RZA - Mantis Lyrics
[martial arts movie sample]The technique, depends mainlyOn arm and finger strengthOnce youve that, then the next stepIs to learn how to pierce stoneWell you might as well start practicing nowDo you-do you-do you-do youDo you know, mantis legends?How it was it all started?It was fighting off this blackbirdAlthough it was only a tenth of the birds sizeIt was a very valiant insectAnd thats why the technique, needs a brave manAnd a strong one, who isnt afraid of birds[bobby digital]Welcome back to the temple of hip-hop and sword kempoLyrical rhyme nympho, b-boy bob digitalDiamond crystal ring solid gold bone ritualsWe be the humble most calmest individualsHard to spot microdots, we sasquatchStomp mcs, third eye cyclops lazer beam shotsBeing fired once the father get raised upWe john blaze up, abrasive heat, from the phaser gunNever left for a stun dunn, atilla the hunType killa park hilla, eighteen wheeler macksIn the truck lanes, from the rugged grainsOf shaolin soil, the red wolves be prowlinHowlin over the shit that got the whole world bowinWe spoiled, one thousand swordsmenOne thousand recordings, one thousand wu stores andOne thousand rap tours and global insuranceNot your everyday occuranceMy rhyme torments mcs with the fear of godYoull be cursed like farad, and struck by the iron rodTchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-powChorus: tekithaHells wind staff, the wrath of black titansNiggaz battlin, sword swinginCutthroat women, whirlwind given save the childrenEscape the poverty for live and, let liveDie by the mic, shadow skill by night(repeat 2x)[movie dialogue]Man-mantis style isnt easy to learnA mantis is small, but powerfulWith its arms, it can lift up many times its own weight[masta killa]On behalf of the wu-tang clan Ill displayThe hong kong, shaolin king kong poemsSlaps niggaz in half from kwantanTen tigers scratch like allah math, the hells wind staffWatch the eight diagram strike the diaphragmPierced lung minute from tongue double-edgedSound the drum, here I come as predictedHoldin the raw seal, all heads kneel7th degree black mic skill is ill, listen to the guns hollerSwallow the shell, east new york terroristBreak fool to this, madness, crazy low-handGrabs the mic stand, smooth as waterSpat seven seas youve not yet masteredBreathe and lungs wheeze, earth killsIm wreckin mcs, blood spills, meadow is roundThe piercin sound of silence deafens earsFires fears, wood sharp eagle claw tearsTree from bark, hard to maintain controlWhen you leakin I stand with the strength of jobeAnd hold pressure thatll bust your head, while Im teachinCivilization, one havin knowledgeWisdom understanding, culture refinementKnowledge savage in pursuit of happinessThunderous mantis, all chant this
