Moment Of Truth (Explicit) - Gang Starr

Written by：Keith Elam

No matter what we face

We must face the moment of truth baby

They say it's lonely at the top in whatever you do

You always gotta watch motherf**kers around you

Nobody's invincible no plan is foolproof

We all must meet our moment of truth

The same sheisty cats that you hang with

And do your thang with could set you up and wet you up

Ni**a peep the language it's universal

You play with fire it may hurt you

Or burn you lessons are blessings you should learn through

Let's face facts although MC's lace tracks

It doesn't mean behind the scenes there ain't no dirt to trace back

That goes for all of us there ain't nobody to trust

It's like sabotage it's got me ready to bust

But I can't jeopardize what I have done up to this point

So I'ma get more guys to help me run the whole joint

Cultivate multiply motivate or else we'll die

You know I be the master of the who what where and why

See when you're shining some chumps'll wanna dull ya

Always selfish jealous punks will wanna pull ya

Down just like some shellfish in a bucket

Cause they love it to see your a** squirm like a worm

But just as you'll receive what is coming to you

Everybody else is gonna get theirs too

I ain't no saint therefore I cannot dispute

That everyone must meet their moment of truth

Actions have reactions don't be quick to judge

You may not know the hardships people don't speak of

It's best to step back and observe with couth

For we all must meet our moment of truth

Sometimes you gotta dig deep when problems come near

Don't fear things get severe for everybody everywhere

Why do bad things happen to good people

Seems that life is just a constant war between good and evil

The situation that I'm facin' is mad amazin'

To think such problems can arise from minor confrontations

Now I'm contemplating in my bedroom pacin'

Dark clouds over my head my heart's racin'

Suicide nah I'm not a foolish guy

Don't even feel like drinking or even getting high

Cause all that's gonna do really is accelerate

The anxieties that I wish I could alleviate

But wait I've been through a whole lot of other sh*t before

So I oughta be able to withstand some more

But I'm sweating though my eyes are turning red and yo

I'm ready to lose my mind but instead I use my mind

I put down the knife and take the bullets out my 9

My only crime was that I'm too damn kind

And now some scandalous motherf**kers wanna take what's mine

But they can't take the respect that I've earned in my lifetime

And you know

They'll never stop the furious force of my rhymes

So like they say every dog has its day

And like they say god works in a mysterious way

So I pray remembering the days of my youth

As I prepare to meet my moment of truth

Yo I got one lyric pointed at your head for start

Another one is pointed at your weak a** heart

Now if I pull the trigger on these fully loaded lines

You're gonna wish I woulda pulled a black 9

I mack dimes crack the spines of the fake gangsters

Yeah the biting trifling niggas and the studio pranksters

Yo looking at the situation plainly will you remain G

Or will you be looked upon strangely

I reign as the articulator with the greater data

Revolving on the tascam much doper than my last jam

While others struggle to juggle tricky metaphors

I explore more to expose the core

A lot of emcees act stupid to me

And we have yet to see if they can match our longevity

But anyway it's just another day

Another fake jack I slay with my spectac' rap display

Styles smooth but rugged you can't push or shove it

You dig it and you dug it cause like money you love it

The king of monotone with my own throne

Righteously violent prone my words bring winds like cyclones

Storming your hideout blocking out your sunlight

Your image and your business were truly not done right

Throw up your he allah now divine saviours

You got no hand skills there's no security to save ya

No pager no celly no drop top Benz y

I came to bring your phony hip hop to an ending

My art of war will leave you sore from the abuse

Cause you must meet your moment of truth

They say it's lonely at the top in whatever you do

You always gotta watch motherf**kers around you

No one is untouchable no man is bulletproof

We all must meet our moment of truth