Sam John - Development lyrics

[HOOK] x4 "Underground intelligent hip hop development Progression is our intent, ladies and gentlemen" [VERSE 1] They say possession is nine-tenths and we possess mind vents To filter the rhymes sent from deep down inside hence The precision and timing essential to rhyming If you wish to pierce the cerebral lining You see, image is nothing, imagination is everything Is there anything you wear that's more important than what you think? I think not as I bump Aesop Cruise to Herbie Hanco*k and f**ing rock out with Snot You wanna look for me, I'll be in charity shops I ain't buying my shirts, I'm buying my damn pants and socks b**h, this sh**'s inside of me I ain't riding the beat, it's the beat that is riding me [HOOK] x4 [VERSE 2] I ain't an alcoholic I just drink a lot And maybe I'm genius or maybe I just think a lot My intellect in restrospect compared to some... "Eh, yo Pip, you know that second verse was all but straight garbage?" What you talking about man, it's not that bad? "I know what I'm talking about Give these f**ers something new" Well what am I supposed to do? "Come on man" Alright man, how about this... [VERSE 3] I remember hearing Mos Def rhyme the alphabet I just sat there in silence as a sign of respect I knew what I had to do and that's what happened next I rhymed the periodic table just to stay 1 step ahead See in the periodic table, Hydrogen's number 1 Cause Hydrogen is what puts the shine in the sun Through nuclear fusion and when it's done It leaves element number 2: Helium Helium's the second lightest gas that there is So we use it in balloons we give to little kids Then there's Lithium, often used to treat mental problems Beryllium don't conduct electric currents, it stops them Boron can be used to make things harden And that smoke coming out of your exhaust? Carbon Carbon's arguably the most important element And Nitrogen's in the air at almost 80 per cent The rest of the air is mainly Oxygen And Fluorine is the lightest of the Halogens OK that's enough teaching, I ain't trying to bore you I'm just trying to be a positive role model for you Cause in my town, I'm blessed with many role models So many that sometimes the mind just boggles See KRS is my teacher, Slick Rick's my ruler Chuck D's my preach', I'm just a preschooler I still got growing to do though, I ain't trying to fool you But compared to all the other kids in my cla** I'm much taller ... I'm much taller [HOOK] x4