X - The Cross lyrics

Our religions tell us that we came here to suffer, that life is a valley of tears Suffer today, have patience, and when you die, you will have your reward Sounds beautiful, but it isn't true Yeah [Chorus: David Banner] They asked me if I'm lost, I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get Jesus off the cross, yeah They asked me if I'm lost, I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get Jesus off the cross, yeah [Verse 1: David Banner] Molecular blood sh**, secular clubs rip Spit tribal verbals, you're liable to get your dome split Meditation walk through my mind b**h it's a long trip Acid, scholastic, Fantastic Four, b**h it's Jura**ic Park plastic Glocks, spit nine blast it ba*tard flow son to none, style is immaculate Conception, my mind's mechanized to see farther than Mechanik He-man, hey, rule, fool, phone check n***as in line for the school to prison pipeline Imprison the mind, and the body'll follow Life s**s, get bucks, b**h, and I'll bet she'll swallow fel**tio, you and I, homeboy, no ratio Black music, no soul is like De La Soul without Maceo [?] what's the use They won't listen Is David Banner m**m or Christian? It doesn't matter motherf**er 'cause I'm back on a mission Yeah [Chorus: David Banner] They asked me if I'm lost I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get Jesus off the cross, yeah They asked me if I'm lost I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get Jesus off the cross, yeah Now let him walk Now let him talk, to your soul Let him walk Now let him talk, let him talk to your soul [Verse 2: David Banner] I'm just askin' Murdered with a cross They nailed Jesus to the wood Now it's time to take him off He could walk, he could talk to your soul about slavery The preacher got problems, he ain't trippin' on savin' me ATMs and [?] [?] nowadays like them Cadillacs, [?] and rims that had the bibles We had the land, we knew to pray, they took the land, they ran the scam on you Man, God-damn [Bridge: X] As I say, if we bring up religion We'll have differences, we'll have arguments We'll never be able to get together But if we keep our religions at home Keep our religion in the closet Keep our religion between ourselves and our god But when we come out here We have a fight that's common to all of us Against the enemy who is common to all of us [Chorus: David Banner] They asked me if I'm lost, I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get jesus off the cross, yeah They asked me if I'm lost, I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get jesus off the cross, yeah They asked me if I'm lost, I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get jesus off the cross, yeah They asked me if I'm lost, I tell 'em naw I'm trynna get jesus off the cross, yeah