America (Album Version (Explicit))
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Yo, it's like waking up, from a bad dream
(America)
Just to figure out, you wasn't dreaming in the first place (no)
If all I saw was gangsters coming up as a youngster
Pussy and money, the only language I clung to
Claim to, I mold myself up to become one
Ain't you happy I chose rap? I'm a monster
Streets deceiving, can't believe my achievements
Cultural strata, persona's that of a non-needer
'Cause I 'on't need nada 'cept for Prada beaver
For cold winters, tattoos got my summer sleeveless
To my G's on the flee from the coppers
Stiff bodies on freeze in funeral parlors
From the slums I come up, a phoenix caked up
Trying to take what I'm eating came up, but dismissive kid
You lucky if you allowed to witness this
Savvy, mild, wild hardly
A man's man, who would've knew the beach houses and wild parties
Jezebels and Stella McCartney's
For years, all that, how can I not be dead?
This old German said I was a thug with a knotty head
Looked at my Benz and called that a Nazi sled
With a face like he wonder where I got my bread
Probably, all these stones he see, from my shows overseas
From crime to rhyme
My story is, I'm from the home of the thieves
America (America), pay attention
Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
America (America), pay attention
This is not what you think it is
Blessed, the Lord is a G, he gotta be
Who's the God of suckers and snitches? The economy
Lipstick from Marilyn Monroe blew a death kiss to Fidel Castro
He'd want me to spit this
Only the strong survive, Nas bear witness
The hypocrisy is all I can see
White cop acquitted for murder, black cop, cop a plea
That type of shit make me stop and think
We in chronic need of a second look of the law books
And the whole race dichotomy
Too many rappers, athletes, and actors
But not enough niggas in NASA
Who gave you the latest dances, trends, and fashion?
But when it comes to residuals, they look past us
Woven into the fabric, they can't stand us
Even in white tees, blue jeans, and red bandanas
America (America), pay attention
Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
America (America), pay attention
This is not what you think it is
America (America, America)
This is not what you think it is
Assassinations, diplomatic relations
Killed indigenous people, built a new nation
Involuntary labor, took a knife split a woman naval
Took her premature baby, let her man see you rape her
If I could travel to the 1700s
I'd push a wheelbarrow full of dynamite through your covenant
Love to sit on the senate, and tell the whole government
Y'all don't treat women fair, she read about herself in the Bible
Believing she the reason sin is here
You played her, with an apron like, "Bring me my dinner, dear"
She the "nigga" here, ain't we in the free world?
Death penalty in Texas kill young boys and girls
Barbarity, I'm in the double-R casually
Bugging how I made it out the hood, dazzle me
How far are we really from third-world savagery?
When the empire fall, imagine how crazy that'll be
America (America, America)
(America)
America (America-) (America, America)
This is not what you think it is
America (America, ohh)
This is not what you think it is
America
(America)
Just to figure out, you wasn't dreaming in the first place (no)
If all I saw was gangsters coming up as a youngster
Pussy and money, the only language I clung to
Claim to, I mold myself up to become one
Ain't you happy I chose rap? I'm a monster
Streets deceiving, can't believe my achievements
Cultural strata, persona's that of a non-needer
'Cause I 'on't need nada 'cept for Prada beaver
For cold winters, tattoos got my summer sleeveless
To my G's on the flee from the coppers
Stiff bodies on freeze in funeral parlors
From the slums I come up, a phoenix caked up
Trying to take what I'm eating came up, but dismissive kid
You lucky if you allowed to witness this
Savvy, mild, wild hardly
A man's man, who would've knew the beach houses and wild parties
Jezebels and Stella McCartney's
For years, all that, how can I not be dead?
This old German said I was a thug with a knotty head
Looked at my Benz and called that a Nazi sled
With a face like he wonder where I got my bread
Probably, all these stones he see, from my shows overseas
From crime to rhyme
My story is, I'm from the home of the thieves
America (America), pay attention
Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
America (America), pay attention
This is not what you think it is
Blessed, the Lord is a G, he gotta be
Who's the God of suckers and snitches? The economy
Lipstick from Marilyn Monroe blew a death kiss to Fidel Castro
He'd want me to spit this
Only the strong survive, Nas bear witness
The hypocrisy is all I can see
White cop acquitted for murder, black cop, cop a plea
That type of shit make me stop and think
We in chronic need of a second look of the law books
And the whole race dichotomy
Too many rappers, athletes, and actors
But not enough niggas in NASA
Who gave you the latest dances, trends, and fashion?
