"In My Soul" lyrics
(feat. Papoose, AZ, Mysonne & Tre Williams)
It's DJ Kay Slay the Drama King
From here 'til eternity, we are no longer in need of more ballers and bottles
Our people are in need of more leaders and martyrs
How can we save the youth from self-destruction if the older generation are the ones providing them the ammunition to self-destruct?
It's time for the people to connect the disconnected so we can stop being our own worst enemy
I mean, in the state of the world today, what would you rather do?
Sell 10 million records or save 10 million souls?
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
Some racist fool hit my father with a car, he died
I shed a tear, my mother hospitalized
So they put me in foster care
Turned to crime, got sentenced to ten years, did me wrong
In prison it's where I found the Nation of Islam
Used to call me Dirty Red, but now the name's changed
The name is Malcolm X, I got rid of my slave name
Paroled in '52, my philosophy is separation
I became one of the most powerful voices in the nation
Gave historical speeches, I'm the man that they trust
We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us
Disobeyed Elijah Muhammad, so here the threats come
Now I'm looking out the window, holding the M1
I had a speech after Autobahn, he screamed in a rage
Get your hand out of my pocket, fired the 12 gauge
They say my people did it, gotta be clever
The government was involved, that was the biggest trickology ever
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
My purpose was civil rights, I worshiped living life
Adapted being a pastor, master mental sight
Walked by faith, this was Morehouse made
Spoke on racial equality, talked about hate
It's all about race, democracy's hypocrisy
Gandhi's philosophy, seen the atrocities
Since Birmingham, emerged with a plan
Abolish segregation, curb the demands
Worlds expand, every court, every street could never abort
Support system was deep
Bus boycotts and whatnot
We marched on 'em, in the dark on 'em
Pulled the Rosa Parks on 'em
Revolution, retribution
Played my part from the start, the execution
Assassination, my aspiration
Shook the whole world, woke up half a nation
Nobel Peace Prize, got that
My name on every street sign, the neighborhood's not black
"I Have a Dream" speech, they can't stop facts
MLK Day, this where I'm at
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
I arrived February 17th, 1942
To start on this mission that I was born to do
Empowering my people and leading this revolution
Building black power, I'm Huey Percy Newton
Before my persecution led to my execution
I taught my people self-defense was our best solution
Co-founded Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale
Had breakfast programs, we fed poor children meals
Started community schools, trained kids in the martial arts
Dance programs to gangstas out the parks
Tturned them into soldiers, known for our militants
Some of us is still political prisoners
Governments start killing us, shootouts in the streets
In self defense, I had to murder a policeman
Our ten step program outlined the information
There's still a blueprint for our liberation
The revolution's going down now
So we gon' let our fathers speak now
Soul, soul, soul, ooh
The revolution's going down now
So we gon' let our fathers speak now
Soul, soul, soul, ooh
In my soul, ooh, in my soul, oh yeah
In my soul, ooh, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul, ooh
In my soul, ooh, in my soul
From here 'til eternity, we are no longer in need of more ballers and bottles
Our people are in need of more leaders and martyrs
How can we save the youth from self-destruction if the older generation are the ones providing them the ammunition to self-destruct?
It's time for the people to connect the disconnected so we can stop being our own worst enemy
I mean, in the state of the world today, what would you rather do?
Sell 10 million records or save 10 million souls?
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
Some racist fool hit my father with a car, he died
I shed a tear, my mother hospitalized
So they put me in foster care
Turned to crime, got sentenced to ten years, did me wrong
In prison it's where I found the Nation of Islam
Used to call me Dirty Red, but now the name's changed
The name is Malcolm X, I got rid of my slave name
Paroled in '52, my philosophy is separation
I became one of the most powerful voices in the nation
Gave historical speeches, I'm the man that they trust
We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us
Disobeyed Elijah Muhammad, so here the threats come
Now I'm looking out the window, holding the M1
I had a speech after Autobahn, he screamed in a rage
Get your hand out of my pocket, fired the 12 gauge
They say my people did it, gotta be clever
The government was involved, that was the biggest trickology ever
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
My purpose was civil rights, I worshiped living life
Adapted being a pastor, master mental sight
Walked by faith, this was Morehouse made
Spoke on racial equality, talked about hate
It's all about race, democracy's hypocrisy
Gandhi's philosophy, seen the atrocities
Since Birmingham, emerged with a plan
Abolish segregation, curb the demands
Worlds expand, every court, every street could never abort
Support system was deep
Bus boycotts and whatnot
We marched on 'em, in the dark on 'em
Pulled the Rosa Parks on 'em
Revolution, retribution
Played my part from the start, the execution
Assassination, my aspiration
Shook the whole world, woke up half a nation
Nobel Peace Prize, got that
My name on every street sign, the neighborhood's not black
"I Have a Dream" speech, they can't stop facts
MLK Day, this where I'm at
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul
I arrived February 17th, 1942
To start on this mission that I was born to do
Empowering my people and leading this revolution
Building black power, I'm Huey Percy Newton
Before my persecution led to my execution
I taught my people self-defense was our best solution
Co-founded Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale
Had breakfast programs, we fed poor children meals
Started community schools, trained kids in the martial arts
Dance programs to gangstas out the parks
Tturned them into soldiers, known for our militants
Some of us is still political prisoners
Governments start killing us, shootouts in the streets
In self defense, I had to murder a policeman
Our ten step program outlined the information
There's still a blueprint for our liberation
The revolution's going down now
So we gon' let our fathers speak now
Soul, soul, soul, ooh
The revolution's going down now
So we gon' let our fathers speak now
Soul, soul, soul, ooh
In my soul, ooh, in my soul, oh yeah
In my soul, ooh, in my soul
In my soul, in my soul, ooh
In my soul, ooh, in my soul
