B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) Lyrics

The Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (3X)

Chorus: repeat 2X

Life is a test many quest the universe
And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt
The first shall be last and the last shall be first
The basic instructions before leaving earth

Verse One:

Knowledge this wisdom, this goes back when I was twelve
I loved doing right but I was trapped in hell
Had mad ideas, sad eyes and tears
Years of fears, but yo my foes couldn't bear
I searched for the truth since my youth
And went to church since birth, but it wasn't worth the loot
that I was paying, plus the praying
I didn't like staying cuz of busy-bodies and dizzy hotties
That the preacher had souped up with lies
Had me cooped up lookin at loot, butt, and thighs
Durin the service, he swallowed up the poor
And after they heard this, they wallowed on the floor
But I ignored, and explored my history that was untold
And watched mysteries unfold
And dropped a jewel like Solomon, but never followed men
cause if you do your brain is more hollow than
Space oblivia, or the abyss
With no trace of trivia, left with the hiss
Does it pay to be deaf, dumb and blind?
From a slave we was kept from the mind
And from the caves he crept from behind
And what he gave, was the sect of the swine
When the bible, it condemned the pig
I don't mean to pull your hems or flip your wigs
But we used to wear a turban, but now we're in the urban
No more wearing beanies and dress like a genie
No hocus pocus cause I focus on the facts
And put it on the tracks and brought it through the wax
I speak on Jacob, it might take up some time
And too much knowledge, it might break up the ryhme
I did it anyway just to wake up the mind
of those who kiss stones or prays on the carpet
Those who sit home, or sell books by the market
Need to chill and get their mind revived
For years religion did nothing but divide
The basic instructions before leaving earth

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Verse Two:

I strolled through the books of Job to unfold
And open bibles, instead of hoping on revivals
Calling on His name and screaming hallelujah
when he hardly knew ya, that's how the devil's fooled ya
See look into my eyes brethren, that's the lies of a Reverend
Why should you die to go to heaven?
The Earth is already in space, the bible I embrace
A difficult task I had to take
I studied till my eyes was swollen, and only arose when
I found out that we were the chosen
I deal with the truth, and build with the youth
And teach my son as he kneels on the stoop
Son, life is a pool of sin, corrupted wth foolish men
and women with wicked minds, who build picket signs
to legalize abortion, the evil eye distortion
I quiz Son with my wisdom
Before I converted, I was perverted, and knowledge was asserted
The study of wisdom, I perferred it
The understanding, it gave me mental freedom
I even learnt Caucasians were really the Tribe of Edam
The white image, of Christ, is really Cesare Borgia
and uhh, the second son of Pope Alexander
The Sixth of Rome, and once the picture was shown
That's how the devils tricked my dome
I prophesized to save a man, but no one gave a damn
for my nation - the seed of Abraham
Blessed with the tongue of Hebrew
Now we're strung on needles, and some are plungin evils
So study and be wise in these days of darkness
Peace to my nephew Marcus

The basic instructions before leaving earth

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richard Enahobo On Sep 02, 2008
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Cover art for B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) lyrics by GZA/Genius

GZA is quite possibly among the top 5 lyricist of all time, and definitely the best in hip hop. His words are like swords but few listeners understood them. Now, "B.I.B.L.E." is the deepest and hardest of them all.

That said, an understanding of its meaning is not required to enjoy this track at all. Just know this: on the album Liquid Swords, this is the final track and the only "warm" song on the entire record. Listening to the album from start to finish is like going through a cold forest, some streets in a rough neighhood, and survived some gunfights, and finally here you are -- a warm haven. You gain strength from the warmth. This particular track really is a spiritual journey, even if the rest of the album weren't.

Literally, the lyrics are instructions given to a soldier that is about to die. Biggie and Pac must have been playing this song in their heads while they got shot. Since everyone of us will die sooner or later, we all should remember these instructions and follow them before our lives end.

Cover art for B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) lyrics by GZA/Genius

Killah Priest is the one who raps this and his lyrics are dope

This is some serious stuff

Cover art for B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) lyrics by GZA/Genius

Sick song. Really deep.

Kind of dissapointed though when i found out it wasn't GZA

Cover art for B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) lyrics by GZA/Genius

I find it weird that GZA would let someone rap an entire song on his own solo album??? Oh well, he wrote the amazing lyrics...and that's what matters...so yeah...

His Five Percenter beliefs definitely shine through here. Mentions of sect of the swine, Tribe of Edam, Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander indicate that this is not mainstream Christianity he is speaking of, but actually it was what he grew up questioning. Whatever your beliefs, his dedication to his religion and spirituality ('I studied till my eyes was swollen, and only arose when I found out that we were the chosen') is clearly evident.

As pagen_hd said, this final track is definitely the only 'warm' song on the record. It has a markedly different feel to the rest, and I consider it a classic.

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"who build picket signs to legalize abortion, the evil eye distortion". Lost a lot of respect for GZA and Killah when I heard this line.

The "evil eye distortion" is ever so clever, because isn't that what it is? Hm. Maybe read about Jane Doe in Roe vs Wade to get a better perspective. Maybe thats what he meant about eyes swollen...Geeeezzzzz!! Luv this guy! Hopefully he is ultra poplular!!!

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Cover art for B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) lyrics by GZA/Genius

one of my favorite tracks on liquid swords and its not even by GZA.

so deep and while I can't relate to the whole 5 percenter beliefs and the like, I can still relate to being 12 living in hell so that line chokes me up sometimes.

im glad gza let killah shine on his own. really makes the classic album go out with a bang