Holier Than Thou-Tech N9ne

[00:01.38]We been doing this for a long long time now...this music thing... and touring, y'know...and still... [00:10.65]I ain't met one person that could maintain righteousness [00:13.65]Know what [00:14.19]I'm sayin?[Verse 1 - Tech N9ne] [00:15.45]A wise man told me evil was lurkin and if you found ittry your best to not put yourself around it [00:20.13]Cuz when you in it you tend to push it to the limit butthen when the sin beginnin you wish you would stay grounded [00:25.47]I went all over the world and [00:26.88]I done been through itat the beginning [00:28.77]I knew I wouldn't give in to itbut temptation over the sensationwomen [00:33.06]I'm embracin, so many of them waitin [00:35.22]Contemplatin how to get fornicationat yo door when its late with the motivation of [00:39.75]Satanso they say, but things go they waybut its more then pay told her hey yo the phase for today [00:45.33]But lust it sets in, and crush your chest infor dust your destined, if drugs are let in [00:50.43]Enough to nest in, probably make you punch your best friendand next kin cuz you let s-e-x win [00:55.74]You mean to tell me you can fight this landwith brightness and walk the path of the righteous man? [01:00.27]Yo, I want to believe that, itching to see thatif a positive person can shake the negative feedbackthat this life has to offer what its faster [01:08.01]What a disaster if you didn't obey the master [01:10.71]Cuz that's mutiny, it would be new to meif you was on tour with [01:14.04]Tecca Nina and still you could be[Chorus - Krizz Kaliko (Strange Lane Choir)](Holy, holy) [01:17.82]If you lived in another world would you(Know me, know me) [01:22.80]I know you be strong, but you been gone a(While) [01:25.38]I know you still my(Child) [01:26.04]So I'm pullin for you(Don't you owe me) [01:33.06]Your soul and if you know it wont(Show me, show me) [01:37.89]You can see me if you look above the(Clouds) [01:39.96]You're Holier than(Thou) [01:40.38]So I say it for you[Verse 2 - Krizz Kaliko] [01:46.62]How can I move the crowd without losin out of my faith? [01:49.83]Lucifer out of the way (way) [01:51.15]Or maybe he don't even exist [01:53.31]I ain't gotta trip off [01:54.33]Gettin hookers out of my system (get you out of my system) [01:56.64]See thats how he tricks em [01:58.02]Get em' sippin, then a big ol mickey he slips them (I wonder why) [02:01.92]Music soothes the savage soul [02:03.69]People could lose or win, but lack control [02:06.24]Wish we could choose to live and fast the soul [02:08.58]We smashin women then bypass the soul [02:11.04]They believin everything we breathe in [02:13.17]Half of us is [02:13.86]Jesus, the other half is heathen [02:15.66]And how we get that bad half out? [02:17.46]We pray the lord would cast that out [02:19.08]Hope you got blessins let them pass that out [02:21.06]When we travellin and pass that route [02:22.98]Keep us under their grace is the place where we had that doubt [02:26.13]Where I stand, its pointin at me, but its with my hand [02:28.95]I need you, you holier than [02:30.33]I am, I am[Chorus - Krizz Kaliko (Strange Lane Choir)](Holy, holy) [02:34.05]If you lived in another world would you(Know me, know me) [02:38.58]I know you be strong, but you been gone a(While) [02:48.90]I know you still my(Child) [02:49.38]So I'm pullin for you(Don't you owe me) [02:50.28]Your soul and if you know it wont(Show me, show me) [02:53.67]You can see me if you look above the(Clouds) [02:55.71]You're Holier than(Thou) [02:56.13]So I say it for you[Verse 3 - Tech N9ne] [03:02.01]This verse was intended for a gospel rapper that we all admireand he goes by the name of [03:06.48]Da T.R.U.T. [03:06.90]H.All we wanted was a righteous man to lead us in the right directionand maybe if he came we could change and regroup [03:12.15]So we laid it down and sent it hopin' we would rap wit us, track splittas, [03:15.18]Waited, and none of his people got back wit us [03:17.19]We kept callin' and they finally answered, when a month passed [03:19.62]We was prepared to do whatever, give it if he wants cashbut the lady who represent em would never send 'em a message from a secular messenger [03:26.04]Never be no nepotism, we supposed to be brothers, on the road to teach othersbut the flow would be covered, don't wanna mess with [03:30.63]Tech they know that we smotheredanybody who diss us, retire they weak flow [03:34.56]Cuz this is the pinnacle, nobody flyer than me, bro [03:37.14]If you didn't like it then [03:38.28]I admire the ego, [03:39.63]And if they never told ya, then you better fire ya people [03:42.12]Cause fallen angels came for your help and then she pushed 'embut [03:44.67]Christians be the first to run they mouth about [03:46.59]Muslimsbut they always helpin in the hood, but y'all closed me outy'all didn't even really wanna know what we bout [03:52.08]And we bombay, trippin on this on the don spayand [03:54.87]I had to spit on in cuz [03:55.92]I couldn't afford [03:56.82]KanyeI needed help, your people showed me the wallbe lowly as y'all, [04:00.51]I guess y'all wasn't holy at all... naw! [04:02.94]Much love to the gospel [04:04.23]MCJ Blast for coming down in the midst of sinners to try to help us remedy our situation... [04:08.61]Even though most if his peers told him not tocuz we secular [04:11.25]MCs.Thanks for giving me [04:12.93]Da T.R.U.T. [04:13.26]H. CD and bringing true [04:14.34]Godliness to our circle bro... [04:16.02]God bless you, for being so...[Chorus - Krizz Kaliko (Strange Lane Choir)](Holy, holy) [04:19.68]If you live in another world would you(Know me, know me) [04:24.69]I know you be strong, but you been gone a(While) [04:28.26]WHILE, I know you still my(Child) [04:30.03]CHILD, So [04:35.40]I'm pullin for you(Don't you owe me) [04:36.06]Your soul and if you know it wont(Show me, show me) [04:39.81]You can see me if you look above the(Clouds) [04:42.51]CLOUD You're holier than(Thou) [04:45.09]THOU So I say it for you(Holy, holy) [04:50.97]If you lived in another world would you(Know me, know me) [05:02.67]Would you know me?(While) [05:03.03]WHILE, WHI [05:03.18]LE(Child) [05:03.36]You my child now(Don't you owe me) [05:05.43]Your soul and if you know it wont(Show me, show me) [05:10.14]You can see me if you look above the(Clouds) [05:22.11]You're holier than(Thou) oooooooh... yeeeeaaaah