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Title: The Lion Goes From Strength To Strength
Artist: Blade
Label: 691 Influential
Year: 1993
Album: The Lion Goes From Strength To Strength
Cat #: Blade 1207

Last Modified: 13th April 2004
Transcribed by: Flat 4
Contact: flat4@ukhh.com
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Blade:
Here comes the real deal, this is the real deal
Spin the wheel wheel, spin the wheel wheel
You got to know the real reason why we’re doin’ this
So many ruin this, because they're new in this
You know the system with the radio station's overplayed
So many underrated, so many overpayed
Now you can put it down in books to make a simple story
Fuck the fame and the glory, I'd feel better if the don't know me
Till you stand where I'm standin' you'll never know what I mean mean
This is not a joke scene
And amateurs are gettin' paid highly
Sometimes you never get to hear professionals smack 'em
The awesome twosome with the will power
Plus the rapper got the lyrics and the deejay got the deck power
Our, our, every hour, take a power shower
You pick a flower while I take the torch to the tower
No Sleep finally got to close his eyes
And the rest of the world now realize
That I am not a jackanory rapper sayin' rhymes all day
Through the night about bullshit huh
Silly, silly rhymin' got me worked up, first they had me jerked up
Now I'm the powerful yeah
Beaten to the ground but then I get up
And now I smell a set up and you know it gets me fed up
And so I tell 'em all that that's the way that it is
And you're the fuckin' sellout when it comes to the real biz
The lion goes from strength to strength you can't fuck with it
The lion goes from strength to strength (yeah)....

Simple Simple Simon had you tricked
And most of the people that I know are gettin' their butts kicked
So I tell 'em all that we can't f around
Now check a sound, check a sound,
while I break it down, break it down
I looked around and what do I see
So many brothers sign their names on the line but they ain't free
When it comes to the business you got to witness the lyrical fitness
'Cause we're in this together
Forever more, this type of rapper's stayin' raw
They can't ignore, I hit them for a 64
Pick a bone, pick a bone, pick a bone picker
Name is on the sticker and I'm the rhyme-kicker
Troublefunk, trouble the funk, this is what you get
Place a bet, on your marks, get set
Go you go, you go, you go
You did it for the record, can you do it for the show ?
Well I don't think so, but that's another issue
( )

Once again and I'm the one ridin' the rhythm
It ain't the rhythm ridin' me 'cause I can get with 'em
'Cause I'm the true blue, many don't have a clue
But that's the way I grew, and so I'm breakin' through you know
The lion goes from strength to strength you can't fuck with it
The lion goes from strength to strength (yeah)....

Somethin' for the all had it to the max
So I tell the facts, there's way too much garbage bein' put on wax
Some agree, some they don't, where's the argument
Makin' rap records doesn't seem to pay the rent
Still I say fuck it, it ain't about the ducket
It ain't about the ducket, and I'm about to rock it
Go with the rules of systems that's what they all say
I get 'em anyway and make my getaway
We got the funky type of shit to broaden your mind
Rewind to find the kind, you're blind, look into the future
Some of them are leaders, some of them are sheep
Some they fall asleep, they got no style that they can keep
Individuals can feel the pressure we're under
Make 'em wonder, come atcha' like thunder
Now or never, got to stick together now forever
Go check the weather, some are dumb, some are clever
Mentally first I track you down instrumentally
Vocally on the stage I'm potentially
Somethin' like a timebomb, straight in your face barn
And I don't give a damn
Really, really goin' for the kill again
Never stand still again, I see you take the pill again
And so I think about it for a sec and I clear my brain
And then I’m back again you know
The lion goes from strength to strength you can’t fuck with it
The lion goes from strength to strength (yeah)…..

(12th June 1992)