Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos lyrics

Bass for your face, London!
Everybody in the house, make some noise!
I want everybody in the house to say, "Ho!"
(Ho) yo Chuck, kick it to 'em, man!
"A ballad behind bars
Or you could say real rock
From the rock an unusual
Musical happening in a most unusual
Place the state prison"
"Get in that cell, nigga!"

I got a letter from the
Government the other day
I opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and
Myself because they never did
I wasn't with it
But just that very minute it occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweating as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sitting in the state pen
I gotta get out
But that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun to be another one
(Word) Public enemy serving time
They drew the line, y'all
To criticize me for some crime
Nevertheless, they could not understand that
I'm a Black man
And I could never be a veteran
On the strength, the situation's unreal
I got a raw deal
So I'm looking for the steel

They got me rotting in the
Time that I'm serving
Telling you what happened the
Same time they're throwing
Four of us packed in a cell like slaves
Oh well the same motherfucker got us
Living in his hell you have to realize
What is a form of slavery
Organized under a swarm of devils
Straight up - word 'em up on the level
The reasons are several, most of them federal
Here is my plan anyway, and I say
I got gusto, but only some I can trust, yo
Some do a bid from 1 to 10
But I never did, and plus I never been
I'm on a tier where no tears should ever fall
Cell block and locked, I never clock it
Y'all 'Cause time and time again
Time, they got me serving to those
To them I'm not a citizen
But ever when I catch a C-O
Sleeping on the job, my plan is on go ahead
On the strength, I'ma tell you the deal
I got nothing to lose
'Cause I'm going for the steel

Don't you know I caught a C-O
Falling asleep on death row
I grabbed his gun, and he did what I said so
And every man's demand got served
Along with the time they served
Decency was deserved
To understand my demands
I gave a warning, I wanted the governor
Y'all and plus the warden to know
That I was innocent because I'm militant
Posing a threat
You bet it's fucking up the government
My plan said I had to get out and break north
Just like Oliver's neck, I had to get off
My boys had the feds in check
They couldn't try nothing
We had a force to instigate a prison riot
This what it takes for peace
So I just took a piece
Black for Black inside time to cut the leash
Freedom to get out to the ghetto, no sell out
6 C-Os we got, we ought to put their head out
But I'll give 'em a chance
'cause I'm civilized
As for rest of the world, they can't realize
A cell is hell, I'm a rebel, so I rebel
Between bars, got me thinking like an animal
Got a woman C-O to call me a copter
She tried to get away, and I popped her
Twice, right? Now who wanna get nice?
I had 6 C-Os, and now it's 5 to go
And I'm serious, call me delirious
But I'm still a captive, I gotta wrap this
Time to break as time grows intense
I got the steel in my right hand
Now I'm looking for the fence

As I ventured into the courtyard
Followed by 52 brothers, bruised, battered
And scarred but hard
Going out with a bang, ready to bang out
But power from the sky
From the tower shots rang out
A high number of dose, yes
And some came close
I figure I trigger my steel
I still stand and hold my post
This is what I mean, an anti-nigga machine
If I come out alive
Then they won't come clean
Then I threw up, my steel bullets flew up
And to my surprise the water tower blew up
Who shot
What, who, what, the bazooka was who
And to my rescue, it was the S1Ws
Secured my getaway, so I just got away
The joint broke from the black smoke
Then they saw it was rougher
Than the average bluffer
'Cause the steel was black
The attitude exact
Now the chase is on, telling you to c'mon
53 brothers on the run, and we are gone