BABYLON-Joey Bada$$/Chronixx

[ti:BABYLON (Explicit)] [ar:Joey Bada$$/Chronixx] [al:ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]BABYLON - Joey Bada$$/Chronixx [00:05.02]Yo yo [00:05.62] [00:07.74]Badmon representin' [00:09.26] [00:10.48]Yo yo [00:11.08] [00:13.97]Hey [00:15.19]Yeah [00:15.83] [00:16.72]Yeah [00:17.86] [00:19.45]Yeah [00:20.69] [00:26.17]They say you never know what you got [00:27.90] [00:29.38]'Til it's all up and away [00:30.88] [00:31.86]And it's so lonely at the top [00:33.49] [00:34.72]Sometimes you wanna throw it away [00:36.34] [00:37.15]But lately I've been talking to god [00:39.10] [00:40.01]He told me heaven is a way better place [00:41.91] [00:42.75]So I'm taking everything that I've got [00:44.79] [00:46.15]And I'm running away I'm running away [00:49.33] [00:50.11]I just can't cope with the pain [00:51.97]You just won't understand [00:52.82] [00:53.44]Running away away from here [00:58.50] [00:59.00]I'm running away [01:01.21]I just can't cope with the pain [01:03.00]You just won't understand [01:03.90] [01:04.50]Running away away from here [01:09.92]Gone like the wind I can't seem to win [01:12.36]I know the end is near but I just don't know when [01:15.08]Turn on to cnn look at what I see again [01:17.77]It's another black man died at the white hand of justice [01:20.77] [01:21.33]To tell the truth man I'm f**kin' disgusted [01:23.72]I fear for the lives for my sisters my brothers [01:26.52]Less fortunate than I let's formulate a plan [01:29.24]I'm sick of holdin' grudges I'm loadin' in all my slugs and [01:31.77]Aimin' it at the judges f**k the cops [01:34.04]F**k the system and the government you f**kers not [01:36.85]Protectin' and servin' [01:37.91]You more like damagin' and hurtin' [01:40.01]And letting off shots 'til you motherf**kers certain [01:42.85]He ain't breathin' you made it clear [01:45.30]F**k your breath ni**a don't even deserve air [01:47.82]Don't even deserve sh*t don't even deserve nothin' [01:50.25]If black lives really mattered you niggas would do somethin' [01:52.94]Instead we mean nothin' in fact we being hunted [01:55.84]They don't want us in abundance [01:57.28]They know it's strength in them numbers [01:58.50]That's why they gave you one [01:59.95]The time is comin' no discussion [02:01.72]If you ain't got a gun then you better start runnin' [02:04.15] [02:05.33]Run to the rock of my salvation yeah yeah yeah [02:09.49] [02:10.92]Run to the stone that the builder rejected yeah yeah yeah [02:14.91]I run to aboriginal christ haile selassie [02:18.73]Hear them call some other name [02:19.92]Them other guy nuh qualified [02:21.69]A long long time mi see ah idiot a try [02:24.13]Tell me America is the land of the free that's a lie [02:26.96]'Cause nobody nuh free 'bout yah [02:28.92]Bet how we leave babylon and go ah ethiopia [02:31.63]And if you don't believe we can achieve that [02:33.97]Then you is just another idiot or another [02:36.65]Motherf**ker [02:37.36]It's the J O Z I F B A D M O N [02:40.83]Come on bring them m's on in [02:42.64]I'm on the upside now you can turn 'em m's upside down [02:46.04]We 'bout to win there's an one [02:47.64]The other side of him [02:49.15]Most greats that you lost I invite 'em in [02:51.54]To my soul don't you feel the vibes when I'm channelin' [02:54.37]The innermost of my spirit been engulfed with plenty gold [02:57.44]'Cause most of them labels throw pennies so [02:59.90]Who you think investin' in penitentiaries though [03:02.26]Same owners as them labels same owners of your cable [03:05.09]Spoon feedin' you fables tryna keep your mind stable [03:07.93]Your eyes blind and your skins hazel [03:09.92]The truth is under your nasal but even [03:11.69]The air's all f**ked up [03:13.47]How we supposed to see stars chemical trails above us [03:15.91]Plus bunch of other sh*t that's undiscovered [03:18.29]Detached from the roots since we set sail my brothers [03:20.94]That's word to motherland sold us on stolen land [03:23.70]Visions from brother man he seen us all holdin' hands [03:26.55]Fifty years later still see my brothers choked to death [03:29.41]RIP to eric garner only right I show respect [03:32.10]Nowaday they hangin' us by a different tree [03:34.89]Branches of the government I can name all three [03:37.48]Judicial legislative and executive [03:40.47]Lock your pops away your moms then next the kids [03:43.08]It's all consecutive I'm just tryna break the cycle [03:46.45]I wonder if I'll do it all before [03:48.22]They take my life yo [03:49.57]Crucify my image the lord is my witness [03:51.76]If them heaven's gates closed [03:53.16]I'ma break all them hinges for my niggas [03:55.29] [03:55.84]Yes I'ma break all the hinges for my niggas [03:57.91] [03:58.61]Yes I'ma break all the hinges for my niggas [04:00.72] [04:01.38]Yes I'ma break all [04:02.32] [04:06.97]They say you never know what you got [04:08.67] [04:10.09]'Til it's all up and away [04:11.62] [04:12.65]And it's so lonely at the top [04:14.34] [04:15.48]Sometimes you wanna throw it away [04:17.23] [04:18.05]But lately I've been talking to god [04:19.87] [04:20.81]He told me heaven is a way better place [04:22.73] [04:23.40]So I'm taking everything that I've got [04:25.61] [04:26.73]And I'm running away I'm running away [04:29.53] [04:30.88]I just can't cope with the pain [04:32.71]You just won't understand [04:33.63] [04:34.24]Running away away from here [04:39.05] [04:39.73]I'm running away [04:40.50] [04:41.92]I just can't cope with the pain [04:43.75]You just won't understand [04:44.86] [04:45.40]Running away [04:46.08] [04:47.29]As fast as I can to mount zion [04:48.99]I'm running away I'm running away [04:51.95]I'm running away I'm running away [04:54.53]I'm running away I'm running away [04:57.06]I'm running away I'm running away [05:00.08]I'm running away I'm running away [05:02.85]I'm running away I'm running away [05:05.45] [05:06.07]Running away I'm running away [05:08.18]Away running away [05:11.01] [05:12.80]You better start running running [05:14.45] [05:14.98]Babylon boy them ah coming coming yeah [05:17.69] [05:18.30]You better start running running [05:19.72] [05:20.54]Babylon is coming [05:21.76] [05:22.32]Babylon get jealous of we of we [05:26.07]Just because I walk this way [05:27.89]Babylon get jealous of we of we