Atmosphere - How I Won The War lyrics

The first time they came to
Get me for their war
They were easy to play-I
Acted dumb and grinned
Contrary to what we might assume
Everybody loves a dummy
Cause you ain't gotta squint when
The lights are dim
They read their papers out loud to me
I smiled and nodded my head up and down
Careful not to make a sound
They told me when and where
I'm supposed to arrive
Never gave a second thought to whether
Or not I would oblige
I imagined the look on their
Face as they looked
At the face of their clock
Tapping their foot as they wait
How long would it take to realize
I must have skated or got lost on the
Way before they called it a day
Fuck that, I'm on the other side of the city
In a bed breathing heavy
With my favorite Betty
And I'll be damned if I'm gonna
Catch a slug for you
So I changed my name to Slug so
That ya'll would never catch me

The second time they found me
They wanted to drown me
Guess man doesn't like being made into mice
Started running their spiel about
Love and dedication how I should feel
As if I owe their nation my life
"Look boy" they say
"Don't you love your freedom?"
I told them freedom is a road
Seldom traveled by the multitude
Man I said they were suckers
As I pulled out my mess
And started jerking off right there
On top of their desk
Picture this, me standing there
Dick in my fist
Like, what what what? Bought to bust
On a nut on their list
They cursed and gave me an informal dispersal
But I'm like "sir won't you let me
Get my rocks off first yo?"
It's weird how acting like a hype
Is like being a hype
It's just a thin line that separates the two
And now my mind likes to walk
Both sides of the stripe
Only I could manifest my fate
For the way I do

The third time they came was a charm
And I was tired and tried
Barely hanging from this yarn
The last two times I lost my path and my mind
What the hell I might as
Well as loose the farm
Take me, make me, train me, break me
Teach me to hold my anger like a lady
Show me the right way to save these babies
Throw me into this world that hates me
Here I am in a land that don't feel foreign
Following a plan, trying to find my portion
Still lost and still fondling my foreskin
Make me into a man but I
Still feel like an orphan
But I learned how to stand behind a purpose
The world is a circus and I'm
A soldier guarding the tent
Weapon in hand, I represent and defend
My hip hop nation until the end

I pledge allegiance to the flag
Of the Hip Hop culture's four elements
And to the originality in which it stands
The Zulu nation under god
Peace love unity and justice for all