Yeah (Yeah)
They see my legionnaires and my eagle's bared on my flier
Go ask my captives, say a price
I gon' tell them higher (Tell them higher, yah)
My name in months and titles
Know I'm the man they admire (They admire, yeah)
I gon' forge the flames of empires
Don't wanna fuck with a Caesar (Yeah)
Big leader (Ayy), Respublica, I'm consul and speaker (Yeah)
Coliseum, cause I'm deciding fates (Ay), I'm do it centre stage (Ay)
But they all stuck in the bleachers (Yeah)
Ain't your teacher, so go learn some etiquette (Yeah)
And they play like Shakespeare, every verse a rhetoric (Haha)
Got Pompey talkin' till he hurt his head a bit(Yeah)
Been a king to a slave, like they Vercingetorix (Yah)
Never did it easy
I be coming into battle like it's veni, vidi, vici (Yeah)
Bello on the commentarii, I got records written neatly
Got the money like I'm Crassus, hittin' London to Damascus
They gon' call me a dictator 'cause the senate getting needy
Even better when you see me
Leave 'em sectioned like a C (Yah)
These other members of the consulate (Ayy)
Ain't getting it like me (Yeah), be hittin' Cleo down in Egypt (Ha)
In my bed like Nefertiti, I'm that Gaius back in BC
When I was at war
I was outflanked, caught by the ranked forces of a mad horde
And I still left every man more stamped on than the passport
For my wrapped corpse, now my back's sore
Ooh, and my body aches 'cause I'm soon to hit 90
And you and my hundred of wives are invited
And by then I might've just flooded the Nile with how long I reigned
Hence the growth I made for the better man of Egypt
Every enemy that threatened me is said to be defeated
Muwatalli, you could tally up your dead hitters
Don't need evidence on Amun
I swear this happened, 'cause I said it did
God to amateurs, there's none this grand
You've put among your pantheon Ozymandias
Only stands next to fucking Ra
You'll never cook as hard as Gordon Ramesses could (Ayy)
Watch yo mouth with the king of kings, step in this bitch (Ayy, ayy)
I done conquered Lydia, Egypt, and shit (Let's go)
I heard y'all was talkin', ya babble on and on
Call your army, let's get this shit (Brrt)
I pull up to your border and cause a disturbance
They shakin', I'm makin' 'em nervous (Ayy)
Really the greatest, my servants, they worship
I can't get no blood on this shirt, man, it's Persian
I could conquer your bitch, that's for certain (Ayy)
Top five, I'm gettin' her vote (Yeah)
My drip so deep, my fit's on fleek
My flow like water, y'all seen my mote (Goddamn)
Don't make me breach, stop gettin' so close
They all rejoice, just to look upon me (Ayy)
Get on yo knees, it's CTG, 600 BC
Still an OG (It's the), what?
Greatest, make way for him
Sayin' make way, or paint in the namesake's sentiment
I'm leavin' no terrain that is safe for them
Made to lay waste, take 'em to pave great
Benefit raid, the Achaemenid, I commit the campaign
Sit the naysayers, grippin' the reins, show me
The mane's glistening clip in a quiver
They quiver in fates, immanence
Ain't cuttin' close, facin' a low-taper fade difference
Ay, pain-driven Mayn, pages stay fillin'
They get in my way, fatally slay 'em in a minute
See the KDA changing the game or no gains given
When you're faced with the greatest to date, I stay winnin'
His status acclaimed, embedded my survival
Conquest, baby, stand ready for my arrival
Concept and principal, I'm just invincible
Y'all couldn't fit in my title (The Great)
(Ayy) Make way for the wise and generous (Uh)
Switching minds like they stuck on a pendulum (Yeah)
Hate a woman so much they plan to set me up (What?)
Love a queen so much I'm makin' them combust (Ayy)
Like a 지귀
I'm the 음 to their 양 (Yeah), the woman to their death (Yeah)
They don't know that they need me, nah
별들과 유성을 볼 수 있게 첨성대 내가 만들었지, nah (Ayy)
반란을 거쳐 즉위하는 덕만
Laid the foundation of a unified comeback
신라의 제 27대, 선덕여왕
여주불능선리 가 헛소리
Focus on my people and all their stories
정녕 향기가 없는 꽃이
I don't need a man taking all my glory (Ayy)
Praying for my downfall, got 'em star searching
Buildin' up the towers that they're using for observing
'Cause I'm buried in the country
That I helped in making flourish (Yeah)
See them read my name at the temples they worship
The one and only empress, ruthless, and I had to be (Yah)
You think men are impressive, have them try it as ladies
When I took over the court, then I took over the country
China grew, econ' boomed, but they judged me as cruel
Not ready for the fist that I rule with (Nah)
Prejudice, scared of this new movement
无情武招 (Woo), watch out
Crown myself now (Ayy), so bow!
