In the Name of ALLAAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL

Jahiliyyah, Part III

i remember when but not why: half high, half dead
eyes down, face frown, cloud in my head
devil in my bed, often slept with the enemy
looked in the mirror & said: "you aint a friend of me"

get it while it's good 'til you don't want it no mo'
i ran so much game i found out I was a 'ho'
i mean wh0re
i abhor what I used to adore:
i used to party 'til i passed out dead on the floor
sayin' it was all good but i was bad to the core
coughin up blood, askin' what the fun was for
you think a fool's cool? now i bet you aint so sure
& i wouldn't say it if i hadn't done it before:
illegal alien stranded on Australian shores
before that i took a big bite outta New York
planted my flag all over Europe on a 3-week tour
schoolin? college kids at Duke in Carolina, North
Austin, Texas is where i was raised & born

get your mind right: all of the above aint tight
i didn't tell you 'bout the times i almost lost my life
when i was lost, i lied & when i lost, i cried
i still remember things that make me surprised
& make me wanna hang my head in shame and hide
'til ALLAH Gave me The Light i was too weak to fight
African & Indian with just a touch of White
you may see in my stride or even in my eyes
that i'm a Muslim with pride plus i'm a man besides
i swear my allegiance & I swear to die:
ALLAH Deserves worship, no one else besides
& Muhammad brought HIS Message so it wouldn't be right
if i didn't send Peace upon him & his wives

Now that's the meaning of life but the reason i write
is to tell you all the truth becuz you're living a lie

p.s. which of these homothug rappers brings lines like i?
i aint out to get minez, i'm spendin my own time
& i pray 5 times a day to cleanse my self from grime
only someone after glory would reveal their crimes
& yes, i did do mine, i guess i slid thru slime
i used to hang wit homies, now the kidz do time
when my crew used to sniff i even crossed that line

when you're broke you tell jokes and spend your last on lies
& drown in alcohol & drink it to revive
then you smoke until you choke and laugh until you cry
& you hate to sleep alone 'cuz you're afraid to die

i still remember when, i don't remember why

*Jahiliyyah (Arabic): Period of Ignorance before Al-'Islaam