Democracy
Killah Priest Lyrics

Can-I-Bus, wash off the rust
Can-I-Bus is getting back into the rap game after a hiatus

This is prophecy, I ain't just talking tough
This is not just talk, Killah Priest is making a prediction

Democracy Rules Everything Around Me, D.R.E.A.M
Democratic governments control everything

They put me in charge of the new Tiger Team
Killah Priest has been appointed the leader of a new group

Illmatic, still savage, still at it
Killah Priest is still fierce and active in the rap industry

Mechanics build the rhymes, I build the mechanics
Killah Priest focuses on both technical skill and developing his own style

Binary language, trinary programming
Killah Priest has mastered the language and structure of rap

To copy rap flows nowadays no challenge
It is easy to copy rap styles today

Smoke don't rise in the opposite direction
One cannot expect things to happen in reverse

Overhead projectors don't stop till perfection
To achieve perfection, one must keep working until everything is right

Gallop over the poles, after the election
After the election, there will be changes and movement

The master of impressions, like Zecharia Sitchin
Killah Priest is skilled at making a lasting impression, like a famous scholar

Permission to get crunked up, ask the instructor
It's okay to let loose and have a good time, just ask the expert

Big Brother, nigga lover, want lyrics this summer
Major media outlets want catchy lyrics that will be popular this summer

We live in tumultuous times, I must be outta my mind
The current state of affairs is chaotic and Killah Priest is questioning his own sanity

Recording rhymes like I'm soldering wires
Killah Priest spends as much time perfecting his rhymes as an engineer does building electronics

Behind giant porcelain tigers with needle nose pliers
Killah Priest works in a unique and perhaps even unconventional setting

They told me I was hired, so I left with those buyers
Killah Priest was offered a job and accepted it with the people who hired him

My shit got less talk, but it's a bit lighter
Killah Priest has refined his style to be more impactful while also being less verbose

Tell General Myers I'll fix both fighters
Killah Priest is saying he will solve the problems of the military

Situation or awareness in all areas
People must be alert and informed in all aspects of life

Knowledge is the disease we are all carriers
Knowledge spreads like a disease and affects us all

Of Flownitis, flow the nicest with no guidance
Killah Priest has a natural ability to flow and does not need outside assistance

From the Hip-Hop - anti-virus
Hip-Hop serves as a type of antivirus or protection from harmful elements in society

Sun rises, 30 arc seconds the sun spot crisis
A reference to a potential crisis involving the sun's spots

Put fucking blisters on your iris
Killah Priest's rhymes are intense and may cause strong reactions

Ten observations per satellite
Satellites can provide a wealth of information with each observation

The higher masses orbit the rhyme, the faster I write
The harder the work, the faster Killah Priest can complete it

First let's take away the planets, erase the stars
Lets imagine a world without any celestial objects

Delete everything in the solar system and the concept of God
For the sake of argument, eliminate both the physical and spiritual aspects of the universe

Now it's just us standing in the darkness
Without the stars or any other objects in the sky, all that is left is darkness

I invite you to a contest, its quiet complex
Killah Priest challenges the listener to an intellectual competition

You want light? Use your conscious
To find enlightenment, one must use their own awareness and consciousness

You want sight? Create a content
To gain knowledge, one must actively seek it and be content with what they find

Your diction must create friction
One must be able to communicate effectively to learn and convince others

Sparking thoughts as they listen
Good communication generates ideas and encourages reflection

To enlighten someone confused
Teaching someone who is lost or confused is a difficult but necessary task

Watch it burn down to where the thoughts stems from
Sometimes in order to understand something new, we must break it down to its most basic form

It's like a pen when it goes into a gun
Using language can be just as deadly as a weapon

From within, explode, then it's done
When something resonates with our inner selves, it can inspire and motivate us

It lights like the glow of the sun
When we have moments of revelation, it can light up our world like the sun

Imploding the black dot
Referring to the concept that one must destroy the ego to gain enlightenment

Then explode or blow to a hole to a black spot
Expanding one's mind can lead to emptiness and neutrality

This friction cause a resistance
Growth can be difficult and produce resistance

Which is the cause of all existence
Resistance is often what creates change and life

These laws are Scientifics, so pay attention
There are scientific laws that govern the universe and we must be attentive to them

The method I use, connected by tubes, digest it like food
Killah Priest's creative process is calculated and structured, like a series of tubes

I complexed it for fools, they can't keep the message or jewels
Killah Priest has made his message complex, perhaps to weed out those who cannot fully appreciate or understand it

I left it for you, place the record on spools
Killah Priest has created something of value for the listener and has delivered it to them

Now the speed is 33 seconds per move
Killah Priest continues to refine his work, producing more with each iteration

And rotation, that's the globe creation
The Earth rotates, and this movement is part of what allows life to exist

Light up the whole nation as motivation
Enlightening others can be a powerful motivator for change

The sky had streaks of white fire
The sky is dramatic and awe-inspiring

The angry cloud noise, entices the writer
The chaos and noise of the world can energize a creative spirit

Mystique alphabet, brightens his eyes up
The written word is powerful and can inspire awe and wonder

The syllables connect, his eyes become fire
As ideas come together, the creative process becomes more intense

Like the Messiah, he begins to talk in a rhythm like tension
Killah Priest's flow is powerful and can be compared to the rise and fall of tension in music

Grabbing the mic from outta the dimension
Killah Priest's art comes from a place beyond our physical world

He begins spitting, split atoms
Killah Priest's rhymes are powerful and explosive, like nuclear energy

The rhythm had 'em in a trance
Music can put us in a transformative state of mind

The rhythm enhance, his sentence advance
As music builds and intensifies, so does the creative process

Till he begins to look like a lamp
The creative spirit grows and becomes a physical force

His head grew incredible, impregnable
The creative spirit becomes stronger and more difficult to contain

Impossible, what letters could do
The power of language and creativity is impossible to fully comprehend

It put me in a pedestal, Priest of Nazareth
Killah Priest sees himself as someone with great creative power and influence

I came back like Lazareth
Like the biblical figure of Lazarus, Killah Priest has been reborn and returned to the world

Spread havoc with the magic gift
Killah Priest's creative power can be both constructive and destructive, depending on how it is used