Rakim - King's Paradise lyrics

Welcome to Harlem, the home of innovating
Legacies, stories of Gods killing Satan
Where they honor Harlem's
Father Philip Payton
The renaissance in the making
Ellington, Garvey, Joe Louis, Lena Horne
Malcolm, Maya, Louis Armstrong
But now crime is the new crave
So it's a new crusade so salute to Luke Cage
Fight for the cause, all the way
To the top Rivalry wars, life can be lost
No time for remorse forward, always for Pop
Until the crown is rightfully yours
But success brings sacrifice
And knowing what's at stake
The pressure could crack a pipe
But everything has a price
But, you pay with your life
In the King's Paradise

The king (king) the king (king)
The king (king) the king's Luke Cage (king)
Paradise the king (king)
The king (king) the king (king)
The king (king) the king

This story gets complicated
He got framed for a crime and incarcerated
Locked up, his alter ego builds
Experimented on
Left him with superhero skills
Now everyday he gets twice as strong
Bulletproof skin, but his life is torn
The only lady he ever loved
In his life is gone escaped prison
Got to fight to right his wrong no question
He gon' take on the whole hood in a hoodie
No weapons and no cape on
One by one and knock 'em out
Until Cottonmouth is forgot about
But success brings sacrifice
And if you thinking it's a piece of cake
You can have a slice
It's like gambling with a pair of dice
But, you pay with your life
In the King's Paradise

The king (king) the king (king)
The king (king) the king's Luke Cage (king)
Superhero skills the king