P.O.D.

Our time has come, watch me set it off
It’s been a while but we back
So you can count it loss

We lay and wait, don’t hesitate
When opportunity knocks
Break the locks and rush the gates
Seize the day, we got moves to make
It’s got to be now
Cause we’re half past late

Say what you say, but you ain’t shown me nothin
If you want me to feel you
Then you best to show me something
All bark and no bite, talking all hype
I hang with the illest
You I don’t recognize

Desensitize and paralyze
Sabotage headquarters
Flood your bloodlines, we sterilize

Here we come
Chant down dem Babylon
The wicked man when he sees me I go run
Me understand
Why dem cowards don’t want none
Underground blaze the sound to Armageddon

chorus x2:
RISE - Let your spirit fly
RISE- Stand up for yourself
RISE- Hold your head up high

Our time has come
Set it off

Choose my battles, unravel your crew
Dismantle, they still can’t handle or fathom
What I throw at ‘em

I can’t imagine, they babblin’
Acting like I’m laughing, don’t find it funny
But I smile at your sarcasm

You plastic, so tragic, you fake
So you mask it, no gimmicks, no antics
We real and we’ve outlasted

Your phoniness, so you best to come correct
You want to disrespect
Why do cowards talk the loudest

Papa didn’t raise no punk
On everything I love, if you ready
Then come and get it son

Overpower the strong tower
Infiltrate top ranks
Count down the final hour

Here we come
Chant down dem Babylon
The wicked man when he sees me I go run

Me understand
Why dem cowards don’t want none
Underground blaze the sound to Armageddon

chorus

Bridge
We made it this far don’t you quit on me

chorus

reveal
to me
the mystery
can you tell me what it means
explain...these motions and meatphors
unlock these secrets in me
decribe the vision the meaning is missing
won't anybody listen

define the riddles of my mind
nothing is really what it seems

dreaming of zion awake
sleeping awake
dreaming of zion awake
can't stop sleeping awake

do you see what i see?
and can you hear what i hear?
do you feel what i feel?
can't stop sleeping
do you see what i see?
and can you hear what i hear?
do you feel like i feel?
can't stop sleeping

can you see it?
the writing?
can you tell me what it means?
translate...the symbols enigma
expressions keep questioning me
the message is written the meaning is missing
won't anybody listen?

prophecy, interpretate the signs
nothing is really what it seems

dreaming of zion awake
sleeping awake
dreaming of zion awake
can't stop sleeping awake

do you see what i see?
and can you hear what i hear?
do you feel what i feel?
can't stop sleeping awake
do you see what i see?
and can you hear what i hear?
do you feel like i feel?
can't stop sleeping awake

do you see what i see ?
can you hear what i hear?(
)

and do you feel like i feel ?
and can you dream like i dream?
[PAUSE]

Do you see what i see?
can you hear what i hear?
or do you feel like i feel?
or do you dream like i dream?
anybody see me?
anybody hear me?
anybody feel me?
anybody out there?

dreaming of zion awake
sleeping awake
dreaming of zion awake
can't stop sleeping awake-a

All American boy with big dreams of glamour life
Bright lights and boogie nights
The hype is "Everything could be yours if the price is right"
Grab your nothing and hold it tight
The first chance you get your heading out to the West
This decision is one you won't regret
Move to the place where everybody knows ya
Like Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

*So you wanna be a Superstar
Welcome to Hollywood
Quick money, fly women, fast cars
Welcome to Hollywood
So you wanna be a Superstar
Welcome to Hollywood
High times, big dreams, living large
Welcome to Hollywood

One way ticket, then you'll live this
Life of a Superstar caught up in this business
God as my witness, you will never change
Only been here a day, already in the game
You changed your name; you don't eve look the same
Now you're on top of the world
Money, Power, and Fame
Picture perfect, just like you planned
No longer him, 'cause you the man

* repeat

You'll never get the best of me

The time ticks away, you've had your play
Sold your soul for the roll, now you gots to pay
Forfeit integrity, overnight celebrity
Settle for selfish gain rather than dignity
Another sucka, why did you trust a playa like me fool,
Eternal hustler
I'm taking everything and now you know
I hate to tell you but, I told you so

* repeat

We came here to rock this jam
spread his love is the master plan
let this light ignite like a star
everybody in the party knows who we are
you gotta get down, dance around, floss your style
P.O.D., guarantee, make it worth your while
bad vibes, leave'em at the door
soulcheck'n, housewreck'n, keep'em begg'n for more

