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HOOK (Steph)â¨
VERSE 1 (Substantial)â¨
To live a lie isnât living, You gotta live the life you been given
However you decide to the ending, You tryâna make it like you envisioned
Use to run & hide, Use to wanna die
âNuff tears cried we could swim in
True self denied, No self pride
Like youâre locked inside your own prison
Tryâna fight loose when they bind you
So youâre free enough to go find you
Got enough to say to write a novel
But theyâre limiting you to a Haiku
Theyâll condemn you with their bibles
Tried to kill you with their riflesâ¨Even hold you down with their titles
Some of us hide for survival
When you really know who you are what another thinks shouldnât concern you
But of course this is still hard when a person intends to hurt you
Freedom comes with risk... no love without war
What you thinkinâ buddy, gonna take it from me? Have to kick down my door
âCause my vision hasnât been clearer, I am on a mission now I donât fear much
I wonât give in now, and Iâm grinning proud when I see the man in the mirror
So I welcome change like it seldom came,
Very interested in what tomorrow brings
Getting all this pain, slowly off my brain
Now I see that there is so much more to gain
VERSE 2 (Substantial)â¨
Some call you black , Some call you weird
Some call you artist, Some call you queer
Some never call, Some are in fear
Some, when you speak, will never lend an ear
Some, when you need, will never lend a hand
Some are simply here to sabotage your plan
Some call you different
Some call you fam
Their the sum of anyone that understands
Come as you are, and they love you
Couldnât live false if you wanted to
Whatâs in your heart, canât undo
Come too far, shouldnât shun truth
I had to run to another city, to find my true self what a pity â¨Where they embrace diversity and donât try changed you with scrutiny
Because the skin of me and my kin is known to offend and treated as sin
But black is beautiful and always in, thatâs the way feel, I canât play pretend
That donât make me better that just mean I love me
In a world that loves to paint us ugly
Canât believe we live in a country
That tells you who you love is disgusting
Thought we lived in a free state
But thatâs clearly up for debate
I donât speak hate, I wonât behave
I donât give a damn if you relate
I just want peace for the peaceful
And the haters too âcause we equal
For I leave you, I really need you
To live your own truth, all my people SING...â¨