Scritti Politti

Prince Among Men

Scritti Politti


RAPPER: Yo, yo watch out, here we come, I never trust no-one 
Make my own laws up ever since day one 
Make my own rules, I'm a choose my own life 
And who are you to say how I spend my nights? 
Whether bustin' off steel or I'm bustin' on mikes 
Well I'm turning out lights or I'm ready to fight 
Trust no-one (no-one), same man who brought me here 
Was the same man who left me broke and disappeared 

Shed a tear for the future, don't know what it holds 
You can have no clothes, look up and strike gold 
And the world's so cold I ask my own questions 
Find my own answers, learn my own lessons 
Count my own blessings, book my own sessions 
Worst comes to worst, got my own Smith & Wessons 
Don't bother me, I'm screaming, fuck authority 
I hate those cats with a suit and a tie 

GREEN: Starts to come apart 
Our high regard for making marks (and being organised) 
It's hard to just discard 
Our being smart for losing heart (you've got the Gorgan's eyes) 
Run for cover superstars and 
Show me that it's over 

I'm telling you 
Because the man to believe in now 
Is just leavin' 
You'll never find his likes again 

RAPPER: Yes I try to believe in myself and walk surely 
You know your boring speaches can't do nothing for me 
The world saw me and gave me no other thing 
With the prince amongst men, who will soon be king 
Sit on a gold throne, yeah rule everything 
Or maybe just a page in a young man's dream 
Can't really conversate if you're ain't down with my team 
Can't really set it straight if you don't the team 

So live your own life, how you feel about that? 
Well I'm a keep making money and watch my funds stack 
They watched the craft stack, I watch the format 
Technique is what they lack, I write my own rap 
As a matter of fact, when you turn up the track 
Make sure it sounds phat, how d'you feel about that? 
Yo it's time to rule the world, man your positions 
I'm out to the world, peace, I hope you listen 

GREEN: Sure, it all depends on circumstances 
(But the chance is that you never know) 
More than means and ends but only glimpses 
(Of an answer then it's time to go) 
Run for cover Ubermensch 
Show me that it's over 

I'm telling you 
'Cause we're the men to believe in now 
But we're leaving 
You'll never find our like again 

'Cause we're so crazy 
We got that dark in our hearts 
So watch your apple carts 
'Cause here we go 

In duplicate 
Indifferent to rain 
Indifferent to pain 
Indifferent to pain 

Never to me, never to me, never to me now 
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me now 
Never to me, never to me, never to me now 
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me now