Mantis

Lyrics

[Intro: Invincible Shaolin sample] "The technique depends mainly on arm and finger strength Once you've that, then the next step is to learn how to pierce stone Well, you might as well start practicing now" "Do you–" "Do you–" "Do you–" "Do you–" "Do you know Mantis legends? How it was it all started? It was fighting off this blackbird Although, it was only a tenth of the bird's size, it was a very valiant insect And that's why the technique needs a brave man And a strong one who isn't afraid of arts" [Verse 1: Bobby Digital] Welcome back to the Temple of Hip Hop and Sword Kenpo Lyrical rhyme nympho, b-boy Bob Digital Diamond crystal ring, solid gold bone rituals We be the humble, most calmest individuals Hard to spot microdots, we Sasquatch Stomp emcees, third eye Cyclops laser beam shots Being fired once the father get raised up We John Blaze up, abrasive heat from the phaser gun Never left on stun, dunn; Atilla the Hun Type killer, Park Hilla, eighteen wheeler Macks in the truck lanes from the rugged grains of Shaolin soil You red wolves be prowling Howling over the shit that got the whole world bowing We spoiled, one thousand swordsmen One thousand recordings One thousand Wu stores and One thousand rap tours and Global insurance, not your everyday occurrence My rhyme torments emcees with the fear of God You'll be cursed like Herod and struck by the iron rod Tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-POW [Chorus: Tekitha] Hellz Wind Staff, the wrath of Black Titans Niggas battling, sword swinging Cutthroat women, raw wind given, save the children Escape the poverty for living Let live, die by the mic, shadow skilled by night Hellz Wind Staff, the wrath of Black Titans Niggas battling, sword swinging Cutthroat women, raw wind given, save the children Escape the poverty for living Let live, die by the mic, shadow skilled by night [Break: Invincible Shaolin sample] "Man-Mantis style isn't easy to learn A mantis is small but powerful With it's arms it can lift up many times its own weight" [Verse 2: Masta Killa] On behalf of the Wu-Tang Clan, I'll display the Hong Kong Shaolin King Kong palm Slaps niggas in half from Kwangtung Ten Tigers scratch like Allah Math, the Hellz Wind Staff Watch the Eight Diagram strike the diaphragm Pierced lung, minute funk tongue double-edged, sound the drum Here I come, as predicted Holding the raw seal, all heads kneel 7th Degree Black mic skill is ill, listen to the guns holler Swallow the shell, East New York terrorist Break food to this, madness, crazy low-hand Grabs the mic stand, smooth as water Spat in Seven Seas, you've not yet mastered Breathe in, lungs wheeze, Earth kills I'm wrecking emcees, blood spills, meadow is round The piercing sound of silence deafens ears Fires fears, wood sharp eagle claw tears Tree from bark, hard to maintain control When you leaking, I stand with the strength of Job And hold pressure that'll bust your head While I'm teaching Civilization One having Knowledge, Wisdom,  Understanding, culture refinement Not a savage in pursuit of happiness Thunderous Mantis, all chant this