Jill Scott in his ear with some love in his heart?
Uh.
In the city that depends where you at huh?
If you're light skinned, puerto rican, or black, what.
Mexican denizen in his backyard.
Brown woman in a headscarf.
Let my colorful people free float,
at least give us two like shooting free throws.
West to the south no shooting, please no
in the C-H-I-C-A-G-O,
We need some epiphanies for the peripheries,
we can treat our lives like a symphony,
a little empathy instead of infantry,
throw some love on the beat, high-key high key.
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee,
oh peace to the most high, King Ali,
teaching skinny little black boys just like me
gotta think on your feet
gotta think on your feet, Hey!
We can see another day if we maintain,
feel the force of the left and the right brain,
grab hold til you learn how to take aim,
pop the knowledge, fuck a loan for college.
We can be ourselves in this panorama.
We ain't gotta front like we all Obama.
Rock a grill with a suit when you're downtown too,
kinky hair don't care who you scare,
yeah.
Take up space with intention,
everybody gonna have to learn to pay attention,
yes alright might cause a little tension,
but won't beg to forgive my existence,
dig?
Seems so little but the truth is big,
Don't need to guess what the symptom is,
Bet together we can find a cure,
We can save anything worth fighting for,
i this trumped up battle of a culture war,
unite to fight for rights not the same as yours.
We can be the dream that the King used to think about,
Hold hands and expand now everybody screaming out:
PEACE FAM!
PEACE FAM!
GONNA TAKE THESE CHAINS OFF ME!
DO THE SAME FOR MY FAMILY!
SPREAD THE LOVE SO WE CAN ALL GET FREE!
PEACE FAM!
PEACE FAM!
PEACE FAM!
GONNA TAKE THESE CHAINS OFF ME!
DO THE SAME FOR MY FAMILY!
SPREAD THE LOVE SO WE CAN ALL GET FREE!
We must try,
you know why,
we'll never get by,
if we lie.
We must try,
you know why,
we'll never get by,
if we lie.
Stay alive.
Peace - Freedom from civil disturbance or violence. Freedom from or the cessation of war or violence. Used as a greeting. A state of quiet tranquility.
Fam - You.
Is it wrong to just believe?
Do you think I'm being naive?
Wanna stop my chosen fam from grieving, grieving.
Have we just tried to conceive,
visions that we receive,
we always dream but not achieving, achieving,
of course we can pull it off, yeah,
take pride in some radical self care
treat your friends like you treat yourself
love their smile never loven their wealth
if youre wrapped up tight let your soul unwind,
know first change takes place in the mind
REVOLT,
yo we're the one's that's in control
all in together we're powerful.
Finding the calm is an art,
wild brush strokes will ease any heart,
just breathe,
sharpen the mind with serenity,
see what you want but take what you need.
Is it wrong to want reprieve?
Do you think hope is naive?
Want to keep my little brother breathing, breathing.
Can we just tried to believe
the theories that we speak,
we always dream but never screaming, screaming
(Chorus 2x)
credits
from Peace, Fam,
released April 6, 2017
Produced By: Eiigo Groove
I was born.
A pebble.
A
pestilence.
The sickness
in the rock,
it formed
a skeleton.
Crystalized thoughts,
adorned,
with melanin.
The sands
in the clock,
They tick
and they tock,
ya dig?...more
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