Yeah, I want all my to come journey with me My name is Nas, and the is 1973 Beginning of me, therefore I see Through my button window, who I am
I existed in a womb, like an Abyss Came behind the sun, my hands balled in a fist Punching on my moms stomach, on her cervix Twitching 'cause I'm nervous, my intended purpose Was to be born to reign, not in scorn or But to on a name, that my pops chose for me Bloodstream full of indo, developing Nine month process, size
A prophet in his early stage, his mother in the 30s Was married to pops wishin' what she would drop I'm not worthy to come a women so pure, Ann Jones of her flesh, blood of her blood, her blood and bones Hearin' prayers, she for my good health That I become a man and learn to make a way for Nervous she was, and her paranoia got in my Mixed with Marijuana my daddy's genes
Lotta screams I'm hearin', crazy Both is scrappin' I'm not a baby A miscarriage can
I my way out my mom dukes I my way out my mom dukes I my way out my mom dukes I shot my way out my mom
Yo, they must wanna keep me, 'cause 4 months pass, I'm still Guess I got what call a Ill Will to survive When I hard the lights is killin' my eyes I know when moms is down, I get bored, start to get live Move side to side, loud music and vibe All black babies are born rhythm, that's no lie energize, mineralize food flowin' through my mothers tube I'm covered in this layer of goo
Month two was the least most My umbilical choking me but month 3 was closer, see That's when pops moms to see the doc at the clinic But I was saved, he changed his mind in the minute Watchin' 'em yell, my moms voice well Feared fights, so terrified when we fell While broke up furniture and smashed plates on the wall I wondered if I am born, I be safe at all
This place they call the world though my was so large Couldn't wait to get out, and grow up and take Month 5, Month 6 went by, I'm born in July But the already figured out a date and time, Septemeber 14th, '73 Get ready world, doctors in the front for me Arms open 'cause they when I drop, alot of shit's gon' stop See how the goverment start re-training cops Month 9, I'm a week due, the labor induced
Pops my moms, "Push and take deep breaths too calm", holdin' her arm, I'm trying to hold on Surgical gloves touching my scalp, my pops out is blurry, my first breath screams out Tears pouring my pops face he's so proud to hold me, but I was so bloody They washed me off and he said, "At least that nigga ugly" Placed me in his snuggly, laid me on my mother
Finally, I got to see who me in her body She me, and yo I plan to overthrow the devil Y'all about to see world in trouble