[Verse 1: Ursula Rucker]
Time waits for no one
Use it wisely, not wastefully
Live not dangerously or aimlessly
For if you do, you'll disgrace your chi
Living your life with distaste
In the guise of being carefree
In the name of being... free
Better call on that god you believe
To free you from the clutches
Of those that would have you perpetuate
Millenium slavery
Of those that would have you perpetuate
Millenium slavery
[Pre-Chorus: Ursula Rucker]
Hold on, slow... down
Hold... on, slow down
Hold on, slow... down
Before you let them dumb you down now
[Verse 2: Ursula Rucker]
I'll be the Crouching Tiger, you be the Hidden Dragon, and
While you're busy getting your swag on, I'll find you, sneak up behind you
Fuck you up with my nimble knowledge nunchakus
Make you sit down and learn life's lessons
Make you work hard to receive your blessings
And then I'll try to save you
From the media's campaign to massacre your brain
(Make you insane in the membrane)
Feed you armageddon-sized portions
Of disaster and pain
So your strength, past, and soul
Are easier to claim
For perilous gain
There's no one to blame
But yourself
For believing their treacherous messages
We all know how rough it is
We all know how tough it gets
Especially when you resist
You resist
Resist
Resist
[Chorus: Ursula Rucker]
Hold on, slow... down
Hold... on, slow down
Hold on, slow... down
Before you shut down, before you melt down
[Verse 3: Ursula Rucker]
I realize sometimes violence is necessary
Particularly when predatory enemies
Seek to dictate your destiny
Teach you watered-down history
Make you blindly leap, in false faith
Into their cesspool for fools and governing ghouls
Use your gift of choice, listen to your own voice
[Verse 4: Hawkeye Phanatic]
I'm proud to MC, so allow me to speak
As you can see, I'm in too deep, so I need to reach
These beats depend on moods set by inner means
And I have a tendency to hold a mic so tenderly
And every time it enters me, it's Heaven, I see
It's got me hoping I'll be the next to speak it
I'm keeping it real, with that much needed action
It's such an attraction and it makes me feel so relaxed, and
When I'm on stage I feel I have a better grasp, and
I'm quick to holler back, because I got a lot of pep, and energy
Mentally, do you remember me?
Once on tempest, now a long-lasting memory
I always demonstrate – wait, it's only a second away
Pressing forth with a force, just to ventilate
So let it play –
The day I met the way I sway to a DJ, I knew I'd stay
It's in my veins, so my heart's completely engulfed
As long as the world revolves, I'll set it off
So here's my life – what more could it cost?
I find my way around, even if I'm lost
I'm leaving the lines crossed, divine styles by the shine's gloss
My mind's thoughts come and go in a blind toss
I climb to the top of what I know and rhyme off
I'm off, about to sign off
Thank God for the arrival, the survival is too vital to loosen grips
I use my lips and tighten the links between music, mics and inks
I'm on the brink of sickness, I think... (I think...)
Or something... (something...)
[Sample]
"Keep..."
"Yeah..."
"Keep falling..."
[Interlude: Ursula Rucker]
Da-da-da-da-da, da
Da-da-da-da-da, da, da-da
Da-da-da-da-da, da
Da-da-da-da, da-da, da-da-da...
[Verse 4: Ursula Rucker (sample)]
Make your own choice
Listen to your own voice
("Keep falling...")
Proverbs say fear of man causeth snares
So I beware and take care
("Keep falling...")
I'm not preaching, but like you, I'm seeking
Trying to defeat this thing
("Keep falling...")
I hear Marley speaking
So I help him to sing
These songs of freedom, of redemption
("Keep falling...")
Hold on, slow down
Hold... on, slow down
Don't let them fuck you around
Hold on, slow... down (down...)
Hold on, slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down (down... down... down...)
