Francois Voltaire Yung Veezy
Bout to lay down another Warm Water Record... Shout out to Mr. Fritts class!
Curse that infamy!
I was born in Paris named Francois Marie
My daddy was a lawyer Straight up bourgeoisie
Went to Jesuit school Where I got my education
Learned some Latin and Greek and religious information
I like empiricism Shouldn’t come as a shock
The philosopher I admire Most is John Locke
I arrived on the scene At a very dark hour
When the church and the state Shared too much power
Then I put pen to paper Lit up France like a fire
With my books and my plays And religious satire
Criticized authorities but they didn’t wanna listen
Duke Orleans locked me up In the Bastille prison
Some punk [RADIO EDIT] noble Didn’t wanna fight me
Exiled me to England Where religion was free
Had a really good time And my English got better
Then I published twenty four Philosophical Letters
Tolerate all religions Get the church out of the state
Cause religion should spread love Not intolerance and hate
Emilie du Chatelet She was such a pretty sight
We’d discuss Isaac Newton Math and science every night
Light it up now Shining through the darkness
With some reason and science We’ll get out of this mess
Your faith and traditions Offer nothing to me
All I need is a reason I just wanna think freely
Let me tell you little something Just in case you didn’t know
About another philosophe By the name of Diderot
The Encyclopedia He was editor-in-chief
With twenty-eight volumes Kinda hard to keep it brief
Catherine the Great Like a godmother fairy
When she heard that he was broke Up and bought his library
He didn’t like to travel But she wanted him to see her
So he took a little trip to the burg of St Peter
Of all the governments He liked monarchy the least
Hoped to strangle every king With intestines of a priest
Just straight up savage Always liked a good hoax
Wrote some letters from a nun To his friend as a joke
While we’re talking philosophes Don’t forget Montesquieu
Was a baron best known For his political views
Wrote The Spirit of the Laws Where he made it official
Three Branches Legislative Exec and Judicial
[Whispers]
Light it up now Shining through the darkness
With some reason and science We’ll get out of this mess
Your faith and traditions Offer nothing to me
All I need is a reason I just wanna think freely
In my book Wealth of Nations I explained to all these hoes
That wealth should be measured Based on trade – not gold
Classical liberal Coming outta Scotland
I’ll knock Colbert out With my invisible haaaaand
Now, the Prussians got involved In this Englightnment biz
My boy Kant’s gonna tell you What Enlightenment is
What is Enlightenment? It’s escape from nonage
Free your mind that’s been locked In a self-imposed cage
Wanna spread Enlightenment? It’s important that you know
That enlightenment requires freedom If it’s gonna grow
I’m lucky I’m a subject Of King Frederick the Great
He expects us to obey But he’s open to debate
That’s nonsense, Kant! Frederick’s nothing but a fake
Sucker had me arrested When I tried to make a break
False philosopher king Lots of books up on his shelf
But at the end of the day He only cares about himself
Light it up now Shining through the darkness
With some reason and science We’ll get out of this mess
Your faith and traditions Offer nothing to me
All I need is a reason I just wanna think freely
[Whispers]