Do not be afraid Puts the fear of God in me We saw birth and death Can't we be still What makes you kind From where comes your sparkling mind Was it under the earth? Tied up in a knot Which I forgot you were ever there

*Nas talking* "The light is there." See I come from Mississippi I was young and runnin' wild Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man

My fears come alive In this place where I once died Demons dreaming Knowing I... I just needed to realign Decisions made from desperation No way to go Internal instincts craving isolation For me to grow Fell in a river of illusion

Work hard, play hard, work hard, play hard The bigger the bill, the harder you ball Well I'm throwing mine, cause my money long The quicker you here, the faster you go That's why where I come from the only thing we know is Work, work, work, work, work,

Real tugs never forger the dump land Or where mi come from Real tugs never worry bout pagan Cause wi destiny done plan Some say we nah go live long The others seh a judgement road wi live pon A next set say mi sell my soul to satan Jah bless me fi shame

My fears come alive In this place where I once died Demons dreaming Knowing I, I just needed to realign Decisions made from desperation No way to go Internal instincts craving isolation For me to grow

We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore The hammer of the gods Will drive our ships to new lands, To fight the horde, singing and

My fears come alive In this place where I once died Demons dreaming Knowing I... I just needed to realign Decisions made from desperation No way to go Internal instincts craving isolation For me to grow Fell in a river of illusion

Lightning bolt! You’ve got to know you’ll never let her go Never let her go She comes on like a stone But you don’t know where from she was thrown Like a burning meteor from miles high Shes looking for a place to land She said you got yourself some sand

California here I come, Right back where I started from, Where bowers and flowers bloom in the sun, Each morning at dawning birdies sing and everything. A sun kissed miss said "Don't be late." That's why I can hardly wait, So open up those Golden gate