habitat
[Verse]
A city bonded by the brotherly
I be looking slovenly while riding in from Coventry
Right under a sun that beams
Paradise and slum it seems
Duality of illadelph
It could never kill itself
Even with its crookedness hiding in the skyscrapers
All my homies look at this city as a lifesaver
Home of our maturation, saviour from saturation
Country’s foundation, despite the taxes waiting
Rocky Balb' passion gaping
Hood boys on dirtbikes
Fighting over turf, I
Catch em on my walkthrough
And I’ve always got some brethren I can talk to
Aspies or otherwise
Plus there’s some other guys
Not to mention music, whole lotta dope cats
On the DIY scene, and homie you can quote that
The meek shall inherit it, but Meek he inherited
My G’s from the area can speak of the scariest
When peeped for scenarios
[Chorus 1]
Philly Philly
Oh Philly Philly
Getting gritty
Oh Philly Philly (yo yo)
Oh Philly Philly
(An environment birthed in contradiction)
Oh Philly Philly
(The wonderful juxtaposition of impoverished grit and DIY grime)
Getting gritty
(With the city’s steel monoliths looming like metallic titans above the environment)
Getting gritty, gritty
[Interlude]
They taking out the ill o' Delphia
They taking out the Illadelphia
[Chorus 2]
Oh Philly
Oh Philly
Oh Philly
Oh Philly Philly
Oh Philly, oh Philly, oh Philly
Oh Philly Philly
Oh Philly, oh Philly, oh Philly