Yo, what the deal wit' this, voice cryin' out in the wilderness/ "make the ways of the Lord straight, no hills in it"/ level out the valley's make plains, He's revealed to kids/ prophesied by Isaiah, He's fulfillin' it// spirit of Elijah with the same clothes killin' it/ Camel hair and a leather belt no frills in it/ What did you expect to see, some kind of silkiness'/ not a reed bent easily he was built for this// More than a prophet, he's a man on a pilgrimage/ the messenger, written of in Malachai, spillin' it/ "Repent of your sins, He can cleanse all your filthiness/ There's a new era comin' through, can you deal with this///
Hook: The Kingdom of Heaven's at hand (get with it)/ Repent, the Kingdom of Heaven's at hand (get with it)/ and switch, the Kingdom of God is at hand/ (get with it) ya dig' the Kingdom of Christ is at hand (get with it)//
Check the hype bruh, cats call John "the Baptizer"/ wild style vow since a child, Nazerite stuff/ cousin of the Son, born of parents that are righteous/ leapin' in the belly when the fetus of the Christ comes// Mary and Elizabeth can identify, "the/ Spirit of the Lord is in here" que the choir/ not a lot of singin from the pops Zechariah/ vocalizin' doubts had him silent for the nine months// neighbors get floored when the Lord broke his silence/ couldn't even chat, now the cat prophesies stuff/ all that God's done got 'em wonderin' the kind of/ man he's gon' be, a strong beast from the wild cuz// fast forward, John's at the Jordan spittin' fire/ "b3ar fruit...axe is at the root...brood of vipers"/ there's a new steeze and you'll see the Messiah/ is comin' next, I'm just here to prep till his time 'cause//...
Hook
Peep the drama, Christ comes just like he taught us/ John baptizes little cousin in the water/ Dove drops with a little ac' from the Father/ sayin' that He's pleased with Him, leavin' 'em awestruck// dudes must've missed when he spit what his job was/ seein' that when Jesus baptizes, all come/ upset, thinkin' He's a threat to what John does/ not so, John got low, givin' props up// "i need to shrink so that he can be honored/ He holds the mic, I'm the hype man, I'm not much/ He get's the Bride, I'm the side groom it's not dumb/ i'm gon' rejoice at his voice, I'll be all done// same team, say the same thing, see the plot bruh'/ last words lotta cats heard 'fore he got plucked/ later on he fades from the pages he's got one/ scenes left, he will see death, but it's fine 'cause//...
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End the saga, foul plot, mouth got 'em locked up/ there for a while, so His doubts start to pop up/ sent a couple cats just to ask "was I wrong cuz"/ came back, tellin' of the acts He'd accomplished// After peeps left Jesus was rep'ed for'em hard bruh/ sayin' he's the greatest man born of a mama/ wonder what the reason they seized him at all was'/ let me go back, show the wackness upon us// Herod wil'ed took the spouse of his Mom's son/ John put him on blast sayin' it was wrong but/ He's shook, knowin' peeps took him for a prophet/ but she's not, fiendin' for the opp just to squash 'em/ chance comes, he received a dance from her daughter/ "anything you want will be yours" is the offer/ mama says, "bring me John's head on a charger"/ but he's just a finger, the Kingdom of God comes//
