Immortal Technique - Toast to the Dead lyrics
[Immortal Technique - Toast to the Dead lyrics]
"Rest in Peace"
"Here’s another warrior's song rep this
Life to the fullest" "Rest in Peace"
"Mothafucka, say yo’ prayers!"
"For brothers who died
From black-on-black violence"
"Rest in Peace"
"You ain’t payin’ respect when
You ‘spose to"
"Rep this life to the fullest"
"Rest in Peace" "This ain’t for y’all
This a toast to them" "Rest in Peace"
Here's a toast to the dead
If you don't drink, smoke to the head
For the freedom fighters killed by the feds
For those who died hard in the streets
Soakin' in red
And died slow asleep in a dream
Chokin' in bed here's a toast to the dead
For my enemies that are gone
I'm not a coward
So celebratin' that would be wrong
I pray to God that your
Soul will come back again
So I can see you in the
Next life and finish it then
A toast to the dead
For criminals burnin' in Hell
I wonder how many presidents
Are burnin' as well
Emperors, popes, senators, generals
Amputees feel unlucky until they
See the vegetables a toast to the dead
For those who are forgotten
Written out of history by
The corrupted and rotten
Black saints whitewashed during
La Reconquista
Thousands of Indios Spaniards used
To conquer the Incas
Fuck a moment of silence
I need a moment of violence
Like the 19th century Caribbean islands
Long live those who came before that
Paved the way for me
The warriors and scientists that
Came before slavery
And if that last lyric was predictable
Take your clairvoyance and apply it
To life in the physical
Presumptuous, half hearted homunculus
Self-destruction is the power
Without knowin' what the function is
Here's a toast to the dead
For all of my fam
I will never let an idea die with a man
My rhymes are like Nazca lines: designed
To give a view of this
J Dilla's still alive as long
As his music is a toast to the dead
For rap legends and pioneers
Your legacy won't be forsaken as
Long as I am here knowledge of the past and
Wisdom of the present
I'll teach and leave in the
Hands of a worthy lieutenant
A toast to the dead
For children with cancer and AIDS
A cure exists and you probably
Could have been saved
Sad to see medicine divorce morality
Corporate homewreckers pimpin' up the salary
A toast to the dead
For those that'll die today
The victims and those exonerated by DNA
The only thing worse than givin'
Freedom to the guilty
Is killin' the innocent and
Leavin' your soul filthy
Immortal Technique
Remember me when I'm gone
I encrypted my lyrics to stay alive in a song
So you'll always keep a piece
Of my spirit inside
When you struggle to complete what
I started before I died
But some of you won't survive
The changes the Earth makes
Swallowed by tsunamis, hurricanes
And earthquakes
And that's just the first stage
If you cannot reverse ways
And realize that we are one
Regardless of our birthplace
My last toast to the dead is for the listener
Human being or extraterrestrial visitor
Remember us for more than our primitive ways
When you study us long after
The end of our days
"Here’s another warrior's song rep this
Life to the fullest" "Rest in Peace"
"Mothafucka, say yo’ prayers!"
"For brothers who died
From black-on-black violence"
"Rest in Peace"
"You ain’t payin’ respect when
You ‘spose to"
"Rep this life to the fullest"
"Rest in Peace" "This ain’t for y’all
This a toast to them" "Rest in Peace"
Here's a toast to the dead
If you don't drink, smoke to the head
For the freedom fighters killed by the feds
For those who died hard in the streets
Soakin' in red
And died slow asleep in a dream
Chokin' in bed here's a toast to the dead
For my enemies that are gone
I'm not a coward
So celebratin' that would be wrong
I pray to God that your
Soul will come back again
So I can see you in the
Next life and finish it then
A toast to the dead
For criminals burnin' in Hell
I wonder how many presidents
Are burnin' as well
Emperors, popes, senators, generals
Amputees feel unlucky until they
See the vegetables a toast to the dead
For those who are forgotten
Written out of history by
The corrupted and rotten
Black saints whitewashed during
La Reconquista
Thousands of Indios Spaniards used
To conquer the Incas
Fuck a moment of silence
I need a moment of violence
Like the 19th century Caribbean islands
Long live those who came before that
Paved the way for me
The warriors and scientists that
Came before slavery
And if that last lyric was predictable
Take your clairvoyance and apply it
To life in the physical
Presumptuous, half hearted homunculus
Self-destruction is the power
Without knowin' what the function is
Here's a toast to the dead
For all of my fam
I will never let an idea die with a man
My rhymes are like Nazca lines: designed
To give a view of this
J Dilla's still alive as long
As his music is a toast to the dead
For rap legends and pioneers
Your legacy won't be forsaken as
Long as I am here knowledge of the past and
Wisdom of the present
I'll teach and leave in the
Hands of a worthy lieutenant
A toast to the dead
For children with cancer and AIDS
A cure exists and you probably
Could have been saved
Sad to see medicine divorce morality
Corporate homewreckers pimpin' up the salary
A toast to the dead
For those that'll die today
The victims and those exonerated by DNA
The only thing worse than givin'
Freedom to the guilty
Is killin' the innocent and
Leavin' your soul filthy
Immortal Technique
Remember me when I'm gone
I encrypted my lyrics to stay alive in a song
So you'll always keep a piece
Of my spirit inside
When you struggle to complete what
I started before I died
But some of you won't survive
The changes the Earth makes
Swallowed by tsunamis, hurricanes
And earthquakes
And that's just the first stage
If you cannot reverse ways
And realize that we are one
Regardless of our birthplace
My last toast to the dead is for the listener
Human being or extraterrestrial visitor
Remember us for more than our primitive ways
When you study us long after
The end of our days