Talib Kweli - Castles in BK lyrics

[Produced by Thanks Joey] [Hook] n***a it's chess, not checkers Don't let emotion control you and f** the whole event You gotta move your pieces and control your centre You gotta move in peace and control your centre [Verse 1] I never stop no matter what the competitor's gotta say Chop it up like an edit, a predator's gotta prey Stand down, look at my city right in the face [?] recognize that we caught up in yesterday Hey, wait, I'm building castles out in Brooklyn This chess, not checkers, watch the king switch with the rook And then it's checkmate n***a The check play [?] then it's [?] bricking up your chest plate n***a Soul inventors never no pretenders It's like my borough is my co-defender Ain't no agenda besides control the centre Is it the hustlers or the customers that‘s co-dependent? If the knight takes the bishop, does he go to Heaven? That's the question, science versus religion Apply it to higher living you'll find it's the same mission My flow is lotus position, you're broken up like a bedframe You can't advance on the board without an endgame So what's your endgame? [Hook] [Verse 2] Life ain't a game, it's a b**h and she gonna diss you You tryna master the game like you searching for Bobby Fischer You fallin' victim to the lies you be clutching on Such a pawn to the bandwagon you jumping on We ain't game players, we're game changers who spray up the train And remain famous, my neighbours be waving flags like gang bangers The knights and the police patrol the blocks on horses The bishop saw the priest, they asking who to worship Everybody claim the king, it ain't a secret That the king the most important but the king also the weakest Especially when his queen is gone he be leanin' on the other for protection See your queen is much more than just affection, word I need my queens to recognise their power Got the world in your palm like Ms. Hill's “Final Hour” I forever stay clever, knock you out like Mayweather For the belt cause the most difficult opponent is myself, yes [Hook]