(Intro) Egypt, 50 centuries ago When her culture and civilisation flourished in a setting of unequal pump and grandeur When her proud legions had conquered all the world and plundered it’s treasure To feed the insatiable ambitions of the greatest of all Pharaohs (Hook) From the ground he rose To reclaim a kingdom that for years he owned Many come many go, one thing they know That only one can rule, the one they call Pharaoh (Verse) Microphone check we breakin’ necks up in your section Turnin’ heads in our direction, man keep thinking we pretendin’ I’m back like I never left, oh wait I never did Even after they wrap me up, this rap forever lives The fakeness multiplying so I gotta mummify ‘em Fake rulers all complying to the rules the powers tryin’ Sittin’ and wishin’ man as the clock was steady tickin’ While it's tickin & tockin man I'm just sittin and plottin Just perfecting my craft, see man the young dude he rhymin’ Until he leads a Dynasty just like a young Tutankhamen Uh, my reign without a doubt man they will try diminish In my past life, probably writin’ rhymes in hieroglyphics Now we in the afterlife, bury me with my discography Put a mic in my palm and shelter me from the hypocrisy My sound, won't dumb it down like these clowns in the public now I keep it womb to the tomb, that's why it's underground (Hook) (Outro) Many kings have come and gone Many Dynasty’s rose up and shone Now a new light shall come and shine A New Dynasty’s reign arrives

(Intro) Out of the mists of time Out of the eternal sands Out of the living rock Out of the soul and sinew of thousands upon thousands of men It rises from the deserts floor, as the mightiest monument ever erected to the glory of one man (Verse) Give me a reason, I switch it up like the seasons Not tryna predict the weather, man I’m just tryna break even Fuck it, I’m tryna profit, don’t wanna see any losses Only loss I’m tryna boss is the day that I’m in my coffin These rappers say they flossin’, they lyin’ straight to me Only thing you flossin’ is leftovers out your fuckin’ teeth Fake stuntin’ publicly, you ain’t stuntin’ you ain’t G Don’t test KP, if you tryna test me See my name says it all dude my bars are so much meaner than that shit that you been spittin’ But it fits you fake one, so I guess that people see you as some G with his clips and the chicks and the chains You got some sick gats, on your mufuckin’ XBox Got some sick whips, on your mufuckin’ desktop Basic like pH, don’t need no A&R just stay afar, shit AO, flow stay cold, now end that shit with an H yo it’s (Hook x2) Pharaoh, man I spit it how I live it Scratch that, man I got some new shit for you to hear it’s Sphinx God, yes that’s how you will address me Sphinx God, man I wish these rappers would test me (Scratch bridge) (Hook x2) (Outro) You have now just witnessed, the Sphinx God Keep your eyes and ears opened Because the New Dynasty is upon us

(Intro) From every corner of the land came teaming multitudes of workers And then slaves and generations of slaves To rest the rock from the unyielding Earth While army’s of humanity suffered and died to haul their colossal burden across the desert to the river Nile For the final journey to the mighty ramps that flanked the Pyramids (Verse 1) I’m tired of it, I can’t stand it no more The contradictions of the system, I’ve seen it all before Hypocrites, this ain’t a diss, it’s a wake up call ‘Cause this shit is a maze that you need to be awake for Preacher tryna preach money's the root of all evil Yet on Sunday collection plate bein' passed throughout the people Teacher tryna teach me these lessons of education How the hell I’m 'posed to use this in a future occupation? Police sayin' they breachin' the presence of current crime I'm seeing those in uniform commit too many times Our leaders throwing promises, promises so profound Every time that hope is broken, man it's shattered on the ground I looked up, questioned the presence of this deception Heard a voice ring through my mind that said it’s all about perception I struggled to accept it then I, questioned who said it  Then I realised there was no one standing in my presence, who said it? (Kid Pharaoh - Hook x2) They tryna take what’s mine, but nah won’t let ‘em They tryna take my shine, but nah won’t let ‘em They tryna kill my grind, but nah won’t let ‘em Won’t let ‘em play me no more (MITCHELL - Hook) They tried to take my, shine away, but I won’t let them, no more They tried to take my, grind away, but I won’t let them, no more (Verse 2) Framed by the law, these pigs tellin' they twisted tales Killin' all my people, men, women and kids as well Run 'em down with tanks, open fire in the street Tryna take 'em out for real, tryna knock em off they feet When my people out in Egypt in the streets regaining freedom Being peaceful, yet these lives are taken and they're tryna flee Who they supposed to run to, authorities right? Too bad that the authorities the ones takin' lives Ain't nobody safe, Muslim or a Christian even kids Be gettin' laid out, they spray rounds, no such thing as safe grounds No playgrounds, don't play now It ain't safe now, come back in the house and pray now That God’ll keep us safe throughout the day now Shit, how do we protect the children and the wives When the fathers and husbands, they conscripted to fight Damn, this fucking government, you may as well have no law Coz the people they cant take this shit no more (Kid Pharaoh - Hook x2) They tryna take what’s mine, but nah won’t let ‘em They tryna take my shine, but nah won’t let ‘em They tryna kill my grind, but nah won’t let ‘em Won’t let ‘em play me no more (MITCHELL - Hook) They tried to take my, shine away, but I won’t let them, no more They tried to take my, grind away, but I won’t let them, no more (Outro) They tryna take what’s mine, but nah won’t let ‘em (But I won’t let them) They tryna take my shine, but nah won’t let ‘em (No more) They tryna kill my grind, but nah won’t let ‘em (But I won’t let them, no more) Won’t let ‘em play me no more

