If I Die
Killah Priest Lyrics

Now I lay me down to sleep
I am about to go to sleep and I pray that the Lord will keep my soul safe.

I, I pray the lord that my soul he keeps
I pray to the Lord to protect my soul from anything that can harm it.

If I should die, before I awake
If I happen to die before I wake up again,

I, I pray the lord that my soul he takes
I pray to the Lord to take my soul into his hands.

If I die, may the sky turn forever grey
If I die, may the sky reflect the sadness with a grey color.

Neglect the moon of a light, turn the sun beige
Darkness should cover everything so the moon gives no light and the sun is dull.

May the lord open up every grave
I hope the Lord opens every tomb to let the prophets who were slain walk the Earth for thousands of days.

Every prophet that was slayed
All the prophets murdered in the past.

May they roam the earth for thousands days
May the Lord allow them to walk the earth for many years to come.

Give 'em a body of a slave
These prophets could take on the appearance of slaves.

May the lord strike this earth with pestilence and plagues
I request that the Lord sends diseases and illnesses to the earth.

If I ever lay, may they cover me with weed, ash, hip, and sage
When I am laid to rest, I want weed, ash, hip, and sage to cover my body.

Merry thug raid, may they bust in gauge
May the criminals celebrate my death with a shootout.

Merry judge pray, when they lower my cage
I hope the judges pray for me when they lower me into a cage.

And my flesh return to wet clay
May my body decompose and return to the moist soil it was made from.

From which I was made, my bones rot and decay
I want my body to return to the earth until it decays and disappears completely.

If I rest eternal, may the lords send great inferno
If I am resting in the afterlife, let the Lord bring hellfire to the earth.

Till this day I write my journal
I will continue to document my life and experiences until my last breath.

Journal, urban journal
My writing is a form of urban journalism.

Dear heavenly father
I address this prayer to God.

The reason why I stand at your gates holdin two revolvers
I carry guns because life on earth is full of danger and violence.

'cause down on earth I had mad drama
I have been through a lot of intense and chaotic events during my time here on earth.

Protect my body from the tabernacle of robbers
When I pass away, I pray that my corpse is not stolen or looted.

I pray that an angel take my body
I hope an angel comes to collect my soul after I die.

Buryin me near bob marley, or even haley salassie
I would like to be buried near Bob Marley or Haile Selassie.

Surround me by his israeli posse
I want to be surrounded by Haile Selassie's loyal followers.

What I know shocks me, the seven heads of juliani
I am aware of the corrupt powers governing the world, including Julaini's seven leaders who are monstrous, horrifying figures.

Six-six-six, illuminati, and lord makes shorty mummify me
The evil power of Illuminati and Satan, including Julain's demonic leader, will mummify me after I die.

I put every word in my diary
I record everything important in my life in a journal.

So in time, every eye can see
I want my diary to be available for others to read and learn from.

Send death to the world, that's haunted
I ask God to send death to the world which is overwhelmed with darkness.

Kill 'em with torment, let the beast rise, that lies dorment
I hope God punishes those who inflict pain on others and awakens the dormant beast to bring justice to the world.

No more life insurance or police warrants, for me
I don't want or need life insurance or the police to investigate my death.

When I was born, gynacologists surrounded my womb
When I was born, a team of doctors and nurses were around me.

Now I'm born, archeologists surroundin my tomb
When I die, archeologists will be the ones around me when I'm buried.

They suit me up in perfume, in that small church room
When I'm laid to rest, I hope to be dressed well and have a pleasant fragrance surrounding me.

Don't cry, I be back to earth soon
I ask that nobody mourns for me because I will return to earth soon.

Felt the fever of thieves in my blood
I have been affected by the greed and criminal behavior that surrounds me.

Born to live after the sunset of the world
I feel like I was born to live in the latter days when the world will see its sunset.

If we die of another man's ignorance
If we die due to someone else's recklessness and foolishness,

Remember lord, they ain't innocent
I pray to God that those responsible for our deaths are not considered innocent in his eyes.

Before they acted nigger-ish, tasted hell bitterness
Before someone acts recklessly and foolishly, they should know what it's like to experience God's punishment.

Swallow my tongue, like a liquorice
In the event of my passing, my tongue will be stuck in my throat.

Though, runnin through his naked wilderness
I will run through desolate and barren areas before I reach the afterlife.

Mad as a jackal, with the dry mouth
I will be thirsty and furious like a wild animal.

That prowls the grave at the time of drought
I will resemble a wild animal searching for water in a drought-ridden wilderness.

Bury me near king david
I want to be buried close to where King David may have been buried.

Somewhere in the oasis
I would like to be buried in an oasis or green and fertile area.

Fill my body with godly fragrance
I want my body to be surrounded by the sweet-smelling fragrance of God's essence.

May I sleep with the ancient
May I rest with the ancient's after death.

Feed my flesh to the ravens
My flesh will be consumed by the ravens in the afterlife.

Wish death on every peagan
I pray for death to everyone who does not follow my faith.

If I finish my night in some gutter with my throat cut
If I meet an untimely and violent death,

By some fake friends who had me doped up
perpetrated by people I trusted who may have betrayed me.

Fill this whole planet with smoke and such
May the Lord bring destruction to the entire world.

If I'm murdered like abrah'
If I am murdered like Abraham in the Bible.

May I fall in the arms of an angel
May an angel carry me to safety and beyond, away from this world's chaos.

Fuck a close friend, they can change too
Friends can betray just like strangers, so no friend is to be trusted completely.

Return to the earth as gairule
Return to the earth as a reincarnated soul.

Hostin my own funeral
Experience my own funeral as my new life's beginning.

Lookin unusual, may the earth choke and spit up my coffin
May the earth tremble and react to my unusual return and dispose of my coffin.

Use my body as an offering
My body can be considered an offering in exchange for eternal life.

God bless my offsprings
May my children be blessed by God after my passing.

(show him the way)
An act of appealing to God to guide us.