Unprotected Pieces

[Intro: movie sample]

We would drive them to the limit

Drive the invading forces to the limit

Where they lose their patience, and they will lose their hope

And the day will come, where they are driven down

To their lowest level and give up, this is the first time this Earth

That the habitual, articulate, how they plan to try and win

They plan to fight and do it here

But making sure, that they're losing their patience

And that they will lose their hope

The third rail will always live it to it's lowest level

[GZA]

Due the hellish events, the days were numbered

Agitated and withdrawn, the addicts wonder

Moving through eternal hell, constantly beaming

In the grips of evil, wrestling with their own demons

An ordinary ride, extraordinary challenge

That get caught between boroughs that was very hard to balance

Where the shots got louder, witnesses kept silent

Through those 12 terrain days of the summer, that stay violent

Soldiers that'll grill, to the boss' desire

Captivated by the idea of speed and quick to fire

Rushed, his orders came in a commanding tone

Carried out, executed within a, battle zone

Action, spoke louder than words, that made him walk

Cuz these kids had came with more music, than less talk

Thinkin' that they was bigger than U.S. Steel

They couldn't close a deal, without a cap to peel

But once the act of fear, is exceptionally calm

With unanswered questions, what harms the firearm

It beats killing the counter, horrific in it's own way

A groundbreaking case, that lasted for another day

[Chorus: GZA]

This is the city of fast money, expensive cars, topless bars

Movie stars and executives with fat cigars

Record labels that ain't stable, with low appraisals

And the lie that burn bridges due to fragile cables

[GZA]

Write off that unpredictable things could happen

Well aware of the sudden danger, we start scrapping

Violence can erupt within the blink of an eye

As a three night reign of terror, light up the skies

Other uprisings are in the years of making

The young start sizing up the hood, and get to taking

A high voltage power line, surrounds the gold mine

Soldiers on the front line, who sell dimes and hold nines

Many times enjoying themselves, much too much

They hit the clutch, before they pull out on such and such

It's a very unforgiving environment, cuz one out of two

Can get an early retirement, for many different reasons

The tale of the tape, is uneven

What they perceive as a prank, had stopped them from breathing

He was known to run towns, and brutally gun down

He said it was a great risk for him to be around

[Chorus]