Church

Lyrics

[Intro: Spike Lee] Peace, this is Spike Lee AKA Shelton Jackson Lee AKA loving husband and father of Tonya and Satchel and Jackson I'm here with De La Soul AKA De La, AKA The Plugs We're about to get in this song, "Church" AKA "It's Reality" (Ayo) [Verse 1] Wake up, wipe the sleep from ya eye-cracks It's time to focus y'all, fix ya IMAX In other words, listen to the brother's words Ingest these anecdotes with hope Then your ass may learn how to cope It's not always good just to get by Who's coverin' your stakes when you bet high? You're chasin' cars, clothes and rocks Identify with the goods you got Make sure it's VS1, not Imperfect, leavin' you unclear I really don't care to see your tattoos there I'd rather see you graduate the school year Black folk, go put a book in your face But first give the hook a taste, bring the preacher in [Chorus] Heal, heal, y'all We comin' healin' It's real, it's real It's realer than real, realer than real Heal, y'all, we comin' healin' So let it heal, it's real It's real It's realer than real, realer than real [Verse 2] Sick world that we live in like some tell it Some put it in books, some yell it You need to make your own choice, be your own voice Set your soapbox up, let your talk fight Pull your socks up, get your walk right Or the chalk might outline you one day You oughta try steppin' outside you one day You circle 'round yourself like you the answer To the question of your inner self But keep ya falsehoods to a minimum (Minimum) [Verse 3] We all need a little church A life update, keyword "update" If they don't serve change, don't bite the bait Instead of givin' you a share, servin' you a dish I lead you to the water, show you how to fish Ain't nothin' wrong makin' that bread with it But don't let the bread get to your head, get it? And admit it when you can't stand alone I wanna stand up, give all the pretend up And get a full blast of my demands up The rhyme runneth over, sip the man's cup There's something in our words that reveal ('Veal) Sure 'nuff real [Chorus] Heal, y'all, we come to heal So let it heal you It's real, it's real It's realer than real, realer than real Heal, y'all, we gonna heal it So let it heal, it's real So real It's realer than real, for real, for real [Verse 4] The early bird gets the worm in this rotten apple But explore deep and you will the find the seed Plant more ether, get your mind free We roll passionate, put your lights last in it You're holdin' fear too close, unfasten it And like old age invades youth Invade falseness with truth Replace rebelling with rebirth Face new dwelling, that's your turf Now kick back and put your feet up on the sofa, bruh Relax (Relax) and learn how to punch back And do your work to the max The payoff's much sweeter than the payback Even the haystack needle wouldn't play that So let's pray at church (Church) [Chorus] Heal, heal, y'all We comin' healin' It's real, it's real It's realer than real, realer than real Heal, y'all, we comin' healin' So let it heal, it's real It's real It's realer than real, realer than real [Post-Chorus] Reality (Reality), real Reality (Reality), real Reality (Reality), real Reality (Reality), real Reality (Reality), real Reality Hm-mm-mm Hm-mm-mm-mm [Outro] You know what I mean? Rap outsold crack You know? So rap— or hip-hop culture However you wanna dice it, you know what I'm sayin'? It's the most powerful drug there is, man It changed corporate America, it changed the way you feel about me It changed the way that I— I do my thing now Busta was the one that came out on— on the award show and said That hip-hop is the only thing that provides jobs for people that don't even love the shit I mean, come on, man, I mean what else is there to say?