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  1. Lyrics
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The Mystery of Iniquity by Lauryn Hill

Lyrics

Lauryn Hill

The Mystery of Iniquity

From MTV Unplugged No. 2.02002

Written by Lauryn Hill

Produced by Lauryn Hill

Lyrics

The Mystery of Iniquity

[Chorus] It's the mystery of iniquity Said it's the misery of Inequity Said it's the history of Inequity When it all, all falls down Telling you all, it all falls down [Post-Chorus] Children, eat your bread Little children, eat your bread 'Cause it all, all falls down Telling you all, it all falls down [Verse] Yo! Y'all can't handle the truth in a courtroom of lies Perjures the jurors, witness despised Crooked lawyers, false indictments publicized It's entertainment, the arraignments, the subpoenas High profile gladiators in bloodthirsty arenas Enter the Dragon, black-robe crooked-balance Souls bought and sold and paroled for thirty talents Court reporter catch the circus on the paper File it in the system not acknowledged by the Maker Swearing by the bible blatantly blasphemous Publicly perpetrating that "In God We Trust" Cross-examined by a master manipulator The faster intimidator receiving the judge's favor Deceiving sabers doing injury to their neighbors For status, gratis, apparatus and legal waivers See the bailiff representing security Holding the word of God soliciting perjury The prosecution, political prostitution The more money you pay, the further away solution Legal actors, Babylon's benefactors Masquerading as the agency for the clients Hypocritical giants, morally non-compliant Orally armed to do bodily harm Polluted, recruited and suited judicial charm And the defense isn't making any sense Faking the confidence of escaping the consequence That a defendant is depending on the system Totally void of judgment purposely made to twist 'em Emotional victim blackmailed by the henchmen Framed by intentions Inventions whereby they lynch men Enter the false witness slandering the accused Planting the seed openly showing he's being used To discredit, edit, headed for the alleged Smearing the individual fearing the unsuspected Expert witness (the paid authority) Made a priority to deceive the majority Of disinterested peers, dodging duty for years Hating the process, waiting to be returning to their careers Do we expect the system made for the elect To possibly judge correct? Properly serve and protect? Materially corrupt, spiritually amuck Oblivious to the cause, prosperously bankrupt Blind leading the blind, guilty never defined Filthy as swine, a generation purin it's own mind Legal extortion, blown out of proportion In vein deceit, the truth is obsolete Only two positions: victimizer or victim Both end up in destruction trusting this crooked system Mafia with diplomas keeping us in a coma Trying to own a piece of the "American Corona" The Revolving Door, insanity every floor Skyscraping, paper chasing, what are we working for? Empty traditions, reaching social positions Teaching ambition to support the family superstition? When the Son of Perdition is Commander in Chief The standard is Thief; brethren, can we candidly speak? Woe to the men, trusted in the chariots dem' Leaning on horses, they run their intellectual sources Counterfeit wisdom creating the illusion of freedom Confusion consumes them Every word they speak it turns them outwardly white Internally they absent of light Trapped in the night and bonded to the Cain of the night Under the curse, evil men waxing more worse Faxing the first, angelic being cast to the earth It's time for rebirth, burnin up the branch and the root The empty pursuits of every tree bearing the wrong fruit Turn and be healed, let him who stole, no longer steal Oh it's real, surrender for Jehovah is real How long will you sleep, troubled by the thoughts that YOU keep The idols YOU heap, causing the destruction you reap Judgment has come, find it and return to the One Abandon the flesh, self-interest: Broadway to death Pride and the Greed, hide and subdividing the seed The knowledge of Good and Evil is what caused us to lie Caused us to die, let your emotions be crucified Renounce all your thoughts Repent and let your mind be re-taught You'll find what you sought Was based on the deception you bought A perception of naught where the majority remains caught Loving a lie, not realizing in Adam, all die Loving a lie, not realizing in Adam, all die Loving a lie, not realizing in Adam, all die Loving a lie, not realizing in Adam, all die [Chorus] It's the mystery of iniquity Said it's the history of Inequity Said it's the misery of Inequity When it all, all falls down, yeah I'm telling you all, it all falls down

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About this track

"The Mystery of Iniquity" is a song by Lauryn Hill from the album MTV Unplugged No. 2.0, released in 2002. The song was written by Lauryn Hill. It was produced by Lauryn Hill.

Lauryn Hill profile →MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 album →Track profile →

Contributors

  • Max Feldman— 24 credits as assistant recording engineer →
  • Alex Coletti— 102 credits as producer →
  • Lauryn Hill— 346 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Mel Papaterpou— 13 credits as guitar technician →
  • Herb Powers— 1,841 credits as mastering engineer →
  • Adam Blackburn— 43 credits as mixing engineer →
  • Alex Coletti— 102 credits as producer →
  • Christopher Koch— 20 credits as post engineer →
  • Sue Pelino— 24 credits as post mixing engineer →
  • Lauryn Hill— 346 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Adam Blackburn— 43 credits as recording engineer →
  • Joe DeMaio— 25 credits as video director →
  • Van Toffler— 20 credits as video executive producer →
  • Alex Coletti— 102 credits as producer →
  • Lauryn Hill— 346 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Lauryn Hill— 346 credits as songwriter & producer →

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