[Verse 1]
They told me I would never make it, I would never achieve it
Reality is nurishment, but people don't believe it
I guess its hard to stomach the truth like a bulimic
its a dirty game and nobody is willing to clean it
But this is for the paralygics, people dreamin' of runnin'
ladies married to men who dont please 'em, dreamin' of comin'
urbanly murderous like David Berkowitz when I'm gunnin'
Some cowards on the internet didn't think I would sell
scared to talk shit in person, cuz they stuck in a shell
and couldn't understand the pain of being stuck in a cell
Hell is not a place you go, if you not a christian
it's the failure of your lifes greatest ambition
It's a bad decision to blindly follow any religion
I don't see the difference in between the raw and the wrong
Soldiers emptyin' the clips at little kids and they moms
I'm just like a desperate motherfucker strapped to a bomb
Humanity is gone, smoked up in a gravity bong
by a democrat republican Cheech and Chong
Immortal Technique, you never heard me preachin' a song
I'm not controversial, I'm just speakin' the facts
Put your hands in the air like you got the heat to your back
and shake your body like a baby born addicted to crack
And since life is a gamble like the crabstables at Vegas
I freestyle my destiny, it's not written in pages

[Verse 2]
I hate it when they tell us how far we came to be
as if our peoples history started with slavery
Painfully I discovered the shit they kept us secret
this is the exodus like the black jews out of Egypt
I keep it reality based wit the music I make
brought the truth to your face with the style I run wit
like the navy missile that shot down flight eighthundred
I'm like the africans who came here before Colombus
and from the 15 hundreds until after the model
I watch Latin America get raped in the sorrow
You see the spanjards never left Espace the Cologne
and if you don't believe me, you can click on Uni Mission
I never seen so much racism in all of my life
every program and newscast, all of them white
It's like apartheid with 10 percent ruling the rest
that type of stress 'll make me put the fucking tool to your chest
Step in my way nigga, I wouldn't wanna be ya
I burn slow like (a) pissing drunk with gonnorrhea
I'll do a free show in North Korea
burning the flag
while Jay Edgar Hoover politicians dress up in drag
Try to confuse you, makin' it hard to follow this:
capitalism en democracy are not synonymous
You swallow propaganda like a birth control pill
sellin' your soul to the eye on the back of the dollar bill
But that will never be me, cuz I am leavin' the past
like an abused wife with the kids, leavin' your ass
Like a drug addict clean and sober, leavin' the stash
unbreakable Technique leavin' the plane crash
I'm out with the black box and I refuse to return
I spit reality, instead of what you usually learn
and I refuse to be concerned with condecending advice
cuz I am the only motherfucker that could change my life

[Ending]
Some people think I won't make it
but I know that I will
Escape the emptiness
cuz that shit is slow and it kills
the flow and the skill
I made y'all believe that it last
You can make the future
but it starts with LEAVING THE PAST



Lyrics submitted by MrMojoRisin5552

Track duration: 04:29


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  • +2
    General Comment:crab stables in vegas?? musta missed that one at the bellagio hahaha
    Flag imtechoneon May 09, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Lyric Correction:its verbally murderous like david berkowitz not urbanly murderous that doesnt make sense
    Flag imtechoneon May 09, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:this song has so much insight it's ridiculous. everyone likes the christian and hell line, but i think others are far more powerful.

    "Reality is nourishment, but people don't believe it
    I guess its hard to stomach the truth like a bulimic" - people don't want to admit that they can do whatever they want. it's more convenient for them to say i can't do it, factor xyz means i can't, etc.

    "You can make the future
    but it starts with LEAVING THE PAST" - just some crazy shit right there.
    Flag buggie92on March 28, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:'But this is for the paralygics, people dreamin' of runnin''

    wtf is paralygic?
    paraplegic maybe?

    who ever typed these lyrics has a problem with spelling and making up words. like "crabstables!"

    and how can you be urbanly murderous.
    hahah
    Flag mcmadam06on August 17, 2008   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:look, we owe it this incredibly conscious MC to get his lyrics straight. this is what i hear:

