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When some get together and think of rap |
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They tend to think of violence |
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But when they are challenged on some rock group |
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The result is always silence |
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Even before the rock and roll era |
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Violence played a big part in music |
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It's all according to your meaning of violence |
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And how or in which way you use it |
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No, it's not violent to show in movies |
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The destruction of the human body |
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But yes, of course it's violent |
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To protect yourself at a party |
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And, oh no, it's not violent |
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When under the Christmas tree is a look-alike gun |
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But, yes, of course it's violent |
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To have an album like KRS-One |
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By all means necessary |
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It's time to end the hypocrisy |
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What I call violence, I can't do |
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But your kind of violence is stopping me |
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By all means necessary |
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The rap audience must grow up |
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The same type of fightin' we do |
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They do except we've got nothing to blow up |
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It doesn't matter if you win or lose |
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It's only how good you play the game |
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This is the oldest sneak attack |
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Because it takes away our senses to gain |
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If all I do is play the game |
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Then I am just mediocre |
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We strive to be the best we can be |
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Not to just get over |
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Some people say that life on a whole |
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Is serious and nothing is funny |
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That's only if you base your life around |
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Competition and money |
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Yeah, I'm making some money |
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He's making some money |
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But none of these things are necessities |
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What I find to be a necessity is controlling a positive destiny |
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With this, money, fame, glory and credit will come in time |
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The people down with me know this |
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Every minute they hear me sayin' rhymes |
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I got some friends, I got some allies |
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Like Stet and Big Daddy Kane |
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They know that by all means necessary |
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That peace is the name of this game |
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Whether peace by war, or peace by peace |
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The reality of peace is scary |
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But we must get there, one way or another |
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By all means necessary |
