[Chuck D sample throughout the song:] "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine"
Do the knowledge...
[Lord Jamar:] ONE - One is Knowledge, TWO - Two is Wisdom THREE - Three is Understanding, the devil's underhanded FOUR - Four is Culture Freedom, FIVE - is Power Refinement SIX - Six is Equality, newborns follow me SEVEN - Seven is God, EIGHT - is Build or Destroy NINE - Nine is Born, you forget to rewind the song ZERO - Zero is Cipher, now there you have it And cause I sincerely love Allah's Mathematics
[Chorus x2: Lord Jamar] Supreme Mathematics, this ain't black magic I do my work amongst dope fiends and crack addicts Civilized the savage, eighty five's run rampant We try'nna save these babies lives, (god damm it)
[Lord Jamar:] Yo, Knowledge is the foundation, of all things in existence Knowledge is symbolic to the black man The foundation of his universal fan Just like the son, in the solar system Wisdom is the wise words spoken by the wise black man Who is God, Wisdom is symbolic to the black woman Secondary, but, most necessary, to bring forth the seed of life Understanding is the best part, it manifest The Knowledge and the Wisdom that Allah posess Also symbolize the black child who rise, like Cream to the top, and never stop Culture is your way of life, my way of life is I Self Lord And Master Freedom is to free the dumb, I see the slums Full of mental slaves on the way to they graves They need..
[Chorus x2]
[Lord Jamar:] Aiyo, Power is the Truth, and the Truth is the Light It take you right out of the dark and give you sight Refinement is to cleanse yourself, mentally and physically For so much not done typically, Equality is to be Equal In all forms of Knowledge, to share with my people God is Allah, and Allah is God Is what was told to Muhammad by Master Farrad, come on
[Chorus x2]
[Lord Jamar:] Aiyo, Build is to add on, to all that's positive Destroy is take away all that's negative Born is bring into existence That can only happen if there's persistance I was Born twice, first through my moms Then through the womb of Islam Born is be complete, cause after that All numbers repeat, just add the zero Cipher is a circle, three hundred sixty degrees Knowledge 120, Wisdom 120, Understanding 120 A Cipher is a person, place or thing My blood line trace back to kings A Cipher is a person, place or thing My blood line trace back to kings Now do the Math...
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