Harder Than You Think

Album: How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? (2007)
Charted: 4
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  • What, goes, on!
    Rolling Stones of the rap game, not bragging
    Lips bigger than Jagger, not saggin'
    Spell it backwards, I'mma leave it at that
    That ain't got nothing to do with rap
    Check the facts, expose those cats
    Who pose as heroes and take advantage of blacks
    Your government's gangster, so cut the crap
    A war going on so where y'all at?
    "Fight the Power" comes great responsibility
    'F the Police' but who's stopping you from killing me?
    Disaster, fiascos over a loop by P.E
    If it's an I instead of we believing TV
    Spitting riches, bitches, and this new thing about snitches
    Watch them asses move as the masses switches
    System dissed them but barely missed her
    My sole intention to save my brothers and sisters

    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that
    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that
    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that
    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that

    Screamin' gangsta 20 years later
    Of course endorsed while consciousness faded
    New generations believing them fables
    Gangster Boogie on two turntables
    Show no love so its easy to hate it
    Desecrated while the coroner waited
    Any given Sunday so where y'all rate it?
    Wit slavery, lynching, and them drugs infiltrated
    I'm like that doll Chucky, baby
    Keep comin' back to live love life like I'm crazy
    Keep it movin' risin' to the top
    Doug Fresh clean livin' you don't stop
    Revolution means change, don't look at me strange
    So I can't repeat what other rappers be sayin'
    You don't stand for something, you fall for anything
    Harder than you think, its a beautiful thing

    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that
    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that
    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that
    (Hard) Get up
    Just like that

    So it's time to leave you a preview
    So you too can review what we do
    20 years in this business, "How You Sell Soul?"
    G-Wiz, people bear witness
    Thank you for lettin' us be ourselves
    So don't mind me if I repeat myself
    These simple lines be good for your health
    To keep them crime rhymes on the shelf
    Live love life like you just don't care
    Five thousand leaders never scared
    "Bring the Noise," it's 'the moment they feared'
    Get up! Still a beautiful idea

    Throw yo hands in the air
    Get up and show no fear
    Get up if y'all really care
    PE 20 years
    Now get up Writer/s: CARLTON RIDENHOUR, GARY RINALDO
    Publisher: REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • John from New YorkShirley Basset. Jezahel. Is the backing track

    The term is sampled. You don’t know they didn’t pay the royalties or not
  • John from UkWho actually wrote the music for 'Harder Than You Think'? In other words: Who did Public Enemy steal it from?
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