The Devil’s Crown

[Hook: KRS-One, Sample] (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you see a Devil down! (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you take the Devil's crown! (Ah yeah!) Stay alive, all things'll change around! (Ah yeah!) What? (Ah yeah!) [Verse 1: KRS-One] So here I go, kickin' science since '95, while we illin' Parental discretion is advised STILL! Don't call me nigga, this MC goons for hits Call me God, 'cause that's what the black man is Whack MC's have one star gun bars Bro what you say? Let's buck for revolution, hey shut the fuck up Can't get with it, down to start a riot in a minute You'll hear so many (BOOM BOOM BOOM) you'll think I'm Riddick While other MC's are talkin' about, up with hope, down with dope I'll have thе Devil in my infrared scope (HUH!) That's for callin' my fathеr boy, and (CAK CAK CAK!) That's for puttin' scars on my mothers' back (BOOM!) That's for callin' my sister a hoe, and for you (BOP BOP BOP) 'cause I don't give a mother fuck Kickin' the metaphysical, spiritual, tryin' to like Get with you, showin' you, you were invisible [Hook: KRS-One, Sample] (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you see a Devil down! (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you take the Devil's crown! (Ah yeah!) Stay alive, all things'll change around! (Ah yeah!) What? (Ah yeah!) [Verse 2: KRS-One] This is not the first time I came to the planet But every time I come, only a few could understand it I came as Isis, my words they tried to ban it I came as Moses, they couldn't follow my commandments I came as Solomon, to a people that was lost I came as Jesus, but they nailed me to a cross I came as Harriet Tubman, offered the truth To sojourn up, out the tubs I came as Nat Turner, they tried to whip me They tried to burn me, lynch me and scar me So I had to come back as Marcus Garvey Bob Marley, they tried to harm me I used to be Malcolm X Now I'm on the planet as the one called KRS Kickin' the metaphysical, spiritual, tryin' to like Get with you, showin' you, you were invisible [Hook: KRS-One, Sample] (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you see a Devil down! (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you take the Devil's crown! (Ah yeah!) Stay alive, all things'll change around! (Ah yeah!) What? (Ah yeah!) [Verse 3: KRS-One] The black panther is the blackism for real In my spiritual war, I turn into Bobby Seale On the Wheels of Steel My spirit flies away, and enters into Kwame Ture You black people still thinkin' about votin'? Remember the rope and? Every president we ever had lied You know I'm kind of glad Nixon died (Mother fuck bitch) [Hook: KRS-One, Sample] (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you see a Devil down! (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you take the Devil's crown! (Ah yeah!) Stay alive, all things'll change around! (Ah yeah!) What? (Ah yeah!) (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you see a Devil down! (Ah yeah!) Is what you say, when you take the Devil's crown! (Ah yeah!) Stay alive, all things'll change around! (Ah yeah!) What? (Ah yeah!) Mother fuck (Yeah!) Bitch (Yeah!) (Only a few could understand me)