Today's Throwback Song - They All Fall Down by Grits #TBT

In the second edition of "Throwback Thursday," we travel back to 1999. GRITS (Grammatical Revolution in the Spirit) is one of the major faces of Christian Hip Hop and "They All Fall Down" is arguably their biggest initial hit. If you don't remember that one, I'm sure you've heard the "My Life Be Like" (oohhh ahhh ooohh) classic.

At either rate, "They All Fall Down" came first and along with a hot, salsa-esque beat, delivers scintillating rhymes and intricate word play. Check the lyrics:

Intro:

En otros tiempos, había un niño que creía que no podría fracasar; y no podría morir. Podrîa vivir sin nadie y nunca caerse. Pero sin Dios todos non caímos. (Roughly translated as In the past, there was a boy who thought he could not fall and could not die...but without God, we all fall.)

Blood curdling truth

Working the Word as in proof

Besides mind the guidelines of righteous paths taken

Tremendous speaking, fresh out the kitchen

And never switching from the homegrown

Hold it down like ozone 

This for the playa playa 

Make ya holla holla

The kid with no morals 

Sell his mama for a dollar...

I've compiled this alongside with bone

So you can file this under "O" for opposing a nihilist" 

Doubt you know nothing about reactionary

Belief in the scriptures' fulfillment are contrary

To popular belief

Hellbound in a basket

Sucking on their teeth 

Wound up in a casket

At close, you froze

Already chose the doors you go through

The life you chose to lead 

Determines the place you go to

Chorus

To the naked untrained eye

Who can't see time fly by

Revolving on a carousel

Living life like a modern day fairytale

Slow mo', urgent message gets a no-go

What fo'

Can't nobody tell you

Everything is lovey dovey 

'Til your plans fall through

They all fall down

They all fall down

They all fall down

They all fall

Here's the classic video embedded for you:

And here's where you can purchase their greatest hits album!

Best,

Felix