(Hook) See when I capture these rappers I got ‘em all crackin’ like (Pharaoh Pharaoh let my people go) I’m like a lyrical assassin My passion too active like (Pharaoh Pharaoh let my people go) Now everybody on the floor, if you holla at the boy sayin’ (Pharaoh Pharaoh let my people go) Then I’ll load the microphone and I’ll pop you like Capone, you say (Pharaoh Pharaoh let my people go) (Look, alright alright I’ll let ‘em go, sike) (Verse 1) Now all you rappers put your hands up in the air Drop your mic and drop your paper ‘cause nobody really cares Take that chain off, you ain’t famous, dude just drop it over there Man don't say a single word, you won’t get hurt, I’ll make it clear This a stick up, get your shit up, put your hands up on your head Empty those pockets, I see a single demo tape you dead This the 3rd studio I raided today, and I’m sick of games So listen what I say, and we’ll get outta here, okay? Gimme your phone so I can crash it, smash it, splat it on the ground If I see another tweet about your come up, you out It’s your year? It’s your time? Man you always on your grind? Your last single dropped 2 years ago don’t waste my damn time Lead single like my throwaway Your album like my oldest tape Enough with all this bogus man Stop claiming that you own the place Look what you did, my wanted poster on the TV bro And now your fans screaming let my people go (Hook) (Bridge - Choir) Go down, Moses (Pharaoh, Pharaoh let my people go) Way down in Egypt’s land Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt’s land (Let my people go) (Hook)

(Hook x 2) You know it feels right When I’m on the mic ‘Cause it feels like home (I heard ‘dat, I heard ‘dat, I heard ‘dat, when I was back home) (Verse 1 - Kid Pharaoh) I’m back home, I’m eager as hell, open the door I just wanna kick my J’z off on the floor Man it’s been a long day, now I’m just tryna create I been sittin’ at a desk for 6 hours, no pay Tryna process information for a future occupation That I don’t even know, shit but what I do know Is that every free period be a beats period And every Physics lesson be a writin’ lyrics session, ha Back home, man and when I say home It don’t have to have a door, a roof or windows I’m talking ‘bout the home that you make with your mind That’s why I’m home when I’m flippin' these samples or on the mic Coz home is where my art is, and my art is where my heart is That’s why every day I'm strivin’ to be a prosperin’ artist And every day I’m working towards that throne But until then, I’m heading back, heading back home (Hook x 2) (Verse 2 - I AM D) Now I don't know if you've noticed but no I don't know no better I read from an open book write an open letter Dear forever my time is short lived, but I'll echo in eternity, ya dig? You heard of me? I AM D tell it like it is I say whats real, real shit, real shit Me and the fakes started on the same line They sniffed it, I bagged it flipped it it shifted my whole frame of mind Now I'm on the Daley grind now the empires Building brick by brick time ticking by You either fit right in or you stand aside And run the flank get ahead then you cut inside Who am I? Let her finish it Images in my brain of other bitches while she giving it Sinister type of shit holy water couldn't diminish it Man, kill this shit I need to chill a bit (Hook x 2)

