[Chorus]
When the beat is on
The heat gets thrown
I step up to the microphone
And speak this poem:
Our father, who art in heaven
Aloe be they name
When I reach this zone
To each his own
We gon bang the beat
Till the speaker's blown


[Verse 1]
Only two n***as love me for real
That's my pops and the mic that I wield
If I was holding heat the third would be still
But I ain't never had to kill nobody
If enough drama find me then I will probably
Do something I'mma regret, not cuz of the guilt
But because I'd lose the castle I built
And the life I created to support me
Familiar fake friends who kill your dreams
And steal your things, so watch the snakes
I tell my new soldiers to drill
Drill sergeant marching y'all up the hill
We passing the weak
They' slowly they can't hold their own weight
But what it take to be great, they ain't got it
Lord I pray for their sake
I have no psalms for y'all
No extended palms for y'all
All I got is reasons why now ain't the time to fall
Get your head stronger quickly
I only got room for a few to take with me
This ain't the end all be all
We all in the same ship
I want you see to all that life has to offer you
Places to take your daughter to and show your some
Private islands for loved ones
So when life's done, you can honestly say
You wouldn't have wanted it any other way
At the end of your day
From deep down inside, you could say:
It was all so much better this way
Let us pray
[Chorus]
(Our father, who art in heaven
Aloe be they name)
When the beat is on
The heat gets thrown
I step up to the microphone
And speak this poem:

(Thy kingdom come, they will be done
On earth, As it is in heaven)
When I reach this zone
To each his own
We gon bang the beat
Till the speaker's gone

[Verse 2]
Get a pencil and a paper, draw a four-line square like a box
And to the left of that box, put a dot
That's the spot where I be thinkin' a lot
Unconventional thoughts
The kind of reason that philosopher's got
Speaking of scientist talk
You don't ever wanna test with Intelligent
Always with a more way to make chips
It's the animal in me
So many of others envy
Recognize sometimes it is all about the benjis
Put the game in all a frenzy 'cause they thought I was gone
For good, I'm too good to abandon my own hood
Understand, I let it be understood
Take a class on it
This is my lap, Lady Luck, put your ass on it
You handing out deals like that? I'mma pass on it
Independent mind a criminal, put some cash on it
Aloe Blacc-ism they can't see my vision
Picking colorful words with a rainbow prism
I can't go to prison, them bars ain't friendly
Only bars that I stand behind is where my pen be
So send me, some photos from the outside and letters too
Tell me how you're doing, what's new
Why? I'm incarcerated by these words I spew
When I speak, dudes get envious and girls get chills
In perfect fields [?]
You can take a spoonful of sugar with it
And when you better, tell the world that a brother did it
[Chorus]
(Our father, who art in heaven
Aloe be they name)
When the beat is on
The heat gets thrown
I step up to the microphone
And speak this poem:
(Thy kingdom come, they will be done
On earth
As it is in heaven)
When I reach this zone
To each his own
We gon bang the beat
Till the speaker's gone
(Thy kingdom come, they will be done
On earth
As it is in heaven)

[Outro]
Man: They're going to make obedient little citizens out of us
Woman: Who are? What do you mean?
Man: Society