Blackalicious Decption Lyrics

Decption Lyrics

Artist: Blackalicious

Album: A to G

Song: Deception



Don't let money change ya! 



Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah 

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X) 



This is a story of a kid his name is Cisko (Cisko) 

Who made more money than the Count of Monte Crisco (Crisco) 

He lived a lavish style of life, fast money, women, cars 

and he liked to frequent bars pubs and discos (discos) 

Made his living as a world famous rap star (rap star) 

When he first started mic respect's what he was after (AF-ter) 

And so he got inside his mind, day and night, and he'd write 

constantly his art and craft he'd try to master (MAS-ter) 

Started winnin local battles and his rep grew (rep grew) 

Gave his crew a reputation as the best crew (best crew) 

And what life would do to him, all the cards that was hard 

pen and pad, stress relief would be his refuge (RE-fuge) 

Paid his dues, doing shows, now he's on track (ON track) 

In the lab, pumping demos, making songs fat (SONGS fat) 

Then he quit his nine to five, finally his time arrived 

when he signed a major label record contract 



Don't let money change ya! 



Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah 

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X) 



His first single was a overnight success hit (success hit) 

And now he went from wearing rags to the best fits (best fits) 

All his new acquitances, gassed his head, takin it 

to the point where he lost proper perspective ('spective) 

Started cuttin off the people he came up wit (up wit) 

Ego blown like his soul had been abducted (ab-ducted) 

Though his heart was once real, now material has filled 

up his world, and he couldn't get enough of it (get ENOUGH of it) 

Used to wanna be the best of the rap dons (rap dons) 

Now his only one concern is goin platinum (plati-NUM) 

And his skills has since decreased, and the inner hunger ceased 

Now content, just as long as fame and cash come (CASH come) 

He's a Big Willie now, rappin bout cars (bout cars) 

Thousand dollar shoppin sprees, hangin out with stars (out with stars) 

I mean just a year ago, he was broke, bummin money 

Drinkin out the 40 bottle, livin outdoors 



Don't let money change ya! 



Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah 

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X) 



Second LP, my rap changes fast (changes fast) 

Here today, gone tomorrow, now his label passed (label passed) 

Now the new poster boy, with the hip now sound 

second time around everything isn't stable as (stable as) 

it once was, now he's lookin for the same hit (SAME hit) 

But his sound is played, he forget to change wit (CHANGE wit) 

Them old hit rhymes, no one feelin him, his rhymes ain't appealin 

anymore, and his records ain't sellin shit (ain't sellin SHIT) 

Now he's dropped from his label, and he's goin broke (goin broke) 

Tried the underground return, ghetto pass revoked (pass reVOKED) 

And the same faces that he dissed, on his way, to the top 

laughed as they watched him do the downstroke (DOWNstroke) 

Now the moral of the story is that some go (some go) 

Why would money make the inner vision crumble? (crumble) 

So if you're blessed with the talent, utilize it to the fullest 

be true to yourself and stay humble 



Don't let money change ya! 



Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah 

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (4X) 



Don't let money change ya! 



Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah 

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X) 



Don't let money change ya! 



Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah 

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X) 



Don't let money change ya! 



Laaaaah, di-dah, da-da-dee-dah 

Lah-di-dah, da-da-dee-dah (2X to fade)