[00:00:00] Church - De La Soul [00:00:02] Peace - this is Spike Lee [00:00:04] A k a Shelton Jackson Lee [00:00:05] A k a loving husband and father [00:00:07] Of Tonya and Satchel and Jackson [00:00:09] I'm here with De La Soul [00:00:11] A k a De La a k a The Plugs [00:00:13] We're about to get in this song "Church" [00:00:16] A k a "It's Reality" [00:00:18] Aiyyo wake up Wipe the sleep from ya eyecracks [00:00:21] It's time to focus y'all fix ya I-MAX [00:00:24] In other words listen to the brother's words [00:00:26] Ingest these anecdotes with HOPE [00:00:29] And ya ass may learn how to COPE [00:00:31] It's not always good just to get by [00:00:34] Who's coverin' ya stakes when ya bet high [00:00:37] You're cha-sin' cars clothes and rocks [00:00:39] Identify with the goods you got [00:00:42] Make sure it's V-S-One not [00:00:44] And perfect leavin' you one clear [00:00:46] I really don't care to see ya tattoos there [00:00:49] I'd rather see you graduate the school year [00:00:52] Black folk go put a book in ya face [00:00:54] But first give the hook a taste [00:00:55] Bring the preacher in [00:01:03] Heal Heal y'all [00:01:04] We comin' healin' It's real [00:01:06] It's real It's real It's real [00:01:07] It's realer than real realer than real [00:01:09] Heal Heal y'all [00:01:15] We comin' healin' It's real [00:01:16] It's real It's real It's real [00:01:18] It's realer than real realer than real [00:01:21] It's a sick world that we live in let some tell it [00:01:24] Some put it in books some yell it [00:01:26] You need to make your own choice be your own voice [00:01:29] Set ya soap-box up let your talk fight [00:01:31] Pull ya socks up get ya walk right [00:01:34] Or the chalk might outline ya one day [00:01:36] You oughta try steppin' outside you one day [00:01:38] You circle round yourself like you the answer [00:01:41] To the question of your inner son [00:01:43] But keep ya falsehoods to a minimum (minimum [echoes [00:01:50] We all need a little church [00:01:51] A life update keyword update [00:01:54] If they don't serve change don't bite the bait [00:01:57] Instead'a givin' you a share servin' you a dish [00:01:59] I lead you to the water show you how to fish [00:02:01] Ain't nothin' wrong makin' that bread wid'it [00:02:03] But don't let the bread get to ya head geddit [00:02:06] Admit it when you can't stand alone [00:02:09] I wanna stand up give all the pretend up [00:02:11] And get a full blast of my demands of [00:02:14] The rhyme runner said the man's come [00:02:16] There's something in our words that reveal (reveal [echoes [00:02:20] Sho 'nough real [00:02:22] Heal y'all We come to heal [00:02:27] So let it heal you It's real It's real [00:02:32] (It's real ) It's real [00:02:34] It's realer than real realer than real [00:02:38] Heal y'all We gonna heal it [00:02:42] So let it heal It's real It's real [00:02:47] It's real So real [00:02:48] It's realer than real for real for real [00:02:52] The early bird gets the worm in this rotten apple [00:02:55] But explore deep and you will the find the seed [00:02:57] Plant more ether get your mind free [00:02:58] We roll passsionate put your lights last in it [00:03:00] You're holdin fear too close unfasten it [00:03:01] And like old age invades youth [00:03:04] Invade falseness with truth [00:03:06] Replace rebelling with rebirth [00:03:09] Face new dwelling that's your turf [00:03:11] Lean back and put your feet up on the sofa [00:03:14] Relax (Relax [echoes [00:03:18] And do your work to the max [00:03:19] The payoff's much sweeter than the payback [00:03:21] Even the haysack needle wouldn't play that [00:03:23] So let's pray at church (church [echoes