Honor's Promise
Wisemen Lyrics

If it was a million and one people, and I can only help a million
If there were a million and one people who needed help, and I could only help a million of them

All I would think about is the one I couldn't help, man
My thoughts would only be on the one person I couldn't help, man

Ayo, the news hit my eardrum, the slums we came up in
Hey, the news reached my ears about the slums we grew up in

Oakdale, smoke the Crooklyn Dodger weed within
Oakdale, where we used to smoke the Crooklyn Dodger weed

Slangin stolen tapes and swollen bags
We sold stolen tapes and bags of weed

Sipping brew, after-hours, cheating on tests, we made the honors
We drank beer after school, cheated on tests, and still made the honor roll

Honest on the block, we'd sic that Rottweilers on them
We were honest on the street, but we would sic our Rottweilers on people who crossed us

Flaunted for bitches up in French class, wrote rhymes on note pads
We showed off for girls in French class and wrote rhymes in our notebooks

Fronting like we pushed the newest Benz class
We acted like we were driving the newest Benz

Bent fast on the gridiron while you was rifling shots
We were busy playing football while you were out shooting people

Quick stop spots, was the last time I'd see you
The last time I saw you was at the convenience store

I gave you a dap inside the last dream I'll see you
I gave you a fist bump in my last dream about you

I still peep you, talking fast and hustling cream
I still remember you, always talking quickly and hustling to get rich

Chasing knowledge, the last plateau you set your feet
You were always seeking knowledge, and you reached the highest level you could

Teach a lesson, it's a blessing a mu'fuckas gone
Teaching a lesson to people is a blessing compared to the alternative of death

What went wrong? Is a constant song sung where I'm from
People are always asking what went wrong in the place where I'm from

Your land is promised, you living better than us, honest
You are living in a promised land and have a better life than we do, truly

It's gorgeous to see your soul resting in honor
It's beautiful to see that your soul is at peace and resting in honor

I was conceived in the foxhole, plenty of wolves
I was born into a difficult situation surrounded by dangerous people

Alligator on my chest, see my face in the moon
I have an alligator tattoo on my chest and my face can be seen in the moon

I took AK grammar quote, one man platoon
I took a quote from AK's grammar and formed my own one-man army

Strategize third eye will lift brass spoons
By strategizing and using my intuition, I will achieve success

Racoon hats soon, plus Nia in my room
I will soon have a raccoon skin hat and Nia in my bedroom

Give a gold kiss, my future bright like UFO bliss
My future is bright and promising, like the bliss felt from seeing a UFO

I hand you my page, could you feel my drift
I am sharing my writing with you, can you understand my message?

My heart is steel mine stiff, diamond cave rich
My heart is strong and my mind is wealthy

Langston Hughes, intrusion poet at heart
Like Langston Hughes, I am a poet who writes about what I feel

Flowing like shark fins that glow in the dark
My writing flows smoothly, like the glowing fins of a shark in dark waters

You can't miss me,
I am impossible to overlook,

Sipping Mississippi Masala down in Dixie
I am drinking a spicy cocktail in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi

My bitch's prissy, keep the pussy pretty
My girlfriend is high-maintenance and takes care of her appearance

My life is a square with all left turns
My life is made up of unexpected turns and twists

If you step in my direction, it's your essence that burns
If you come towards me, I will burn your soul

I'm a man of many hats, black hoodies, no furs
I have many roles in life and wear black hoodies but no fur coats

A tangled web of razor sharp thoughts travel in herds
My complex and sharp thoughts travel together in a herd-like fashion

You know that type B, scrambling the night streets
You know the type of person who is out on the streets at night, trying to survive

Cherished riches, made killers before they're nineteen
People here value wealth and turn to violence, even before they turn nineteen

I'm from the D and this is how we eat and
I am from Detroit, Michigan, and this is how we survive

No matter what, you run it or rock beats man
No matter what, you have to take control and make your music

It's Hell where we sleep, have slept, dealt the boldest hand
Life is like hell where we sleep and have slept, and we have to play life's toughest hand

Yet we stand, some gone, where does the pain come from
We have been through tough times and lost people, but we still stand, wondering where our pain comes from

Miffed by the floor show, lights shine too bright
The flashy display of wealth and success bothers me, because it seems fake

I need silence in the courtroom, it's Fortune Five Hundred
I require absolute silence and concentration, like a Fortune Five Hundred company

Time's coming, but I ain't buying groceries with a bridge
Time is running out, but I won't resort to selling drugs for money

Thinking big, fuck a chain and a bracelet
I'm thinking about bigger things than just material possessions like a chain or bracelet

It's bank slips no great shit
What really matters is how much money you have in the bank, not material possessions

Got two pits they don't play shit
I have two pitbulls who don't mess around

Be the ignoramus, catch five from the stainless
If you want to be ignorant, you'll end up shot by a gun

Fuck rap, all I hear is the same shit
I'm tired of listening to rap music that all sounds the same

Commercialised rap guys with a lame grip
These commercial rappers have no talent and aren't original

Too lazy to create shit
They're too lazy to create something new and different

I'm outer space with this rap style amazing
My rap style is unique and amazing, as if from outer space

Evaporate your 'Liquid Swords', inhale a great wind
I will make 'Liquid Swords' disappear and replace it with greatness

With an approach that was only known to cavemen
I have a unique approach that no one else has ever heard of before

Get a slayed man, or have it where you're spaced in
Either you end up dead or lost in space