(Hook) I’m tryna pass the time I’m tryna flee from the shackles all up in my mind I’m tryna live my life and not coincide Don't wanna just exist and feel so confined I know, they don’t want us to be here well lemme just be clear We here to stay, so let ‘em know that we here We’ll be alright, we’ll be o k We here to stay, so let em know that we here (Verse 1) They don’t want us to stand out they want all our hands out To ask for hand outs, and beg since a man’s down The system got plans now, to tamper a man’s sound So just understand how they wanna demand all of our Thinking with manipulation, face it Drillin’ shit up in our system all from early ages, chasin’ All our minds, all the time they want you to conform more The schools, what you think they all wearing uniforms for You’re just another number to them, just a statistic A simplistic set of digits just to enter to their system In this shit that we in, can you picture this? We all just new personifications of Winston Smith And Big Brother wanna cover the lies that we despise We institutionalised with institutional lies The truth exits our eyes, and you begin to find The true workings of life, but you you cannot hide, we here (Hook) (Verse 2) They don't want us to be here So lemme just be clear The future that we fear Could really just be near Attack of the clones, the people don't wanna know How to make it all grow Coz that means being alone I see a flock of wannabes up in the building And an individual is like a one up in a million He does it how he does it not what the trends seein' Count all of these numbers and the millionth you will see him Rather leave with some dignity than a dick in me From a label fuckin’ me publicly thinkin’ I’m a puppet see Message in the records so you know it can be Separated from the way of so called MC's Maybe that's why my emails dry Coz I'm not making club tracks for the females right? I ain’t no opening act bitch I’m the dopest in fact You keep closing the doors, I’ll kick it open it we back, we here (Hook)

(Hook) We pay dues to the forefathers Kings come and gone that laid the core harvest Planted the seed for us to be The new kings to the lead this New Dynasty (Verse) And that’s the family tree For generations always making what the family needs So much history diggin’ deep inside my veins Flowing through the very blood that my body has attained It’s not just a name, all this legacy became Reincarnated me and the Pharaoh we the same Egyptian scripture that depicts the picture Of the heritage of all my brethren and my sisters Uh, and I’m here tell the story Of my ancestors and my family that came before me I walk in the footsteps of the same ones That ruled the Ancient World led us all from day one The intelligence of my heaven sent brethren is better than Any history lesson I’ll address and just tell em the Egyptians Kings & Queens passed to me The strength to rule my very own Dynasty (Hook) (Outro acapella) As we continue on our journey deep inside the tombs We face the obstacles the world around us tries to use Creating separation in the ongoing formation of a Dynasty that has been generations in the making

(Intro - Kanye West) x2 This the real world, homie school’s finished They done stole your dreams, you don’t know who did it (Hook x2) Said I don’t know what imma do up in this twisted world They say that life’s a bitch, well tell that bitch it hurts Tell her I’m tired of games, tired of feelin’ the same Imma break out of this box and imma steal this game (Verse 1) Man it’s a normal kinda day I’m just chillin along the way I’m walkin’ down this same street, same shit different day Fantasising, day dreamin’ 'cause I know my time is coming All these thoughts up in my brain, my mind is crazy buzzin’ My mind up in the clouds, J’z graze across the pavement Had to cop a pad of paper from the local petrol station The same one that’s adjacent to the school I graduated Like 20 minutes ago and now my brain is fascinated All my thoughts are activated, I’ve been stuck in education For the last 12 years, apparently it’s preparation For the life that will proceed for me or will I see That every one of these degrees ain’t just like what they make it seem Should I walk the same route and do whatever they want Get a degree then sit up at a desk workin’ a day job But I’m fuckin bored of studies screamin fuck the board of studies Hope my teachers all hear of me when I’m out tourin’ the country, I don’t know (Hook x2) (Verse 2) Dollar signs in my eyes I got money on my mind Never cared about the shine Tryna stand the test of time No one told me I’d be broke as a promise man but I promise man There ain’t no stoppin’ it the Dynasty ‘bout to be prominent Retailing’ 9-5 to keep it all alive ’s all I see up in my eyes and all I care is that I try I don’t dwell upon possessions of the one standing beside me Only dwell upon satisfying emotions deep inside me Only wish to be content, if my hunger never rests Then I’m always seeking something more, I’ll probably starve to death See me, I’ve never been infatuated with the profits i just wanna be comfortable and not worry what the cost is Livin’ care free man that's hard to find Just wanna walk into a store without my card declined That bad balance will make you unsteady peepin’ that account So until I get it right, we’ll see what this world’s about (Hook x4)

