[Verse 1]

With war rising over the horizon

It's hard to start writing

Been fightin; in the belly of the titan

Tying tourniquets tightened around the livin' but dyin'

My pen floods the pages while the children are cryin'

I want to put on an iron shirt, chase the devil out of earth

Spit until my tongue and saliva glands burst

But first I invoke, the spirit of the long gone and coming back, through the song

I am one with that all-seein' being but

It seems as if we're being tricked into believing that which we think we believe in

Even if we disagree on who the best emcee is

We bob to the beat as if we're nodding in agreement

I write to free the dumb, though freedom hasn't come

I let it ring to leave a message on my answering machine

I see a movement has begun

As soon as we become the true truth seekers

Down with this Babylon regime

[Chorus]

To think you can die in the blink of an eye

I bid you to try, to test I & I

Been destined to fly, but I'm restin' tonight

And one bright morning I will take flight

But until then, I'll be rockin' on the M

I see the future drippin' out of a pen

And if sleep be the cousin of death

Then every time I blink's one step closer to my last breath

[Verse 2]

They said talk is cheap, but war is expensive

I speak cuz it's free and these words are my weapons

Don't think for a second, I will not question

US foreign policy, imperial aggression

Inventing war for the quenching of the thirst for the oil

Cause money don't trickle down to workers who toil

You see, blood trickle down from the wounds to the soil

And broken antennas with aluminum foil be

Standing on televisions, transmitting propaganda of millionaire senators

And your so-called commander in chief, B

I'm telling you the man is a thief

In his hand he holds a plan to ban your freedom of speech

To build a pipeline, put Afghanistan on a leash

When it bites back blame the Taliban for the breach

Of security in each and every first world country

Where life more distant if you're thirsty or hungry

[Chorus]

To think you can die in the blink of an eye

I bid you to try, to test I & I

Been destined to fly, but I'm restin' tonight

And one bright morning I will take flight

But until then, I'll be rockin' on the M

I see the future drippin' out of a pen

And if sleep be the cousin of death

Then every time I blink's one step closer to my last breath

[Verse 3]

America romanticized the old war story

Heroes, ammos, guns, blood, guts, and glory

And no wonder the majority wants a war with Iraq

Even if only 15% know where it's at on a map

With our backs against a stockpile of weaponry

Enough to turn the earth into a memory, 'cept there'll be

No one to remember this planet

If it happens god damn it, if I get drafted today

I swear to God, Jah, Allah, and Yahweh

I'll toss the letter away and I'll pull a Cassius Clay, in the military

Minorities comprise the majority

Surprised? are you kidding me? The lies!

Rely on brown bodies to fight for white puppet masters

I cannot fathom how the caged bird drinks

Until he thinks he is free

A critical mass

Between a heavenly future, and a hell of a past, now

[Chorus]

To think you can die in the blink of an eye

I bid you to try to test I & I

Been destined to fly, but I'm restin' tonight

And one bright morning I will take flight

But until then, I'll be rockin' on the M

I see the future drippin' out of a pen

And if sleep be the cousin of death

Then every time I blink's one step closer to my last breath

[Outro]

Every time I blink's one step closer to my last

Every time I blink's one step closer to my last

Every time I blink's one step closer to my last breath

To my very last breath