From a Distance

[Verse 1: Guru] It's King Equality with lines cocked back to add on Word to everything, that's what I put that on Yo, I sat on the sidelines, watched you foolish men Fake hooligans, now it's time for us to duel again Yeah, it's me, takin' you savages to school again I rule again, women are preparin' my food again I'm like the imperial bandit, stackin' my loot again Ancient warrior, street fighter, contemporary Intelligent comrade, enemies I've been sent to bury You see me at seminars, clubs and bars I own this shit, rollin' with gangsters, thugs with scars You see me from a distance, tryin' to analyze the righteous Caught a scandal and a crisis from this vandalous psychic Government name Keith Elam, put in work per diem Still a fly-ass nigga, a magnetic human being B-A-L-D-head to the Slick, I'm wettin' 'em quick [Chorus] You are now rockin' with the best Gang Starr The God Universal Ruler Universal I came to give you exactly what you asked for here You are now rockin' with the best Gang Starr The God Universal Ruler Universal Doin' a whole lot up in these streets [Verse 2: Jeru the Damaja] Well, it's the Justice Equality Ruler Universal Carefree, sun see, light speed react nuclear thermal Three-hundred-sixty degrees, we comin' full circle Open the portal, now you witness God's immortal verbals Shinin' light infinitely like the cosmos is Modern science would define this rhyme as osmosis Go through your faction or sect, we're laser beam focused You see, if rap was a crime, we'd be on Wanted posters Keith, we kinda like the team that killed the White Lotus My feet firm in the ground and Guru on my shoulders Deep concentration is the formulation at begin Poison pen, maestro chop the violin I try to stop but my mind keep firin' Try to advance, you hear them ambulance sirens You ain't get it? Here's the summation Nigga, fuck what you heard, it's Gang Starr Foundation [Chorus] You are now rockin' with the best Gang Starr The God Universal Ruler Universal I came to give you exactly what you asked for here You are now rockin' with the best Gang Starr The God Universal Ruler Universal Doin' a whole lot up in these streets