But when it comes to residuals, they look past us
Woven into the fabric, they can't stand us
Even in white tees, blue jeans, and red bandanas
America (America), pay attention
Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
America (America), pay attention
This is not what you think it is
America (America, America)
This is not what you think it is
Assassinations, diplomatic relations
Killed indigenous people, built a new nation
Involuntary labor, took a knife split a woman naval
Took her premature baby, let her man see you rape her
If I could travel to the 1700s
I'd push a wheelbarrow full of dynamite through your covenant
Love to sit on the senate, and tell the whole government
Y'all don't treat women fair, she read about herself in the Bible
Believing she the reason sin is here
You played her, with an apron like, "Bring me my dinner, dear"
She the "nigga" here, ain't we in the free world?
Death penalty in Texas kill young boys and girls
Barbarity, I'm in the double-R casually
Bugging how I made it out the hood, dazzle me
How far are we really from third-world savagery?
When the empire fall, imagine how crazy that'll be
America (America, America)
(America)
America (America-) (America, America)
This is not what you think it is
America (America, ohh)
This is not what you think it is
America
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:01.63] Yo, it's like waking up, from a bad dream
[00:10.60] (America)
[00:14.17] Just to figure out, you wasn't dreaming in the first place (no)
[00:19.15] If all I saw was gangsters coming up as a youngster
[00:21.62] Pussy and money, the only language I clung to
[00:24.10] Claim to, I mold myself up to become one
[00:26.45] Ain't you happy I chose rap? I'm a monster
[00:29.11] Streets deceiving, can't believe my achievements
[00:31.07] Cultural strata, persona's that of a non-needer
[00:34.31] 'Cause I 'on't need nada 'cept for Prada beaver
[00:36.36] For cold winters, tattoos got my summer sleeveless
[00:39.48] To my G's on the flee from the coppers
[00:41.69] Stiff bodies on freeze in funeral parlors
[00:44.17] From the slums I come up, a phoenix caked up
[00:46.70] Trying to take what I'm eating came up, but dismissive kid
[00:49.93] You lucky if you allowed to witness this
[00:52.21] Savvy, mild, wild hardly
[00:54.51] A man's man, who would've knew the beach houses and wild parties
[00:57.38] Jezebels and Stella McCartney's
[00:59.50] For years, all that, how can I not be dead?
[01:02.15] This old German said I was a thug with a knotty head
[01:05.15] Looked at my Benz and called that a Nazi sled
[01:07.55] With a face like he wonder where I got my bread
[01:10.25] Probably, all these stones he see, from my shows overseas
[01:13.78] From crime to rhyme
[01:14.72] My story is, I'm from the home of the thieves
[01:16.92] America (America), pay attention
[01:22.03] Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
[01:26.58] America (America), pay attention
[01:33.93] This is not what you think it is
[01:36.40] Blessed, the Lord is a G, he gotta be
[01:38.62] Who's the God of suckers and snitches? The economy
[01:40.83] Lipstick from Marilyn Monroe blew a death kiss to Fidel Castro
[01:44.38] He'd want me to spit this
[01:45.67] Only the strong survive, Nas bear witness
[01:48.45] The hypocrisy is all I can see
[01:50.39] White cop acquitted for murder, black cop, cop a plea
[01:53.03] That type of shit make me stop and think
[01:55.07] We in chronic need of a second look of the law books
[01:58.46] And the whole race dichotomy
[02:00.35] Too many rappers, athletes, and actors
[02:02.83] But not enough niggas in NASA
[02:04.55] Who gave you the latest dances, trends, and fashion?
[02:07.14] But when it comes to residuals, they look past us
[02:09.50] Woven into the fabric, they can't stand us
[02:11.76] Even in white tees, blue jeans, and red bandanas
[02:14.38] America (America), pay attention
[02:19.62] Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
[02:23.99] America (America), pay attention
[02:31.65] This is not what you think it is
[02:33.51] America (America, America)
[02:41.13] This is not what you think it is
[02:43.31] Assassinations, diplomatic relations
[02:45.77] Killed indigenous people, built a new nation
[02:47.89] Involuntary labor, took a knife split a woman naval
[02:50.59] Took her premature baby, let her man see you rape her
[02:53.39] If I could travel to the 1700s
[02:54.82] I'd push a wheelbarrow full of dynamite through your covenant
[02:57.43] Love to sit on the senate, and tell the whole government
[02:59.88] Y'all don't treat women fair, she read about herself in the Bible
[03:02.75] Believing she the reason sin is here
[03:04.54] You played her, with an apron like, "Bring me my dinner, dear"
[03:06.90] She the "nigga" here, ain't we in the free world?
