[ti:Prophets Of Rage] [ar:Public Enemy] [al:It Takes A Nation Of Millions ] [by:] [offset:0] [00:16.62]With vice I hold the mike device [00:18.04]With force I keep it away of course [00:19.55]And I'm keepin you from sleepin [00:21.55]And on stage I rage [00:22.73]And I'm rollin [00:24.04]To the poor I pour in on in metaphors [00:26.59]Not bluffin its nothin [00:27.59]That we ain't did before [00:28.66]We played you stayed [00:29.72]The points made [00:30.59]You consider it done [00:31.78]By the prophets of rage [00:32.84](power of the people say) [00:34.22]I roll with the punches so I survive [00:36.40]Try to rock cause it keeps the crowd alive [00:38.14]I'm not ballin I'm just callin [00:41.39]But I'm past the days of yes yallin [00:43.20]Wa wiggle round and round [00:44.57]I pump you jump up [00:45.70]Hear my words my verbs [00:46.77]And get juiced up [00:47.96]I been around a while [00:49.33]You can descibe my sound [00:50.97]Clear the way [00:51.84]For the prophets of rage [00:53.31](power of the people say) [00:58.10]I rang ya bell [00:58.96]Can you tell I got feelin [01:00.33]Just peace at least [01:01.13]Cause I want it [01:02.14]Want it so bad [01:03.33]That I'm starvin [01:04.06]I'm like garvey [01:05.01]So you can see b [01:07.62]Its like that I'm like nat [01:09.57]Leave me the hell alone [01:10.55]If you don't think I'm a brother [01:11.94]Then check the chromosomes [01:12.68]Then check the stage [01:13.93]I declare it a new age [01:15.49]Get down for the prophets of rage [01:17.07]Keep you from gettin like this [01:18.37]You back the track [01:19.46]You find were the quotable [01:20.58]You emulate [01:21.64]Brothers sisters thats beautiful [01:23.53]Follow a path [01:24.15]Of positivity you go [01:24.95]Some sing it or rap it [01:26.18]Or harmonize it through go-go [01:27.12]Little you know but very [01:28.24]Seldom I do party jams [01:29.30]About a plan [01:29.92]I'm considered the man [01:30.80]I'm the recordable [01:31.47]But God made it affordable [01:32.48]I say it you play it [01:33.73]Back in your car or even portable [01:35.16]Stereo [01:35.34]Describes my scenario [01:35.91]Left or right black or white [01:37.10]They tell lies in the books [01:38.47]That you're readin [01:39.10]Its knowledge of yourself [01:39.99]That you're needin [01:40.67]Like vescey or prosser [01:41.67]We have a reason why [01:42.79]To debate the hate [01:43.73]Thats why were born to die [01:45.04]Mandela cell dweller thatcher [01:45.91]You can tell her clear the way for the prophets of rage [01:48.42](power of the people you say) [01:50.13]Its raw and keepin you on the floor [01:51.87]Its soul and keepin you in control [01:53.45]Its pt 2 cause i'm [01:54.57]Pumpin what you're used to [01:55.69]Until the whole juice crew [01:56.83]Gets me in my goose down [01:58.02]I do the rebel yell [01:58.60]And I'm the duracell [01:58.66]Call it plain insane [01:58.72]Brothers causein me pain [01:59.50]When a brothers a victim [02:00.56]And the sellers a dweller in a cage [02:02.31]Yo run the a capella [02:03.24](power of the people say)