviled
I am the father ever waiting for his lost and wayward child
I am the heart of the righteous desire and the fourth man you see in the midst of the fire
I am the giver of life and promise of Israel
I am the hope of the lonely and lost in the blood running down to the foot of the cross
I am the breaking of chains and the tolling of freedom's bell
I am the notes that eternally ring in the music too holy for angels to sing
I am the fire on the altar consuming the sacrifice
I am the three and yet I am the one in the grace of the Father and death of the Son
I am the one who redeemed you by paying the highest price
I am grace and mercy, I am sacrifice
I am endless glory, I am light and life
I am long-awaited hope of Israel
I am longing sated, prophecy fulfilled
I am from the beginning of time, and I am sustaining the system of life
I am symmetry, reason and rhyme, and I am conviction that cuts like a knife
I am the author of order and flow
I am the Father of Lights: watch me put on a show!
I am the seeker of all gone astray
I am the keeper of souls 'til the end of all days
I am power, I am glory, I am love's unending story
I am justice, I am honor, I am hope and living water
I am righteous, I am holy, I am three and one and only
I am sovereign, I am faithful, everlasting, I AM that I AM
[Solo: Val]
I am humility, the one who laid it all aside
Traded a crown of kings for a crown of thorns, betrayed by human pride
I am humanity, took on your curse and all your pain
I am divinity, eternity, forever I remain
I am your guilty scars, as Roman solider tear my back
I am the crimson stain that washes all the souls faded to black
I am the one who bled in silence and endured it all
I am the Word who spoke no word, with a thousand angels waiting for my call
I am your covenant - your hero in these bloodstained pages
I am your guild, your sin, your debt fulfilled for all the ages
I step into your shoes, your substitute
Your sacrifice
Your raison d'etre
Your second chance
Your breath of life
I AM
I am the joy of angels dancing in the streets of heaven
I am the sinner's prayer for mercy and a past forgiven
I am the lamb upon the altar dying willingly
All hope that was
All hope that is
All hope to be
[performed by Emperor]
[Music & Arrangements: Ihsahn & Emperor]
[with themes from "Fall" by Thorns]
Death
I am
The Emperor
I am
The Emperor
I am
The Emperor
I am
The Emperor
oh gently lay your head upon my chest
and I will comfort you like a mother while you rest
the tide can change so fast, but I will stay
the same through past, the same in future, same today
I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
oh weary, tired and worn, let out your sighs
and drop that heavy load you hold 'cause Mine is light
I know you through and through; there's no need to hide
I want to show you love that is deep and high and wide
'cause I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
oh gently lay your head upon my chest
Nobody must know what I've been through
Can't tell anyone how many times I've wished to die
It's gonna be my own little secret
While I'm alive
I won't let anyone try
Won't let anyone try to judge me
Cus I just realised
That I am
Not gonna remain who I used to be
And I am
Gonna keep trying till I make things right
I don't have to wait out and die of misery
Cus of who I am
Let nobody question me about my past
Can't let anyone understand why I act like this
There's nothing so good about it
To be remembered
I won't let anyone try
Won't let anyone try to change me
Cus I just realised
That I am
Not gonna remain who I used to be
And I am
Gonna keep trying till I make things right
I don't have to wait out and die of misery
Cus of who I am
Falling back not knowing when I fell so far
It's hard to get my life back to the reclimb
But I know the light ahead
Is gonna show up somehow
I won't let anyone try
Won't let anyone try to judge me
Cus I just realised
That I am
Not gonna remain who I used to be
And I am
Gonna keep trying till I make things right
I don't have to wait out and die of misery
Cus of who I am
I am
Not gonna remain who I used to be
And I am
Gonna keep trying till I make things right
I don't have to wait out and die of misery
Cus of who I am
My life has been a nightmare
Alright, this one's called "I Am"...
Whatcha doing?
Not nothing, workin' on a theory
Putting words to my thoughts
I hope you hear me
Give it a minute
Let it come inside
If it hurts I can make it work
I know I'm qualified
One of these days
I'll catch up to my predictions
One of these days
I'll be more than just man
One of these days
I'll be stronger than addictions
I am, really, sometimes, I am
You said something so good
Is worth the wait
Well, I said it better be tonight
Because tomorrow's too late
Think about the night we could have
The things we could do
Forget about the love that's lost, it's old
But, this one's new
One of these days
I'll catch up to my predictions
One of these days
I'll be more than just man
One of these days
I'll be stronger than addictions
I am, really, sometimes
I am, really, sometimes, I am
There's a side of me
Well, I am
That I want you to see
I am, really, sometimes, I am
I promise I am
Whatcha doing?
Just this, working on a theory
I'm putting love in my words
Now can you hear me?
Give it a minute
Let it come inside
And if it hurts
We can make it work
I know we're qualified
One of these days
I'll catch up to my predictions
One of these days
I'll be more than just man
One of these days
I'll be stronger than addictions
I am, really, sometimes
I am, really, sometimes
I am, really, sometimes
I am
(feat. Kool G. Rap, Rakim)
[Kool G Rap]
G Rap with my nigga G-Dep
We about to do it Gorilla style, u heard
It's a Igloo-Badboy collabo thing u know
Y'all niggaz ain't ready for it
Coming rambo style nigga
2 guns up
Y'all niggaz better duck down
I'll get your cap lifted off
Thats how we doing it for the new millennium u heard
[G Dep]
Regardless of the wait i'm gonna stay straight ghetto
Everybody high, don't nobody say hello
Even when the sunshining it ain't yellow
Get out of the borough
If u know it ain't thorough
Niggas play ball, AWOL, on the furlow
Still came down on the furl and pumped hero
Red and grey Macs
Keep it clean as Ajax
Ghettos sling cracks
While u niggas pay tax
Now how ghetto is this
u can catch me in your hallway taking a piss
One hand on my dick one hand on a spliff
Burnt lips from the roach clip, yellow tips
If we aint closed it I get ferocious
Know this whole shit will leave me in them roaches
In your car motion I cause commotion
And i probably need some lotion
But i don't get fucked
[CHORUS]
[G Dep (sung)]
I am
(a ghetto nigga)
A ghetto nigga you can tell in a talk
On the corner selling the snort
It's hell in New York
Won't stop for a minute cops telling you hawk
Fake guards telling you pork
Settle for shorts
Running from court
New ports, criminal thoughts
On the blocks bodies acourt
Nobody supports
[Rakim]
It's a ghetto nigga thorough niggas that get cake
Five boroughs of niggaz do his a flip weight
Change garments to trick Jake, u dis jake
I want it yo I got warrants in six states
They come in a stolen whip with switched plates
Stickers hate I never leave a bread to trace
Only evidence I leave is hickies on chicks' face
In the corner with the crooked niggas
But yo shit's straight
We start war to leave with these seven revolvers
Sell case never test the floor
Sticky yank slicking enough y'all
I'm a man enough to put on a dress
To creep up like grand-moma and bust y'all
Get close enough to part your vest and tux off
Who would have thought the lady with the car would crush y'all
Too smart to get caught
But I got fam up north
So if they put me in coughs
I'll call fuck y'all
[CHORUS]
[Kool G Rap]
Knock back the hammer smell the
Pop that cantelope
For the venom in my python spit
It ain't no antidote
Jackpot from crack blocks
I was a man of dope
Snapshots to get your camera broke
You hoes used to plan a gross
With the hands toast
Close and stand opposed
Rubber bands she knows
Grams of the coke
Razor blade tuck the side the line
The banter of the coke
Watching niggas die with my hand on their doe
Singing with the bass
And wash up the land when they float
Choking on your own words
Should have watched the ground when u spoke
One last final approach
Make your whole family ghost
Bust bottles of cham and and we toast
Till your photo stamped in the post
Sex gland cut off jammed in ur throat
Man are u gross
Bitch hanging from the lampost
We shoot from up close
Blow canners the most
Catch an overdose
Nigga we own the coast
[G Dep (sung)]
I am
(a ghetto nigga) [X2]
[Fade Out]
Refrain
Crois-tu innover les techniques de kata?
