Temple Lyrics

Temple lyrics

(Intro/Chorus: Wyclef Jean) 

Delivered straight from the temple 

Hip-hop ya don't stop 

One o' clock, two o' clock, three o' clock, ROCK!! 



(Lauryn Hill) 

Well as an infant I was born into religion 

My mother called me back - this brother she forgot to mention 

Was just one baptist - me! The stories o' God sent 

His only forgotten sooonnn who gave his life 

to make sure that I would have one 

As I learned in Sunday School, he's got to care 

of who's ready to disrespect, my mother and father would be Taboo 

But as I grew, I met a Jew, a Catholic 

and the pastor just couldn't figure out where baptist fit 

Hastily ya paid me that'cha make me sing 

Brother has confronted me, mister (????) 

I get Jehovah, a Buddha or shall I call you Adder 

or though rich for tellin' me brother 

I just like to be a scholar on the subject called realogy 

So that's how I might figure 

why they call themselves Christians, ya still call me nigga 

And off to store a black hole leaves no control over thought 

I leave my body to see the pits 

go high when the physical takes control 

No communications with the inner stealth 

The prize is the up the wise, wise who has a spiritual health 

Now to explain they had the problems/visions of gettin' along with herself 

She bought a corner, cornered herself and becomes a mourner 

Logic brothers... 

(Ahhh, yo sister can Praswell and Wyclef get some, check it out) 



(Chorus: Wyclef Jean) 

Delivered straight from the temple 

Hip-hop ya don't stop 

One o' clock, two o' clock, three o' clock, ROCK!! 



(Wyclef Jean) 

Delivered straight from the (TEMPLE), I had no time to (SAMPLE) 

My cousin's name was (SAMUEL), I wasn't allowed to use the turntables 

My dad was a preacher, so rap music was your devilism 

And if it wasn't say: Thank You Lord, I couldn't listen 

So why you s-sneak to listen to DJ Red Alert? 

To check the competition, a DJ Red Alert goes berserk 

Cause as a young lad, I had a big rap pad 

Cause he who wanted to practice would someday be the greatest guy 

So I checked them as they flippin' sometimes 

they're not flippin', they think they rippin'-rappin' 

the only rappin' they doin' is in they room before they packin' 

You gained the world sucker, but you lost your soul 

(The devil approach you us, all you do is tell a foe) 

Life after death could be eternal fire 

So some get blunted but you're back all on this when it's all over 

Mama said that blunt was a stunt to the brain 

So some say: I don't smoke but on a sneak-tip he sniff coke 

He won the lotto but now he dies of an overdose 

While the bum he picked a hole to sleep he wanted a deep throat 

So ask yourself the question: Who's really maxin'? 

Cause some check in but don't check out and either Hell or Heaven high 

But to some Earth is Hell and Heaven's death 

So they predict to be Haiti's and kill till there's nothin' left, hah 

But I'ma hit with a gun, that's harder than all guns 

Mic check from the temple, check the Tech 

(And start the nuzzle to get wreck) 

Can I get a witness? (Check the Tech) 

Get wreck (Check the Tech), check the Tech 

(And start the nuzzle to get wreck), can I get a witness? 

(Check the Techs), here we go yo 

Well I arrive let me tell you what I see in my third eye 

Many die they call a battle, they got crucified 

Justice, is righteous, in the eyes of the beholder 

While the, younger the better but the, older the wiser 

Mama used to read in deep from the book of powers 

But the bird said the word was absurd, have ya heard? 

Knowledge - I come to teach while I increase ya decrease 

Some say peace, but on a street a .45's my piece 



(Pras) 

Hallelujah, hallelujah, praise me two things 

try all my cheap - COME!! 

On the nineteenth of October I remember 

startin' my life as a natural leaver 

Cause I lick one-two-three-four-five-six-seven shots 

While any priest here builds his church on a solid rock, hit me 

So feel the spirit comin' from the Heaven above 

(Ay, Pras, how could you be a hood in full of so much love?) 

I said: On every man chest there breathes a heart 

Hip-hop where it starts, I tried to master the art, come on!!