Lord of the Light - Talib Kweli

They're sellswords

We're willing to use blood magic to put you on the throne

But we're not willing to pay men to fight

I've never heard of visions and prophecies winning a war

Soldiers win wars

Soldiers on the ground

It's dirty on the ground

The night is dark and it's full of terrors

Where your heart ni**a where your courage

I was buildin' with the older guy

He said you act like you know it all

All praise to one true God

How you know if you alive if you don't got a few scars

These cowards in power enforcin' these new laws

No respect for the poor people fightin' they wars

When I pull out my sword put away lemon cake cutters

Keep my blade covered with the blood of the fakes

So just take daughters and they k**l fathers and they R**e mothers

They just make lovers out of their brothers for the great other

And it's dirty on the ground

Half of Flea Bottom never balls to the brown

Say it's all for the gold when the poachers come around

You can smell the dead way before the vultures come around

Soldiers comin' back after the battle

Still gotta face the fear of the unknown

Daughters and they sons grown

Then they gotta explain why they been gone

Took a man from his family just to get home

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light

Let's go let's

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light

Shadows are created by the light

So that's when we fight for our freedom

That's the battle for our lives

We stickin' out our tongue we never fight

This why the arguments of the day is the violence of the night

Respect and fear ain't the same so they get it confused

See the vision when you're starin' in the flame

In this game of thrones when you win you still lose

Cause your evil get a say when they chearin' your name

And they prayin' on your weakness

Cause they playin' for keepers

And they slayin' all your leaders

Now your people face disease and famine

And f**k the king cause we famished

That's why the brothers that I roll with don't be waving no banners

Warriors for the cause and we raisin' a family

And when it's time to exact revenge

Have a son come back from the dead

Look to the light yo

The protector of the realm and the citadel

Living in squalor while the rich people livin' well

I'm seein' they enjoying they seven Heavens

Almost like they forgot about the seven Hells

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light

Lord of light to ya'll

Lord of the light