Key: Db major•
Verse 1
you been down with the struggle
for a long time... man
Why don't you drop some knowledge
for these brothers
Who want to get involved in this war
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Take notes real gangstas wear trench
coats
grey suits... black ties
And they seek votes
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and you're not to be misled
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They'll kill you in your fuckin' bed
Yo, excuse me
yes they do
and expose them
They'll crawl up like snakes
and show fangs of venom
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for years
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representin' the tattooed tears
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Other brothas locked up with no choice
With no voice
Verse 2
my crib is bugged!
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My car is tailed from club to club
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and this ain't no fuckin' joke
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They want to see a nigga broke
you can't slip
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You gotta know what
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you're talkin' about
drop science
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hit direct and indirect
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speak in code
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that's why I use this low tone
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Follow this and you might grow older
this is a message to the soldiers!
Message to the soldiers
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Mes sage to the soldiers
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Message to the soldier!
Verse 3
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Now they killed King and they shot X
now they want me
You could be next!
all you gotta do is speak too loud!
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Cause you might think you're just dope
In a sniper's scope
but there's a danger
If you get too deep
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all you wanna do is tell the truth
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all you wanna do is save the youth
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Ice Cube knows!
Souljah knows!
PE knows!
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but when I'm gone I need
you to carry on
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you gotta be strong!
and fight for our salvation
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But there will be retaliation!
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Soldier!
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this is a message to the soldiers!
Soldier!
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this is a message to the soldiers!
To think that rap could be attacked
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Is ignorin' the simple fact
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that they never meant us to speak
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Black rage amplified over dope
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now they want to shut us down
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And they don't fuck around
check the history books... son!
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Black leaders die young
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they tell us that your words
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are scary
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They're revolutionary!
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because we speak the truth
about crime and drugs!
this info is not beneficial!
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so they try to discredit
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they'll dog you with an edit
message to the soldiers!
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mes sage to the soldiers!
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there want to get in this war!
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to drop on our people
shut down all hip- hop!
Verse 4
nothin' to do with black people
Never came to mind!
so we gotta move
but believe me all the black
leaders have been silenced!
and most of the time
It's been violent!
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realize what you're in for but we
and we gotta stay strong
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Mes sage to the soldiers!
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Welcome to the struggle!
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Mes sage to the soldiers!
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Be careful...
Outro 1
Soldier!
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ChordsDb Ab Gb E
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