L'école de Mars sur l'époque est avancée
Tire parti des gestes que tu calquas
Sur nos pensées; quand tu allais on revenait
Je siège à la table des chavaliers de la basse ronde
Noble confrérie de la rime profonde
Où chaque guerrier a sa spécificité
Chaque phrase est disséquée, soigneusement étudiée
Notre histoire remonte loin, très loin
Mais j'appose là un addenda aux dires des historiens
C'est vrai que Shaolin fut envahi par les Mandchous
Aidés par des traîtres, ils y entrèrent et brulèrent tout
Ils ont dit aussi et la faute se profile
Que cinq moines s'échappèrent, faux, on était six
Et je dévoile à présent la technique ancestrale
Dix ans de pratique ont fait de moin un virtuose verbal
Renonce à affronter le Gambit, c'est l'échec
Hong-Kong Fu-Fu de Mars va éclater tes genélecs, mec
Le combat serait trop déséquilibré
Car Mars Je représente, la ville et mon quartier
Refrain
Leurs voix s'élèvent, je les entends, ils veulent me couler
Je monte la garde, pour décocher les youkoulélés
Chtbaou, jambes éclairs, kata en l'air
Je viens venger l'honneur du neveu de la soeur de mon père
C'est-à-dire moi, un disciple du temple du henan
Hold-up mental, ils m'ont tous pris pour un âne
Mais j'étais caché, tapis dans l'ombre rampait
Comme un puma qui a flashé sa proie
Qui n'assassine que pour mâcher
Attaque au premier son du gong, je cogne trop sec en tong
Méfie-toi du pied de Chill Chang Chong
Ciao, ma technique c'est Apocalypse Now
Bombardement vocal, verbal viet vodao
Je pratiquais alors que tu n'étais qu'un enfant
Soit, tu as vu des choses, je les ai vues 2000 ans avant
J'explique, j'avais cent textes sous le chapeau
Tu swinguais tes parties sur des airs de Chapi-Chapo
Je serais large si encore si tu te la fermais
Mais laisse moi te dire quand tu allais, on revenait
Refrain
Comme à la guerre dans l'Illiade, nous déployons des myriades
Infestons tes enceintes au nom de la Triade
Iota alpha mu, tes phrases ont méchant goût de déjà vu
Veux tu croiser le fer avec des moines callus?
La fuite, ta seule issue quand mes idées s'alignent
Pour une vision mystique, digne de Shaolin
Le big boss, fonde Opération Dragon sur ton sort
Et j'adore ce jeu, parce que c'est le jeu de ta mort
Bruce L.A.I. as-tu le charisme pour être moine?
Ne te plains pas, ne geins pas, on a tous eu de l'avoine
Au repas, mais t'étais dans ta chaumière dans la plaine
Quand j'étais dans la montagne pour travailler mes kuens
Milieu du Tao "ouassa" dans le pao
N'essaies toujours pas de lutter où tu tombes K.O.
Je prône les vertus du profil bas
L'eau qui dort fait plus de dégâts
Qu'un chien qui aboie mais ne mord pas
Le 426 atteint la plénitude
Mais j'ai la fureur de vaincre, perdre n'est pas dans mes habitudes
Je m'entraîne chaque jour sans baisser d'un ton
Car la perfection n'est approchable que par la répétition
Détenteur d'une technique vieille de mille ans
Je défend l'honneur de l'école du micro d'argent
Expert du style de l'homme ivre, je me saoule de musique
Avant de sauter de collines en collines
Et si l'envie de voler mon mic te prend
N'oublie pas Jachen Chen est plus solide que les dents
Tu peux retourner t'entraîner, t'es loin d'être prêt
Quand tu allais, on revenait
Refrain
Dire qu'il a eu un père, une mère peut-être qui l'ont aimé
La gaité doit un jour céder
Pour certaines personnes, la vie est un échec
Mais c'est juste une page dans le carnet de bord d'un sale métèque
Il ne nous en veut même pas, flippe pas
Devant le feu de ces regards qu'il croise et ne l'aiment pas
Je pense quand j'embrasse mon fils
Que lui réserve l'avenir, j'angoisse, reviens à la réalité, esquisse
Un mouvement de la main, c'est dément
Il est allongé là et tous les gens passent indifférents
Regarde un peu autour, ils meurent de faim, les fous
Veulent garder leurs privilèges et crèvent plein de pez jusqu'au cou
Mon dieu, quels faits sinistres
Le dernier des clochards contre le premier des ministres
Relax chez eux, entre un bridge, deux boniches et leur bobtail
Je lâche cette bombe et qu'elle pète dans leurs cocktails
Refrain
Au royaume animal, le lion est roi, l'homme devient fou
Combien d'âmes tombées sous ses coups
La terre est seul témoin de ces crimes ici bas
C'est chacun pour soi, regarde Angela, regarde
J'aurais aimé être beaucoup de choses
Mais il n'en est rien, je ne suis qu'un homme diseur de prose
Et je ne suis pas à l'abri pour autant
Vu que mes semblables tirent sur leurs frères à tout bout de champ
Un pauvre mec pour une place de parking
Se prend deux balles et laisse derrière lui deux orphelines
Anodine l'histoire se répète chaque jour
Quand un tireur prend des gens pour cible du haut de sa cour
Et tout ceci dont se délecte le masse
Est envoyé par la télé qui sans cesse ressasse
Ces histoires de crime à grand renforts de gros plans
Aux heures du repas, des peuples entiers dans des bains de sang
J'en ai marre de voir tomber des minots
Je voudrais savoir quand est-ce qu'on va rire pendant les infos
Tu vois, tout a évolué sauf nous
L'époque des jeux de Rome n'est pas si loin après tout
Refrain
Il y eut, paraît-il un paradis ici
Il n'en reste rien, c'est dans les livres qu'il survit
Voilà pourquoi l'argent tout le temps
Fait le pouvoir souvent conféré à des incompétents
Il y eut la peste, le sida frappe très fort
Mais la connerie humaine a toujours battu tous les records
On gaspille des millions au nom du progrès
Mais restera-t-il encore quelqu'un sur terre pour en profiter?
