Runaway Sambo
Hell Razah Lyrics

Run, man... hurry up, hurry up
Quickly run away from the incoming danger

They coming, they coming, man!
The enemy is approaching fast

Keep going, keep going
Continue running away

Move, move, move, move, hurry up
Move quickly to escape the danger

Move, move... don't stop, don't stop
Keep moving forward without stopping

Hurry up, man... move, move, move, move
Quickly move away to avoid getting caught or killed

They gon' kill us, hurry up... uh
There is a threat of being killed, so move quickly

They got a bounty on my head and a tag for your toe
Both the artist and the listener are being hunted and have bounties on their heads

I'm here to sing a song, til they let my people go
The artist will use their voice to fight for the freedom of their people

Real about, turn about, my chrome forty four
The artist is prepared to use their firearm to defend themselves

Everytime I pull it out, it's fuck Jim Crow...
The singer is using their weapon to fight against the oppressive Jim Crow laws

It's like Moses and Pharaoh, now it's the Big Apple
The artist is drawing a comparison between the story of Moses and Pharaoh to their current situation in New York City

I'm just a runaway slave, these devils can't tackle
The singer identifies as a runaway slave and is hard to catch or trap

We slipping out of handcuffs and breaking out of shackles
The singer and their people are successfully escaping bondage through physical means

I'm Nat Turner in the mind of a time capsule
The singer imagines themselves as a historical figure who fought against slavery

We not no Buckwheats or Little Rascals
The artist rejects the stereotype of Black people as silly or unintelligent

Or Different Strokes, or whatever have you (watch your mouth)
The artist rejects these types of shows as being unrealistic or not representative of Black people

A lil' fame... a record deal don't make your freedom
The singer cautions that financial success or popularity does not guarantee freedom from oppression

If man don't live by bread alone, how we gonna feed him
The singer questions how people can survive on basic necessities alone and underscores the need for liberation

So I choose to bring the truth about the seed of Edem
The artist feels it is their duty to educate others about the origins of humanity

But they swift with cunning words, and they still deceive 'em
The artist acknowledges that those in power use manipulative language to deceive others

Your best rapper swinging 'yes, master', when they beat 'em
The artist critiques rappers who submit to the oppressive authority of record labels by using subservient language

Chris Columbus came with a fungus, recognize y'all in strength in numbers
The singer critiques Christopher Columbus for poisoning Native Americans, and encourages collective resistance

They went from cowboys to bounty hounters, the FBI's hopping out of Hummers
The artist critiques the shift in popular culture from cowboys to police-like figures who are rewarded for capturing Black people

Taking your kids and your grandmothers
The singer refers to the historical practice of separating families during slavery

Your niece and nephews, and your baby brothers
The singer acknowledges that everyone is at risk of being taken or captured, regardless of age or gender

Abraham Lincoln's and nigga lovers...
The singer questions the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, pointing out his mixed motives and complicated attitude towards Black people

While it's wars in Lebanon, I write it like King David in psalms
The artist compares their writing to the Biblical Psalms in its emotional and spiritual depth

See I was born to the horns of Sara Von
The artist references an ancient Jewish mystical tradition that associates the sound of a shofar with being born again

It's Ariel Sharon, the suicide bomb
The singer critiques Ariel Sharon, a controversial Israeli leader known for aggression and violence

Nat Turner nightmares and chasing Uncle Toms
The singer references Nat Turner, a Black leader who fought against slavery, and Uncle Tom, a pejorative term for Black people who are seen as subservient to white authority

El Raziel, codename, be Metatron
The artist references Jewish mysticism and angels in their self-identification

I got 'em open like dope veins from methadon
The artist is having a profound spiritual impact on their listeners

Without a right to bare arms, I'm mentally the don
The artist feels empowered and powerful without needing to rely on weapons

You can't fuck with the God, he's seven bars beyond
The singer is highly skilled and confident in their craft

They love to hate it, and translate it and read it wrong
The artist is aware that their message may be misunderstood or misinterpreted by dominant culture

My definition is non-fiction, I rhyme different
The singer sees themselves as unique and independent, and their work is based on reality rather than imagination

Than your every day rap gimmick, design image
The singer critiques mainstream rap for being formulaic and commercial

You invented a clone, a DNA digit, digit, digit
The singer critiques the trend of creating artificial and commodified versions of Blackness

We gotta make it out of here, man
The artist is focused on survival and escape

Who are me, when are we gonna stop it?
The artist questions the current state of oppression and the need for collective action to end it

And on that night (we gotta stop somewhere, man)
The singer references an event in history when several slaves escaped and encourages further action

Seven men escaped... nowhere to be traced, nowhere to be found
The singer references the successful escape of a group of slaves and inspires hope for further action

Go north, go north, they gon' hear us
The artist encourages their people to move towards freedom and speak out against oppression

They took the shackles off they hands
The artist celebrates the removal of bondage and slavery

They took the chains off they feet
The artist celebrates the newfound freedom to move and travel

And they ran... and they escaped the wilderness
The singer celebrates the successful escape of their people from slavery and oppression