Shangri La
Freddie Gibbs
3:03J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A
Found the god of religion to be very repugnant and objectionable (mh) Libel in the courts They tried to hang my nigga Love high up on the cross Like Jigga said, they either repo your vehicle Or you get hit unjustly with a RICO When shit was all good just a week ago Slander your name on the worldwide stage With a curse like Michael Jackson that follow you to your grave But, no Satan tricks don't work no more We done hurt so much, the shit don't even hurt no more Niggas don't go to the Masjid or the church no more We don't even put our deceased in the dirt no more We just burn 'em Start feeling empty around the sternum Everybody look down to the ground if this shit don't concern 'em True, Allah blessed me with a Nation and a flag But my stripes that I wear over my scars, I had to earn 'em My destiny's pre-determined I done climbed Mount Everest Showed up to the ball, left with a priestess and a heiress I used to get off the bus stops early from the crib 'Cause I really was embarrassed of where I lived Good thing our church had a quote that was engraved on the pulpit That read, "Where there's no vision, the people will perish" So when me, my mom, and T.D. Was pissy-drunk in Paris Crying like babies, standing on the corner Singing at the top of our lungs, "Niggas in Paris" I promise on God it's a memory that I will cherish 'Cause I remember 'em crying when we looked for Uncle Charles I always believed, but I never thought, we would flourish My grandma taught me, "Wait on the Lord, and don't be discouraged"