Nappy Roots - War & Peace Lyrics
[R. Prophet]Welcome[Chorus 4x - Nappy Roots]WarPeace, c'mon NappyLoveLust, now say it, Roots[R. Prophet]I got a telegram from a pelicanSaid in the clouds last night she got higher then she's ever beenSeen shuttles and huddles, hard rocks and war bombsIn real life our words in distorted soundCoke and Hen' mix, guitar Jimi HendrixSmokes and blunts but this is my experienceThe world's corrupt, how can I defend it?Need more love, that's why I have to send it[B. Stille]Know what it is when you really tryin to be somethinBut in your minds you really can't find nothinBut am I wrong if a preacher can't reach me?Or am I dumb cause a teacher can't teach me?I'm too black for this world here to bleach meI'm too much hell for this heaven here to keep meBut you can beat me, slander me, cancel meBut see I'm real so you still gotta answer me[Chorus][Skinny Deville]The thought of all destruction, man ain't nothin gonna lastI feel the pain and sufferin, the system done collapsedWood is burnin, big construction's burnin, holdin on a passShattered glass the aftermath, tragic death is on the trailEmpty shells, the ghetto's extinct, there's heaven and there's hellBurnin souls, the opposite of peace for 7 million yearsStarted livin well, self-esteem, been lovin with myselfIt's time for revolution, get yo' gauge and bullets off the shelfBecause it's war[Ron Clutch]Because the end is almost here but I done been here beforeSo I haven't any fear for I trust in the LordWhen I die nobody cry, nobody shed not a tearIn the middle o