Nah, I raised at gunpoint and Ive read too many books To distract me from the mirror, when unhappy my looks And I aint got proper diction for the of a thug Though I up in the ghetto and my niggers all sold drugs
And though that may me for a spot on MTV Or get me all the that my bank account would need I was hoping to invest in a that I learned I thought this fool had me just because it was my turn
I went to an open space 'cause I he wouldnt do it If somebody there could see him or else might prove it And maybe in eyes, it may seem I got punked out I walked a narrow path and then went and changed my route
But openness exposed me to a truth I couldnt find In the fists of my ego or the confines of my mind Or the hipness of my or the swagger in my step Or the scowl of my grimace or the of my rep
we represent a truth, son, the changes by the hour And when you open to it, is power And in shifting form, youll find a truth that doesnt change And truth is living proof of the fact that God is strange
Talk to strangers, when the family fails and lead you astray When laughs and Jesus weeps and it turns out God is gay Angels and Messiahs, love can come in many forms In the hallways of your projects or the fat in your dorm
And when you take the time to see what theyre about Perhaps you find them lonely or wisdom trips you out Maybe youll find the spot where end You're back where you But come this time around, have someone to hold your hand
Who for you, who is there for you, who sends you love and light Exposes you to parts of you that you once to fight But come this time around, choose to walk a different path You'll embrace what you turned away and cry at what you
'Cause thats the only way were going to it through this storm Where ignorance is common sense and senselessness the And flags wave above the truth and the two never touch And stolen goods are overpriced and freedom too much
And no one seems to recognize the symbols to life The bitten apple on the screen and Jesus had a And she was his Messiah like stranger may be yours Who holds a subtle knife that carves through worlds like doors
And thats what Ive been for, the bridge from then to now Just watching BET like what the fuck, son? This is But that square box don't the sphere that we live in The is not a flat screen, I aint trying to fit in
But this for the underground, this here is for the sun A a stranger gave to me and planted on my tongue And when I look at you, I Im not the only one As a man once said, theres nothing more powerful Than an whos time has come