Genius Gza Beneath The Surface Lyrics

Beneath The Surface Lyrics

On a man-made lake, there's a sheet of thin iceWhere unskilled skaters cut
figure-eight twiceThat's sixteen, uncut, direct from the coldHead on a soul,
the result, death by the bulkIn a vault, and spoke about the average lost
permissionThat was seen by a king in a prophetic visionLike a plane crash from
a bomb blastSpecial broadcast, slot time wit ComcastThat kept the jury quiet,
and now the riots performWhile satanic man, now hangin his dawnI swing on you
fake radio personalitiesAnd boost your ratings, with hypes behind
casualtiesFire a shot, wit low-pressure water gun playInstantly slap your fire
like it's Palm SundayI fashion the first jewel, from the elements, the earth
fumesAnd built it to a complex, networkOf communications, you're up against a
hopeless situationI screen every vehicle through enemy observationSwarmin
unpredictably, we spread terrorIncrease the fog significantly, change the
eraCheck my wind pattern, it's headin westSuc-cess is freedom, but failure can
mean deathHumans sweat, aim shovelsDig up debris and rubble, permanent damage
caused by the W
Now who, callously urge you to merge throughAnd think the workers'll serve
youThe sonic marvel, who just dropped the next novelWorld-wide rapidly more to
marbleIt's accountless amount of MC's I saveThen them same niggas wanna
squander those gifts I gave
[Chorus] *vocal sample*Scratch underneath the surfaceBut as your purpose
lieSeems our will is worthlessLike we're pawns beneath the skyFace a race by
reason, and that is just a winFor empty soul I breathe in, keep myself from
givin in
[Killah Priest]
Love and hatred, home is most sacredBoth species they lay naked in the tombs of
oasisThink back on niggas I ate wit, spend a day witGuns we played wit, niggas I
relate witWe broke breadI heard through a vine niggas worked for the fedSent out
secretly to take my headI layed back and meditate to the words they saidSkip
town for a month and grew some dredsHad a friend tell my family I was
deadReturn at the last fall of the autum leafOperate the plan accordingly, in
case the feds re recording meSign all documents using forgeryCuz just the mere
thought of meI'm like Solomon, spoke bluntlyTold the world I'm black ? and
howls from the grave hunt meThe smell of death's upon me, I dwell in the hills
like GhandiBeen in the presence of mad peasantsAnd old kings, who sold
everything on a quest for God's divineSlept in caves to get a clear mindWho
prayed three times, when the moon lit and when the sun riseI met dwellars in
the deserts, talked to shepherdsBeen in the mouth of many leopards, felt the
death kiss of Satan's mistressWalked through vacant districts, before religions
studied pagan scripturesTwo philosophers and physicians on a cure missionsWho
harden they hearts, to warn the weak and sickAnd inflicted, candles lit, gamble
wit a bitchWho made me love her, when I touch herSoft paws, high claws, bees wit
sweet honey in they mouthHad bitter stingers in they tailWalked through the
chambers of deathTake a whole lawn to hellEmbracin her was like embracin the
third rail
Chorus"Scratch underneath the surface"