The truth
Brothers in Christ (B.I.C.) Lyrics


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It's not natural If it goes against God
It's not factual Her truth is not hard
It's not natural If it goes against God
It's not factual Gimme the truth!

Listen to the lyric as the negative is shrinkin
It's shrinkin out your life when you decide to change your thinkin
One of the first things we gotta switch around of course
Is Jesus Christ, and him dying on the cross
You're looking at the cross, surrounded in it's mystery
With Jesus on the cross in a, total misery
Now separate Jesus from the cross so you can see
The truth about the cross, and the cross's history
The cross was created by the Roman government
It's only purpose and use, is cap-I-tal punishment
But Jesus Christ, was all about the revolution
While the cross was used as Jesus Christ's execution
See what if Jesus Christ, was hung upon a tree
Upon every church wall, that's exactly what you'd see
If Jesus Christ, was shot in the head with no respect
We'd all have little gold guns around our neck
If Jesus Christ was killed in electric chair, now get it
You'd be knealing to the electric chair with Jesus, still in it
You gaze upon the cross, and you see the execution
You yell stop the violence but the cross you're still using

It's not natural If it goes against God
It's not factual Her truth is not hard
It's not natural If it goes against God
It's not factual Gimme the truth!

So I say listen, listen, open up your third eye vision
God is not down with religion
Religion they be sellin it, listen up, God is intelligent
Reading of the bible is irrelevant
You gotta look within yourself, not a scripture
KRS-One comes to rearrange the God picture
If you sit and believe, you can achieve
If you sit and accept, you don't know, what's correct
Or incorrect, take for instance Adam and Eve
The first two people on the planet, or so you believe
Their first time in heaven kids they had, Cain and Abel
Huh, now let me show you why the story's unstable
According to the story, according to what you believe
There was only Cain, Abel, Adam, and Eve
On the whole planet, now use your intellect
And tell me, what did Cain and Abel do for sex?
Upon the whole planet there was not another
Could it be for sex, heh, they were looking at each other?
Hold up! I thought the church wasn't into that
But wait, still yet, there is another fact
How did the world get populated?
Now tell me if I'm wrong, but obviously Eve had it goin on
Think for a minute, I know it gets notorious
But yo G, check out the chorus

It's not natural If it goes against God
It's not factual Her truth is not hard
It's not natural If it goes against God
It's not factual Gimme the truth!

Yo yo
Yo bring that back
I want to say something on this BlastMaster session
Yo this is Rich Nice
You brothers gotta stop treating these hoes like nice girls
And these nice girls like hoes

True indeed, I'd like to welcome the rebirth of the Goddess




Word up it's all about knowledge of self
Yo Busta Rhymes, why don't you take the session over from here

Overall Meaning

The song "The Truth" by Brothers in Christ (B.I.C.) questions the interpretation of religious beliefs and practices. The lyrics suggest that the portrayal of the cross as a symbol of Christianity is inaccurate as it was created by the Roman government as a tool for execution, and Jesus' death on it was not a natural or factual truth. The lyrics encourage listeners to question their religious beliefs and look within themselves rather than relying solely on scripture. The song also questions the story of Adam and Eve and its inconsistency with the idea of populating the planet.


The song's message of questioning religious beliefs and practices was controversial and received mixed reactions. Some critics lauded the song for its thought-provoking lyrics, while others criticized it for being disrespectful and offensive to religious beliefs. The song's explicit language and controversial themes led to it being banned from some radio stations and retail stores.


Line by Line Meaning

It's not natural
If it goes against God


It's not factual
Her truth is not hard


It's not natural
If it goes against God


It's not factual
Gimme the truth!