L'alibi des batailles, les conflits d'intérêt, les fanatiques braillent
Les démoniaques raillent, l'homme n'est pas de taille
La partie est trop forte, pour un inconscient de la sorte
Le gardien des cieux leur claque la porte
Sur l'arche de Noé, nous sommes les seuls animaux car on peut tuer
Gratuitement, non pas pour survivre et je suis inquiet
Pour les lendemains Angéla, ma soeur
L'homme crache sur les oeuvres de son créateur
Refrain
Je descend de ma montagne à cheval sorti de ma
Retraite en moine Yamabuchi je déballe
Mon baluchon à froid dans la plus pure tradition
Ma maîtrise est totale tel un ninja en action
L'inné et l'acquis se confondent
Les mecs m'observent, je crée dans leurs têtes une
Confusion profonde sonde mon esprit tu perdras le tien
Réveille pas le dragon, la bête est plus affamée qu'une meute de chiens
Nourri aux grosses caisses au clap, faut que ça frappe
Pas de mélodies pourraves, ou c'est le massacre
Ombres furtives tranchent la nuit comme des shurik'n
Mon bokken brille le style de la mouette s'abat sur sa proie
Maître Kano du stylo Li Po ivre de Tao
Drunken style paou un de plus dans la pao
Calligraphié ce texte est dédié au rataclan
Un bon son brut pour les truands
Refrain
Ne lâche pas le mic, il est gluant
IAM casse la baraque avec des lyrics tonitruands
attaque avec gras de chacal puant
Un bon son brut pour les truands
Celui qui nique ma zic, votre shit, les sales flics
Chez nous se prennent des coups de Predator Kick's
Fixe ou je te mystifie comme un twix, aussi sauvage que les Knicks
Le manimal revient avec sa clique, toujours les mêmes
Les six guerriers d'apocalypse, regarde à l'horizon c'est notre bannière
Qui se hisse, IAM je le suis et je le reste un casse-tête
Mise sur moi garçon, ceux qui renient mon son finiront
Par se prendre à coups de tête sur les murs
La nature des éléments me pousse aux trousses des ordures
L'impur devient pur en maîtrisant l'écriture
Sur tes mix tape un blason gravé Côté Obscur dedans
Un bon son brut pour les truands
A présent mature, ma vie se base sur des mélodies
Les ratures sur mes pages m'ont forgé mon esprit conscient
Que ma vocation va servir à l'expression de mon école, fils
Celle du micro d'argent
Mon subconscient me guide, l'infini pouvoir limpide
Regarde ce que peut faire un bon quand tu joues les truands
Ecoute le dernier Freeman du clan des 108 dragons
Refrain
Hola, amigo, je rapplique avec un pack de saligots
Et plein de mecs pourris, niquer le bénéfice aux gringos
Un bon son brut, lâche ta zic, elle est renza
Cerveza dans la pogne, reconnais c'est moi Sentenza
J'espère que t'es rapide, kid, ou ton beat est un bide
Un flop, si tu viens me tuer, ne raconte pas ta vie
Mec, car je me méfie de tout et ne sous-estime rien
Même le pire des pouilleux a un ange gardien
Attablé, ma bouche pleine coule un plat de fazoules
Empoche 2,3 boules, exécute les contrats sur des pezoules
Les vauriens apprécient ce son, c'est pas pour rien
C'est comme Pal commecialisé rien que pour les chiens
100% fayot fait abstraction des ragots
Blondin ne meurs pas, lache ta planque où tu caches le magot
Cowboy en ballerine, ne pète pas au royaume des puants
Ce beat est désigné que pour les crapules au front suant
Refrain
Refrain
Ca s'passe comme ça chez le mac
Ca s'passe comme ça chez le mac
Les rues sales du centre ville de Mars est mon turf
Mac aussi puissant que ce putain d'argent sur le surf
J'ai tout pris en main et condés se tatent
Pas de racket, je suis libre des vapeurs d'eau écarlate
Et des tubes de colle, à coups de latte
Les consonnes, les voyelles, sont toutes à quatre pattes
Proxénète linguistique pur
Style manteau en fourrure
Et ma vie, a pris une autre tournure
Je ne sais pas où cela me mène
Mais même ceux qui m'aiment me décrivent comme étant un schizophrène
J'ai mis les mots au tapin pour la sensation
Au trottoir les syllabes, prostitué la diction
Les lettres travaillent pour moi
Le dico est mon territoire, un pays dont je veux être le roi
J'ai traité des phrases comme de vraies dames
Tiré les plus belles pour les mettre en vitrine comme à Amsterdam
Si tu veux la qualité normale, tu payes cash
Ca arrache, à consommer avec un tchoc de hash
J'ai des potes dans la profession, c'est pas la mode
Mais pourquoi croies-tu que DRS s'appelle Mr Claude
Petit parade avec tes illusions de Benz
T'es une merde sur le marché parce que tes phrases sont renze
C'est dommage, t'es guetté par le chômage
Mon organisation est trop en place et bien trop sauvage
Ma famille vient de ce quartier, qui faisait peur à Hitler
Où la French est née pour niquer la terre entière
Je me souviens encore mais pourtant je devais être petit
Scarface n'est pas un rêve, il a existé ici
L'Italiano prend la relève vingt ans après
C'est tout un autre monde, c'est tout un autre marché
Je suis discret, distant, dispo, prêt à disparaître
Mon discours éternel, seul un rêve peut renaître
Un jour, sous une forme nouvelle
D'un novice, 26 lettres, 100 000 mots à son service
N'est pas mac qui veut
Mais je croise des concurrents sérieux
Alors je redouble de travail et serre le jeu
Si tu veux la bombe, tu raques Ronald
Ca s'passe comme ça chez le mac
Refrain
Le petit noir à tête rasée réapparait
Moi non plus j'ai pas changé, toujours prêt à dégainer
Mon micro branché sur une table envoie le morceau
Vérifie la console, qu'elle fasse bien son boulot
Ouais, c'est comme ça avec le mic et les samplers
Au doigt et à l'oeil, alors qui c'est l'empereur
La MPC travaille pour moi très dur
Et au moindre bug, je la colle au mur, c'est sûr
La dernière mélodie que j'ai recrutée
S'est prise deux gifles quand elle a refusé de se faire trunkaté
En fait, je suis le seul boss du matos
Tous les câbles qui font les macs tombent vite sur un os
Tout le monde y a droit, qu'est-ce que tu crois
Les lettres, elles aussi, taffent pour moi
26 mètres, chacun sa chacune
Deux claques sur les fesses et vite par ici la thune
C'est comme ça que dans mon job ça se passe
J'ai beaucoup d'employés et je ne paie rien à l'Urssaf
Et je n'ai pas eu depuis longtemps à sévir
Elles ont réalisé que leur plaisir est de me servir
Si elles le font bien, je les place dans mes phrases
Promotion sociale pour elle, pour moi plus de liasses
Mais le fin du fin, c'est le couplet quand elles y sont arrivées
C'est qu'elles sont classées top dans mon carnet
Celles qui attendent de moi un geste en retour
Ont beaucoup d'espoir, d'ailleurs elles courent toujours