(Hook) You know we gots to keep it bumpin’ Gots to keep it jumpin’ And if it ain’t funky, you know we gotta move it out Bumpin’, gots to keep it jumpin’ And if it ain’t funky, you know we gotta move it out (Verse 1) All that negative just move it out I made the Real World mine, now we movin’ now To a better tomorrow I’m never dwellin’ in sorrow Keepin’ original my shit is too ill for you to borrow So, you’ll never see me at a desk in a suit Man that’s all good if that’s what’s destined for you But I’m destined to prove, that the rest never move In the same direction I’m headed to the new And you, you can see Back Home we Burn It Up Coronated now the Sphinx God really is the plug Man I’m slanging pure drums over hand made funk For the right price you might try to cop a quick buzz and we Lightyears ahead of you, we do it how we meant to do Don’t wish upon the death of groove, we only getting better dude And for the rest of you, move it up And for the playas on the grind, keep groovin’ bruh (Hook) (Verse 2) I told you to gimme the funk a year ago So now I’m back with a brand new rap so just sit back and here we go Uh, you ain’t been on a ride like this punk A producer who be spittin and controllin’ the funk All the time, on the grind, not that come up tip If you want the cliche’s, listen to my come up shit I’ve told you I wanna make it, I’ve told you I’m on my grind Forget that struggle shit, now I’m having a good time Yes, they wonder how my bottles always catchin’ lightnin’ They ask me who's my hype man, I tell 'em it's the mic man Uh, with my lyrics man you know what this is These beats be knockin' like a Jehovah's Witness Ha, you better recognise this my Dynasty Only the realest in the game be out here tryna ride with me So, I stay the realest til my tomb is down Below the ground, if it ain’t funky, move it out (Hook)

(Hook) (Brother thing) To all my brothers man, to, to all my brothers man (Sister thing) To all my sisters man, to, to all my sisters man (It’s gonna take love among people) Love, you know we gotta have that love (Oh to bring us, hey) Bring us what bring us what? (Closer) Closer (Verse 1) I can’t turn on the TV without me seeing The innocence of our citizens escape through ignorance The passion of the belligerent affect the way that we dealin’ with Immigrants that seek some healing by finding a better living Yet the same people tellin' me to love it or leave it Don't even own the land we stand, but they don't wanna believe it Because they tellin' me to leave and flee right back to where I came And leave the place that I stay, the same place that I was raised So listen, all this hatred in the places that we from See we can’t drive it out with hate, we gotta drive it out with love Hate all that you want in search of sparking a reaction Imma stand right here and smile coz I’m aware that all that matters Is the fact that as a person I take pride up in my heritage I break the mould, the Pharaoh’s heart of gold’s what I inherited Shan kolo wahed fekoom zay ekhwati (كنت كل اخوتي) So I spit that native tongue up in my raps see, you all my brother (Hook) (Verse 2) Now who are you to tell me and to try expel me From a land that's free and wealthy, man the people should be helping Not, holding on and clenching to a culture that's defensive Against freeing independence, you wanna see us sentenced In the centres of detention, as centres of attention for media to see us as animals with a vengeance Coz we come from different places and sought a better nation to make New Dynasty’s with patience My grandfather and my father left their places To come and seek greatness and me to do the same thing In the land of opportunity it’s you and me except you take for granted all the luxuries that you perceive And I planned it, here what they take for granted Is a diamond in the rough in other countries on the planet Yeah, and man I’ve seen it, see from Sydney to Egypt I dream it, I mean it, just wanna make peace with my brothers (Hook) x2

