Grand Verbalizer, What Time is It? Lyrics

(Grand Verbalizer, what time is it?)
The funking lesson comes, the sun dial speaks
(Grand Verbalizer, what time is it?)
The building of the strong on the lessons of the meek
(Grand Verbalizer, what time is it?)
My science is deep, my blackness is deep

[Verse Two: Brother J]
(HOW DEEP?) Deep, deeper than Atlantis
Deeper than the seafloor traveled by the mantis
You copycats'll never know
With you the funk'll never flow, but that's another blow
Make your move beef apprentice, I never step
I'm a tribal move your master hasn't figured yet
Bring your weapons to my sword and shield
What's the higher level if your shit ain't real!

My mystic magic, what'cha gonna do?
Think before you step before the rebel, silly mortal you!
I tried to warn you but your mind won't catch
You're just cookies in my oven
If I want to burn a batch you just burn!

[Interlude: Professor X]
VANGLORIOUS!
THIS IS PROTECTED
BY THE RED, THE BLACK, AND THE GREEN
WITH A KEY! SISSSSSY

[Verse Three: Brother J]
Like this, like that and like that, like this
How dark is the world, how strong is a fist?

Originals come from the sand and the sword
To the concrete, fighting wars in the street
The Day of Outrage, history another page

You lack the word of this, but now there is a Brother J
The Prince of Warriors, leading masses
Stomp a little bit, punks playing asses
The damn sissies always stalk for the glory
Sissy bomb is comin, but that's another story
So many people forgot where they came
Disrespect religion, but their living is lame
Blackwatch how you livin? (ZOOM!) Flow in the Nile (ZOOM!)
Teach the many mortals, the times of a sun dial
To the East, teaching Gods to be
What it was, what it is, and again shall be

What's my mindstate if my state ain't black?
But Moses, Malcolm and Huey are back
And the voice to a many going verb to verb
Sit back and take heed, brother you must learn!

Swimming in the books and the books ain't giving
The scales of a Blackman, weighs in the living

(Grand Verbalizer, what time is it?)
I dwell among the mortals, the time is in the verse
(Grand Verbalizer, what time is it?)
Positive nature, mortals fall and curse
(Grand Verbalizer, what time is it?)
Shadows in the sunlight, balancing the birth
[Verse Four: Brother J]
Tick tock tick we go sun to moon
Verbalizer speaks it's a quarter to doom

Self-destruction is not a key function
Never rhyme the leaders cause the people keep fronting
When will they realize? The Body needs Head
It's more than what's said when a leader lies dead
Come into the darkness, past is light
Death meaning life as the pharaohs take flight

Too much degrees for a silly pale thief
You can't define what's direct from the East!

Gods protect me, he selects me
God makes a path so the world respects mine
Zero to nine, grandest creator
I pray for those on both sides of equator
Professor X, when will they learn?
Once life enters doors, death no return, no return

[Professor X]
This is an invitation, to the crossroads
If you dare, SISSSSSSSSSY
With a KEY!!

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The song that got Eminem bent out of shape as a kid, this black nationalist anthem is still funky (and divisive!) over twenty years later

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