Je table sur la qualité, pas la quantité
D'un service organisé, créé pour vous faire planer
On y trouve des plates, des croisées, des embrassées
choisissez, chacune d'elle a sa spécialité
J'ai dû transpiré dur pour y arriver
Mais ça sert d'avoir de la famille bien placée dans le métier
Le prox de l'apostrophe, le Jules de la virgule
J'aurais dû faire du foot, j'ai toujours eu le sens des putes
Surtout ne viens pas taper à ma porte sans des Deutschmarks
Ca s'passe comme ça chez le mac
Refrain
Je pose du verbe sur un papier
Compose des textes et les scande, oui ma langue est déliée
Mon délit est de parler haut
Relater ce que mes consorts, n'exprimeront jamais dans un micro
Les camps sont marqués, nous sommes simples électeurs
Mais rien n'empêche d'apporter plus de terreur dans leurs erreurs
Je pensais ne même pas les affleurer, mais j'ai dû
Déjanter, quand le juge a voulu me convoquer
Ce n'était pas la première fois pour un groupe de rap
Que la censure frappe et les citations tapent
Va donc, je me suis dit, le texte est cool, y'a pas de hic
Faux, j'étais devenu l'ennemi public des Assédic
C'était clair, les hauts placés voulaient mon trophée
Un mois après ces endophés bloquaient mon dossier
Ce que le cinéma se permet, la télé, les livres,
Et les magazines pour nous c'est prohibé
Incitation à la violence
C'est comme si pour chaque meutre on inculpait Jack Palance
J'ai des problèmes de communication
Les R.G. écoutent toutes mes conversations
J'en ai des frissons et ça perturbe ma vie
Ma haine grandit chaque fois que Minute écrit
A déblatérer des mensonges malsains
Demandez à ma mère, si son fils est un assassin
Ils déclenchent ma revanche à leurs dépends
Si je pouvais vivre loin des serpents
Je croyais être un type sympa, un père exemplaire, merveilleux
Pour eux, je suis Dangereux
Si on m'avait dit qu'un jour je serais classé, fiché
Tout simplement pour avoir exprimé mes idées
Abordé des sujets jugés tabous
Mis sur papier tout ce qui se passe autour de nous
Je pensais vivre dans un pays libre, naïf
J'ai compris qu' indésirables sont les esprits non passifs
En refusant d'être un mouton, de rentrer dans le troupeau
De fermer les yeux et de tourner le dos
Au format dans lequel ils tentèrent de me faire entrer
Je me suis vu qualifié de rebelle d'une société
Hypocrite, où certains ont tant de pouvoir
Qu'en toute impunité, ils peuvent cracher sur l'Histoire
Ce noir constat m'oblige à prendre des risques
A libérer ma pensée, à devenir un journaliste
Un fugitif, un dénonciateur, un haut-parleur
Trop souvent, placé au centre du collimateur
De ceux qui se croient à l'abri de l'oeil avisé
Des gens comme moi à l'affût et qui ne laissent rien passer
La liberté d'expression vaste plaisanterie
L'écart est grand entre ce qui s'entend et ce qui est dit
J'énonce des faits bien que ça me coûte
Des photos sur des murs, des téléphones sur table d'écoute
On me reproche de crier trop fort ce que je pense
De mettre un miroir en face des gens, ça, ça les dérange
Et si le clan représente la pureté aujourd'hui
Même en plein soleil, tous les chats sont gris
Je voudrais faire le bien et rien d'autre
Mais pour eux je suis un mouton galeux, un mec Dangereux
On était assis à la terasse d'un café, relax
Deux verres de Perrier sur la table en train de déguster une glace
Neuf heures du soir la place était presque pleine
Mais pas assez pour ne pas voir arriver le phénomène
Méditerranéenne, mixée comme chez nous
Basses, aigus à fond, "Wooou" elle envoyait la ganzou
Elle est venue s'asseoir à côté de nous
Une clope cousine? Quoi, t'as ton mec, nous on est pas jaloux
Deux mètres, cent dix kilos, il s'est pointé
Illico aussi sec on est retourné à nos Perriers
Je suis pas fou, le type était balaise
Pas question de s'embrouiller, de se faire plier par Golgoth 13
Mais la gadji reluquait, regard aguicheur
Elle essayait quand même de me faire du pied
Une vodka, la commande est passée
Son mec va au comptoir, elle nous fait glisser un billet
"Rendez-vous à dix heures à votre appart', dites moi où c'est
Une copine va m'accopagner"
Elle se leva, la main crispée sur le papier un clin d'oeil discret
La soirée était bien commencée, ouais
Refrain
Dans toutes les situations, sans inhibition
Elle donne son corps avant son nom
Je préparais la pièce et les armures de latex
Les sticks de "popo", le stand de tir sur le Bultex
Et moi à peine arrivé en bas, elles étaient déjà là
La pure motivation, mon gars
Dans l'ascenseur il ne faisait pas chaud
Mais une autre chaleur leur fit déjà sauter les tricots
Elles arrivèrent dans la maison en Wonderbras
Vision irréelle, fracture nette de l'oeil droit
On leur pro posa de boire ou de manger un truc
Un cappuccino, deux sucres roux, elles aimaient le luxe
Je leur ai dit : "Excusez-moi, prenez le bien certes
Vous êtes raffinées mais vous avez l'air de deux filles ouvertes"
Dix secondes après c'était la cavalcade
Et comme Jackie Chan, on a fait nous-mêmes nos cascades
Au matin, ce ne sont que des draps que j'ai sentis
Les cacadeuses étaient parties
En m'habillant, je palpais mes poches : vides
Plus de chèques, plus de cartes, plus de liquide
Le plan était simple et sans accroc
Si on ratrappe les gazières, on les éclate à coup de marteau
On a foncé au centre ville, on a aperçu les filles
Pénétrer dans un bar américain
Devant la porte, y'avait le type du bar, la baraque
On a compris, mais trop tard, que ce mec était leur mac
J'ai dû trouver un exutoire pour passer mes nerfs
Et un skin a morflé des coups de Black et Decker
Traitez les filles avec respect mais attention
Prenez garde à celles qui ne donnent pas leur nom
Refrain
Assis en tailleur voilà des heures que je médite
Sur ma montagne et je n'arrive pas à faire le vide
Je focalise sur le diaphragme, j'augmente mon énergie
Réveille la bête qui dans mon âme est tapie
Je viens de terminer ma préparation mentale
Ils vont goûter à l'incomparable style du Serval
Le souffle des 4 vents décuple ma puissance
De longs mois de travail ont éxacerbé mes sens
J'ai créé un déséquilibre interne volontairement
Afin que le côté Yang soit le dominant
Les pieds solidements ancrés dans la Terre
Je tire les dernières forces de la nature mère nourricière
Je mène les troupes au combat pour défaire
Les guerriers en contre-plaqué de l'école du micro en bois
Notre bannière flotte au dessus de Tsunami
annonçant fièrement la charge du micro d'argent
En plein coeur de la bataille
Je sème la terreur quand je frappe d'estoc et de taille
