The Flatline

I'm lookin' out my window, seen an eclipse upon the city

With my niggas killin' niggas and some preachers actin' shifty

And sayin' that everything that we do is wrong

But they do that same shit and now they screamin' "Babylon"

What the fuck is going on?

Have your father and your brothers locked up and doin' time

Your sister on the streets, sellin' her body for a dime

And your mother's on the crack pipe

Trigger-happy cops and the uncle that don't act right

Your best friend be fuckin' with your girlfriend, you see this

An everyday struggle, always dealin' with these bigots

Groupies and that AIDS shit

Far from an atheist but no, I'm not a Catholic

Protestant, no Muslim, but I believe in God

Peace and love and down with all men

Whites to the Asians, my peoples to Hispanics

Yo, respect is what I give, so respect, I demand it

You stuck on unemployment, pregnant or expectin'

On the streets gettin' threatened with that illegal weapon

Your girl keeps on stressin', sayin' that you cheatin'

Say you run around town with someone you haven't meet and

Damn, those be problems, crazy fuckin' problems

(You're goin' down) Why do people wanna do the things they do?

Corrupted mind holds your flatline

(You're goin' down) That's how it is nowadays, it's not a phase

Judgement day is coming soon

(You're goin' down) Why do people wanna do the things they do?

Corrupted mind holds your flatline

That's how it is nowadays, it's not a phase

Judgement day is coming soon

(You're goin' down)

Now you're chillin' on the streets with your boys, you the man

But at home, in a rage to your girl, you raise your hand

She's all black and blue from your alcoholic session

Your kids see the signs so they start askin' questions

Now a lie is what you tell 'em

Collectors knockin' at your door

From the D's that you owed from that month just before

Now you slang the rock but got locked

Now your kids cryin' out, wait for they moms because they have no pops