MF DOOM - The Book of Soul lyrics

[Produced by Tommy Black] [Verse 1] Your momma told me read the Book of Job They shoulda called it the Book of Soul I came into this hurtful Earth in perfect health Caught Stevens–Johnson syndrome when I was ten years old Internal and external fever, 80% Fatality rate at that time, ain't that some sh** Severe pink eye, my eyes swollen shut For like two or three months, it's still bright as f** And I even lost my lip skin Grew back darker than its original pigment Skin disfigured from boils and blisters Unidentifiable by my little sister Come to think of it, I could've got a crazy check The shrink thought I'd be traumatized, but I'm alright My first years of Junior High School were not alright Them dimes wouldn't give me no time, no, not a nod I mean not even you, we eventually got cool But I was nobody, you was the hottest hottie in the school Or the world to me, not saying that cause I'm your dude I'm glad I got to watch the woman that you blossomed to Ironic we always had the same cla**es I copied off your work, and you ain't always had The right answers but it worked, mama, thanks a lot Probably wouldn't have even graduated had you not Somewhere down the line, we became an item The love was in the air like this flight I'm lighting The first few years was so exciting Got deeper in this rap and started pushing sh** back My money got funny, you wanted to go on dates I had a Sounwave beat tape tryna beat Drake Could've spent every minute with you but I had to get it For me and you, you sing too so you knew the business I know it was hard but you stayed down My fam had doubts, you told me you was proud I did some things, you did some things, always came back together We knew the only way to make it work was work together Seven whole years, seven whole years It was supposed to end with our grandkids Luckily for me I'm used to being cut short But I'm such a nice guy, why Lord? Why Lori? Why'd you have to take her from me? I guess He needed your angel face for all of heaven to see Your picture's still on my mirror, and it's so scary I swear, I still ain't looked at your obituary So now I'm so doped up, I think I'm flyin' I hope the spliff will never finish I guess the Mayans wasn't lyin' 2012, my world ended You used to say that I could see the future You was wrong, cause you was in it And I was just with you the day before You said you loved me, I said I loved you more And as much I wanna cower and bid the mic adieu And fall off a f**ing tower tryna find you I gotta stay cause I remember that day I looked you in the face and told you Nothing can stop me, not even you Stick to the plan, I'll meet you at our spot If reincarnation is true and we don't get too lost Even if you forget me and everything you left behind I never lied, I love you in a place where there's no space and time I close my eyes and I can still hear you singing loud We never got to tell them who The Love Religion was about I ain't finna stage a cry in this rhyme Signed Sincerely yours I live to let you Shine [Interlude] [Verse 2] Everything I love the most gets taken away My momma and music is next And if that happens before I turn 28 Then I'm going out wit' Kurt Cobain I still believe in God, we just ain't never spoke Unless we talkin' symbolically, then I might agree But if you really wanna look at it that way Then, hey man, God don't like me I refuse to believe that But what's acceptable is anything's possible but nobody special My ma took my TV, Clem took my radio Now I'm on TV and on the radio Don't be dethroned by these systems of control Just keep your fingers crossed and get them locks off your soul Don't be dethroned by these systems of control Just keep your fingers crossed and get them locks off your soul (Soul!)