Lyrics:

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), Res Publica, I'm consul and speaker (Yeah)
Coliseum, 'cause I'm deciding fates (Ayy)
I do it centre stage (Ayy), 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)
Turn 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 ninety
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 betterment 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 ya was talkin', y'all 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
Ayy, 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 in 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)
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I'm the ? to their ? (Yeah), the woman to their death (Yeah)
They don't know that they need me, nah
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Laid the foundation of a unified comeback
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Focus on my people and all their stories
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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 ruled with (Nah)
Prejudice, scared of this new movement
???? (Woo), watch out
Crown myself now (Ayy), so bow
Down on your knees (Yeah), I've seized
My dynasty, ??????
Threaten me, you all die
The first and I'm the last matriarch
Call me holy and divine

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(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

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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)
?????????? ??????????, ride from my location
Sixty thousand 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
(Who's that?) Shaka
Toe tagger, the best villager ransacker
Zulu banner, short spear stabber
Coming 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 facing
Pin your crew down like a voodoo patient
Beetle will beat all with no sweat
Turning people to peaceful, they all dead
The elite call me lethal, we all set
To be regal, I lead all when I step
I'm an African warrior
Hit your rank wit' the flank, but the loins stay tucked
Grab the bull by the horns and you'll still get– (Well, you know)

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
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
Sí, 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 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 wives' like Rosetta Stone
Hard to read, but thick as a bitch
Quand je enact attacks in mass, you gnats get bashed
Je outclassed mon class at dix-huit, stats unnatural
Snatch ze crown from popes, have royals gagged
Blasting straps from 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, prendrait un Wellington, Louverture
Just to commandeer le fear that be seepin' off my career
To keep it short, I'm a historical giant, under my boot your smeared

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 five
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