[03:09.39] Death penalty in Texas kill young boys and girls
[03:11.82] Barbarity, I'm in the double-R casually
[03:14.68] Bugging how I made it out the hood, dazzle me
[03:17.15] How far are we really from third-world savagery?
[03:19.32] When the empire fall, imagine how crazy that'll be
[03:21.61] America (America, America)
[03:27.42] (America)
[03:31.19] America (America-) (America, America)
[03:38.77] This is not what you think it is
[03:40.75] America (America, ohh)
[03:48.24] This is not what you think it is
[03:50.41] America
[03:51.25]
[00:10.60] (America)
[00:14.17] Just to figure out, you wasn't dreaming in the first place (no)
[00:19.15] If all I saw was gangsters coming up as a youngster
[00:21.62] Pussy and money, the only language I clung to
[00:24.10] Claim to, I mold myself up to become one
[00:26.45] Ain't you happy I chose rap? I'm a monster
[00:29.11] Streets deceiving, can't believe my achievements
[00:31.07] Cultural strata, persona's that of a non-needer
[00:34.31] 'Cause I 'on't need nada 'cept for Prada beaver
[00:36.36] For cold winters, tattoos got my summer sleeveless
[00:39.48] To my G's on the flee from the coppers
[00:41.69] Stiff bodies on freeze in funeral parlors
[00:44.17] From the slums I come up, a phoenix caked up
[00:46.70] Trying to take what I'm eating came up, but dismissive kid
[00:49.93] You lucky if you allowed to witness this
[00:52.21] Savvy, mild, wild hardly
[00:54.51] A man's man, who would've knew the beach houses and wild parties
[00:57.38] Jezebels and Stella McCartney's
[00:59.50] For years, all that, how can I not be dead?
[01:02.15] This old German said I was a thug with a knotty head
[01:05.15] Looked at my Benz and called that a Nazi sled
[01:07.55] With a face like he wonder where I got my bread
[01:10.25] Probably, all these stones he see, from my shows overseas
[01:13.78] From crime to rhyme
[01:14.72] My story is, I'm from the home of the thieves
[01:16.92] America (America), pay attention
[01:22.03] Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
[01:26.58] America (America), pay attention
[01:33.93] This is not what you think it is
[01:36.40] Blessed, the Lord is a G, he gotta be
[01:38.62] Who's the God of suckers and snitches? The economy
[01:40.83] Lipstick from Marilyn Monroe blew a death kiss to Fidel Castro
[01:44.38] He'd want me to spit this
[01:45.67] Only the strong survive, Nas bear witness
[01:48.45] The hypocrisy is all I can see
[01:50.39] White cop acquitted for murder, black cop, cop a plea
[01:53.03] That type of shit make me stop and think
[01:55.07] We in chronic need of a second look of the law books
[01:58.46] And the whole race dichotomy
[02:00.35] Too many rappers, athletes, and actors
[02:02.83] But not enough niggas in NASA
[02:04.55] Who gave you the latest dances, trends, and fashion?
[02:07.14] But when it comes to residuals, they look past us
[02:09.50] Woven into the fabric, they can't stand us
[02:11.76] Even in white tees, blue jeans, and red bandanas
[02:14.38] America (America), pay attention
[02:19.62] Wake up (America), this is not what you think it is
[02:23.99] America (America), pay attention
[02:31.65] This is not what you think it is
[02:33.51] America (America, America)
[02:41.13] This is not what you think it is
[02:43.31] Assassinations, diplomatic relations
[02:45.77] Killed indigenous people, built a new nation
[02:47.89] Involuntary labor, took a knife split a woman naval
[02:50.59] Took her premature baby, let her man see you rape her
[02:53.39] If I could travel to the 1700s
[02:54.82] I'd push a wheelbarrow full of dynamite through your covenant
[02:57.43] Love to sit on the senate, and tell the whole government
[02:59.88] Y'all don't treat women fair, she read about herself in the Bible
[03:02.75] Believing she the reason sin is here
[03:04.54] You played her, with an apron like, "Bring me my dinner, dear"
[03:06.90] She the "nigga" here, ain't we in the free world?
[03:09.39] Death penalty in Texas kill young boys and girls
[03:11.82] Barbarity, I'm in the double-R casually
[03:14.68] Bugging how I made it out the hood, dazzle me
[03:17.15] How far are we really from third-world savagery?
[03:19.32] When the empire fall, imagine how crazy that'll be
[03:21.61] America (America, America)
[03:27.42] (America)
[03:31.19] America (America-) (America, America)
[03:38.77] This is not what you think it is
[03:40.75] America (America, ohh)
[03:48.24] This is not what you think it is
[03:50.41] America
[03:51.25]