Down on your knees (Yeah), I've seized my dynasty, 这是我的时代
Threaten me, you all die
The first and I'm the last matriarch
Call me holy and divine
竹千代 was born 泰平を渇望
三河の国から日ノ本が脱帽
ずんぐりむっくり抜け目ないタヌキが
サルから奪い取る関ケ原バトル
東西 天下の分け目
張り切った闘志 燃え盛り戦果を挙げて
ただ勝つだけじゃなく, ただ継ぐだけじゃなく
荒れ果てたこの国にもたらすは peace
今も尚まさしく将軍の鑑
肥やす真っ青な空と緑の田園風景
風光明媚
聳える天守閣から見下ろす城下町
御開帳 大江戸幕府
御来光 大手を振って歩く
(Khan) Carvin' paths and cartilage
Carnage, wrath incarnate
Tried to pull the rug, left wrapped in carpet
Fates in the Jami' al-tawarikh (What?)
Leave the battlefield covered in crimson (Yo, yo)
Break necks while I build my kingdom (Uh, uh)
You claim that you wouldn't do the same, but
Everybody's got a little bit of me in them! (What?)
Go, gung-ho, cutthroat, blood soaked, where'd your guts go? (Wow)
Did your gusto jump boat?
Front row to your home becoming a dust bowl
And it only gets worse if you run slow
Big strides, Mongolian steppes
Spearheadin' a raid, now there's a hole in your chest
I'm posin' a threat to the whole of the West
And the rest of the world will still know me in death!
(Ayy) Alfred the great
Son of the wolf, wields power and grace
Show you how learned and the merciful men make a kingdom
From ashes and scour the Danes (Woo)
I was the fifth in line and the last one left
Still poker facin', though they stacked my deck (Huh?)
Goddamn life was a trial by death
But by God's good light, man, I passed that test (Yeah)
Only English monarch to have earned "The Great"
Made the Pagans vacate and learn their place
Showed a monster mercy and I turned their faith
Might've won the battle, but I burned the cakes
Met the Pope in Rome, and God spoke
Said: "My man Alfie's a top bloke" (Yeah, yeah)
When it comes to the Art of War
I'm ahead of my time, like crossbows (Brrt)
See, I'm movin' bardic, so damn charmin'
Loyal men, I got those (Got those)
King of the Anglo-Saxons, might have lost fights
But you'll never hear he lost hope (Hello, I'm Gorm's son)
Harold Gormsson, Thyra's vagina is where I was born from
I'm well respected in the runic who's who
If you're connected, you could call me "Bluetooth"
I majored in sailin', invadin', and raidin'
Rearrangin' the brains of the pagan, and reignin'
Behold, he's a man for all seasons
Whether you're Norwegian or even more old Zealand
I culled heathens in cold zeal, and
Your boy Harald, he done brought peace to the whole region
Oh, Jesus!
You reckon you're bringin' the heavy bars and hard lines?
You wrote yours, I took a stone and carved mine
Inscribe it in runes (I live on a landmark)
Your life is in ruins! (It's Carolus Magnus Charlemagne)
Takin' over your homeland's charred remains (Ayy)
Got Bavaria, Saxony, part of Spain
And nobody's ever walked that path again
And you could hardly name a place, a nation
A state ungraced by the great that Charles became
Left the past in flames to kickstart the arts
From the heart of Aachen, I command my reign
Brought systems into existence
Missi Dominici, for instance
Schmoozed the Pope, and bigged up the Christians
There ain't no resistin' my influence
Pilgrims flock where I bid them go
Plus, I got that Holy Roman diplomacy
God knows when I grip that rosary
First Mr Worldwide, godsent globally!
तुम्हें पता नहीं होता क्या है शासक
होती क्या है इज़्ज़त, होती क्या है ताक़त
होता क्या है शून्य से शुरू का वो बात
होता क्या है चक्रवर्ती सम्राट
मैंने यहाँ नया साम्राज्य बनाया
धनानंद का पूरा कहर मिटाया
मैंने रखी नींव उस साम्राज्य की
जिसने अखंड भारत पाया
शीश झुका बस गुरु के ही आगे
मानी मैंने सदा यहाँ गुरु की ही बातें
युद्धकला से राजनीति तक
ज्ञान ग्रहण किया गुरु के ही द्वारे
जानु पूरा शाम दाम दंड भेद
पाऊँ पूरी भूमि रख दूँ जहाँ पैर
बचेगा ना जो रखेगा मुझसे बैर
बना नहीं चंद्रगुप्त जैसा शेर (Now when it comes to pesos)
Don't ever mention me with Musk or Bezos
I'm black as they soul
Paid in straight gold, encouraged trade goals we used today
So (La-la-la-la), (Don't you ever) Disrespect a Mali king
A check is not a thing, I boomed economies
Like boom-a-bada-bing
Or 'cause inflation by givin' to the poor
Too many donations (La-la-la-la)
Mansa Musa, the mass producer
Cash influence, left a path to do stuff
Big in architecture, who need to protect us?
Just check the neck, bruh, necklace collector (La-la-la-la)
As-salamu alaykum, ride from my location
60,000 deep, and nobody could take us
Mecca where I pray to, Muslim too
Without me there would be there would be no Timbuktu (La-la-la-la)
It's crazy if you ain't heard of me
I'm responsible for many universities
So say what you want, ain't no burnin' me
When I provided too many people's first degree (La-la-la-la)
I love to see their armies scatter, Shaka (Who's that?)
