Truth B Told-Killah Priest

[ti:Truth B Told] [ar:Killah Priest] [al:The Offering] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Truth B Told - Killah Priest [00:15.78]Stephen King never wrote a scene as horrific [00:17.59]As God as my witness [00:18.82]What I write should make you artists suspicious [00:20.20] [00:20.74]Pardon a ni**a as I say what's in my heart [00:22.96]I guess it's just part of me venting [00:24.51]'Cause like you I'm from the park and the benches [00:26.53]So what can I lose [00:27.32]We'll make a conscious decision [00:28.67]'Cause I'm known to spaz when [00:29.78]I'm asked my remarks on this business [00:31.62]In this game of do you and regardless of friendship [00:33.92]So excuse me when you reach [00:35.36]For my palms and part of me flinches [00:36.93]It's not you dog it's the critics [00:38.42]They might catch me in the flick [00:39.72]Drunk with some strippers [00:40.73]And my girl see it as part of [00:42.10]Some sick photographer vengeance [00:43.96]So many new people around [00:45.30]I gotta be sharp when in attendance [00:47.03]I mean it's great to MC [00:48.34]To display this art is a privilege [00:50.29]But now I gotta get down to darken my sentence [00:52.32]I dream of dead babies streams of blood [00:54.58]Raining fire and brimstone [00:55.90]Wipe the Earth clean with floods [00:57.41]I'm drowning my face next to the meanest thug [00:59.73]I'm telling my testimony to the supreme above [01:02.24]Ain't I from thy genes [01:03.49]The Priest was a king beloved [01:04.89]Then there appeared a bright [01:05.96]Beam with white wings of a dove [01:07.42]It's lightning people screamed and shoved [01:09.48]It's frightening but I kept writing 'cause [01:11.14]What I seen was the judge [01:12.58]And what he shown me where grave sites and crucifixes [01:14.44] [01:15.12]Ruthless b**ches how they treat you [01:16.77]And what they do to your riches [01:17.98]For thirty pieces of silver niggas will kill you [01:20.04]I read Judas' scriptures [01:21.26]Only warned me to be true to my niggas [01:22.98]The game corrupt like Catholic Church [01:24.56]And child nudity pictures [01:25.97]That's like the Virgin Mary performing Karma Sutra with Hitler [01:28.84]The proof of my liquor is 180 [01:30.33]The Grey Goose in my liver [01:31.46]But I still spit truth to the listener [01:32.68]That's enough son [01:33.55] [01:34.21]Session up stop [01:34.95]No hold up let me explain a second [01:36.97]I signed my first deal with Geffen Records [01:39.04]I told those crackers [01:39.91]I ain't no motherf**ker stepping fetched [01:41.47]To my recollection those bastards [01:43.50]Were like "cool we'll drop [01:44.86]You have our A&R go find the next one" [01:46.67]I said I'll sue they said "that's alright Blacky [01:48.32] [01:48.89]Take us to court and your lawyer Larry Stud Nicky [01:51.45]We've been breaking him off" I almost felt ruined [01:53.81]And in the midst of the confusion [01:55.22]They said to motherf**king intern [01:56.98]"Sam we don't understand his music" [01:58.81]"And how the f**k we market this [02:00.39]He talking all that God Body and that prophet sh*t" [02:02.84]I said "damn but it's still street [02:04.87]It's real niggas can relate to it" [02:06.50]In return they said "Priest throw that sh*t in the sewage" [02:09.89]Meanwhile niggas like Nas and 'Kiss and Pun [02:12.06]Is telling me I'm nice down to G Rap and KRS-One [02:15.01]And GZA told me all this sh*t would happen [02:17.03]Just keep rapping [02:18.03]I said "that's piece God but [02:19.20]I ain't motherf**king tapping" [02:20.37]But still these labels our f**king with me it's Priest [02:23.20]Volume One ni**a sh*t about to get ugly [02:25.23] [02:26.79]Let me explain a second; [02:27.82] [02:29.00]Just let me explain to y'all [02:29.86]You know what I mean [02:30.69] [02:31.47]I'ma tell ya the truth [02:32.65]For all the cats coming up [02:33.57]You know what I mean [02:34.56] [02:36.26]Wait 'til you hear Part II ha ha ha