Rakim - Message In The Song lyrics

Yall know what my purpose is I spit verses that lift curses off my dead president worshipers Back where the surface is gangsters and murderers Making money made us merciless It's the birth of the streets its over they said Rappers crossed over they dead I spit my verse with technique till they know when they ledge First to compete then I'm over their heads He too lyrical and too subliminal Every day from spiritual too criminal It's a message in the bottle open it It's a lesson in survival cope with it It don't make sense to die for the root of evil It get too cerebral when that don't seem lethal Either way is hell I cant save the world But I can show them how to save themselves From the? Evil things that people do, sometimes, legal dreams that we pursue, sometime we don't think that we can lose, sometimes Call it >>>>, it's the root of evil we the proof, some times it's a plea from me to u I seen through the eyes of the prophets King tutankhamun And Martins and Malcolms And Elijah Mohameds Wise with knowledge Paid in full interest aside in the pockets Just rise with the topics Rise economics I show you that time is more valuable than them diamonds in your watches U grind where the block is you die for those dollars Plus work for them too u know right where wallet is Thugs is pitchin chicks is in the club stripping Flippin d** and pimpin hood is flood of grippin Latin kings and black guerillas governments In fact hopng we don't go at these go at these cracker k**ers It sound like a set up and we the victims One out of a million will beat the system Here and wish for flippin brinks is over with Take your chips and go legit From the? Evil things that people do, sometimes, illegal dreams that we pursue, sometime we don't think that we can lose, sometimes Call it >>>>>>>>>>>, it's the root of evil we the proof, some times it's a plea from me to u To my g's on the block that do what they gotta do Don't get me wrong I don't judge I'm not knockin you Guess that's what not having a job will do People starving gotta get their dollars too Get that prop at night it's a lot of strife My advice is don't get blinded by the lights Drug money and blood money got a price 6 feet under or 25 to life Do the crime and u might do the time you served it What it's worth when you do a crime and get murdered Time is precious it's time we earned Its time to questioned your grind isn't working It's time that we changed the game We been waitin for change and exchange Why play with d**h play it safe momma And do your best to stay away From the?