Chance The Rapper, Noname - Israel (Sparring) lyrics

Sparring is training
Chain-snatching the slaves
But a rap song is a match in a cave
Dim lit, wet wick, wicked wrath in it's way
Drunk off of light, lies, laughing
Claiming asylum while shying in shade
I can't stay silent
I go violent when my violets is gray
And my roses is black
Fuck the pharaohs and the Pharisees
Moses is back I don't need to see a Sphinx
To know they noses was black
I don't know one Temptation
That had Otis's back
Sparring is training this a jumping jack
I'm the scariest Jack in the pumpkin patch
Float like my jumper wet
Sting like a bumblebee
I swing like a lumberjack
Go back when I'm up at bat
They tried to label me a non rapper
I'm an independent contractor, card cracker
Sparring is training without
The training wheels
You made it, you made it, you made it, yeah
You made a deal
You played it straight, hated, graduated
Waited-waited, you still a waiter still
Mice will always find out ways to steal
Picture me
Fifth of Hennessy and a Swisher Sweet
Fake identity
'til a plug named Trinity shook me
"Wake up, wake up, " like "Remember me?"
Said one plus one make three
And you finna see
You ain't as grown as you finna be
You got them young nigga tendencies

Mm sentimental energy
I let the light in beside him
I stand like angel
Sparring is training for an apathetic halo
Apologetic, nonreligious, consequential fable
Like good is good, the love in me is goodly
Or godly the Bible say mistakes is necessary
So I Mississippi monologue to granny house
My soloist is sold out to attentive God
Cornbread on my table when I say my prayers
On airs, to stairs where shadiness is time
To rest or manifest sparring is training
I know they think me bumblebee
Afro-Americano Sunny D, but bet I sting
No die

Sparring is training, Jacob wrestled with God
In the desert 'til he broke
Him and he blessed him
And he rescued his heart
I struggle with love, I juggle my loves
I cuddle and coddle, ship wreckin' bottle
I huddle in hugs sparring is training bra
Ramses watching raining frogs
Jigga watching Damon
Damon watching Wayans Bros
A tandem unicycle with two
Pilots in different maps

You giving back? (I'm giving back)
Tit for tat

Synagogue and bottle caps
A body in the underpass says
Where's my Jesus?
Pledge allegiance to the money now
We runnin down to kiddie parks
Where darker kids be casualty
Like come with me, to the museum

Excuse them, they know of what they do

Sparring is training
Don't let Denzel Training Day you
Sensei could catch a fade too
We be on that elegant, hella melanin
Pelle Pelles since they crayons
And jelly pens

And now you know Noname ain't never for none
Ayo, you know Chano ain't never for none
And now you know Noname ain't never for none
Ayo, you know Chano ain't never for none
Ha-HA! And you don't stop ayy! Ayy!
Boom bap, and you don't stop ha ha hahaha!
I told you that was gonna be fun though
Nah that was oh shit!