Poor Righteous Teachers - Word From the Wise lyrics

[Intro: Malcolm X speech] One of the first things, I think, young people, especially nowadays, should learn how to do is: see for yourself and listen for yourself [Culture Freedom] I think we should do this [Verse 1: Wise Intelligent (Culture Freedom)] I self lord and my methods of dropping mental Simple, yet very complicatedly I place it Poor Righteous Teachers speaking of what Was spoken in their Bible (what?) And now them calling me a racist (damn) I cram to understand their weak and wicked way of living Man was given law not religion C-Free - you's be know Wise be ain't selling em fantasy (Word is my life, G) Most def-initely PRT means never down We're up with the kings and crowns Not clowns, no blue eyes or blond hair is over here And now inserting s** and fear But why must I be a racist for turning people to the truth? Direct from a tree called life When I strive to be the best that I can be and best for me is G PRT, the pure real type [Interlude: ??? speech] We wanna bring people and [?] people (x2) And if it means that we have to take the head of those who oppose a righteous life for our people then we are ready to go to war. Now! [Verse 2: Wise Intelligent (Culture Freedom)] I self lord and my every day aggravation Meditating, awaiting on the way to get away Not run son, the son of man can't stand this land Where blacks stay symbolic to the prey Oh me (oh my) why I can't deny That Wise and the teachers were lost But that was then and this is now (How?) can one say false is what the Gods were taught You silly pigeon, Wise be ain't dealing with no religion Brothers listen, only them comprehend Pure fact from a brother that loves being black Fact - negativity can't win, limit sin Tell the others their time is done (yo) No need for cooking that a** in the sun (and uh) And Wise's life has just begun And my desire's to have some fun [Interlude: Malcolm X speech] I know you, brother. Me and you are brothers We flesh of each other's flesh, bone of each other's bone I know why you faking, because you got a greater (*scratch*) Greater desire to be known. And you have a desire to have money [Verse 3: Wise Intelligent] I self lord and the PRT posse feel it d**h - for all you brothers out there selling weak sh** Dip - is my hip hop so I drop the profane Cause that's the only way they'll understand it If - I was to say 'yo black stop selling crack' No I don't think a single soul would listen But - if I was to riff bum rush and start dissing I'd give you total comprehension Cause all them wants to see is violence and negativity But the problem is lack of unity Black is black regardless to what state your from You're wrong, and you're blind deaf and dumb Why can't we say 'to hell with the red, white and blue'? The green black and red's coming through Teaching what was taught by those that teach we teachers And civilizes all the black kids [Interlude: (sample) Louis Farrakhan speech] (The problem is this:) you have no unity (*scratch*) You don't see that your unity is the key to your success (*scratch*) Because you so divided, so disunited, so full of petty envy and jealousy you don't see that unity is the key to your success [Verse 4: Wise Intelligent] I self lord and my musical way of building Willing - to speak the power to the people Equal - only to ones self because ones self be but a brother Others is the fact that I be legal 'See ya' - what I may say when I be stepping Off into the projects called Divineland Wise stand around and watch the king that wears the crown? You can be down with the get down sound As if the gift was simply trying to lift The moral standards of the people My people, to whom there's not another people Equal - to the lost and found Hmm - a brief sign of meditation Faking - moves a brother can't cope Dope - one deaf one dumb one blind Now is it funky now, nope [Interlude: Malcolm X speech] Ask my brother: what is he saying? He's telling black kids to get a good education... He's telling black kids to learn the knowledge of themselves so they can love themselves [Outro: Culture Freedom] Peace!