Know Nothing

[Verse 1 – “The Gadfly”] I ain't got gold, I ain't got land, But I got a question that'll break your plans. You call it truth? Let’s test it. Strip it naked, See what’s left, kid. You say you know what justice is? Then why do liars live in palaces And wise men die in alleyways, Sippin’ hemlock like cabernet? I walk slow, talk low, dig deep— Every answer you got, I keep peelin’ back ‘til the silence speaks. If you hate me now, wait ‘til next week. [Bridge – inner voice, eerie pause] “Socrates… why won’t you shut up?” “Because the soul don’t grow on silence.” [Verse 2 – “Trial & Error”] Athens called me a threat. Said I disrespected the gods. But I just asked: Who taught you what a god is? And why he keeps losing odds? You pray for rain, but never plant. You quote the scroll, but never chant. You call it virtue? Nah. That’s brand. I seek truth like it’s breathin’ You seek comfort in believin’. But belief without doubt is just lyin’ with rhythm. I don’t teach. I midwife. Pullin’ thoughts out the womb of your crisis Watch you squirm when the mask slips— Yeah, that’s where the light is. [Outro – heartbeat slows, voice echoes] They said I poisoned minds. I said: “No— I gave ‘em their own.” And then I drank, smiled, and went home.