The Ancient

[Verse 1] I be around brothers Don't be around books enough to judge 'em by the covers They been around cliques enough to judge 'em by the colors My inner circle, circling right above us are the buzzards Game is just a show, a game show, look at all the buzzers On either side of the great divide, what's gonna become of, us False idols pop, something for the clobbers The rest just need a title shot, something for the clubbers Half these cats are spreading love, but they feeling hunger Other half are feeling numb, but they're doing numbers But how can they not feel like herbs saying "Word to mother" Then saying a bunch of words that they'd never say to mother I'm something like a sweeping tide quaking from asunder I'm something like a sleeping giant waking from a slumber It ain't like cause I know the ledge, talking down to others It's more like I'm out on the ledge talking down the jumpers [Verse 2] If there ain't no God then how you nourished? But if you believe in God then why you nervous? That's word, it's obvious you better work on your endurance If you got trouble working under duress For all the world to see, don't get swept up with being current All the world's a sea, don't get swept up in the current Conjuring depictions based on fiction takes no courage If that's your affliction better figure how to cure it You could stay up on your little piggies or be a hermit Either way, watch out for the piggies like you Kermit That's easier said than done atop the Mount that's Vernon Finding solid footing up atop a mountain of vermin Native Louisianans might be lost in a bottle of bourbon Visitors to Louisiana might be lost while out on Bourbon Newark cats take chances out on Chancellor and Bergen Every country, every county, every borough got a burden For certain [Verse 3] When you are blinded it is difficult to seek It's difficult to dream when it is difficult to sleep Anyplace that's worth going will be difficult to reach That's difficult to learn, even more difficult to teach That's why so many characters get caught up in between There's way too many characters to put it in a tweet In days of old kids understood the concept of a team Before they were done sucking on the teet But nowadays it's suckers always sucking on they teeth Does any village wanna raise a child? No, everybody's smoking Sometimes I feel like Smokey crying the tears of a clown Enough to form a cloud If only I could put you in my shoes to walk a mile I'll break you out your lust for ka Ka-ching and ka-pow There's no concern for Tao Te Ching Also known as the Dao Your peoples are down and out Don't drown 'em out cause you up in the Dow