The Time Is Now Songtext
von Guilty Simpson

So that we say that it′s time to begin anew
That it's time to stop going along with
Rhetoric and bullshit that you cannot endorse

Check
Revolution, the devil shootin′
So we shootin' back for retribution

But every human gettin' his rights stripped
And foreheads gashed with nightsticks

I feel the pinchin′ of those vice grips
Yet we never relent
I roam with felons and gents
That never got the benefits provided for the pale of descent
They notice the scent and checkin′ the vents
But get incensed, we only burnin' incense
It′s so intense, I'm convinced the wrong words′ll get us benched
They ran his fingerprints, we ain't seen him since then


Now is the time (The time is now)
Now is the time (The time is now)
Now is the time (The time is now)
What time? What time is it? (The time is now)

You′re just another statistic
In a world of statisticians and they runnin' ballistics
And according to the statute, did it
You're broke as fuck without an alibi close enough, what?
(What time?) Justice neglected him
Steel bracelets with a chain connectin′ them

It′s tough raisin' a son behind glass
′Cause youngin ain't respectin′ him, so

The streets greet with open arms
Started off with street fights and stolen cars
Graduated to murder one and closin' bars
He should′ve noticed the cycle and broke it off

Now is the time (The time is now)
Now is the time (The time is now)
Now is the time (The time is now)
What time? What time is it? (The time is now)

Look at your room, it's a mess, a mess

Uh, yeah


Look at your room, it's a mess
They snatchin′ baby birds from the nest
And pressure bust pipes so they got us in a full court press
It′s deeper than beats and mic checks
They watchin' us through binoculars with plans to lock us up
They plottin′, toughin', it′s all because we're popular
The hate that they have for us is not enough
So they follow us all day and stoppin′ us

Can't live like that
Makes a brother wanna fight back, back, uh