Prayer Song

[Verse 1: K'naan]

This morning when I woke up

I walked into a nightmare

And found myself arrested

Before I had my breakfast

I saw they murdered justice

And told me to accept it

Went out to see my neighbors

And saw some demonstrators, and violent liberators

The fire had been raging, where you and I were waiting

Entirely forsaken

[Chorus: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)]

Ahmed Nabi Muhammad, Ya Shafi'ul Qiyamah, Alay Salaam Alaika

Ahmed Nabi Muhammad, Ya Shafi'ul Qiyamah, Alay Salaam Alaika

[Verse 2:]

The empty tank is ringing

The rig it shakes it's singing

The hollow chief (?) is limping

Around me there's disorder

Intoxicating odor

There's no way to the border

And just who is the martyr?

Is it the fire starter?

Is it the Orphaned daughter?

Will those laugh when they dreaming

And dance away the demon

But don’t you miss the meaning

[Chorus:]

Matt Cappy Plays

[Chorus:]

[K'naan Recites:]

So like I came to the door

I said it before

I never let the Mic magnetize me no more

I could do that as Rakim was doing it [‘it’ echoes out]