We came to rock the party all night long
So party people won't ya sing that song
We came to rock the party all night long
And keep it live till the break of dawn

hey DJ won't ya play that song
and we'll keep dancing till the break of dawn
keep it live like the way it should
ain't nobody gett'n crazy so you know it's all good
b-boys, fly-girls one time
friend of yours is a friend of mine
don't bother stopping till this jam is through
if you been here before then you know how we do

We came to rock the party all night long
So party people won't ya sing that song
We came to rock the party all night long
And keep it live till the break of dawn

we gotz to play what we feel
then I can say I am real
don't wanna be caught mess'n around
cuz a party ain't a party when it gets shut down
off the hook, with the cutz, that's right
feel'n loose cuz it sounds so tight
rock da spot till the very end
make sure that you're there when we do it again

We came to rock the party all night long
So party people won't ya sing that song
We came to rock the party all night long
And keep it live till the break of dawn

In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See it driving nails
Into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, a red orange glow
See the face of fear running scared in the valley below

Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue

In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel and the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed; You raise a flower of fire
You see them burning crosses
You see the flames higher and higher

Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue

This guy comes up to me
His face red like a rose on a thorn bush
Like all the colors of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
Slapping them down
One hundred, two hundred
And I can see those fighter planes
And I can see those fighter planes
Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Through the alleys of a quiet city street
You take the staircase to the first floor
Turn the key and slowly unlock the door
As a man breathes into a saxophone
And through the walls you hear the city groan
Outside is America
Outside is America

Across the field you see the sky ripped open
See the rain through a gaping wound
Pounding on the women and children
Who run
Into the arms
Of America

Praise God in his heavenly dwelling;
praise him in his mighty heaven!
Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!
Praise him with a blast of the trumpet;
praise him with the lyre and harp!
Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with stringed instruments and flutes!
Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.
Let everything that lives sing praises to the Lord!

Praise the Lord!!

Breathe
This is the knowledge that I bring,
Universal worldwide culture
Inhale, exhale

I takes it all in
No second guessing
Truth brings forth a new passion
No second guessing
Push aside this fate for the ransom
Stands among, gold seven and lox'd up
White wool; fire eyes, glowing in red
Water of rush, planet hold, in double edge
Falling down dead, last first, it's one life
Life source, in resurrection, these bloodstains
Shining face, this morning stars reflections
Embracing light, the clearness of sunrise
Tower strong, in this refuge, my fortress

Breathe
This is the knowledge that I bring,
Universal worldwide culture
Inhale, exhale

I takes it all in
No second guessing
Truth brings froth a new passion
No second guessing
Push aside this fate for the ransom

*Where do you stand in this Battle Cry?
Represent!
I and I a Jah Jah warrior

* Repeat (x4)

The reconstruction commences; the soldiers equip for the lessons
My life, a sacrifice is made new through these confessions
Manifested, this joy is my desire
Light this fire to flames; praise the name, Jehovah Jireh
Is my provider, the truth that lives inside of this fighter?
Take me higher, Master, Sire makes me a good rider
I'm gonna ride on down til I break through the front lines
And ain't going home until I gets mines

* Repeat

I grab ahold of my second chance, this time gonna make it last
Left the world came back an Outkast
To lay among the remains, through the trials and the pains
Run for cover, make shelter, uncharted terrains
Bloodstains light the paths to the ways of living breath
My soul is put to the test
Blessed with a mic in my hand, Jah make straight my steps
Then I hooked up with Payable On Death
We flow in Unity, stand in One while the foolish be
Lost in this hour, with Power we have Authority
To overcome while these cowards just pick up and run
We ain't done till this battle has been fought and won
The victory, how sweet it be, is already ours
Holding the stars, is the man that carries my scars
Always the same, I wear his name with now shame
Here in this Battle Cry, we will never die

We will never die Tribal Warriors

* Repeat

*Reign, Most High
Almighty Reign, Most High
Almighty I, Most High
What good is for a man to gain the whole world
Yet lose of forfeit his very self?
He must deny himself and
Take up his cross daily and follow me
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words,
Then I will be ashamed of him
When the time comes, in his glory, we will rise

* Repeat

I tell you the truth, some of you who are standing here
Will not taste death before they see jah
Creation come with his power
What can a man give in exchange for his own
Soul he cannot save?
When the time comes, in his Glory, we will rise

* Repeat

When the time comes, in his Glory, we will rise

every day is a new day
i'm thankful for everybreath i take
i wont take it for granted
so i learn from my mistakes
( hes beyond my control
sometimes as fast as i go
whatever happens in this lifetime)
so i trust in love
you've give me piece of mind