Je sens l'esprit du félin m'envahir
A ce stade seule le sang me procure du plaisir
Mes griffes gravent les couloirs de l'Empire
Plus grand que celui d'Alexandre dont je suis le défenseur
Mon sabre scintille, je médite accrouppi sous les branches d'un saule
Pleure, je défends l'honneur de meon école, fils
Le troisième oeil scrute le terrain, la tactique
A pratiquer, pour balayer l'ennemi, statique
Physiquement, les déplacements furtifs
De l'essence de mon esprit élabore les bases de ma stratégie
Donc je me dresse dans les cliquetis, bardé d'armes
J'ai une armée entière sous le charme
Prête à mourir, à la gloire de mon étendard
J'ai rassemblé la clique des valeureux guerriers barbares
Dare-dare j'ai envoyé paître les lettres
Pourchassé les traîtres, selon l'enseignement de mes maîtres
Sans relâche, je crache des cendres
Et poursuivrai les massacres jusqu'à ce que le nom d'AKH soit légende
Car le soldat, guerrier alpha, est adroit
Et lance l'assaut là, sur lécole du micro en bois
La bataille a débuté, tiens ce coup vient
D'un expert à la guerre, vaillant praticien des arts martiens
Délégué pour mettre un terme à ces horreurs
Tel est mon labeur, tu sais de qui je défends l'honneur
REFRAIN
L'école du micro d'argent (x8)
Le sombre monarque débarque et étale
Son pouvoir, la puissance de l'ombre s'installe
Non, ne résiste pas, ne lutte pas
Ne te détourne pas de la main tendue vers toi
Ou je vais explorer le royaume de tes peurs
En devenir le dictateur pour mieux te dominer
Là, tu deviens raisonnable, c'est bien
Oui tombe sous le charme pour de meilleurs lendemains
Pour les rebelles la force est trop forte
Je balaye ces petits Ewoks comme le vent balaye les feuilles mortes
Les indécis sont avertis, qu'ils se méfient
De la seule étoile qui se fond dans la nuit
Le bastion des bas-fonds du pays en action
L'énergie dégagée génère une telle attraction
Que vers lui se tournent enfin tous les regards
Pour s'apercevoir que l'espoir émerge du noir
Une partie de tout homme la force manipule
D'un rien il suffit pour que l'être bascule
Que les yeux de l'aveugle s'ouvrent, qu'il contemple
Mars de l'obscur côté, le temple
N'aies pas peur, ouvre-moi ton coeur, viens vers l'Empereur
Sentir la chaleur de l'obscurité pour toi il est l'heure
De rejoindre l'armée des guerriers de l'ombre
Ne vois-tu pas ton côté clair qui succombe
C'est ta destiné, pourquoi vouloir lui résister
Sans peine je ferais sauter les verrous de ta volonté
Sois l'hôte dans la noirceur la plus pure de l'Empereur
Et arbore les couleurs du côté obscur
Refrain
Obscure, la force est noire, noire
Comme le château où flotte l'étendard, notre drapeau
Sois sûr que sous les feux, la vérité est masquée
Viens, bascule de l'autre côté
Je suis le fils de Jaffar, le sale rejeton de Dark Vador
Le grand Cador, du maniement du mic, j'adore
Adapter ma technique à la manière du caméléon
Sans pitié pour matter la rebellion
Millénaire, salive empoisonnée langue amère
Un Pilot V5 en tant que sabre laser
Quoi, ma conscience comme seule médaille
Je traque et j'étripe sans remords tous les chevaliers Jedi
La haine monte en toi, je le sais parfaitement
Je vois ta main droite gantée de noir
C'est sans espoir, la mutation s'amorce
Ta nature que tu obtures, le côté obscur de la force
Viens vers moi, passe le pont de part en part
Rejoindre ma demeure dans la lune noire
Mars est l'empire, je lance mes troupes à terre
Pour éradiquer ce niais de Jean-Claude Gaudin Skywalker
Petit présomptueux ne vois tu pas le nombre
Déployé? L'armée des ombres, tu seras éliminé
Au nom des forces mythiques qui habitent là
Dans mon cerveau, je ne donne pas chère de ta peau
Le souffle de la force est en moi
Le microphone crépite, crache des tas de flammes sur les "en bois"
Le fils de Dieu tremble
Mais lutte avec ses armes, renverse les crédos qui lui semblent
Erronés, brisent les traîtres de la tête au péroné
Par la peur l'ennemi reste sclérosé
Longue vie au règne de la nuit
D'une théorie qui renverse les croyances établies
"Luke, aide-moi", idiote il est trop tard
Tu appartiens au sinistre sombre seigneur vêtu de noir
Casque, souffle rauque sous une armure
Du soldat le plus dur de l'empire du côté obscur
Refrain
Les coups partent de tous bords, mais quand c'est que des claques, ça va
Ce soir baston à mains nues pas de gros dégâts
Les gars sortent pour jouer des quintaux
Dégainent des pointeaux, frappent, lacèrent, ciao crève, à bientôt
Personne ne bouge, il demeurent sur leurs gardes
Tendus, au cas où un gadjo les regarde de travers
C'est l'enfer, cycle amer, trop pervers
2,3 coups par derrière, embrouille? Pow! Revolver
Pour le plaisir, mais le plaisir, n'est-il pas de rire?
Un bon délire avec son équipe, ça fait frémir
J'ai besoin d'un break, cette fois-ci c'est clair
Quel est leur but, leur guerre, leur motivation première?
D'ailleurs, mes moeurs s'assortent pas avec ces railleurs
Assis en tailleur, je suis bien meilleur, un vrai seigneur
La violence m'éxaspère, ces types me sont antipathiques
Surtout quand elle est gratuite
Un homme est un homme avec ou sans le chrome
Se battre pour la réputation, c'est se battre contre des fantômes
Sûr. Frère, tes agissements sont terre-à-terre
Faire parler les poings à chaque sortie, sans arrêt, c'est
Refrain
L'enfer, quelle est leur motivation première?
Il est déjà à la fenêtre quand le réveil sonne
Il regarde la cour mais il n'y a encore personne
Pourtant dans quelques heures, le silence ne règnera plus
Beaucoup de jeunes y viendront passer une journée de plus
Vaincus par l'oisiveté ou las d'aller pointer
Pour rien ceratins iront dealer
Devant les plus jeunes émerveillés par tant de billets
Le genre de gâteaux qu'ils se languissent de goûter
Déjà résignés à suivre le chemin qui leur est tracé
Ils ne pensent même pas à lutter
La vie est un film où tout le monde a un rôle à jouer
Le problème, c'est qu'il y a trop de séries B
Trop de seconds rôles croulant sous le poids du premier
Trop de modèles sur lequel ils vont calquer
De leur démarche jusqu'à leur manière d'être
Ainsi ils ont l'impression d'ouvrir une fenêtre
Quelle est leur motivation première, je n'en sais rien
Peut-être aiment-ils vivre le purgatoire au quotidien
D'un regard extérieur, il se dit, c'est pas de leur faute
Cette fois il a raison, l'enfer, c'est les autres
ROYAL FAM, IAM, SUNZ OF MAN, WU TANG CLAN
'bout to take it to another chamber from Medina to Marseille... Marseille, Marseille
...
