The mercenary don´t fight the war for free
They fight the war for a currency, not unity, not peace
Bookkeepers with information that covers all of these details

Fake news won´t prevail if we holdin´ the keys
Land of the free, enslaved by the false pretence
They attack and we play defence
How do I make you see sense?
Have all of your thoughts deepened? Test your beliefs
If the law ain´t for us, who´s policin´ the police?
Who´s increasin´ all their fees?
Listenin´ to their speeches
How many times did we march with no shoes on?
No J´s or Louboutin
Been beaten on, we been chewed on
But it happened years ago, so we should just move on
You think that man don´t know pain ´cause he got a suit on?
´Cause he finally got a plate that he can now have food on?

Tellin´ me that luck isn´t everybody´s friend
But, really, you can´t fathom that my tree now has fruit on
Don´t get me irate in this climate, it´s heatin´ up in that plane now
Can´t fly straight, I might up and migrate
Turbulence results in your mind racin´, prone to dehydration
Runnin´ ´cause you want freedom, don´t die chasin´
This is post-apocalyptic where we stand
You wanna give us the Bible and have us give up the land
They will dangle the carrot when nothin´ is in your hand
And tell you never to worry, "it´s all just part of the plan"
Fuck what you got planned, your wish isn´t my command

These people are not your friends, I finally understand
They wanna divide you and close people in your set
´Cause when you´re winnin´ together, that´s bigger than any check

One day, you´ll love my pain
One day, you´ll love my pain
I need you, Lord
I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord

Undervalued, under-appreciated in the workplace
Why give you my ideas in the first place?
Know how you contribute, they tell you "describe how"

You ask for a pay rise and they raisin´ they eyebrows
Why does my Blackness have to come with a fight now?
I´m peaceful at heart, but I suggest you pipe down
I´m not ashamed of the soil that I´m made of
Brave woman, my granddaddy is where I got my name from
You don´t know me well enough to call me "Simbi"
The closest people to me actually call me "Simz"
Apart from my family, in a lovin´ capacity
I could never sell my soul for a salary, no
They want everything I own, the audacity
Try somethin´ and test your mortality
That there is a tragedy
Oh, you mad how I clocked it and I got here?
Mentally takin´ back my power and I´m signin´ out, respectfully

One day, you´ll love my pain
One day, you´ll love my pain
Protect me, Lord (Protect me, Lord)
Protect me, Lord (I need you, Lord)
Protect me, Lord

Protect the body, protect the mind
No, God makin´ sure my blessings are perfectly timed
We, as a people, die over pride
Those handouts are never options where we reside
And I still gotta provide
What a mess I´m in, wonder if it´s ´cause I been westernised?
Speakin´ to the suits, they never give you the best advice

A lesson I´ve learnt the hard way
Emphasise real, recognise real, then you become weaponised
Oh, please step aside if you´re not fightin´ the war with us
How do you become numb to a genocide?
Can´t you see that everything we feelin´ is intensified?
Bleedin´ straight from the heart, leave you painfully scarred
Many say rehabilitation is hard
Use all your vices and escape through the dark
Runnin´ away from the childhood trauma
So, tryna get clean´s soundin´ like torture
I´m somebody´s daughter
I´m somebody´s sister, I´m somebody´s friend
You don´t see me how they see me, you see money you could spend

Took me some years to comprehend
Which led me to writin´ the realest shit ever penned
God said, "It´s time to give them some gems"
Switch your perspective, how you look at it through my lens
They can never fool me again
Never silenced, I´ma speak my truth till the end

(The Lord is with you, dear)
One day, you´ll love my pain
One day, you´ll love my pain
I need you, Lord (Lord)
I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord (Lord)
I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord (Lord)

I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord
(You´ll never be alone)
(The Lord is with you, dear)
(The Lord is with you)