Spiritual Warfare — текст песни (Visionaries)

To the ones walkin` the righteous path

[ VERSE 1: LMNO ]
Church and state separate
Plenty of God`s children, devil is the king of deception
Looking at the paintings of a white and black Jesus
Spirit says it`s simply to deceive us
If I was after sacrifice, need a scapegoat
I would stop fightin` and cut my own throat
Lord hold me in your bosom, Satan`s on my track
Help me lose him, I know you`re on your way
Whether it`s 2 years, 20 years and so forth
The point is he`s comin`, you`re summoned to God`s court
There`s no failure to repair once we leave here
`Order, hear he,` no - you hear me
You`re not God, egotistical wig-wearin
Mallet-slammin`... Oh, the verdict is in
Free from sin, Baptism
I see myself in the line-up, yes, that`s him
A man who ( ? ) is a man who`s wise
It`s all how you work it, not a matter of size
You don`t love me anymore cause of what was said?
You never loved me in the first place, see me tread
In stormy waters, look, there`s a rock ahead
Make sure you say your prayers before you go to bed

[ CHORUS ]
Hey you over there
Are you familiar with spiritual warfare?
Or do you care?
(I got a question) --> Rakim
Or do you care?
(I got a question)
Or do you care?

[ VERSE 2: Key-Kool ]
I`m not asleep but I`m not fully awake
Livin` my life in a dreamlike state
I see where I need to be and I`m tryin` to get there
But it feels like I`m runnin` in place
Runnin` a race against time is a waste
A true mind doesn`t have a face or physical shape
But wait, it`s hard to belay a manifest
When my bones ache and I`m made of flesh
I feel a pain in my chest from stress and self-inflicted wounds
From the time we leave the womb we`re consumed
By the brainwashin` of a society
Where conciousness is like sobriety a rarity
I have a moment of clarity
Now I refuse to live life as a parody of the truth
The proof at the root is hidden beneath
Layers of false satisfaction and deceit
I fight to defeat the distractions
Material attachments and worldy passions
I`m askin` myself: am I egotistical and selfish
Or truly nothing, selfless?

(I got a question)
(I got a question)

[ CHORUS ]