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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Blackalicious
Performer
Chief Xcel
Performer
The Gift of Gab
Vocals
Erinn Anova
Vocals
Joyo Velarde
Vocals
Vursatyl
Vocals
Vincent Segal
Violin
Harley White Jr.
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim Parker
Composer
Xavier Mosley
Composer
Chief Xcel
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chief Xcel
Producer
Russell "The Dragon" Elevado
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Rain and thunder and lightning crumbling
Buildings falling, hurricanes, Earth shattering
Membranes scattering, insane happening
Souls keeps burning and the sky keeps plummeting down
[Verse 2]
The sky is fallin', life is appallin', and death is lurkin'
**** killing each other, leaving bodies nobody's searching for
And juveniles is losin' trials, catching a bit of murder 1
And mothers is drinkin' and druggin', hoein' , searchin' for their son
And liquor stores upon every corner and younger people
Done accepted defeat, in the melting pot of lava seepin'
And the hood is all the mind can conceive
When your foes bleedin' to they death
And you pickin' they pocket, all to just get even
**** is bangin', they fathers was bangin', they unc's thuggin'
Highly intelligent Africans lowered to punks muggin'
And the coppers is the Klan, and the planet's run by your government
And the genocidal thieves, all the while, the Devil is lovin' it
And children in high school, rollin' through, smokin' their classes up
And people that's rich don't be checkin' for what is happenin'
Degradin' our women, knockin' 'em up, leave 'em or smack 'em up
And ain't way to reach us, we're sleepin' like Hell's castle
Sky is falling
[Verse 3]
Rain and thunder and lightning crumbling
Buildings falling, hurricanes, Earth shattering
Membranes scattering, insane happening
Souls keeps burning and the sky keeps plummeting down
Rain and thunder and lightning crumbling
Buildings falling, hurricanes, Earth shattering
Membranes scattering, insane happening
Souls keeps burning and the sky keeps plummeting down
[Verse 4]
The sky is fallin', no one is watchin', tornadoes twistin'
Whereas, nobody is listenin' and fires, no one pays attention
Energies are eruptin', blurring the intentional vision
Doctors and lawyers and scientists all are locked in the prison
Of the mind, and all the youth are unreachable, but they teachable
But MCs don't be teachin' them too, they deep down in their soul
Amongst the prostitution and pimpin', robbin' and stealin'
We give a name, (Sad but true ) this is ****-land (Glad to knew you)
But give a damn, (For the future) religions is institutionalized
Hidden truths, givin' you the lies
You got two pistols at the head of your own people
It's lethal, but it's living proof
And steadily, we smile and lead death inside of our living room
And instead of college, they got us slangin' after high school
For the love of the money and everything that it'll buy you
Everybody out for that, and they kill you if you a rival
Twenty lions and one steak on the table, it's about survival
The sky is falling
[Verse 5]
Rain and thunder and lightning crumbling
Buildings falling, hurricanes, Earth shattering
Membranes scattering, insane happening
Souls keeps burning and the sky keeps plummeting down
[Verse 6]
Revelation
From the now captive to the plantation
Calm, I bring the fury, all the rampage done
Drown the confusion through the devastation
Livin' in the dreams of elimination
Truth is obsolete, prophets can't wait long
There, they closin' in, but they can't take long
Revelation
Devastation
Better stay strong
Written by: Tim Parker, Xavier Mosley