We just gettin started Count it off like this One two three IV Intelligent rhymes with original styles We got Mr. J., Braille, and Manchild here If you wanna know the real deal then here we go [Mr. J. Medeiros] On an account of the cost Being thee amount of the cross Being me don't amount to the loss You see me, know my fountain of flaws To free me off a mountain I toss Into the deep sea breathin out thee exhaust Inhaling the frost of cold summers The cost of sailing, I'm lost with no compa** The cause and effect witch I pause to reflect For a moment, taught to respect the atonement I own it, and walk these steps as a grown man Where talk is a weapon that holds man I fought with this lesson with no hands Trying to know my Savior it's a Risk When your wrists are dying to hold Asia It's a mind over nations of millions The face of our children The chase for the safety in buildings That make it so yielding is never an option The willing to weather whatever it costs them [Manchild] Put it on the line like rhymes that we write With a pad and pen before we spit it on the mike Add it up for ?? and got the information put in to the book A snooker to the lie for every ?? hook line and sinking in Kids check it out and turn the pages until they think again ?? read it in between the hash marks convert it into cliff notes Accelerate the fast starts ?? the plan B before you move past freedom ?? even start to understand me Telling me when you may freeze Before you weave that reasoning into the fabric of the grand scheme ?? overcomposition at large points to the Heavens identify who's in charge Bar none hard rocks Ladies with ?? ?? Call it what you want from big dreams to far flung It don't stop till the wars won Hey DJ Idol can I get an introduction Comon man let's do this I want to rock right now [Braille] Do the mathematics, algebra and calculus I counted the cost, accounted for the counterfeit When I encountered it, stood my ground and the coward quit Cause he's powerless, so many challenges exist Calculate the catalyst, cause and effect From catastrophic events, we gotta catapult past it Cast away doubt, it returns sevenfold, tell them "get out" This is my temple, my house, take control of your body Reject the venom, yo their bugging out, better grab the insect repellent My rebellion, rocking the bells from Belgium To Bella Bella to Boston and back to Bellingham The mailman playing my role, no more John Stockton I'm Karl Malone, slamming it home on microphones I'm in the zone, lyrics and poems Flow through my chromosomes and penetrate domes I wanna rock right now, come on It's been a long road driven by purpose And I know it's worth it I wanna rock right now, come on I added it up and I counted the cost I understand the risk, I'm gonna carry my cross Do it like this Before you make your move calculate the risk