Waiting for the World to End

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah It's the God Rakim Word up, I'm blazin' this out to all my comrades Ya know I mean? From the slums of New York, to the gutters all over the world This is for y'all [Verse 1] Through my travels, I try to take righteous steps Because right or left could mean life or death No matter how trife it get, my sights is set But it's twice the threat when the nights is death My mental windows refuse to close, they get exposed To the neighborhood info where the poison wind blows A deadly plague spreadin' negativity, viciously Unto every city be in ghetto misery Don't let it get to me, the writer be left to die But it get mesmerize if it catch your eye Shine's enormous, from jewellery, vehicles and garments But it's torment, jealousy, drug wars or warrants Tallyin', slowly turnin' into barbarians More scary when the whole boulevard's carryin' Livin' in the world of sin, my ghetto girls and men Waitin' for the world to end [Chorus] "Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel" "In case you didn't know" "Never movin' backwards" "Complicated" "Know what I mean?" "Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel" "In case you didn't know" "Never movin' backwards" "Complicated" "Know what I mean?" [Verse 2] I see destruction, even little kids trust none They bust guns, that's what they get a rush from When I see 'em, we build and have a real discussion "Yo Ra, what's the jewel of the day?" "What up, son?" "You got ambition?" Shorty said, "Man, listen I got demands for livin', can't stand division Make grands on my mission, 'til everythin' glisten Women in the Expedition, no plans for prison In a vision the city get, two milleni, G Sittin' in my embassy, sippin' Hennesy Gettin' high, and watch life pass me by" So I asked him why, with a fast reply He said, "I'm livin' just to die without any feelings So I wait here for my maker 'til it's time to go With this dime I know, with all of her girls and all of my men Waitin' for the world to end" [Chorus] "Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel" "In case you didn't know" "Never movin' backwards" "Complicated" "Know what I mean?" "Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel" "In case you didn't know" "Never movin' backwards" "Complicated" [Verse 3] Shorty was taught to keep his head to the sky, and never cry But the streets left him to die, now it's death in his eye Livin' in sin'll give men a sinister grin From the beginnin' to end, in it to win Evil rebels, doin' what we do in the ghetto Thinkin' if we was thorough we could deceive the devil You can't win, your life'll end, try again Shorty said, "Why we born again to die again?" That's what I said when I realized I had a gift To uplift and be one of Allah's advocates Teach the youth and speak the truth Show 'em what peace can do when they'll reach for you And my reward won't be jewels or cheese, it's even better I can be one of the greatest MC's ever If I tell 'em they intelligent women and great men And live, stop waitin' for the world to end [Chorus] "Tryin' to paint a perfect picture and excel" "In case you didn't know" "Never movin' backwards" "Complicated" "Know what I mean?" "I'm ragin', rippin' up the stage an' Don't it sound amazin', know what I mean?" "Don't it sound amazin', know what I mean?" "Rakim"