From the recording The Adventures of iLLa The Sleeping Giant- Past, Present, Future: Volume 1
"Reinforcements"
After surviving a spiritual war where the worst part of you tried to win, you return reinforced. Your mission now is to destroy every remnant of that struggle for good.
Lyrics
REINFORCEMENTS LYRICS:
(Verse 1)They signed the death certificate in chalk on the concrete.
Got my soul reupholstered, laced the sole back on the concrete.
A baby boy, blue-lighted, skull cracked, a temporary ghost.
They said my time was called, but a call sent me back to host.
You left me for the sirens and the cold prognosis report…
Big mistake. I’m back in business, heavenly court.
I am the sequel you didn't greenlight, comin’ direct to stream.
The nightmare you thought was over, resurrected from the dream.
I conversed with the Heavens, negotiated with the pain.
Came back with new testaments and a hurricane in my veins.
The pavement's my parchment, my steps are the penmanship.
I'm not just back—I'm in the gospels. This is my principalship.
(Pre-Chorus)
Knock.
Knock.
…Open the door after this, I promise not to bother you no more, CAUSE YOU WONT EXCIST!
You hear that rumble? That’s the engine of my second wind.
I was an adolescent trained in Chicago mud, Bussin the blammer since a kid, gets you ready for this.
Relentless ‘til the mission’s finished, that’s the only condition.
So bring your walls, bring your bars, bring your Wrath’s blockade…
I’m in the righteous demolition business, and business is godly made.
(Chorus)
REINFORCEMENTS.
REINFORCEMENTS.
I DON'T NEED A MOTHER FATHER, SISTER, BROTHER TO SEE YOU BLEED!
Very psychopathic cause you crossed me!
Why… did you make me… force this?
This retribution is your consequence!
LET ME REINFORCE THIS,
I. AM. REINFORCEMENTS!
( Verse 2)
I’m Godzilla in a metro, King Kong on a spire.
The quiet in the eye before you feed the fire.
I pound the pavement ‘til the bedrock confesses.
Turn setbacks into set-ups, surprises into blessings.
You wanted a villain? Fine, YOU GOT EM'.
My purpose is ambiguous.
My code is prophetic, my vengeance is continuous.
No leash on a beast, I collect debts and keep receipts.
Leave a path of clean collapse, no loose ends, no retreat.
This ain’t anger… this is justice. A holy calculation.
You created the void; now face the foundation.
(Pre-Chorus)
Knock.
Knock.
…Open the door after this, I promise not to bother you no more, CAUSE YOU WONT EXCIST!
You hear that rumble? That’s the engine of my second wind.
I was an adolescent trained in Chicago mud, Bussin the blammer since a kid, gets you ready for this.
Relentless ‘til the mission’s finished, that’s the only condition.
So bring your walls, bring your bars, bring your Wrath’s blockade…
I’m in the righteous demolition business, and business is godly made.
(Chorus)
REINFORCEMENTS.
REINFORCEMENTS.
I DON'T NEED A MOTHER FATHER, SISTER, BROTHER TO SEE YOU BLEED!
Very psychopathic cause you crossed me!
Why… did you make me… force this?
This retribution is your consequence!
LET ME REINFORCE THIS,
I. AM. REINFORCEMENTS!
(Bridge)
Did you think the silence meant I wasn’t wrestling?
That the pain was just a sentence, not a lesson I was given?
You designed the trap. You lit the fuse.
You just never planned on what I’d choose to… use for the temple.
I am the consequence that got too smart to just arrive.
I am the living payload that decided to survive.
(Chorus)
REINFORCEMENTS.
REINFORCEMENTS.
I DON'T NEED A MOTHER FATHER, SISTER, BROTHER TO SEE YOU BLEED!
Very psychopathic cause you crossed me!
Why… did you make me… force this?
This retribution is your consequence!
LET ME REINFORCE THIS,
I. AM. REINFORCEMENTS!
(Outro)
(Spoken, low, over the sub-bass)
The reinforcements… weren’t coming for you.
They were coming from me. Now you set obliteration FREE.
Knock.
Knock.
…Open the door after this, I promise not to bother you no more, CAUSE YOU WONT EXCIST!