    [Verse 1]
    They told me I would never make it, I would never achieve it
    Reality is nurishment, but people don't believe it
    I guess its hard to stomach the truth like a bulimic
    It's a dirty game and nobody is willing to clean it
    But this is for the paralygic, people dreamin' of runnin'
    Ladies married to men who dont please 'em, dreamin' of comin'
    Verbally murderous like David Berkowitz when I'm gunnin'
    Some cowards on the internet didn't think I would sell
    Scared to talk shit in person, cause they stuck in a shell
    And couldn't understand the pain of being stuck in a cell
    Hell is not a place you go if you're not a christian
    It's the failure of your lifes greatest ambition
    It's a bad decision to blindly follow any religion
    I don't see the difference in between the wrong and the wrong
    Soldiers emptyin' the clips at little kids and they moms
    Just like a desperate motherfucker strapped to a bomb
    Humanity's gone, smoked up in a gravity bong
    By a democrat republican Cheech and Chong
    Immortal Technique, you never heard me preach in a song
    I'm not controversial, I'm just speakin' the facts
    Put your hands in the air like you got the heat to your back
    And shake your body like a baby born addicted to crack
    And since life's a gamble like the craps tables at Vegas
    I freestyle my destiny, it's not written in pages

    [Verse 2]
    I hate it when they tell us how far we came to be
    As if our peoples history started with slavery
    Painfully I discovered the shit they kept a secret
    This is the exodus like the black jews out of Egypt
    I keep it reality based with the music I make
    Blow up the truth in your face with the style I run wit'
    Like the navy missile that shot down flight eight hundred
    I'm like the africans who came here before Colombus
    And from the 15 hundreds until after tomorrow
    I watch Latin America get raped into sorrow
    You see the spaniards never left después de Colón
    And if you don't believe me, you can click on Univison
    I never seen so much racism in all of my life
    Every program and newscast, all of em' white
    It's like apartheid with 10 percent rulin' the rest
    That type of stress'll make me put the fuckin' tool to your chest
    Step in my way nigga, I wouldn't wanna be ya
    I burn slow like pissin'drunk with gonnorrhea
    I'll do a free show in North Korea burnin' the flag
    While Jay Edgar Hoover politicians dress up in drag
    Try to confuse you, makin' it hard to follow this
    capitalism and democracy are not synonymous
    You swallow propaganda like a birth control pill
    Sellin' your soul to the eye on the back of the dollar bill
    But that will never be me, cause' I am leavin' the past
    Like an abused wife with the kids, leavin' your ass
    Like a drug addict clean and sober, leavin' his stash
    Unbreakable Technique leavin' a plane crash
    I'm out with the black box and I refuse to return
    I spit reality instead of what you usually learn
    And I refuse to be concerned with condecending advice
    Cause' I am the only motherfucka that can change my life

    [Ending]
    Some people think I won't make it but I know that I will
    Escape the emptiness cause' that shit is slow and it kills
    the flow and the skill I made y'all believe it at last
    You can make the future but it starts with leavin' the past
    Flag monohaloon October 26, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"I hate it when they tell us how far we came to be
    as if our peoples history started with slavery"

    "I'm not controversial, I'm just speakin' the facts
    Put your hands in the air like you got the heat to your back
    and shake your body like a baby born addicted to crack
    And since life is a gamble like the craps tables at Vegas
    I freestyle my destiny, it's not written in pages"

    "I'm like the Africans who came here before Colombus
    and from the 15 hundreds until after the model"


    I love how some of the people who put these lyrics up here don't know a drop of Spanish and fuck up on easy things like "craps tables". rofl
    Flag ashxcoreon August 10, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:great song but these lyrics are wrong
    Flag MizzFWAon July 01, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this is my favourite song by immortal technique, you never know is another. immortal technique owns
    Flag wilsonjon October 18, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:this is my favourite song by immortal technique, you never know is another. immortal technique owns
    Flag wilsonjon October 18, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I love this song...but whoever posted these lyrics got a couple things wrong

    You see the spanjards never left Espace the Cologne and if you don't believe me, you can click on Uni Mission

    The actual words are...

    You see the spaniards never left después de Colón and if you don't beleive me you can click on Univison

    después de Colón : after Columbus (Christopher Columbus)

    Univision is a spanish channel like telemundo
    Flag bptrican87on May 27, 2006   Link

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