PRODIGAL SUNN
Yo, IAM, SUNZ OF MAN from the ROYAL FAM never ate ham, never gave a damn
TIMBO KING
In the begining there was darkness, then came light
I grab the mic to dis' your ass just for spite
What ? You can't fuck with the flows I bring
Watch the staff I swing
It's Timbo King, astonishing, I'm dramatic to the ear
Television tells lies to your vision
So, beware of the trick-nology set off to fool the mind
If you're dumb you're lost, if you're wise you will find
That poison is a devil substance made for scratch
'Cause one rotten apple destroys the whole batch you scratch
I throw jabs to your jaws so quick
You get bashed in the head with a stone face brick
We're thick like molasses, deeper than the earth's mantle
Royal take over, stampede, trample
Those who force kids tell lies to the youth
My grand child, my roots run deep is proof what ?
Akhénaton
A 17 ans je me suis fait une raison
J'étais un petit con, un nerveux, spasmophile
Baston et je frappais un coup de pied dans la table
Tout volait envenimé par la négativité
Tant d'échecs, tant de défaites
Ont forgé le mordant, pour encaisser les coups dans ma mentalité
Fauché, sans occupation, il n'y a pas pire
Je ne possédais rien et je voulais fonder un empire
J'ai persisté, dit des trucs vrais et ai été pisté
J'ai insisté et le groupe IAM a existé
Pour de bon, j'étais sincère
J'écris des vers pour mes pairs
Et il n'y a qu'eux qui flippent derrière
De l'attention, ils se foutaient, donc j'ai roulé pour ma poire
Comme le gaz, les intouchables phases de mes phrases
J'ai même changé d'avis pour la saga
C'est plus je revenais quand tu allais, j'y retournais
PRODIGAL SUNN
Yo, IAM, SUNZ OF MAN from the ROYAL FAM
Never ate ham, never gave a damn (x4)
DREDDY KRUEGER
I'm blowing niggaz out the frame
Now what's my motherfuking name [Dreddy Krueger]
I'm playing niggaz like a boy game
You can't fuck with the drunk Dreddy Krueger
Blaow ! Blaow !
Two slugs from my rugger and I move ya [move ya]
I write rhyme when I'm sober
Singing when I'm drunk
The Buddah Monk got the skunk
Yo, I smoke niggaz like kryptonite blunts
Dog bitches like soup, fucking up my stew, then yo
I step the gates and troop to see my nigga
The gza, who had my bulletproof [my bulletproof]
Vest for my chest to relieve some of my stress [stress]
And I'm safe from my neck to my waist
But still I gotta to worry about a nigga catching me in the face
And beat the case, just 'cause he had papes [papes]
[get it straight]
PRODIGAL SUNN
Yo, IAM, SUNZ OF MAN from the ROYAL FAM
Never ate ham, never gave a damn (x4)
Shurik'n
La route vers le but fixé est longue et périlleuse
Souvent bordée de tavernes aux enseignes lumineuses
Et c'est dur de résister à l'invitation
De rester posé sur le rail comme un wagon
Telle une flèche filer droit sur la cible
Ignorer les ragots est la seule solution possible
Le temps passe trop vite pour que j'y prête
Une attention quelconque, je sais qu'en fait
Tout le monde veut la même chose
Mais personne ne veut que tu l'obtiennes avant les autres
Pourtant, je roule pour moi, fils
Tant pis pour les autres si la médisance est leur hobby favori
Je suis sorti de cette période néfaste où
Tu te prélasses en attendant que tout se fasse
J'avance fort de mes expériences passées et je souris
En voyant ceux qui s'empressent d'y aller
Refrain (x2)
La vie est belle, le destin s'en écarte
Personne ne joue avec les mêmes cartes
Le berceau lève le voile, multiples sont les routes qu'il dévoile
Tant pis, on est pas nés sous la même étoile
Pourquoi fortune et infortune, pourquoi suis-je né
Les poches vides, pourquoi les siennes sont elles pleines de tunes
Pourquoi j'ai vu mon père en cyclo partir travailler
Juste avant le sien en trois pièces gris et BMW
La monnaie est une belle femme qui n'épouse pas les pauvres
Sinon pourquoi suis-je là, tout seul marié sans dote
Pourquoi pour lui c'est crèche et vacances
Pour moi c'est stade de foot sans cage, sans filet,
Sans même une ligne blanche
Pourquoi pour lui c'est l'équitation pour moi
Les bastons, pour lui la coke, pour moi les flics en faction
Je dois me débrouiller pour manger certains soirs
Pourquoi lui se gave de saumon sur lit de caviar
Certains naissent dans les choux et d'autres dans la merde
Pourquoi ça pue autour de moi, quoi, pourquoi tu me cherches?
Pourquoi chez lui c'est des noëls ensoleillés
Pourquoi chez moi le rêve est évincé par une réalité glacée
Et lui a droit à des études poussées
Pourquoi j'ai pas assez d'argent pour m'acheter
Leurs livres et leurs cahiers
Pourquoi j'ai dû stopper les cours
Pourquoi lui n'avait pas de frère à nourrir, pourquoi j'ai dealé chaque jour
Pourquoi quand moi je plonge, lui passe sa thèse
Pourquoi les cages d'acier, les cages dorées agissent à leur aise
Son astre brillait plus que le mien sous la grande toile
Pourquoi ne suis-je pas né sous la même étoile
Refrain (x2)
Comme Issa, pourquoi ne suis-je pas né sous la bonne étoile
Veillant sur moi? Couloir plein de toiles, crachats
Tchatche à deux francs, courbettes des tapettes devant
Supporter de grandir dans un franc, c'est trop décevant
Simplement en culotte courte
Ne pas faire la pelle mécanique plate avec des pots de yaourt
C'est pas grave, je n'en veux à personne et si mon heure sonne
Je m'en irais comme je suis venu
Adolescent incandescant chiant à tour de bras sur le fruit défendu
Innocents, témoins des types abbatus dans la rue
C'est une enfance? De la pourriture, ouais
Je ne draguais pas mais virais des tartes aux petites avec les couettes
Pâle de peur devant mon père, ma soeur portait le voile
Je revois, à l'école les gosses qui la croisent se poêlent
C'est rien Léa, si on était moins scrupuleux
Un peu de jeu du feu on serait comme eux
Mais j'ai pleuré pour avoir un job, comme un crevard sans boire
Les "Je t'aime" à mes parents seul dans mon lit le soir
Chacun son boulet, sans ambition la vie c'est trop long
Ecrire des poèmes, pisser violent dans un violon
Tu te fixes sur un wagon, c'est la locomotive que tu manques
C'est pas la couleur, c'est le compte en banque
J'exprime mon avis, même si tout le monde s'en fiche
Je serais pas comme ça si j'avais vu la vie riche
Refrain (x2)
Petit frère n'a qu'un souhait devenir grand
C'est pourquoi il s'obstine à jouer les sauvages dès l'âge de 10 ans
Devenir adulte, avec les infos comme mentor
C'est éclater les tronches de ceux qui ne sont pas d'accord
A l'époque où grand frère était gamin
On se tapait des délires sur Blanche-Neige et les 7 Nains
Maintenant les nains ont giclé Blanche-Neige et tapent
Eclatent des types claquent dans Mortal Kombat
A 13 ans, il aime déjà l'argent avide
Mais ses poches sont arides, alors on fait le caïd
Dans les boums, qui sont désormais des soirées, plus de sirop Teisseire
Petit frère veut des bières
Je ne crois pas que c'était volontaire, mais l'adulte c'est certain
Indirectement a montré que faire le mal, c'est bien
Demain ses cahiers seront pleins de ratures
Petit frère fume des spliffs et casse des voitures
Refrain
Petit frère a déserté les terrains de jeux
Il marche à peine et veut des bottes de sept lieues
Petit frère veut grandir trop vite
Mais il a oublié que rien ne sert de courir, petit frère
Petit frère rêve de bagnoles, de fringues, de tunes
De réputation de dur, pour tout ça il volerait la lune
