Frontlines
Diabolic feat. Immortal Technique Lyrics

Forget what you knew,
Disregard your prior knowledge and prepare for a new experience on the battlefield

Welcome to the muthafuckin battlefield,
Be prepared to engage in war and fight for survival

I two-step with Lucifer, and ever since i started dancin',
I have a close relationship with evil and have been involved in malicious activities from early on

I've walked a fine line between Einstein and Charles Manson,
I possess both intelligence and madness in equal measure

Starvin' in this famine with my stomach growlin',
I am suffering and hungry in this harsh environment

Like someone shouting a hundred thousand times louder than thunder poundin',
The sound of my hunger is overwhelming and deafening

Fuck around and I'll punch your mouth in,
I am willing to use violence to protect myself and assert my power

I'm king of the mountain, with my life in this project like its public housing,
I am the leader of my environment and my life is like that of a resident in a government housing project

Counting on the fact i fire bomb entire songs,
I have the ability to destroy entire musical productions

And won't stop until the worlds inside my palm like Viacom,
I will not cease until I have ultimate control over the music industry and all its components

Diabolic, I'll supply the higher wattage via fibre optic wire,
I am capable of providing a high intensity of energy through electronic means

Until you acquire some kinda knowledge,
I will educate and empower others until they gain knowledge and understanding

Coz' life made me grow wiser than old-timers,
My life experiences have taught me more wisdom than those who have lived longer

Hot-headed like the ghost rider behind a slow driver,
My temper is intense and rises quickly, akin to the character of the Ghost Rider behind a slow driver

Sole survivor, flowin' lava's second nature,
I am adept at surviving difficult situations and have a natural ability to create intense and passionate experiences

So don't test, its best to save your breath like respirators,
Don't challenge me, it's better to conserve your energy and resources

I'll throw a punch at your ribs that gives your lungs asthma,
My punches are so powerful that they can cause asthma-like symptoms in a person

And has you pouring out your guts faster than Dutch Masters,
My punch would be so devastating that it would cause a person to vomit profusely

Drunk bastard, past the point of no return,
I am heavily intoxicated and have gone beyond the point of no return

Like Denzel trickin' Ethan Hawke into smokin' sherm,
I am acting deceptively like Denzel Washington's character did in the movie Training Day when he tricked Ethan Hawke's character into smoking PCP

Judgement overturned, held in court like Mordecai,
My judgement has been reversed and I have been brought to trial like the biblical character Mordecai

Mortalize when i make statues bleed and portraits cry,
I am capable of creating highly emotive and impactful art that can bring statues and paintings to life

I'll go to war for mine, Rebel Army guard the border,
I am willing to fight for my beliefs and values, and I have an army of like-minded individuals who are protecting our territory

I'm in the trenches barkin' orders like I'm Sergeant Slaughter,
I am taking charge from the front lines and giving orders like a military leader

Pray to Jesus H for mercy and plead your case,
If you meet me on the battlefield, you should ask Jesus H for mercy and try to explain your situation

Coz' on the frontlines you're dead the second that you see my face!
If you encounter me in battle, you are as good as dead

This is the frontline, this is the dead-zone, barely alive or in a box is how you head home,
The battlefield is a dangerous place where few survive and many die

This is the frontline, this is the life that i chose, i thought i told you muthafuckas to lock and load,
I have chosen a life of war and I have warned others to prepare for combat

They said that the success of my music was theoretic,
Critics believed that my music would not be successful

But my revenge is sweet enough to murder diabetics,
Despite the critics, my success is sweet and satisfying enough to cause physical harm to someone with diabetes

Eugenics procter and gamble credit racial science,
The field of eugenics, specifically the beliefs that certain races are superior to others, is funded by companies like Procter and Gamble

Couldn't produce a more aggressive intellectual giant,
Despite their attempts, they have not been able to create someone as intelligent and aggressive as me

Nephilim bury em', with the bullets left in them,
I will defeat and bury my enemies with the bullets remaining in their bodies

My heart is blacker than the children of Thomas Jefferson,
My heart is filled with darkness and negativity, similar to the way Thomas Jefferson, who fathered children with his slaves, treated his offspring

Blacker than back in the days of tar and featherin,
My heart is darker than the time period when people were tarred and feathered as a form of punishment

A cancerous endocrine, the eagle-ass American,
I am toxic and capable of destroying those around me, similar to how American imperialism has negatively impacted many countries

The hatchet and the sticks, the fascist emblem,
The symbols of violence and oppression are synonymous with fascism

You could call it "Conspiracy Theory",
Some may refer to my beliefs as a conspiracy theory

I don't give a muthafuck, you could get your mother fucked,
I don't care what anyone else thinks or says, even someone as close as your mother

National security's a code-word for cover-up,
National security is often used as an excuse to conceal and hide information from the public

Hold that down, I look at character,
Stay focused and judge someone based on their character

Never let the color get to ya,
Don't let someone's race impact your opinion of them

I got white Revolutionaries like Muslims in Chechnya,
I have allies who are white, just as there are Muslims fighting for independence in Chechnya

Percussion thumpin' like the Russian Mafia over ya,
The sound of my beats are heavy and powerful, similar to the Russian Mafia's presence

But even they know what it's like when you fighting for Svoboda,
The Russian Mafia understands what it's like to fight for freedom and independence

So whether Slavic, or Islamic, vodka/gin tonic,
Regardless of your ethnic background or religion, we can all enjoy alcoholic beverages together

Drunken fantasies are cool son, but here's the grim logic,
Having wild drunken thoughts may be enjoyable, but the reality of the situation is much harsher

You niggas wanna play industry, and starve to be rich ,
Some people are willing to suffer and struggle in order to gain success in the music industry

Until they fuck you for millions, like Paul McCartney's bitch,
Even once you gain success, you may end up being taken advantage of and losing out on millions, similar to how Paul McCartney's ex-wife received a large settlement in their divorce

My lions live inside a box like Jumanji,
My followers are trapped, metaphorically isolated and unable to escape their environment like the characters in the movie Jumanji

Sikh niggaz that'll stab you up like Indira Gandhi,
My Sikh allies are willing to use violence and harm others, like how Indira Gandhi was assassinated

So never desecrate the space on which I meditate,
Do not disturb the area where I meditate or concentrate my thoughts

My thoughts rip through tank-armored metalplates,
My thoughts are powerful enough to break through thick metal plates on tanks

And start to resenate, to the spot where Moses caused the sea to seperate
My thoughts are so intense that they can resonate all the way to the location where Moses parted the Red Sea in the Bible

The place that the Prophet Muhammad started to levitate,
My thoughts can also resonate to the location where the Prophet Muhammad started to levitate in Islamic teachings

The exact moment that Jesus rose dead awake,
And my thoughts can also resonate to the moment when Jesus rose from the dead, according to Christian beliefs

And Siddhartha became the Buddha that regenerates,
Finally, my thoughts can also resonate to the moment when Siddhartha became the Buddha who was able to regenerate

Half a bar over but I bring it home colder than dead soldiers,
Even though I have finished less than a bar of my verse, I am still able to finish strong and powerfully

Soul controler, holder of knowledge, so fuck dianetics,
I am in control of my own soul and knowledge, and I reject the teachings of Dianetics (Scientology)

I'm like the whole library in Kemet with Annunaki genetics!
I possess an immense amount of knowledge and intelligence, similar to that of the ancient library in Kemet (Egypt), and my genetics can be traced back to the Anunnaki, a group of deities in Mesopotamian mythology