Lyrical Breakdown of Black Jesus - A Journey through Words and Rhymes
Welcome to the detailed analysis of "Black Jesus" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.
- Lyric Overview: Witness how 2Pac weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "Black Jesus" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
- Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that 2Pac employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
- Syllable Pattern Insights: Dive deeper into the structural elements of the lyrics. See how the syllable count varies across the song, adding a unique rhythm and flow to 2Pac's narrative.
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Searchin' for Black Jesuz
Oh, yeah (Black Jesuz), sportin' jewels and shit, youknowImean? (You can be Christian)
Straight tatted up (practiced Jehovah witness)
No doubt (Black Jesuz)
(Islamic), no doubt (you mad at me?)
(I'm a thug), blaze that (we believed in you)
(Thugs, we praise Black Jesuz) (everything you do), (all day)
(Just wanna let you know how we feel), Young Kadafi in this bitch, set it off, nigga
What? (Black Jesuz)
I do my shootings on a knob, prayin' to God for my squad
Stuck in a nightmare, hopin' he might care, though times is hard
Up against all odds, I play my cards like I'm jailin'
Shots hittin' up my spot like midnight rains hailin'
Got me bailin' to stash more green Gods
They ain't tryin' to be trapped on bo block slangin' no rocks like bean pies
Brainstorm on the beginnin', wonder how shit like the Qu'ran and the Bible was written
What is religion? God's words or a curse like crack?
Shai-tan's way of gettin' us back or just another one of my Black Jesuz' traps
Who's got the heart to stand beside me?
I feel my enemies creepin' up in silence
Dark prayer, scream violence, demons all around me
Can't even bend my knees, just a lost cloud, Black Jesuz
Give me a reason to survive in this earthly hell
'Cause I swear, they tryin' to break my will (Black Jesuz)
I'm on the edge lookin' down at this bottomless pit
Will it matter if I cease to exist? Black Jesuz
All hail, the pressure no endeavor can fail (Black Jesuz)
Submissive souls turn to hoes when exposed to jail
In times of war we need somebody raw, rally the troops
Like a saint that we can trust to help to carry us through (Black Jesuz)
Black Jesuz
He's like a saint that we can trust to help to carry us through
Black Jesuz
Outlawz, we got our own race, culture, religion
Rebellin' against the system, commence to lynchin'
The president ain't even listenin' to the pain of the youth
We make music for eternity, forever the truth
Political prisoner, the two choices that they givin' us
Ride or die, for life they sentence us (Black Jesuz)
Oh, Black Jesuz, please watch over my brother Shawn
Soon as the sky get bright, it's just another storm
Brothers gone, now labeled a statistic
Ain't no love for us ghetto kids, they call us nigglets
History repeats itself, nuttin' new
In school, I knew e'rything I read wasn't true, Black Jesuz
To this clique I'm dedicated, criminal orientated
An Outlaw initiated, blazed and faded
Made for terror, major league niggas pray together
Bitches in they grave while my real niggas play together
We die clutchin' glasses, filled with liquor bomblastic
Cremated, last wishes niggas smoke my ashes
High sigh why die wishin', hopin' for possibilities
I'll mob on, while they copy me sloppily
Cops patrol projects, hatin' the people livin' in them
I was born an inmate, waitin' to escape the prison
Went to church but don't understand it, they underhanded
God gave me these commandments, the world is scandalous
Blast 'til they holy high, baptize they evil minds
Wise, no longer blinded, watch me shine trick
Which one of y'all wanna feel the degrees?
Bitches freeze facin' Black Jesuz (Black Jesuz)
All hail, the pressure no endeavor can fail
Submissive souls turn to hoes when exposed to jail
In times of war we need somebody raw, rally the troops
Like a saint that we can trust to help to carry us through (Black Jesuz)
Black Jesuz
Some say, some day, some how, some way, we gon' fail
And it ain't hard to tell, we dwell in hell
Trapped, black, scarred and barred
Searchin' for truth, where it's hard to find God
I play the Pied Piper and to this Thug Life, I'm a lifer
Proceed to turn up the speed just for stripes
My Black Jesuz walk through this valley with me
Where we so used to hard times and casualties
Indeed, it hurt me deep to have to sleep on the streets
And haven't eaten in weeks, so save a prayer for me
And all the young thugs raised on drugs and guns
Blazed out and numb, slaves to this slums, this ain't livin'
We believed in you (Jesuz)
Everything you do
Just wanna let you know how we feel
(Searchin' for Black Jesuz), Black Jesuz
We believed in you (it's hard, it's hard)
Everything you do (we need help out here)
Just wanna let you know how we feel (so we searchin' for Black Jesuz)
(It's like a Saint), Black Jesuz (that we pray to in the ghetto, to get us through)
We believed in you (somebody that understand our pain)
Everything you do (you know maybe not too perfect, you know)
Just wanna let you know how we feel (somebody that hurt like we hurt)
(Somebody that smoke like we smoke), Black Jesuz (drink like we drink)
That understand where we comin' from
That's who we pray to
We need help y'all