| Facts, from the 'Raq
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| Yuh
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| Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom
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| New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom
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| Freedom, free men are freedom
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| Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason for
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| (Facts from the rack!) Why kill yourself for no reason for
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| (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning for
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| Hold the sword like a hand should
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| Write your passions into manhood
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| Heightened malice in the land, look
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| Like the lights of havoc do no damn good
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| Half sleep from being overpreached
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| The other half sleep 'cause the xan good
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| A chief would take his hand like a thief
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| And make him stand like a man would
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| In the face of an ambush
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| To the back and they attack
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| Front of they frontline, out the plane
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| With no parachutes and they backpacks
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| Choppin' weed, and droppin' seeds
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| Them flowers grow where they land at
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| Properties on top of these
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| To make power flow from they handclaps
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| Suicide, it’s suicide
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| You and I wouldn’t do divide
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| Who arrived to see you survive, it means
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| Two would die to make you alive, it means
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| You should write for the two that died, it means
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| You arrived with the youth inside, you’re king
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| You align with the truth inside of things
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| Wise to the lies that the youth provide and bring
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| War
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| Does the king make a kingdom?
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| Or the kingdom make the king?
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| Is it free when it’s freedom?
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| Or being dumb being free?
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| Does the king make a kingdom?
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| Or the kingdom make the king?
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| Is it free when it’s freedom?
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| Or being dumb being free?
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| Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom
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| New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom, yuh
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| Freedom, free men are freedom
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| Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason for
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| (Babylon, ayy)
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| Why kill yourself for no reason, fam
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| (Babylon, ayy)
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| (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning, fam
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| Well if man was meant to fly, Jah woulda made us all with wings
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| Well he made us all with crowns, that mean seh every man a king
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| Your mind it is your castle, mind can govern how you think
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| The ghetto is a kingdom, cure not all the gully stink
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| No one can change mi mind, no I am thoroughly convinced
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| My woman is a queen that bring forth more princess and prince
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| And if you add up the equation it must mean I’m royal since
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| Everyone in my surroundings is of royal heritage
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| Not everyone of royal blood dress up in a mink
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| Whole heap of king and queen with dem roof make out of zinc
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| So Jah bless the baby mother washing nappy in a sink
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| And ah raise the generation weh ah take it to the brink
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| Does the king make a kingdom?
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| Or does a kingdom make a king?
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| This hidden empire of kings and queens, that no one’s noticing
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| Does a king make a kingdom?
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| Or does a kingdom make a king?
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| This hidden empire of kings and queens, that no one’s noticing
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| Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom
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| New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom, yuh
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| Freedom, free men are freedom
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| Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason for
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| (Babylon, ain’t no king)
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| Why kill yourself for no reason for
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| (Babylon, ain’t no king)
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| (Yuh) Chat to dem with no meaning for
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| Chat to dem with no meaning for
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| Only fools would run from a dead man
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| My mind is an excellent weapon
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| I will not die for a label, let’s come to the table
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| And put together all our blessings
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| Our blessings religious, our blessings ability
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| Our blessings materially, identify enemy
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| Disconnect from the mentally
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| Put all of our energy into the kingdom
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| Back to the front on my way now
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| God has to show you your way 'round
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| Tired, I watch while you lay down
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| You lie while I sleep and you are
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| Take a part of my piece and inherit the heritage
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| We’re not American dreamin'
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| We’re realizing a kingdom
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| Only fools would run from a dead man
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| My mind is an excellent weapon
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| I will not die for a label, let’s come to the table
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| And put together all our blessings
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| Our blessings religious, our blessings ability
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| Our blessings materially, identify enemy
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| Disconnect from the mentally
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| Put all of our energy into the kingdom
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| Back to the front on my way now
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| God has to show you your way 'round
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| Tired, I watch while you lay down
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| You lie while I sleep and you are
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| Take a part of my piece and inherit the heritage
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| We’re not American dreamin'
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| We’re realizing a kingdom |