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1999 · From the album Nastradamus

The Outcome

by Nas

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03 · Lyrics

"The Outcome"

Global warming between my legs, screams against the waves

Gave birth to thirteen daughters, so now we never run out of water

My skin layered in diamonds and sage

Left alone in confused forest's, enslaved by days

Time keeps on whoring us

Ghetto saviors can't keep ignoring us

Flowers and flames flew from her fingers

Rifles pointed from her sac

Or was it simply a bag of sticks and stones

Either way, she wore a compass on her head

Rains don't stop the grass from turning red

Her hair was half permed, half dread

We gave up walking in a past-life and so we danced

Arms wrapped around my breath and choked me back to life

A new world wife, reflecting the sun and rolling dice

Symbol of the drama yet to come too late to run

Time travelling was late

Watching was a blind man's mistake

All his assets melted right in front of his face

His right leg drabbed with demon pace

Shoes stayed angel laced

Never count your blessings with haste

Even a prophet can catch a case

Didn't realize how sweet the future might taste

Telepathically cutting through mental gates

Words were weapons against their hate

Shepherds search for stars in her hair

Her chest grew fermented like yeast

She broke her body like aged bread

He gave her truth from all the books he'd read

She wrote her poems inside the mud

Sacrificed her cervix to fix the future

Named their poison, spit truth inside his mouth

Read warm prophet, writing twisted scriptures inside her belly

Resurrected from bones and dirt

She made hard niggas smile

Left her seeds inside the Earth

Gave hustlers and killers life's worth

This is the life we chose, remember who was here first

Find a reason why you curse

Gold rushed tongues by dreams too loose

Sporting electronic nooses

Hoeing humanity love takes over lust

Despite the damage to destiny

You can't take the best of me, in God we still trust

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04 · FAQ

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When was "The Outcome" released?
"The Outcome" by Nas was released on November 23, 1999 on the album "Nastradamus".
What genre is "The Outcome"?
"The Outcome" by Nas falls within the rap, hip hop, gangsta rap genres.
What album is "The Outcome" on?
"The Outcome" appears on the album "Nastradamus" by Nas.
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