Church-De La Soul

[ti:Church] [ar:De La Soul] [al:The Grind Date] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Church - De La Soul [00:02.88]Peace - this is Spike Lee [00:04.63]A k a Shelton Jackson Lee [00:05.76]A k a loving husband and father [00:07.82]Of Tonya and Satchel and Jackson [00:09.50]I'm here with De La Soul [00:11.26]A k a De La a k a The Plugs [00:13.69]We're about to get in this song "Church" [00:16.01]A k a "It's Reality" [00:18.50]Aiyyo wake up Wipe the sleep from ya eyecracks [00:21.69]It's time to focus y'all fix ya I-MAX [00:24.38]In other words listen to the brother's words [00:26.38]Ingest these anecdotes with HOPE [00:29.19]And ya a** may learn how to COPE [00:31.69]It's not always good just to get by [00:34.82]Who's coverin' ya stakes when ya bet high [00:36.51] [00:37.26]You're cha-sin' cars clothes and rocks [00:39.83]Identify with the goods you got [00:42.33]Make sure it's V-S-One not [00:44.20]And perfect leavin' you one clear [00:46.39]I really don't care to see ya tattoos there [00:49.76]I'd rather see you graduate the school year [00:52.01]Black folk go put a book in ya face [00:54.26]But first give the hook a taste [00:55.95]Bring the preacher in [01:03.58]Heal Heal y'all [01:04.70]We comin' healin' It's real [01:06.08]It's real It's real It's real [01:07.33]It's realer than real realer than real [01:09.39]Heal Heal y'all [01:10.33] [01:15.51]We comin' healin' It's real [01:16.70]It's real It's real It's real [01:18.95]It's realer than real realer than real [01:21.01]It's a sick world that we live in let some tell it [01:24.57]Some put it in books some yell it [01:26.63]You need to make your own choice be your own voice [01:29.51]Set ya soap-box up let your talk fight [01:31.82]Pull ya socks up get ya walk right [01:34.20]Or the chalk might outline ya one day [01:36.32]You oughta try steppin' outside you one day [01:38.63]You circle round yourself like you the answer [01:41.26]To the question of your inner son [01:43.07]But keep ya falsehoods to a minimum (minimum [echoes]) [01:48.34] [01:50.15]We all need a little church [01:51.48]A life update keyword update [01:54.29]If they don't serve change don't bite the bait [01:57.73]Instead'a givin' you a share servin' you a dish [01:59.54]I lead you to the water show you how to fish [02:01.85]Ain't nothin' wrong makin' that bread wid'it [02:03.91]But don't let the bread get to ya head geddit [02:06.60]Admit it when you can't stand alone [02:09.29]I wanna stand up give all the pretend up [02:11.60]And get a full blast of my demands of [02:14.67]The rhyme runner said the man's come [02:16.35]There's something in our words that reveal (reveal [echoes]) [02:19.98] [02:20.67]Sho 'nough real [02:22.60]Heal y'all We come to heal [02:26.17] [02:27.35]So let it heal you It's real It's real [02:30.54] [02:32.60](It's real ) It's real [02:34.48]It's realer than real realer than real [02:38.42]Heal y'all We gonna heal it [02:41.23] [02:42.85]So let it heal It's real It's real [02:47.31] It's real So real [02:48.88]It's realer than real for real for real [02:52.19]The early bird gets the worm in this rotten apple [02:55.19]But explore deep and you will the find the seed [02:57.13]Plant more ether get your mind free [02:58.75]We roll passsionate put your lights last in it [03:00.81]You're holdin fear too close unfasten it [03:01.98]And like old age invades youth [03:04.30]Invade falseness with truth [03:06.17]Replace rebelling with rebirth [03:09.11]Face new dwelling that's your turf [03:11.82]Lean back and put your feet up on the sofa [03:14.77]Relax (Relax [echoes]) learn how to punch back [03:18.23]And do your work to the max [03:19.73]The payoff's much sweeter than the payback [03:21.42]Even the haysack needle wouldn't play that [03:23.57]So let's pray at church (church [echoes]) [03:26.20] [03:27.39]Heal Heal y'all [03:28.70] [03:30.08]We comin' healin' It's real [03:31.95] [03:34.02]It's real It's real It's real [03:37.33]It's realer than real realer than real [03:39.95]Heal y'all We comin' healin' [03:41.89] [03:42.52]So let it heal It's real [03:44.46] [03:45.14]It's real It's real It's real [03:49.45]It's realer than real realer than real [03:53.77] [03:58.05]Realityyyyyyy [03:59.17]Realityyyyyyy-eeeeeeeeeee-reeeeaaall