Listen to the lyric as the negative is shrinkin
Negative thoughts will become smaller as you change the way you think


It's shrinkin out your life when you decide to change your thinkin
When you change the way you think, negative thoughts will no longer control your life


One of the first things we gotta switch around of course
We need to change our belief in Jesus Christ and his death on the cross


Is Jesus Christ, and him dying on the cross
Our belief in Jesus Christ and his death on the cross needs to change


You're looking at the cross, surrounded in it's mystery
We need to look at the cross without the mystery surrounding it


With Jesus on the cross in a, total misery
Jesus was miserable on the cross


Now separate Jesus from the cross so you can see
Separate Jesus from the cross so we can see the truth


The truth about the cross, and the cross's history
The truth about the history of the cross


The cross was created by the Roman government
The cross was created as a form of punishment by the Roman government


It's only purpose and use, is cap-I-tal punishment
The sole purpose of the cross was as a form of capital punishment


But Jesus Christ, was all about the revolution
Jesus Christ was about revolution


While the cross was used as Jesus Christ's execution
The cross was used to execute Jesus Christ


See what if Jesus Christ, was hung upon a tree
What if Jesus Christ was hung on a tree instead of a cross?


Upon every church wall, that's exactly what you'd see
If Jesus was hung on a tree, it would be the symbol for Christianity


If Jesus Christ, was shot in the head with no respect
If Jesus Christ was killed in a different way, we would worship that object


We'd all have little gold guns around our neck
If Jesus was shot, we would all have little guns around our neck


If Jesus Christ was killed in electric chair, now get it
If Jesus was killed in an electric chair, we would worship the electric chair


You'd be knealing to the electric chair with Jesus, still in it
We would kneel to the electric chair with Jesus still in it


You gaze upon the cross, and you see the execution
When you see the cross, you see the execution of Jesus


You yell stop the violence but the cross you're still using
We need to stop using the cross as a symbol for violence


So I say listen, listen, open up your third eye vision
You need to open your mind and see beyond what is in front of you


God is not down with religion
God doesn't like religion


Religion they be sellin it, listen up, God is intelligent
Religion is a business, God is wise


Reading of the bible is irrelevant
Reading the Bible isn't important


You gotta look within yourself, not a scripture
You need to look within yourself instead of scripture


KRS-One comes to rearrange the God picture
KRS-One wants to change the way we see God


If you sit and believe, you can achieve
If you believe in yourself, you can do great things


If you sit and accept, you don't know, what's correct
If you accept things blindly, you won't know what's true


Or incorrect, take for instance Adam and Eve
Many people believe in Adam and Eve


The first two people on the planet, or so you believe
Adam and Eve were believed to be the first people


Their first time in heaven kids they had, Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve


According to the story, according to what you believe
This is according to the biblical story


There was only Cain, Abel, Adam, and Eve
According to the Bible, there were only four people at the beginning of time


On the whole planet, now use your intellect
This doesn't seem plausible


And tell me, what did Cain and Abel do for sex?
How did Cain and Abel have children?


Upon the whole planet there was not another
There were no other people


Could it be for sex, heh, they were looking at each other?
They may have had a romantic relationship


Hold up! I thought the church wasn't into that
The church doesn't condone homosexuality


But wait, still yet, there is another fact
There's another piece of evidence


How did the world get populated?
How did the world become populated?


Now tell me if I'm wrong, but obviously Eve had it goin on
Obviously, Eve had to have many children to populate the world


Think for a minute, I know it gets notorious
This may be controversial, but think about it


But yo G, check out the chorus
But don't forget the chorus


Yo yo
Hi


Yo bring that back
Play that again


I want to say something on this BlastMaster session
I want to say something on this music session


Yo this is Rich Nice
Hi, I'm Rich Nice


You brothers gotta stop treating these hoes like nice girls
Don't treat women improperly


And these nice girls like hoes
And don't treat nice girls like hoes


True indeed, I'd like to welcome the rebirth of the Goddess
I welcome the rebirth of the Goddess


Word up it's all about knowledge of self
It's important to know yourself


Yo Busta Rhymes, why don't you take the session over from here
Busta Rhymes, why don't you lead the session from here?




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LAWRENCE KRSONE PARKER

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