Killah Priest — Priesthood

[Intro] Halt, who goes there? It's I sire. It is I sire News from the East, Priesthood has returned Yeah huh 'bout to get dark Priesthood yea huh yeah yo [Verse 1] World place your eyes on the God at hand The Warrior, the Emperor, I declare I am Number one, disagree then y'all R.I.P As far as I see, the sun only outshines me Bring your posse your crews your clique your gang Only takes two to get it y'all spit the same Say my name — Priest now say it again — Priest Say to him — Priest, say it to them — Priest Watch him he's like the new Rakim On everybody's favorite rapper list I view top ten I keep boxing I'm a fighter, one of the best writers I came from Brooklyn with that Bed-Stuy fire That Brownsville flow Pounds of 'dro my crown my robe Who's the greatest king? Now y'all know Surround by souls that may be from the Dark Ages They tell me things right before I dart my pages My art's contagious like skills from parts of Asia God like paper found on my desktop Y'all searching for the best well the best just drop it's [Hook x2] Priesthood - the world right in my palms Priesthood - the projects is my coat of arms Priesthood - let it be known the lead will be flown Priesthood - New York's my castle, my house, my throne [Verse 2] It's Priest Ban YaHa WahDa Wum YaHa WaSHI Say my name watch a hundred cowards die Fitted head wraps Mediterranean cat Owl tattoos I carry Albanian gats The Pharaoh of the Big Apple since Big had you Since the planes took our twin castles Gem statues with ten bathrooms Send Pterodactyls like a sorcerer You swallow my jewels now cough it up; of course it's us Priest and the nemesis true lyricist Y'all started but I'ma finish it Lyrical shit Priesthood guns like Clint Eastwood Streets to hood, I been eating good I brain storm till the ink on my paper change forms To black clouds and dark spells that I bring on I'm having constant dreams that I'm Constantine Wake up guided by angels with armored wings it's [Hook x2] Priesthood - the world right in my palms Priesthood - the projects is my coat of arms Priesthood - let it be known the lead will be flown Priesthood - New York's my castle, my house, my throne [Verse 3] I greeted you all with open arms And what y'all do y'all grab y'all ratchets and open arms Kept firing to eventually my ghost is gone Till I'm lying down and it's my blood I'm chocking on But my hope's too strong my oaths are real know thy will That's why this whole sky filled with black birds "Globe stop" spinning backwards My last words are heard like it was the first The gift and the curse greet y'all and switch in reverse I greeted you all then open arms watch y'all tumble and fall Throw up both of your arms in the pool hall [Hook x2] Priesthood - the world right in my palms Priesthood - the projects is my coat of arms Priesthood - let it be known the lead will be flown Priesthood - New York's my castle, my house, my throne [Outro] Yeah priesthood back that's right Yeah reincarnated updated baby you heard me This is Priesthood, KP