*i feel so alive
for the very first time
i can't deny you
i feel so alive

i feel so alive
for the very first time
and i think i can fly.

sunshine upon my face
a new song for me to sing
tell the one how i feel inside
even though it might cost me everything
(now that i know
its so beyond my control
its like i never turned my back away)
now that i see you
i can never look away

*Repeat

and now that i know you
i can never turn my back away
and now that i see you
i could never look away
and now that i know you
i can never turn my back away
and now that i see you
i'll believe no matter what they say

*Repeat

This is America
POD and Santana live in La Casa
Live and direct for you and yours
Yo America, America
Was it the way that she looked at me
She had caught my eye
She stole my heart she freed my mind
The way we loved it was magical
Truly wonderful
It was me and your so beautiful
And I know that you feel this too
Will our dreams come true
I believe in you
Show me the way to my better days
What's the price to pay
If I follow you
America, America
Will you come back to me baby please don't away don't let me go
America, America
Can you get back to me baby don't run away I need you so
I trust in you still you walk away
You just ran away
I thought our love would never change
The way you move had me hypnotized
Now I realize
I fell again the same old lies
Plans you change the present rearranged
If we don't know the path the future we can't attain
So I maintain, dealt my hands so I deal with it
Know what is truth myself
I stay real with it

Reveal to me the mysteries
Can you tell me what it means
Explain these motions in metaphors
Unlock these secrets in me
Describe the vision
the meaning is missing
(Won't anybody listen?)
Define the riddles of my mind
Nothing is really what it seems

[Chorus]
Dreaming of Zion awake,
sleeping awake
Dreaming of Zion awake,
can't stop sleeping awake
Do you see what I see?
Can u hear what I hear?
Do you feel what I feel?
Can't stop sleeping awake
Do you see what I see?
Can you hear what I hear?
Do you feel like I feel?
Can't stop sleeping awake

Can you, see it, the writing
Can you tell me what it means
Translate the symbols enigma
Expressions keep questioning me
The message is written,
the meaning is missing
(Won't any body listen?)
Prophecy interpretate the signs
Nothing is really what it seems

[Chorus]

Do you see what I see?
Can you hear what I hear?
Do you see what I see?
Can you hear what I hear?
Do you feel like I feel?
Can you dream like I dream?

Do you see what I see?
Can you hear what I am?
Do you feel like I feel?
Do you dream like I dream?
Anybody see me?
Anybody hear me?
Anybody feel me?
Anybody out there?

[Chorus]

Anybody see me?
Anybody hear me?
Anybody feel me?
Anybody out there?

whatever it takes - (and) we gots to seperate
whatever it takes - all these true from the fakes
whatever it takes - (andcause) this is how we show and prove
whatever it takes - cause we ain't got nothin to lose

whatever it takes..
face to face with aggression, de-bolish and molish the opposition
armored to be the stronger and conquer my competition
this ammunition, fills a vision that makes decisions
i told you once before but it's obvious you didn't listen
so listen closely, or next time you wanna quote me
and take my advice, you'd be wise to not approach me
and learn your lesson, hit this class and you're over session
found the test and had no idea with whom you're messin..


transformin the mindset, but how quickly do those forget
one hundred miles to run and ain't even broken a sweat
until the death, we won't settle for nothin less
no need to creep you knew we was comin but still you slept
but it's time to rise up was just built up from deep inside
actin like you was down now that leads to a collide
best to recognize, starin at me, because you s

whatever it takes, is what it took..

.. {whatever it takes} .. [modulated 7x]

this is our house..
and this is where we live..
and ain't nobody..
gonna mess with us, in our house..
this is our house..
(this is our house..)

[
]

whatever it takes! - [
5x]

whatever it takes.. whatever it takes..
this is our house..
this is our house!
this is our house!
this is our house!
this is our house..
this is our house..
our house..
whatever it takes.. whatever it takes..

(Screaming)
One, Two, Three, Four.
Without Jah, Gonna Say, What you sayin up here.
Without Jah, But know it sucks boy. So something's here.
Now. Jump. Nothing to nothing. Who say you know you say.
What you say is without jah.
Jah. A lift off, a lift off.
Jah. Jah. You know you love it when you say Jah. Jah.
Without Jah, Without Jah. You know it's time for lift off.

(Singing)
Without Jah, Nothing nothing.
Without Jah, Without Jah, Nothing, Nothing.
Without Jah, Nothing.
With every-thing in bomb.
Let everything with loving. Oh Oh Ohhhhhh.
Without Jah. Something. Something.
Without Jah. Oh there is nothing, nothing.
Without Jah, Nothing. Something.
Without Jah, Nothing. Nothing.
Without Jah, nothing.