Toe tagger, the best wit' villager ransacker
Zulu banner, short spear stabber (La-la-la-la)
Comin' in like Caesar, but blacker, rah
Who else could make a Zulu nation?
Make a tribe train like a choo-choo station
In a war, recognize who you facin' (La-la-la-la)
Pin your crew down like a voodoo patient
Beetle will beat all wit' no sweat
Turnin' people to peaceful, they all dead!
The elite call me lethal, we all set!
To be regal, I lead all when I step (La-la-la-la)
I'm an African warrior!
Hit your rank wit' a flank, but the loins stay tucked
Grab the bull by the horn and you'll still get
Well, you know (La-la-la-la)
Omnipotence, payin' dividends
Now you listenin' (Oh-ah), I'm magnificent
They say it's a small world
Well, not to me, bitch! My kingdom just blossoms
So fuck your feelings, I'm reachin'
I'll crush an army, they'll pay my tax
Aww, drape it on me, I've made my stacks
No sayin' sorry, they take that back!
You standin' in the presence of a god!
I can see the crack in your facade!
Stare down at the world, I'm at the top!
Add another milli' to the cause!
My world's magnificent!
Ascension to power, they howl to defeat
These infantile cowards, they bow to my feet
Political power was outta my reach
Until Lizbeth shouted to prowl me beneath
I'm the queen they were blessed with to charge
Had a clown as my spouse until death did us part (Haha)
I expanded the West and embarked
Bringing culture and arts, new approaches to start
New roads to be paved, new expansions to mark
New serfs to be freed, new plans to be sparked
Promote education and opened the hearts
Of the overly-spoken church-goers remarks
Reform education, our modern advancement
Diplomacy, big territory enhancements
A legacy to be remembered for ages
Catherine the Great, really Catherine the Greatest (Disculpen)
Could you shut up for a millisecond? It's Philip the Second
Let me set the record straight (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
King of Spain, England, Netherlands, and some other lands
I can't remember that many names!
I changed the game, they never forget!
My reign so great, no one's ever met! (Woo!)
A single domain, so lit
Cause here, the sun never sets, okay? (Okay!)
Siempre que me siento en mi trono me centro
Por eso volvi capital a Madrid
Felipe, don't need ghostwritin' his shit
I sign every text that I send to the streets, uh!
Girl, are you feelin' Phil? You could be my queen
Raise my Philippines
Si, la gota, me agota, and I'm really ill
Bury me wearing this sick drip
Puedo mandarte al panteón
Dentro de mi imperio, mi rebelión
En mis ojos, se alza la luz del sol
Una palabra, revolución
Estilo nahual instinto animal
Tlatoani de Tenochtitlan
Dejando la vara tan alta como los muros se saltan
Hay muerte para quien contra mi atente
Si, te pican mis acciones, sacate el chile del diente
Solamente el tiempo puede detenerme
Si, soy malo o bueno depende de quien la cuente
Nunca he sido 'Cortés' ni de españoles
Pero clara es mi fe ¡Vivo mi imperio, cabrones!
Got Heavenly gifts, it's a well-known with ze piece moi a prince
A god of war known to pear through the mid and have it eclipsed
While deep in Egyptians, my wive's like Rosetta Stone
Hard to read, but thick as a bitch
Quand je enact attacks in mass, you gnats bashed
Je outclass at dix-huit, stats unnatural
Snatch ze crown from popes, have royals gagged
Being straps from a a'lavant, I'm a psychopath!
France walks by my side, march, march!
Faux monarchs snatch up leur pride, charge, charge!
As it would appear, je contain genius beyond my peers
In another tier, perendrait un wellington Louverture
Just to commandeer le fear that seepin' of my career
To keep it short, I'm a historical giant under my full despair!
What is a son to a foundin' father? (Yeah)
Lead teams, whoop feet, and I could asleep (Yeah)
And you a mock trial to me, so I wouldn't speak
And when I do, I chew beats with some wooden teeth
Okay, post-war, they didn't give me a placement
I surveyed land, and now I'm off of the map (Go)
Delegation, how I'm rockin' the stages
With nasty writtens like intolerable acts
Know I been a top-dog since pops died
I'm a Rottweiler on the field, hearin' shots fired!
Delaware River the flow, you couldn't cross I (Go)
And even as a lil' child, I cannot lie
Christmas package (Go) for the enemy, no gifted wrappings (Ayy)
Just leave 'em in the cold, give 'em frostbite
Cherry tree swing how I chop rhymes
Way before Porsche (Ayy), I was speedin' horsepower like a Mach 5
Shots ringin' if you tryna box
Got cannons punchin' with a damagin' blow
Real precedent for all the future presidents
Knockout win, unanimous votes!
Like Mount Rushmore, they froze in the face
Rollin' Stone, and you standin' there cold!
Immortalized, I am the man in the mold
Even when I die, I can't abandon my home, yeah