(Intro) Microphone check, 1, 2, what is this? It’s that Tribe Called Quest shit so let’s get with this, get ‘em (Hook - Q-Tip & Kid Pharaoh) x2 Listenin’ to these lyrics when it’s hot will make you burn baby burn baby burn (Burn it up, burn it up, let’s burn this place up now) (Verse 1 - Kid Pharaoh) Now lemme take you back to 1991 Where the rhymes were def and the beats were straight drums Knockin’ all up in the speakers up in the fine city When that Low End dropped, Tribe rockin’ the Daishiki’s Ya boy was not on Earth until 1997 I Gotta do my research up on the Golden Era That’s why you hear the drums breakin’ shakin’ the room And the bass funks it up all up on the same tune now Back when Cool J was rockin’ a Kangol And your radio to shoulder was on a right angle Just play this shit, ain’t gotta tell them dudes that we hot That funkadelic rhythm, pump up your Reebok’s Now now, they call me Pharaoh, so peep the Native Tongue Like the Sun God Ra shine with my rays of sun When I drop the needle on ‘em, they retire And imma keep flowing just light my fire baby (Hook) x4 (Verse 2 - Hau) You really wanna see the triple OG just cripple those beats They flipped in 03 without lifting a knee I run it 100 because I’m really from that era The Tongan terrorist, putting bombs in lens Blowing up the spot, I strut like, “what is up?” N.W.A. with the way I say, “fuck the cops” I’m Scarface, over guitar space, drums and horn sections Now I’m chillin’ from Town Villain down to Launceston My 45 acres, avengerous & treacherous, Naughty By Nature Was the leader of the new school, but now I’ve left ‘em to the work force Givin’ work experience, to these new dudes and the who’s who of rap now I’m that now, that’s found chillin’ in the background I’m cut from a cloth of the pioneers that’s why I’m here to my final years, I keep it burnin’ (Hook) x4 (Bridge - Kid Pharaoh & Hau) Ay Hau should we take it back? (Yeah man let’s take ‘em back Kid) You ready? (Yeah boi!) Can I kick it? (Yes you can) Can I kick it? (Yes you can) Can I kick it? (Yes you can) Well I’m gone Yes, yeah man, it ain’t about old school or new school, we still don’t play by no school rules (Old school, new school, no school rules) Your rule book has officially been burnt up

(Intro) On the sands of the desert, you will raise a Pyramid A structure greater than any other in the world This Pyramid shall be my resting place For the second life (Hook) This ain’t the end for me See I’m tryna leave behind a long legacy I’m tryna redefine my destiny now, now, now (Let's just be real, tell 'em how you feel) There ain’t no restin’ see All the time the grind of life testin’ me I’m tryna see the light that’s meant for me now, now, now (Let's just be real, tell 'em how you feel) (Verse 1) If I die tomorrow, how will they remember me? What kinda memories they gonna leave within my legacy? Will they remember me as a kid who didn’t get to see The fine things in life, didn’t fulfil his destiny Please tell me if I sleep tonight and then I don’t wake again Will they say my faith is whole-hearted or paper thin? Will they say he always worked hard and he played to win Or was handed it up on a silver platter, a plate of sin My body like a vessel, just a vessel of experience What you see and what you hear don’t make you no inferior It’s how you comprehend and implement all your surroundings And start treating life as this truly great, profound thing I been thinking lately, if the Lord he takes me back to the sky I don’t want no one to cry, I just want you to smile If tonight I spread my wings to the skies up above Just know, I lived this life doing just what I loved (Hook) (Verse 2) If my time is up, see if my clock stop tickin’ Let it show i never did this shit for cash or for the business See just know, when my pen was writin’ every verse I’ve written Man you know, I was pure in every single thing I did and man this, Life is like a gig I never got to soundcheck If my levels treble or the bass ain’t got it down yet I apologise, I can’t disguise all of my flaws But just know I’ll give it all when I hit that stage floor Did I, rehearse enough, see should I edit the arrangement? Is this track here sounding rough, is it ready to play yet? I dunno, this life gig it might be the death of me See if they boo me or cheer me, won’t let it be the end of me, man When those doors open to this gig of life If my set’s a little bumpy, man trust me I’ll get it right Even though I didn’t soundcheck my set please know When those doors close I promise you would’ve enjoyed the show (Hook) x2