Banned from our damned so called country
No claim, y'all know the goddamn name
Some got the rest of the planet to fill us, damn it
Substance over style, that's right, we're on exile
Them old heads from strong out da Velt
No love, good lookin' out but damn sure felt
Hear me, fear me, appeared to disappear the sequel
Said keep PE from the people
Stole your soul, kept the groove on your body black
Now you can't get your mind back
Too dirty for the source power 30
Too clean for 30 year olds who wanna be 16
I beg your pardon, we be live in other genres
You know what? While your favorites are just startin'
We come back to do a soul check every once in a while
Like a sonic, you know what? Messiah
To find out these cats got this thing runnin' wild
Oh God bless the child
Soul power, soul power
Soul power, soul power
Soul power, soul power
Soul power, soul power
I'm spittin' in the wind till it knocks down a tree in the woods
Allah u Akbar, God is good
Either you stand for something or fall for anything
You can get all the money, cars and things and still have nothing
Lookin' for love in all the wrong places
Between gettin' high on the price tags and smilin' faces
Thinkin' you need rings and things and timbs and rims
That ain't rap, that's bein' slaves again
Hip-hop says you can be what you wanna be
As long as you ain't F A K E
It's a four letter word like fame that fades
And if you believe it you're F U C K E D
But how you sell soul to a soulless people who sold their soul?
I guess we all got stole on
By some of the same cats that sold your soul out
Gee wiz, bring that beat back, come on
Soul power, soul power
Soul power, soul power
Soul power, soul power
Soul power, soul power
Soul, soul, Public Enemy, Public Enemy
How you sell soul to a soulless people who sold their soul?
How you sell soul to a soulless people who sold their soul?
How you sell soul? How you sell soul?