From the recording The Ghetto Abbot [LP]
Lyrics
The Ghetto Abbot
Written & Produced by iNFLiKT
Chorus
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when the truth hurts (The Ghetto Abbot)
Welcome to the new heaven and new earth
Follow me just remember these two words (The Ghetto Abbot)
(The Ghetto Abbot - The Ghetto-Ghetto-Ghetto Abbot) (2x)
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when we do dirt (The Ghetto Abbot)
Verse 1
I see the ghetto as the garden of eden
So what you expectin' when my people starvin' to eat then they startin'
To reach for forbidden fruit pardon the beefin' Lord!
We forgot the hidden truth we started as vegans
My people were peaceful until cars of policemen began
Marrin' the precinct with all their warrants and beatings
That's the obvious reason why the martyrs is bleedin'
And yet we continue cryin' out to God and we're pleadin'
But the simple truth is evident we aren't recievin'
Any help then they yell "you're just godless and heathens!"
And to top it off they market us the mark of the beast then they wonder
Why we look like Gomorrah and Sodom indecent
I'm sorry that I'm speakin' like I harbor a grievance
But it's hard to believe that we're just robbers and thieves and con
Artists competin' for economic achievement
I'm tryina inspire us to look farther and reach it – let’s move!
Chorus
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when the truth hurts (The Ghetto Abbot)
Welcome to the new heaven and new earth
Follow me just remember these two words (The Ghetto Abbot)
(The Ghetto Abbot - The Ghetto-Ghetto-Ghetto Abbot) (2x)
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when we do dirt (The Ghetto Abbot)
Verse 2
I see the ghetto as the garden of eden
It has majestic beauty but we've forgotten to weed it
The good fruit keeps growin' as the problems increasin'
Just keep sowin' and prepare for the harvest we're reapin'
You gotta open ya soul if you'll start to perceive it
With ears to hear, eyes to see and a heart to believe it
So I'm callin' on Solomon, Muhammed and Jesus
Lao Tzu, The Buddha and other prophets to lead us
To uncharted territory of the knowledge we're seekin'
It's hidden in plain sight such a marvelous secret
But sadly this is something that hip-hop isn't teachin'
Got me sobbin' and grievin' about the garbage they're feedin'
Between the biz and the pigs that want you locked with the demons
That's a rock and a hard place we're caught in between 'em
But we'll avoid this poisonous toxin that's leakin'
Treat it like boxin' with some bobbin' and weavin' – let’s move!
Chorus
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when the truth hurts (The Ghetto Abbot)
Welcome to the new heaven and new earth
Follow me just remember these two words (The Ghetto Abbot)
(The Ghetto Abbot - The Ghetto-Ghetto-Ghetto Abbot) (2x)
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when we do dirt (The Ghetto Abbot)
Verse 3/Bridge
iNFLiKT - The Ghetto Abbot
Peaceful as a dove aggressive as a yellow jacket
Meditatin' on the corner where the metal flashes
I'm takin' back the hood call it retroactive
All of my people are Ghetto Abbots
Peaceful as a dove aggressive as a yellow jacket
Meditatin' on the corner where the metal flashes
We takin' back the hood call it retroactive
Ladies & Gentlemen (peace, peace!)
My name is iNFLiKT (iNFLiKT!)
Welcome to a new ghetto, a new hip-hop – The Ghetto Abbot
Chorus
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when the truth hurts (The Ghetto Abbot)
Welcome to the new heaven and new earth
Follow me just remember these two words (The Ghetto Abbot)
(The Ghetto Abbot - The Ghetto-Ghetto-Ghetto Abbot) (2x)
This is the new heaven and new earth
It's all love even when we do dirt (The Ghetto Abbot)