Get Up 4 the Get Down Songtext
von Def Jef

Times are changing, the young are getting tough
They taste the knowledge and now they just can′t get enough
The trend's intelligence, and rhymes are relevant
If you′re coming irrelevant, you'll never do well against
The poet with inner sight, you give off a dimmer light
Somebody give him a light, cause money ain't too bright
Or maybe he′s too white collar conservative
In a corporate position, but the action was affirmative
You′re falling out of touch, and running out of time
You're chasing a dime, but you′re wasting your mind

Get encased in the rhyme, in the bass and the line
I give off so much light, that the blind see it shine
I flip styles, lifestyles are going out of style

I give you a head start, here, here's about a mile
But I breeze past, speaks fast, with the quickness
With the power of God, and force of habit, I kick this
First with backbone, the beat is the background
The lyrics are prone to make you get up or get down
Although I don′t preach, I'm never apolitical


Cause I′m too spiritual, and times are too critical

My only weapon is my pen
When I show you where I'm living
You're gonna wanna hit it again
My only weapon is my pen
I′m a soul rider

We need power now or never, together forever
And never sever, make an endeavor
To enlighten your brethren, I recommend
We extend a hand, expand and then

With strength defend black women and men
From the white power structure
That sucked you in, stole your culture and fucked ya
And you gave birth to a nation
Your free labor laid America′s economic foundation
Blood sweat and tears and fears for years
But now here's what appears to be the shift in the gears


The turning of tables, knowledge enables
Us to escape from stereotypical labels
And years of classroom fables, fiction
Fallacies, falsehoods and fabrications

Facades, even fronts
Star spangled stories, stigmas and stunts

Once and for all, it′s time to put an end to
The evil that men do, the struggle continues
When the weight gets too heavy to carry it, I'm a chariot
Swinging low so you can grab the lariat
Take your mind to a new height, shed true light

All these religions but only one God, come on let′s unite
Like a fist, cause I'm tired of getting dissed
Having my government name come up last on the list
Mr. President, I get pissed to resident
In this country, and I get no response from the letter I send
That′s why I'm militant, rhymes raise the consciousness
Cause I'm armed and intellectually dangerous

My only weapon is my pen
When I show you where I′m living
You′re gonna wanna hit it again
My only weapon is my pen
I'm a soul rider