[Intro: Nas & Puff Daddy]
Escobar season begins
|Em Bm |Em Bm
|G D
Ay yo we ain't posin' for no pictures in 2018
|Am
Candid shit only
Bm
Scared motherfuckers
[Verse 1: Nas (Puff Daddy)]
Em Bm
Black Kemet gods (yeah), black Egyptian gods (let's go)
Em Bm
Summoned from heaven, blessed, dressed in only Goyard
G D
Homie go hard like Stone and Robert in a stolen car
Am Bm
Shoot the ballot box, no voter cards, they all are frauds
Em Bm
Senegal's finest, minerals, diamonds
Em Bm
The Earth is cursed but I survive many climates
G D
Calm and thoroughly, they try to Hyman Roth me
A Bm
John Fitzgerald me, the industry never bought me
(You know God sent me here)
Em Bm
Fear will make you reveal who you really are
Em Bm
Feel me God? Be solid, your foes hold you in ill regard
G
This ain't knowledge, this is not intense
D
For honored men, women too
A Bm
Us who can see the same thing, but have a different view (let's go)
Em Bm
All of a sudden, frontin' niggas knew you from your past
Em Bm
Got all kinds of guys sayin' we go way back
G D
And who y'all comparin' me to is nonsense
A Bm
Show gratitude in the presence of dominance
[Chorus: 070 Shake & Nas]
N.C.
I think they scared of us, yeah
I think they scared of us
G D
I think they scared of us, yeah
A Bm
I think they scared
To Catholics…
[Verse 2: Nas (Puff Daddy)]
Em
To Catholics, Moors and Masons (motherfuckers!)
Bm Em
John Hanson was not the first black pres to make it
A
Abe Lincoln did not free the enslaved
D A
Progress was made 'cause we forced the proclamation
Bm
(Fuck your proclamation!)
Em
SWAT was created to stop the Panthers
Bm Em
Glocks were created for murder enhancement
Bm
For hunting men, circumstances
G
Edgar Hoover was black
D A
Willie Lynch is a myth, Colombians created crack
Bm
The government made stacks (welcome to America, niggas!)
Em Bm
Reagan had Alzheimer's, that's true
Em Bm
Fox News was started by a black dude, also true (fuck you too!)
G
Convinced my experiences were meant to be
D A
Helps me navigate as they validate they treachery
Bm Em
Felt established, fake as he smile, handshake questionable
Bm Em
"Am I good?" he ask, thinkin', "But is he testin' you?"
Bm G
(Is he testin' you?) In my hood, fear does a few things
D
Make you pussy, make you a snitch
A Bm
Make irrational moves or even turn you to food
[Chorus: 070 Shake & Puff Daddy]
N.C.
I think they're scared of us, yeah
I think they're scared of us
G D
I think they're scared of us, yeah
A Bm
I think they scared
N.C.
I think they scared of us, yeah
I think they scared of us
See, we don't care about what you think about us
G D
I think they scared of us, yeah
What you say about us
A Bm
I think they scared
You bitch ass, yeah
[Outro: Puff Daddy]
|Em Bm |Em
Bm G
Ayo, that's why they be killing us and shooting us
D
That's why they feel uncomfortable around us
A Bm
'Cause of our greatness
Em
You're lucky God made us compassionate
Bm
And forgiving
Em Bm G D
Pssh, man, they scared of us, Nas
A Bm
We see that bitch in your eyes