I wanna introduce y'all to a friend of mine
A lot of y'all don't know him
But maybe you'll understand if he talks to you
[Verse 1]
Good evening, it's me, yeah it sounds so strange
May not know me but I am a household name
Since I came I ain't never been without no fame
Always grab attention, mayne without no strain
Yeah you heard of me, maybe I slipped out your brain
Some they really love me, no doubt, no vain
Others think I'm wack like "he sounds so lame"
Some are somewhere in the middle like when altos sing
But yup, you might find me fresh of the presses
Dressed in the best leather, cat's better reckon
Knives open eyes, I'm direct with a message
Incapable of lies, come correct when I step in
Known to change lives, yeah my rep is impressive
Some don't really get me 'cause I am hard to see
I've split up some families, I'm known to cause wreckage
Some don't really get me, they say I'm hard to read
[Chorus]
Know me
You know me, you know …
Know me
You know me, you know …
[Verse 2]
Aye, I'm so old school but I'm relevant to new
In a league of my own, known for tellin' them the truth
I know fakes that oppose, but I'm tellin' 'em to move
'Cause they ain't on my level like my elevator moved
Uh-uh, they try to hang and compete with what I bring
But it just ain't the same, they miss, they playin' games
I got truth that they missin', 'bout what they can obtain
They fakes, they not real, one day they will be ashamed
No challenges can harm me, I'm battling the storm
I know folks that got my quotes tatted on they arms
But they missin' the point from Atlanta to the Bronx
If they lives don't change and their patterns ain't informed
I'll give you data, speak on matters that'll form
The way you see the world, from your calories to p**n
If you hear me but never change, better be alarmed
I need doers, not hearers that's the norm, let's go
[Chorus]
Know me
You know me, you know …
Know me
You know me, you know …
[Verse 3]
Hey throughout my lifetime, I done seen a lot of folks
Been around the world, but ain't seen a lot of hope
And I came to help if they believed in what I spoke
Most ain't listen very well, they just read a lot of quotes
Been used and abused by most that find me
Some dudes in them pews, please don't remind me
The views that they choose really don't define me
Look, I just wanna be understood
Hey, I'm a great storyteller and a beast of a poet
A master historian, esteemed by the coldest
And all of this centered around he who they notice
But didn't recognize as the King who controls it
The most high up, and I'm so inspired
By a move created everything, don't try him
I take it he's a lover plus a known fighter
But I can't take credit 'cause I got a ghostwriter
You ain't caught it yet?
I'm talkin' about the Word
Yeah, and if you don't know him you need to
Study his ways and they will keep you from evil
Word