Il collectionne les méfaits sans se soucier
Du mal qu'il fait, tout en demandant du respect
Peu lui importe de quoi demain sera fait
De donner à certains des raisons de mépriser son cadet
Dans sa tête le rayonnement du tube cathodique
A étouffé les vibrations des Tam-Tam de l'Afrique
Il n'a plus de cartable, il ne saurait quoi en faire
Il ne joue plus aux billes, il veut jouer du revolver
Petit frère a jeté ses soldats pour devenir un guerrier
Et penser au butin qu'il va amasser
Refrain
Les journalistes font des modes, la violence à l'école existait déjà
De mon temps, les rackets, les bastons, les dégâts
Les coups de batte dans les pare-brise des tires des instituteurs
Embrouilles à coups de cutter
Mais en parler au journal tous les soirs ça devient banal
Ca s'imprime dans la rétine comme situation normale
Et si petit frère veut faire parler de lui
Il réitère ce qu'il a vu avant 8 heures et demie
Merde, en 80 c'était des états de faits, mais là
Ces journalistes ont faits des états
Et je ne crois pas que petit frère soit pire qu'avant
Juste surexposé à la pub, aux actes violents
Pour les grands, les gosses est le meilleur citron
La cible numéro 1, le terrain des produits de consommation
Et pour être sûr qu'il s'en procure
Petit frère s'assure, flingue à la ceinture
On sait ce que tu es quand on voit ce que tu possèdes
Petit frère le sait et garde ce fait en tête
L'argent lui ouvrirait les portes sur un ciel azur aussi
Facilement que ses tournevis ouvrent celle des voitures
Le grand standing, c'est tout ce dont il a envie
Ca passe mieux quand tu portes Giorgio Armani
Soucieux du regard des gens
Malgré son jeune âge, petit frère fume pour paraître plus grand
Il voudrait prendre l'autoroute de la fortune
Et ne se rend pas compte qu'il pourrait y laisser des plumes
Il vient à peine de sortir de son oeuf
Et déjà petit frère veut être plus gros que le boeuf
Refrain
From the past it comes to haunt you
Like the planes I failed to catch that would bring me home to you,
That would settle all your doubts.
I’m sure it’s not the first time I’ve broken all your trust,
But you won’t survive this frame of mind as long as I’m around.
Everybody knows all the things you left behind,
All the dreams you left so broken,
All the songs you failed to write…I know.
A part of me takes over you
When you feel to weak to stand
Against the beating of your lonely heart
I’ll be strongest man.
I am.
When the pain begins to linger and it’s all too much to bear
I’ll keep you warm and hold you in,
We’ll dance like no one’s there.
A part of me takes over you
When you feel too weak to stand
Against the beating of your lonely heart
I’ll be the strongest man.
What I am
I would be if I could
I've a soul
Try to shout my own prayer
But I cry without a voice and tears
You can't choose what I'll be...
...I am
Who needs it, what is the use?
You win the prize paying with my life
What I am
I would be if I could
Studying me like a mouse, labyrinths
In which simple people get lost
I recall my own prayer
You cannot hear what I feel and what I am
Choose my fate like a colour TV
Choose for me how long my life will be
And destroy a created entity,
It ends here, you forget the reason
You cannot hear what I feel and hear
Hear what I'm screaming,
It's already completed
I am - I want to leave this now
I am - not a shadow
I am - I want to feel the grace
I am - and what I want to be
What I have:
I feel the pain around me
And it's here
And the heart of the world
Beating pain
Laughing, crying its disgrace again
And we pray together
You cannot hear what I feel and hear
Hear what I'm screaming,
It's already completed
I am - I want to leave this now
I am - not a shadow
I am - I want to feel the grace
I am - and what I want to be
I am your one true voice
I am your only choice
I am the air you breathe
I am the fix you need
I am the salt you sweat
I am the high you hope to get
I am your driving force
I am the need for more and more
I am your private hell, your sweetest smell
your constant, changing voice
I am your best advice, your darkest night
your silent, raging noise
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am your waking thought
I am the prize you want
I am the one who cares
I am your rocking chair
I am the hope you seek
I am the force you think you need
I am your heart's desire
I am the one to take you higher
Ease back into my embrace
Ease back let me touch your face
Ease back into my embrace
I am the king of season
I am the air you breath
I am the seed you swallowed
I am the blood you bleed
I am the road your taking
and never know your on
I am the line your crossing
that never has been crossed
I am (four times)
the sea, the sky, the sand
I am (four times)
the rock on which you sand
and if I fall so shall you
thee's no way 'round
no way through no way up
and no way down in or out
just around and around
I am the king of season
I am oh yeah I am
I am (four times)
I am oh yeah I am
I am...yes I am...I
Day one, life is fun
Day two, I am new
Day three, I am me
Day four, I adore
Day five, I’m alive
Day six, create the mix
Day seven, I’m in heaven
Day eight, I co-create
Day nine, feeling fine
Day ten, do it all over again!
I am open, ready and willing (I am)
To be completely restructured (I am)
Around the positive possibilities
Of being me (I am)
I am open, ready, willing to be
Completely restructured
Around the positive possibilities
Of being me
“Go Jon!”
“I am open, ready, willing to be…”
“Here, sing through the telephone!”
“I am open ready willing to be…”
In-stalation – in stars-elation
Inspiration – in the spirit-nation
In the vocalization – an invocation
To resource the source of the force to endorse
I am.
I am open, ready, willing to be
Completely restructured
Around the positive possibilities
Of being me
Wonder back to where you were at, you'll find me
You fucking idiot what you got see
Wasn't really me just a shadow of what I could've been
And then multiply
Into a ruthless, an over bad, another sad
Then I cut myself out the way
Of conflicting views (that were) stirring up truth
I can't get it right
Turning back on myself is the hardest thing
I could have possibly done
With the will to change I've got no one to blame and I'm telling you this is?
Why, do we always try?
Do we always try?
To cover up our mistakes
To try and be what they'd expect
As I wonder back myself I get full of wealth
Knowing I am right out of sight
Feeling calmer, don't know how to use this
Too busy trying to fucking well abuse this
That I find myself flipping a coin
On my personality whom I gonna join
This is what's wrong this not strong
I can't explain it
So who you gonna blame it on
Turning back on myself is the hardest thing
I could have possibly done
With the will to change I've got no one to blame and I'm telling you this is?
Why, do we always try?
Do we always try?
To cover up our mistakes
To try and be what they'd expect
Find a way to find yourself
And mind you don't fall
I'm not sure I like what I found so
Be careful of your height and say I'm all I am
Cause the fact of the matter is what you see and you get
Isn't always true for me
I lie to the back of my teeth and your never gonna see me
Cause I cover it up with expression
Would you call me a fool cause I'm questioned?
