Church

Peace - this is
Spike Lee
A.k.a. Shelton
Jackson Lee
A.k.a. loving husband and father of
Tonya and
Satchel and
Jackson Im here with
De La Soul
A.k.a. De
La, a.k.a.
The Plugs
Were about to get in this song, 'Church'
A.k.a. 'Its Reality'! [Verse 1]
Aiyyo, wake up!
Wipe the sleep from ya eyecracks
Its time to focus yall, fix ya
I-MAX In other words, listen to the brothers words
Ingest these anecdotes with
HOPE and ya ass, may learn how to
COPE Its not always good just to get by
Whos coverin ya stakes when ya bet high?
Youre cha-sin, cars, clothes and rocks
Identify with the goods you got
Make sure its
V-S-One, not and perfect, leavin you one clear
I really dont care to see ya tattoos there
Id rather see you graduate the school year
Black folk, go put a book in ya face
But first give the hook a taste
Bring the preacher in! [Hook]
Heal! Heal, yall!
We comin healin! {
Its real!}
Its real! {
Its real!}
Its real!
Its realer than real, realer than real
Heal! Heal, yall!
We comin healin ! {
Its real!}
Its real! {
Its real!}
Its real!
Its realer than real, realer than real [Verse 2]
Its a sick world that we live in, let some tell it
Some put it in books, some yell it
You need to make your own choice, be your own voice
Set ya soap-box up, let your talk fight
Pull ya socks up, get ya walk right
Or the chalk might outline ya one day
You oughta try steppin outside you one day
You circle round yourself like you the answer
To the question of your inner son
But keep ya falsehoods to a minimum (minimum [echoes])
We all need a little church
A life update, keyword - update
If they dont serve change, dont bite the bait
Insteada givin you a share, servin you a dish
I lead you to the water, show you how to fish
Aint nothin wrong makin that bread widit
But dont let the bread get to ya head, geddit?
Admit it, when you cant stand alone
I wanna stand up, give all the pretend up
And get a full blast of my demands of the rhyme runner said the mans come
Theres something in our words that reveal (reveal [echoes])
Sho nough real! [Hook]
Heal yall!
We come to heal!
So let it heal you!{
Its real!}
Its real! (Its real!)
Its real!
Its realer than real, realer than real
Heal yall!
We gonna heal it!
So let it heal! {
Its real!}
Its real! {
Its real!}
So real! Its realer than real, for real, for real [Verse 3]
The early bird gets the worm in this rotten apple
But explore deep and you will the find the seed
Plant more ether, get your mind free
We roll passsionate, put your lights last in it
Youre holdin fear too close, unfasten it!
And like old age invades youth
Invade falseness with truth
Replace rebelling with rebirth
Face new dwelling, thats your turf
Lean back and put your feet up on the sofa
Relax! (Relax! [echoes]) learn how to punch back
And do your work to the max
The payoffs much sweeter than the payback
Even the haysack needle wouldnt play that
So lets pray at, church (church [echoes]) [Hook]
Heal! Heal, yall!
We comin healin! {
Its real!}
Its real! {
Its real!}
Its real!
Its realer than real, realer than real
Heal yall!
We comin healin!
So let it heal! {
Its real! }
Its real! {
Its real!}
Its real!
Its realer than real, realer than real [Backing Singers] [Repeat until beat fades]
Realityyyyyyy!
Realityyyyyyy-eeeeeeeeeee-reeeeaaall! [harmonizing and clapping to fade] [Spoken outro]
You know what
I mean? Rap outsold crack
You know, so rap....or hip-hop culture however you wanna dice it, you know what
Im sayin its the most powerful drug there is, man it changed corporate
America, it changed the way you feel about me it change the way
I, I do my thing now
Busta was the one who came out, on the award show and said that hip-hop provides jobs for people who dont even love the shit
I mean, come one man,
I mean what else is there to say?!