"Let the truth be told from young souls that become old, From days spent in the jungle, where must one go...To find it, time is real, we can't rewind it, Out of everybody I met, who told the truth? Time did, We find kids speak it cause it's naturally in us...But the false profit by tellin us we born sinners, Venders of hate, got me battlin my own mind state, At a divine rate, I ain't in this just to rhyme great, See the truth in the thighs of a stripper, the eyes of my nigga...If it's only one, then why should it differ...So constantly I seek it...Wonderin why I gotta drink a six pack to speak it, Took a picture of the truth and tried to develop it, Had proof, it was only recognized by the intelligent, Took the negative and positive, cuz niggas got to live, Said I got to get more than I'm given, Cuz truth'll never be heard in religion, After searchin the world, on the inside what was hidden, It was the truth"<P><BR>Directed towards Common: I heard this song on the Pharohe CD and really enjoyed it, also enjoyed the train of thought on this verse because it made me think. But this morning i showed this verse to a very religious (Christian) uncle of mine who responded to it in a shocking way and I quote "who wrote theese demonic words?"<P>At first i was like.... oh he's talkin about the "truth could never be found in religion" part but that part he understood. It was the "false profit by tellin us we born sinners" part that he really took offense to.<P>I argued that i dont always agree with Common's opinons and statements, but i apreciate him as a great thinker and artist.<P>My uncle stated that "you not listen to and admire this man"<P><BR>Quez<BR><a href="http://www.sheldon.bored.org" target="_blank">http://www.sheldon.bored.org<;/a><P>"The truth is...my crew is...the smoothest spitters of saliva juices like The Roots is, More Organic than acoustics"

oh well