And you never gonna break this
Cause the face who takes this space is under pressure
Everyone shows a gesture
By changing the mask I wear am I a lesser?
Oh, and when I get low
I can not stay this way why cant you see?
Its easy to delude yourself in thinking this is who I am
Get back
Get back further
Get back
Get back further
To cover up are mistakes
To try and be what they'd expect
Expect to see and find
Expect to see and hear
Expect to be and do
But know one said it be easy
But no one said it be easy
No one said it be easy
No one said it be easy
No one said it be easy
No one said it be easy
No one said it be easy
No one said it be easy
It's so easy
To be bruised completely
All too easy
If you need it
Follow my way
Walk beside me
Come with my way
If you want it
When the lights not low and
I'm the one who knows it
I am
Better loose than you're hard tied
You would breathe and you'll be alright
No one hears you
Outside your room
I can hear you
But it's easy not to
If I leave
Am I free?
If I leave
Am I free?
When the lights not low and
I'm the one who knows it
I am
Better loose than you're hard tied
You would breathe and you'll be alright
I am
When the lights not low and
I'm the one who knows it
You bleed
You lose
You lose
[Verse 1: Novel]
I am, reverends' future black president.
I'm what you see rollin' every day through your resident
Windows tinted, young and relentless
To the cops, I'm a suspect that fits the description
But I am, not a hoodlum, I'm not an abuser
I'm sort of a connoisseur slash entrepreneur.
I've seen a lot of people grow, some went, some came
Rappers are next-generation shit but I am change.
At the age of 21 they said I'd be non-existent,
It's that, or pleading the trial or being convicted.
I guess since I'm alive then I beat the statistics
Y'all can all kiss my ass when I am rich.
I'm the sun, I'm light,
I'm much more than your bling or the shine off your ice
I'm as, free as a spirit, I'm as fly as a bird
I'm whatever I wanna be as long as I am heard
Cause I am...
[Chorus:]
I am I am I am
Eternal to the light I am I am
I'm a product of the ghetto, my father's boy,
A brother to my sister, my mother's pride and joy, I am
I am I am I am
The king of all knights I am I am
I'm the blade of the knife, that slaughtered the lamb
The greatest sacrifice, the son of Abraham
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
I am C-E-O, H-N-I-C
B-K-M-C, Talib Kweli
My name roll off the tongue like L-M-N-O-P
See I am at touch, you can I'm me.
I'm not nobody's toy, I'm not nobody's boy
I am someone's man, I am someone's joy
I am the voice, I am the truth
I am the choice, I am the proof.
Like my man from the D
Gon' stand on my feet
I am the branch, from the family tree
A baby to the leaves, carriers of the seeds
To carry on the name, to make a man complete.
De La Soul said I am a beat
I'm not a dream, I'm not a fantasy
Right here in the flesh,
I am out of this world, I am something else
I am something lived, I am something felt.
Your chestnut hair and serious smile
Raspy laughing eyes, too deep to swim inside
Your fractured light and sideways glance
Time after time, you make me think I can
And you make me wish for heaven's sake that
I could be your man
Then I remember, then I remember
Then I remember - I am
With coffee grounds and midnight air
I turn around, and you were there
Fresh is your face, of scandal clean
An outlaw's grace, long may you lean
You make me wish for heaven's sake that
I could be your man
Then I remember, then I remember
Then I remember - I am
Oh it's a club of two, no room, me and you
Brand new, take me
Yeah it's a club of two, no room, just me and you
Brand new, baby, oh take me
Oh, won't you take me?
Please take me
You make me wish for heaven's sake that
I could be your man
But then I remember, then I remember
Then I remember - I am
(Verse 1)
I am (x3) the type of nigga that’ll go insane I am (x3) Donovan James you
know my name aint playing no games aint smoking no trees mess around and
I’ll sell your leaves cuz they was confiscated from you to me best believe
it’s a demon in me something you can’t see holding me captive and won’t let
me free I’m stuck in this place if you get in my face no matter your height
or even your race you might be my first murder case so for instance keep
your distance if you wanna live your life with no assistance I’m a problem
that can’t be solved refuse to dissolve won’t wash away my anger evolved
I’m tired of being broke I’m tired of being poor landlord knocking on my
door I’m sleeping on the floor my stomach want more waking up every day is
a daily chore so I may be a psycho saving on Geico that’s a lie so that’s a
typo aiming the rifle at my rival kill or be killed that’s the rules to
survival I’m trying to stay alive and its getting too hard prostitute
yourself or get a link card living off of welfare Obama don’t care just pay
your taxes do your share 8.25 minimum wage I can’t progress working on this
stage 8.25 minimum wage I can’t progress working on this stage.
(Chorus)
I am words I am speaking I never heard my conclusion I am strong I am
leaving I never knew I’d feel the dead so
(Verse 2)
I am (x3) a disgrace to myself can’t look my in the face I am (x3) stuck in
depression I’m such a big waste tossin and turning in my sleep dreaming
about defeat I can’t take it away I used to live with a thief so what that
means I’m not too keen on letting things go if you really didn’t know like
casein moving too slow until I snub my toe everybody wanna pick on my nappy
fro, but that goes to show even the strongest break I’m just keeping it
real I refused to be fake I used to push girls away unless you wanna get
played now I’m bound in the place wishing somebody would’ve stayed, but now
it’s too late I can’t even get a date I’ve become the person everybody
loves to hate or maybe lied to do you feel like I do? have I hit rock
bottom 8x2 I am not that crazy or is it true what I’m capable of and what
I’ll do to you talking to myself thinking I need help just want you to go
through the pain I felt and hold it together like a belt try to win the
game with the cards you dealt no I’m not perfect this is me never changed
myself during history no I’m not perfect this is me never changed myself
during history now you know who I am if you don’t give a damn you can just
flag me a virus spam now you know who I am if you don’t give a damn you can
Pencil marks on a wall, I wasn't always this tall
You scattered some monsters from beneath my bed.
You watched my team win, you watched my team lose
Watched when my bicycle went down again.
And when I was weak, unable to speak, still I could call you by name
And I said Elbow Healer, Super Hero, come if you can.
And you said, I AM.
Only sixteen, life is so mean
What kind of curfew’s is at 10 PM?
You saw my mistakes, you watched my heart break
Heard when I swore I'd never love again
And when I was weak, unable to speak, still I could call you by name
And I said Heartache Healer, Secret Keeper, be my best Friend
And you said, I AM.
You saw me wear white by pale candle light
I said "forever" to what lies ahead.
Two kids and a dream, with kids that can scream
Too much it might seem when it's 2 am.
And when I am weak, unable to speak still I will call you by name
Oh, Shepherd, Savior, Pasture Maker, Hold on to my hand.
You say, I AM.
The winds of change and circumstance
Blow in and all around us
So we find a foothold that’s familiar.
And bless the moments that we feel you nearer.
When life had begun, I was woven and spun
You let the angels dance around the throne.
Who can say when, but they'll dance again
When I am free and finally headed home.
I will be weak, unable to speak
Still I will call you by name
Creator, Maker, Life Sustainer,
Comforter, Healer, My Redeemer
Lord and King, Beginning and the End
