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Tech N9ne

Active

Release date: 19th April 2019

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"Active" is a track by Tech N9ne, from the album N9NA, released 19th April 2019. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Tech N9ne

Tech N9ne

Lyrics

Active

[Intro: Tech N9ne]

I went to a funeral almost every other week, you know I'm sayin'?

That's the reason why I stopped going to the funerals

'Cause all the young homies were always turned up dead

I left the block at 17, so I didn't see them for a while when I left

That saved me

Because if I was gonna do that, I was gonna do that to the fullest

[Verse 1: Tech N9ne]

We ain't the only gang members

We ain't the only ones with the insane tempers (Nah)

So many levels where Bane enters

And hit the people with evil

Leave 'em with pain whimpers, yeah

We ain't the only gang members

The only stealers and killers and family name enders

So watch your back when the action is brackin' or crackin'

'Cause your cool little faction got flame embers, uh

They kicking and they pushing

Spitting and they mushing (Who?)

A Christian and a Muslim

Pay attention to them bangers, not a rarity

And our dark age is filled with ignorance and barbarity

No clarity, fight against the faith and the infidels

Holy wars having so many people sent to Hell

Religious leaders went to jail, just like us deep in the cell

Spent the bail, get out and show hatred on God is meant to fail

[Bridge: Tech N9ne]

If you choose a side, motherfucker

Better know what opposition, you can die, motherfucker

Although organizations wanna deny other ruckus

From the suckers, they don't care or wonder why brother buck it

Christians calling Muhammad a terrorist, ain't it? (Nope)

The game split a long time ago and they can't quit

Boonk Gang had it figured it out (What's that?)

When he stated that it's a whole lot of motherfuckin' gang shit

[Chorus: Krizz Kaliko]

Everything is active, blame it on the rap shit

Blame it on every fucking thing but the stacks and the taxes

Don't huddle up with no squad, might come and kill you, on God

Active, everything is active

Everything's a gang, it's a gang and it's ashes to ashes

Don't huddle up with no squad, might come and kill you, on God

[Verse 2: Tech N9ne]

We ain't the only gang members

It's still a fight against the black, white, hang genders

Deep in the south, summer all the way 'til it became winter

Now the boys in blue, they kill the black cocaine vendors, yeah

We ain't the only gang members

White presidents and black leaders were slain, 'member?

So watch your back when some wack man attacking the black skin

Ain't no calm or relaxing life when strain hinders, uh

Republicans and Democrats in a spat

Since the 1800's, it's been attacks, then it cracked

And still do, different views will kill you

That is fuckin' mildew, they uplift the steel too

Lot of gang shit in Charlottesville

Unite the Right rally bought a car to kill

Ain't no togetherness

White supremacist and black will fight 'til finished

But all their rights diminished without a life replenished (Dead)

Just like my homeboys

All the different groups in life packin' chrome toys

If you feel me, holler back

Now it's gang colors if you wearing a MAGA hat (Word)

'Cause the message of talking good old days

Usin' force and more power, you know, them good old ways

But I know that flag is serious and if a man tore it

That'll be his ass if he kneel and don't stand for it

[Chorus: Krizz Kaliko]

Everything is active, blame it on the rap shit

Blame it on every fucking thing but the stacks and the taxes

Don't huddle up with no squad, might come and kill you, on God

Active, everything is active

Everything's a gang, it's a gang and it's ashes to ashes

Don't huddle up with no squad, might come and kill you, on God

[Outro]

You know, my brain like, "I wanna build a spaceship"

'Cause man is gonna blow this fucking place up

This spaceship has to be massive, it has to be like a football field

I wanna build a spaceship, maybe like 180 thousand seater

Maybe we can build something

My brain is thinking like, "Okay, how are we gon' fly away from this motherfucker when it blows up?"

Catharsis

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Track details

From N9NA

2019
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Album
N9NA
N9NA
Tech N9ne
Release year
2019
  1. —I'm Sorry
  2. —Active
  3. —F'n Do It
  4. —Green Lit
  5. —Ion Memba
  6. —Le Horde (Intro)
  7. —She Fell
  8. —You Line!
  9. —Lord of Weird
  10. —Don't Let Me Fall
  11. —Like I Ain't
  12. —EF U (Easier for You)
  13. —Sink
  14. —Rata
  15. —Like I Ain't
    3:43

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Tech N9ne Collabos - Strange Reign
2017
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2017
Tech N9ne Collabos - Strangeulation Vol. II
2015
Klusterfuk EP
2012

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