The Genius Gza - B.i.b.l.e lyrics

Basic instructions before leaving earth The basic instructions before leaving earth Basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving earth Knowledge this wisdom, this goes back when I was twelve I loved doin' right but I was trapped in Hell Had mad ideas, sad eyes an' tears Years of fears but yo, my foes couldn't bear I searched for the truth since my youth An' went to church since birth but it wasn't worth the loot That I was payin', plus the prayin' I didn't like stayin' 'coz of busy bodies an' dizzy hotties That the preacher had souped up with lies Had me cooped up lookin' at loot, bu*t an' thighs Durin' the service, he swallowed up the poor An' after they heard this, they wallowed on the floor But I ignored an' explored my history that was untold An' watched mysteries unfold An' dropped a j**el like Solomon but never followed men 'Coz if you do, your brain is more hollow Than space oblivia or the abyss With no trace of trivia, left with the hiss Does it pay to be deaf, dumb, blind? From a slave we was kept from the mind An' from the caves he crept from behind An' what he gave was the sect of the swine When the Bible, it condemned the pig I don't mean to pull your hems or flip your wigs But we used to wear a turban but now we're in the urban No more wearin' beanies an' dress like a genie No hocus pocus 'coz I focus on the facts An' put it on the tracks an' brought it through the wax I speak on Jacob, it might take up some time An' too much knowledge, it might break up the rhyme I did it anyway just to wake up the mind Of those who kiss stones or prays on the carpet Those who sit home or sell books by the market Need to chill an' get their mind revived For years religion did nothing but divide The basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving earth I strolled through the books of Job to unfold An' open Bibles instead of hopin' on revivals Calling on His name an' screamin', Hallelujah When He hardly knew ya, that's how the Devil's fooled ya See, look into my eyes, brethren, that's the lies of a Reverend Why should you die to go to Heaven? The Earth is already in space, the Bible, I embrace A difficult task I had to take I studied 'til my eyes was swollen an' only arose when I found out that we were The Chosen I deal with the truth an' build with the youth An' teach my son as he kneels on the stoop Son, life is a pool of sin, corrupted with foolish men An' women with wicked minds, who build picket signs To legalize abortion, the evil eye distortion I quiz son with my wisdom Before I converted, I was perverted an' knowledge was a**erted The study of wisdom, I preferred it The understanding, it gave me mental freedom I even learnt Caucasians were really the Tribe of Edam The white image of Christ is really Cesare Borgia An' uhh, the second son of Pope Alexander The sixth of Rome an' once the picture was shown That's how the Devil's tricked my dome I prophesized to save a man but no one gave a damn For my nation, the seed of Abraham Blessed with the tongue of Hebrew Now we're strung on needles an' some are plungin' evils So study an' be wise in these days of darkness Peace to my nephew, Marcus The basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving earth Life is a test, many quest the universe An' through my research, I felt the joy an' the hurt The first shall be last an' the last shall be first