HOOK:

I KEEP MY EYES TO DA SKY AND I'M

ASKING IF

I'LL WITHSTAND IN DIS LAND OF SCANDALOUS


I WATCH MY BACK 2 MAKE SURE AIN'T NO- BODY
AFTER IT


AS I STAND IN THE LAND OF SCANDALOUS


WE LIVE TO DIE NO WONDER WHY WE CAN-NOT
HANDLE DIS


STILL STRANDED IN DA LAND OF SCANDALOUS

WE KILL EACH OVER NOTHING ARE YA

GRASPIN DIS

WE BEEN DAMNED TO DA LAND OF THE SCANDALOUS






VERSE 1:


1. LET ME SET DA RECORD STRAIGHT
FOR DA ANALYST
I'M C-A-U-T-I-O-N

MIND-STATE DISASTEROUS

2. DIS CONCEPTION AIN'T IMMACULATE

IT'S CANCEROUS
AND DA SURGEON GENERAL
WARNED US IT HAZARDOUS


3. YEAH I HOPE GET DA PICTURE
HOPE YA CAPTURE IT

DEAD END STREET SEAT-BELT
BESTA FASTEN IT


4. BEST-A GET A GRIP ON LIFE
FORE IT VANISHES
EYES ON THE PRIZE

MY HOMIE DIED IN A ACCIDENT

5. AN 'TIL DIS DAY I'M STILL

DEALING WIT DA DAMAGES
STILL-OVERWHELMED BY THE PAIN
TRYING TO CHANNEL IT


6. CUZ DIS GLOBE LEFT MY
SOUL IN PARAYLASIS

IMMCOMPASSIONTE SO I
SOOTHE DA PAIN WITH DA CANNIBUS


7. KNEE DEEP IN THE GREIF
TO KEEP IT ACCURATE
TRY'N TO GET A HANDLE ON MY

CHECKS AND THE BALANCES

8. BUT I FEAR THAT I'M NEXT

IN DIS LABIRINTH
NEXT TO MEET MY DEATH IN DIS
LAND OF SCANDALOUS






VERSE 2:


1. I WAS BORN INTO HELL I DIDN'T
ASK FOR IT
DIDN'T PLAN FOR IT

WASN'T TRYING TO BE A CANDIDATE

2. I WAS TRYING BE MAN
BE A GRADUATE
GET A BACHELORATE SOMTIN NICE

NOTHING EXTRAVAGANT

3. BUT NUTHING MATTERS IF I'M TRAPPED
IN DIS ESTABLISHMEMENT
TRAPPED IN CAGE WITH THESE SNAKES

AND TARANTULAIS

4. WITH THIS DIS STATE AND DIS CASE
AND THESE CHALLENGES
I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONE STAY

IN MY PARAMITIS

5. ...I NEED A LWAYER FAST
SOMETHIN ADDECUTE
CUZ THE POL-ICE IS PUNCING HOLES

IN MY BATTLESHIP

6. ...DEY TRUMPED UP CHARGES ON SOME
SAVAGE !#@(
50 G BAIL AND THE EVIDENCE
BEEN TAMPERED WIT


7. & EVERSINCE I CAME OUT TO
LOS ANGELES
MY THINKING BEEN ERATIC FROM ME
BREATHIN IN CONTAMINTS

8. FROM ME THINKING OF ME LEAVEN

FROM THIS PLANET IN
A CASKET SINCE I'M STRANDED IN THE
LAND OF SCANDOLOUS





VERSE 3:

1. I GREW UP IN STRUGGLE WHERE THE
MADNESS LIVES
NO ADVANTAGES OR INSTRUCTION
FOR ABANDOEMNT


2. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION
NO DEBATING IT'S UNANIMOUS
I'M BLACK PAN-THER
BLACK FIST ACTIVIST

3. & WE BEEN TRAPPED BY THE DRANK AND THE
CANCER STICKS

ADDICTION IS THE SYSTEM COMMITING
ILLICIT PARACTICES

4. ON A MSSION TO IMPRISON AND
DISMANTLE US
JUST DA CATALYST
TO KEEP OPPRESSION AT IT'S MAXIMUS


5. THERE'S NO PROTECTION IF
IF YOU GOT A WEAPON BRANDIS IT
CUZ LAW ENFORECEMENT KNOWN TO BEAT YO !#$#
UNTIL CAN'T RESIST

6. CAN YOU IMIGINE THIS
LIVING LIFE WITH BANDAGES
WHERE THE SCARS DON'T FADE-AWAY
THEY COME BACK AGAIN

7. IT'S HARD TO SAY BUT I WISH
MY MOMS WAS ABISTENT
AND NEVER EVEN HAD ME SO I'D NEVER
END UP TRAPPED IN DIS

8. SO I'D NEVER END UP SO STUCK WITH
ANGER MANAGENT
ASKING IF I'LL MAKE OUT DIS
LAND OF THE SCNADALOUS