Open Your Eyes

Lyrics

[Chorus: Choir] Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming [Verse 1: Pharoahe Monch] There's just too many rages Too many infinite screams at night, we're living in concrete cages Another child is doomed, to be torn in his mother's womb By the spark of the twelve gauges Sometimes it seems like I can't go on, I can't go on But when I envision a black man with thorns in his hand On a crucifix, I get strong Never will I ever let a devil ever deceive me again (Hah), mislead me 'Cause I'ma hit you where it's gonna hurt (Yeah) Because the flesh is meaningless, it remains amongst the dirt But the soul is uplifted 10-31-67, I'm God gifted The seasons change and it grows like a fungus Beware the evil that walks among us Behold a fallen angel, hark, the rebel The mark of 6-6-6, the Devil You better beware 'cause he's comin behind you No, it doesn't take long for him to find you It's a sneak attack, black, he's gonna smack you In the form of a rock that's inside of a capsule Or maybe in the form of a man That says to trust me and then begins to shake your hand But when you examine your hand you learn, you're alarmed That your palm was disfigured and burned No, no, no, no, it's not surprising Open your book, look to the horizon Start scoping, open your eyes and strive to Study the holy Quran, I'm reading the Holy Bible I'm making a getaway, plan is, gonna be a better way There's gotta be a better day [Chorus: Choir] Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming [Verse 2: Prince Po] Hmm—and now I ask, Lord have mercy upon me And grant me sight, for what I can't see For you are the shepherd and I shall not want To front, yes, to be blunt, I won't flunk For I am blessed with the gift of knowledge (yeah) Without college, but now let's shift Into the specific dimension that we call Earth Where God gave us the gift of birth That's when Ephesians 6 tells you to teach the child Revelation tells about today's wars, the guns and diseases Homicides over epidemics and crack vials Got guns going buck, buck, buck And when you look up you see a kid got struck But mentally the blood pours out of the mother's heart 'Cause it hurts to lose to Lucifer's part (Mm, yeah) Yes, for I have seen the light That shines bright even in the dark of the night And I (I) thank (thank) thee (thee) For constantly watching over me There are about, four hundred and fifty-thousand homeless without housing Brothers sharing cells and sharing beds They can't seek a job if his hair has dreads Sit back and face reality with these lyrics I hope they can uplift your spirits (We're living in the last days, we're living in the last days) 'Cause God made water and trees, food, man, woman Land, fire, grass, animals, clouds and sunrays to shine On the parents of those twenty-six kids that died last year (Last year) And it's a shame, it's a crying shame, uhh Sometimes I felt that I was there You better get up and wipe the [?] your eyes And get right with the master of the sky [Chorus: Choir] Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming Open your eyes, wake up World doesn't realize that he's coming