Walla la la la la la... this is the same.
Don't you know why there's so many men right here?
The baby long bar. BY HERE!
When you see with him each and every day.
They see you at Lithuania.

Le Bah. Le Boonthio.
Le Bah. Le Trunthio.
Whole World. Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah.
Whole World.
Le Bah. Le Boonthio.
Le Bah. Le Trunthio.
Whole World. Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah.
Whole World.


(Skat Solo)

Le Bah. Le Boonthio.
Le Bah. Le Trunthio.
Whole World. Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah.
Whole World.
Le Bah. Le Boonthio.
Le Bah. Le Trunthio.
Whole World. Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah.
Whole World.

Without Jah, Nothing.

Wallaa la la la la la la la la la.

Le Bah. Le Boonthio.
Le Bah. Le Trunthio.
Whole World. Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah.
Whole World.
Le Bah. Le Boonthio.
Le Bah. Le Trunthio.
Whole World. Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah.
Whole World.

Wa la la la la la la la.

Without Jah, Nothing.

Jesus Loves ya.
Praise the Christians.
The Christians love ya.
Jesus Loves ya.

Whole World

Everyday is a new day
I'm thankful for
every breath I take
I won't take it for granted
So I learn from my mistakes
It's beyond my control
sometimes it's best to let go
Whatever happens
in this lifetime
So I trust in love
You have given me
peace of mind
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
I can't deny you
I feel so alive
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
And I think I can fly
Sunshine upon my face
A new song for me to sing
Tell the world how
I feel inside
Even though it might
cost me everything
Now that I know this
so beyond I can't hold this
I can never turn my back away
Now that I've seen you
I can never look away
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
I can't deny you
I feel so alive
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
And I think I can fly

Now that I know you
I could never turn
my back away
Now that I see you
I could never look away
Now that I know you
I could never turn
my back away
Now that I see you
I believe no matter
what they say
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
I can't deny you
I feel so alive
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
And I think I can fly
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
And I think I can fly
I I feel so alive
for the very first time
And I think I can fly
And I think I can fly
And I think I can fly
And I think I can fly

Last day of
The rest of my life
I wish I would've known
'Cause I didn't
Kiss my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her
That I loved her
And how much I care
Or thank my pops
For all the talks
And all the wisdom
He shared

Unaware
I just did
What I always do
Everyday
The same routine
Before I skate
Off to school

But who knew
That this day
Wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest

Call me blind
But I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing

Except gun blasts
It happened so fast
I don't really
Know this kid
Even though
I sit by him in class

Maybe this kid was
Reaching out for love
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid
Just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because

CHORUS:
We are
We are
The youth of the nation

Little Suzy
She was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel

Hang with the boys and
Hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself

She finds love in
All the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces

Changed up her pace
Since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her
She deserved much better

Johnny boy
Always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would
Think he was cool

He was never
Really one of the guys
No matter
How hard he tried
Often thought of suicide

It's kind of hard when
You ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then

You cross the line and
There's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat

Repeat chorus

Who's to blame
For the lives
That tragedies claim?
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain

That I feel inside
I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind
Leading the blind

I guess that's the
Way the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know

There's got to be
More to life than this
There's got to be
More to everything
I thought exists

Repeat chorus

I never knew that a kid like me
Could take his mic around the world and flash the big S.D.
And rock the masses, from Madrid to Calabassas
Tijuana, Mexico, bootleg demos in Tokyo
They know me though, ‘cause I be puttin’ in work
Commit my life to rebirth, well respected, ‘cause that’s my word
I’m sure you heard, about a new sound going around
She might have left my hood, but she was born in my town

We rep. the South, so what you talking about
I’m not running off my mouth, I know this without a doubt
‘Cause if you know these streets, then these streets know you
When it’s time to handle business, then you know what to do
Me and my crew, we stay true, old skool or new
Many were called, but the chosen are few
We rise to the top, what you want? Just in case you forgot
Rush the stage, grab my mic, show me what you got

b-section:
You didn’t know, thought we was new on the scene
Well, it’s alright! It’s alright!
I know you know, I see you smiling at me
Well, it’s alright! It’s alright!

chorus:
Boom! Here comes the Boom!
Ready or not, here comes the boys from the South
Boom! Here comes the Boom!
How you like me now?

bridge:
Is that all you got?
I’ll take your best shot.