I met a little boy, he asked me, "Where are we now?" I met a little girl, she asked me if I was proud Of what I had become and what the world would allow
I might put up a fight, but yet I´m still losing ground If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears a sound Did it really ever happen at all? Did it really ever happen at all? Iâll tell you this: I put the work in daily, so itâs my belief, I canât fall
[Common] As we go into the well of the black pool of genius, August Greene Time meets worth, rhyme beats birth of a new day, born again Good mornin´, these beginnings never form an end Crowns of righteousness not to see the thorns again I argue with my aura, am I born to win or born to sin?
Maybe both, contribute to daily growth, oath is taken like Liam Neeson Somebody take my daughter, they gon´ cease from breathin´ They body snatchin´ black girls in DC Politics and propaganda on the TV Distractions, distractin´ us from action It´s time for some, time for some passion There´s a time for patience, a time for communication A time for formation, a time when it´s overflow, and a time when it´s wastin´ They say time´s on our side like a hip replacement This shine that I wear is from them times in the basement A time to rebuild, a time to be ill, a time to be still, a time that we heal
On the mountain top, the youth from the fountain drop Thoughts about being forever young, it´s like a deacon never ever sung With the choir, this is praise and worship, everydayâs a circus I walked the tight rope, tryna find a way to work it Yeshua paid for our sins, that´s the greatest purchase To keep it 100, we made imperfect What I strive for is what I live for Studied the lessons, now the lesson is to give more And endure trials with style like Johnnie Cochran I rap with a gift that can´t be boxed in, winnin´ is the doctrine Starin´ time in the face, I guess that I´m a watchman
My father created time, yes I´ma watch him Locked in, tryna get out of a sunken place A blackness that ain´t defined by time and space