Mind over matter, mouth in motion   Can't defy, 'cause I'll never be quiet   Let's start this   Right      You spend a buck in the 80's, whatcha you get is a preacher   Forgivin' this torture of the system that brought cha   I'm on a mission and you got that right   Addin' fuel to the fire, punch to the fight      Many have forgotten what we came here for   Never knew or had a clue so you're on the floor   Just growin', not knowin' about your past   Now you're lookin' pretty stupid while you're shakin' your ass      Mind over matter, mouth in motion   Can't defy, 'cause I'll never be quiet   Let's start this   Right      Some people fear me when I talk this way   Some come near me, some run away   Some people take heed to every word I say   Some wanna build a posse, some stay away      Some people think that we plan to fail   Wonder why we go under or we go to jail   Some ask us why we act the way we act   Without lookin' how long they kept us back      Mind over matter, mouth in motion   Can't defy, 'cause I'll never be quiet   Let's start this   Right      Yes, you if I bore you, I won't ignore you   I'm sayin' things that they say I'm not supposed to   Give you pride that you may not find   If you're blind about your past then I'll point behind      Kings, queens, warriors, lovers   People, proud sisters and brothers   Their biggest fear, suckers get tears   When we can top their best idea      Mind over matter, mouth in motion   Can't defy, 'cause I'll never be quiet   Let's start this   Right      Mind revolution, our solution   Mind over matter, mouth in motion   Corners don't sell it, no, you can't buy it   Defy, 'cause I'll never be quiet   Let's start this   Right      Our solution, mind revolution   Can't sell it, no, you can't buy it in a potion   You lie about the life that you wanted to try   Tellin' me about a head you decided to fly      Another brother with the same woes that you face   But you shot with the same hands, you fall from grace   Every brother should be every brother's keeper   But you shot with your left while your right was on your beeper      Mind over matter, mouth in motion   Can't defy, 'cause I'll never be quiet   Let's start this   Right      As the world turns, it's a terrible waste   To see the stupid look stuck on your face   Time bomb alarm for the world, just try it   Known to all zones as the one man riot      I'm on a mission to set you straight   Children it's not too late   Explain to the world when it's plain to see   To be what the world doesn't want us to be      Mind over matter, mouth in motion   Can't defy, 'cause I'll never be quiet   Let's start this