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BABYLON (feat. Chronixx)

Joey Bada$$

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Joey Bada$$

Vocals

Chronixx

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jo-Vaughn Virginie

Jo-Vaughn Virginie

Songwriter

Adam Pallin

Songwriter

Gabriel Stevenson

Gabriel Stevenson

Songwriter

Jamar McNaughton

Jamar McNaughton

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

1-900

Producer

Gabriel Stevenson

Gabriel Stevenson

Producer

John Gratton

Assistant Engineer

Jordon Silva

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Nastee

Recording Engineer

Rob Kinelski

Mixing Engineer

Tatsuya Sato

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Yo, yo (Yo, yo)

Badman representin'

Yo, yo

Hey, hey, hey

[Verse 2]

They say you never know what you got

Till it's so up and away

And it's so lonely at the top

Sometimes, you wanna throw it away

But lately, I've been talking to God

He told me heaven is a way better place

So I'm taking everything that I got

And I'm running away, I'm running away

I just can't cope with the pain

You just won't understand

Running away

(Away from here)

I'm running away

I just can't cope with the pain

You just won't understand

Running away

(Away from here)

[Verse 3]

Gone like the wind, I can't seem to win

I know the end is near, but I just don't know when

Turn on to CNN, look at what I see again

It's another black man

Died at the white hand of justice

To tell the truth, man, I'm fucking disgusted

I fear for the lives for my sisters, my brothers

Less fortunate than I, let's formulate a plan

I'm sick of holding grudges

I'm loading in all my sluggers

And aiming it at you judges

Fuck the cops

Fuck the system and the government

Y'all fuckers not

Protecting and serving

You're more like damaging and hurting

And letting off shots

Till you motherfuckers certain

He ain't breathing, you made it clear

Fuck your breath, ****

Don't even deserve air

Don't even deserve shit

Don't even deserve nothing

If black lives really mattered

You **** would do something

Instead, we mean nothing

In fact, we being hunted

They don't want us in abundance

They know it's strength in them numbers

That's why they gave you one

The time is coming, no discussion

If you ain't got a gun

Then you better start runnin'

[Verse 4]

Run to the rock of my salvation

Run to the stone that the builder rejected

I run to aboriginal, Christ

Haile Selassie, I hear dem call some other name

Dem other guy nuh qualified

A long, long time, mi see some idiot a try

Tell me America is the land of the free, that's a lie

'Cause nobody, nuh free 'bout yah

Better we leave Babylon, and go ah Ethiopia

And if you don't believe we can achieve that

Then you is just another idiot or another

[Verse 5]

Motherfucker, it's the J-O-Z-I-F B-A-D-M-O-N

Come on, bring them M's on in

I'm on the upside now

You can turn 'em M's upside down

We 'bout to win

Here's a L for the other side of him

Most grace that you lost, I invite 'em in

To my soul

Know you feel the vibes when I'm channeling

The innermost of my spirit

Been engulfed with plenty gold

'Cause most of them labels throw pennies, so

[Verse 6]

Who you think investing in penitentiaries though?

Same owners as them labels

Same owners as your cables

Spoon feeding you fables

Tryna keep your mind stable

Your eyes blind, and your skin's hazel

The truth's under your nasal

But even the air's all fucked up

How we 'posed to see stars?

Chemicals trails above us

Plus a bunch of other shit that's undiscovered

Detached from the roots

Since we set sail, my brothers

That's word to motherland

Sold us on stolen land

Visions from brother man

You seen us all holding hands

Fifty years later

Still see my brothers choked to death

R.I.P. to Eric Garner

Only right I show respect

Nowadays, they hanging us

By a different tree

Branches of the government

I can name all three

Judicial, legislative and executive

Lock your pops away

Drop your moms and next of kin!

It's all consecutive

I'm just trna break the cycle

I wonder if I'll do it all

Before they take my life, yo

Crucify my image, the Lord is my witness

If them Heaven's gates closed

I'ma break all them hinges

For my ****

Yes, I'ma break all the hinges

For my ****

Yes, I'ma break all the hinges

For my ****

Yes, I'ma break all

[Verse 7]

They say you never know what you got

Until it's all up and away

And it's so lonely at the top

Sometimes you wanna throw it away

But lately, I've been talking to God

He told me heaven is a way better place

So I'm taking everything that I got

And I'm running away, I'm running away

I just can't cope with the pain

You just won't understand

Running away

(Away from here)

I'm running away

I just can't cope with the pain

You just won't understand

Running away

[Verse 8]

As fast as I can to Mount Zion

Running away (I'm running away)

I'm running away (I'm running away)

I'm running away (I'm running away)

I'm running away (I'm running away)

I'm running away (I'm running away)

I'm running away (I'm running away)

Running away (I'm running away)

Away, running away

[Verse 9]

Ya better start running, running

Babylon boy dem a coming, coming yeah

Ya better start running, running

Babylon is coming

(Babylon get jealous of we)

Of we

Just because I walk this way

(Babylon get jealous of we)

Of we

Hey

Written by: Adam Pallin, Gabe Stevenson, Jamar McMaughton, Jo-Vaughn Virginie, Unknown Unknown

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