Jazzmatazz Volume 2: The New Reality

[Guru]<br>You know sometimes I be lookin through the darkness<br>Tryin to find the light<br>Tryin to do what`s right, with all my might<br><br>[Mica Paris] (Guru)<br>Lookin through the darkness <br>(Yeah I`m lookin, lookin at you)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(I see you lookin at me, whatcha wanna wanna do?)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(Here we go.. take a walk with me)<br>(Lookin through the darkness..<br> Check it out.. now now.. now now, now now)<br><br>[Guru]<br>Now as I peer through the window of gloom, and everyday living<br>And all the hardships one faces, to make you give in<br>I dig more intensely, finding greater strength<br>A lot of heads is empty, I`ve got a greater rank<br>than MC`s not aware of situations<br>that`ll force one to understand, true stipulations<br>Thou shalt not bite, thou shalt not front<br>Fake it if you want but for the battles I`ve come, cause I`m<br><br>[Mica Paris] (Guru)<br>Lookin through the darkness <br>(Yeah, I`m lookin out.. lookin at you)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(Lookin at me, my style is free, do you wanna be?)<br><br>[Guru]<br>For me this rap life is real life, I don`t have to create<br>some false image, to make the crowd get hyped<br>Too many children get the wrong message, from clowns that walk around<br>hopelessly lost, thinkin that they`re the boss<br>They`re in a daze, while dope MC`s don`t get the front page<br>Me -- I try to channel my rage<br>As I travel through the city regularly<br>Turning the anger and frustration, straight into energy<br>Yes you will remember me; as the brother who cared<br>to dare to step up, with his soul bared<br>But never fearing cause I`ve got instructions<br>from Him, to go and fight the corruption so I`m<br><br>[Mica Paris] (Guru)<br>Lookin through the darkness <br>(I`ve got to look through it.. try to try to find the light)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(Uhh, maintainin..)<br><br>[Guru]<br>My granddaddy always told me, to keep the light shining<br>So as my mic illuminates, you can feel the state that I`m in<br>Thoroughly immersed in a verse, way more than hardcore<br>I endure, cause in myself, I`m secure<br>Delivering syllables and selections with profound perfection<br>Comin back like the resurrection<br>In this session, I`m professin, that those who don`t<br>hear and understand, never loved me, and so I planned<br>to take a stand, as one who is firmly focused<br>Plus I`m mad worthy with words<br>I rock from East New York, all the way to the suburbs<br>The lightkeeper, knowledge seeker<br>I switch the stress that`s on my mind<br>into the voice that rocks your speaker<br>And I get deeper than the ocean when I`m<br><br>[Mica Paris] (Guru)<br>Lookin through the darkness <br>(Yeah.. I`m lookin through it)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(Ain`t nothing to it but to do it..<br> Gotta freak it, now let me freak it check it out)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(All my life)<br>(Lookin through the darkness..<br> Yeah, ohh yeah)<br><br>[Guru]<br>Yo I`m so ill, I go ill, when beats with jazz<br>fill my need to express myself, like the blues I can`t lose<br>Weak MC`s, they`re seekin refuge<br>from my barrage, there`s no rescue<br>Then I look through the madness, finding sanity<br>I`m crazy alert, I never swim in vanity<br>I do this rap stuff every year<br>Aiyyo peace to my fam especially my man Premier as I`m<br><br>[Mica Paris] (Guru)<br>Lookin through the darkness <br>(Yeah.. lookin out, to the wilderness)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(the jungle, uhh, everybody`s got to rumble)<br>Lookin through the darkness<br>(Lookin through the darkness..)