Let There Be Light

Lyrics

[Intro: Nas & Tre Williams] Yeah, check, check – testing It's clear out there, yeah It's like I'm hang glidin' over the hood, ha Never worry (Ohhh, no, no, no) Uh [Verse 1: Nas] Check, let there be light No gang bangin' in New York tonight Just murals of Biggie Smalls, bigger than life Turn up the kid mic, 'cause y'all ain't listenin' right What's all this talk that Nas got bought? I'd rather outline my body in white chalk Ain't nobody been where I been, they at a standstill This is all overseen by my man Will [Hook: Tre Williams] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I know that I ain't got much time left And they don't really wanna see the good in me Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me And I - I know my business, so my sins great And I - and thank the hood for all the love they gave And I - forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate Oh, let there be light! [Verse 2: Nas] This ain't to glorify, just painting a street picture There's no guidance or Bibles, just blunts and Swishers Gillettes cut 'caine in the kitchen Now every rapper wanna claim he hang with Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, and – It's like the same difference Except when niggas get arraigned They don't want the same sentence, niggas get to snitchin' If I could reverse demises and turn falls to rises And bring back niggas who was livest Old hustlers, reminiscing on better days They home, doing nothing, might as well be in a cage Hating on young brothers, one foot in the grave They used to love us 'Til we found our own way through the maze New York, set trippin' and flaggin' Got the West Coast laughin' Now Esco's askin', "What happened?" My homegirl from upper Manhattan – She remembers the Quarters, that's Latin A lot of rat-a-tat-tattin' [Hook: Tre Williams] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I know that I ain't got much time left And they don't really wanna see the good in me Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me And I - I know my business, so my sins great And I - and thank the hood for all the love they gave And I - forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate Oh, let there be light! [Verse 3: Nas] The son of the audio cassette era, TEC wearer Bullets and baguettes, Benz Bose speaker terror Demand I get mine till I'm dead, so I can drive somethin' red Like that horse standing on its hind legs Since Arnold and Willis in they bunk beds I wanted bread like Wonder Not Ned the Wino, like the parents of Lionel Nas is the Ghetto American Idol No matter what you do, you're never getting my title I can't sound smart 'cause y'all will run away They say I ain't hungry no more and I don't talk about yay Like there's no other way for a ex-hustler Cake getter, ex-wig splitter to touch ya, I beg to differ When you're four years into the game, we can have a conversation Eight years in the game, I invite you on vacation Ten years in the game, after I've enjoyed my fame Only then I let you pick my brain, niggas [Bridge: Nas, (Tre Williams)] [And I] Right about now [And I] (They don't really know) [And I] (They don't really see) I don't even deal with all that garbage (No, no, no) We getting real right, you know? [And I] (Though I walk through the valley) That is Tre Williams, ladies and gentlemen [And I] (They should fear no) [And I] (no, no-oh) Focus on good things, man, good times, heh-heh, alright [Hook: Tre Williams] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I know that I ain't got much time left And they don't really wanna see the good in me Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me And I - I know my business, so my sins great And I - and thank the hood for all the love they gave And I - forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate Oh, let there be light! As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I know that I ain't got much time left And they don't really wanna see the good in me Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me And I - I know my business, so my sins great And I - and thank the hood for all the love they gave And I - forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate Oh, let there be light! [Outro: Tre Williams] Oh, let it be, let it be, yeah Let it be, let it be