SHIN STATE

MC IИ∀PRØF∃T — SHIN STATE Dedicated - The Wu-Tang Clan RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and, until his death in 2004, Ol' Dirty Bastard. Close [INTRO — spoken / cold] Yeah... IИ∀PRØF∃T... You thought the beast was the enemy? Nah... The beast was the examination. SHIN STATE. [HOOK — 8 bars] SHIN STATE — when the spirit gets TESTED, Darkness in me, but the mind stays CENTRED, Fist stays still till the truth gets MENTIONED, Power ain't rage — it's rage redirected. SHIN STATE — no fear in the FRAME, Walk through fire, come back with a NAME, Akuma in the shadow, but I govern the flame, If I conquer myself — who else can I blame? [VERSE 1 — 16 bars] Walk in the dojo, silence speaks LOUD, No need fi flex for approval from crowds, Storm in the chest but the face stays CALM, Wisdom knows when not to release that palm. Every scar put another inscription in STONE, Every dark night taught me standing alone, Had to meet that shadow that resembled my FACE, Then wrestle that ego till it learned its place. Shin in the spirit — upgraded FORM, Stillness in me while I'm walking through storms, They think strength means making another man BEND, I think strength means mastering rage within. So when that kick and the snare get UNITED, IИ∀PRØF∃T steps and the cipher gets ignited, No Satsui controlling the hand that I RAISE, I command my darkness — it don't dictate ways. [HOOK] SHIN STATE — when the spirit gets TESTED, Darkness in me, but the mind stays CENTRED, Fist stays still till the truth gets MENTIONED, Power ain't rage — it's rage redirected. SHIN STATE — no fear in the FRAME, Walk through fire, come back with a NAME, Akuma in the shadow, but I govern the flame, If I conquer myself — who else can I blame? [VERSE 2 — 16 bars] Red aura glow when the bassline LAND, Prayer beads swing while I'm raising my hand, Not for destruction — I'm breaking the CHAIN, Transform every wound into knowledge from pain. Tenma mentality — pressure gets HEAVY, Feet stay planted and the breathing stays steady, One wrong impulse can dismantle a KING, So discipline governs the power I bring. See, wisdom ain't memorising words from a PAGE, It's knowing which truth fits the moment and stage, Knowing when silence carries more than a SPEECH, Knowing some victories ain't worth what they breach. That's Shin — refinement beyond the first STATE, Not bigger aggression but mastery of fate, When anger comes knocking, I don't give it the KEY, The hardest opponent that I ever fought — ME. [BRIDGE — slower / sinister] Akuma in the mirror... Prophet in the mind... One wants immediate vengeance, One says: choose the time. Strength without wisdom? That's power gone blind. But strength under wisdom? That's power refined. [VERSE 3 — 16 bars / escalation] Now reunite body and spirit with MIND, Three become one when the rhythm aligns, Kick with the purpose, snare with the TRUTH, Old-school discipline with junglist roots. No Hadou required when the syllables FLARE, I can shift whole rooms just manipulating air, One breath — four bars — let the pressure EXPAND, 174 trained lungs over Wu mathematics, fam. From MK concrete to the cedar-tree ROOT, Mediterranean fire with a junglist salute, I don't worship the darkness — I study its WAYS, So it can't creep behind me and govern my days. When the final bell rings and I'm facing that GLASS, Can't blame Babylon, rivals, the future or past, If the beast bows down when I enter my STATE, Then the student surpassed what the anger could make. [FINAL HOOK — harder] SHIN STATE! — spirit gets TESTED, Darkness in me — but the mind stays CENTRED, SHIN STATE! — rage redirected, Power under wisdom — DISCIPLINE PERFECTED! SHIN STATE! — no fear in the FRAME, Walk through fire, come back with a NAME, IИ∀PRØF∃T — let the kick-snare explain: “CONQUER YOURSELF — THEN COMMAND YOUR FLAME!” [OUTRO] The novice defeats his opponent. The master defeats his anger. The wise man knows... when the fight isn't required. MC IИ∀PRØF∃T. DA KICK-SNARE SHELLA.