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Way Too Long Don’t lie to my faceTelling me I am freeAbout opportunity Invisible chains Constantly strangling meMama can you save me I’m dying for just being me It’s been way too longWays too longWith no freedom It’s been way too long You invite me to your church now But you don’t want me to scream and holla, oh,noYou just want me for my skinBut you don’t want my culture Oh no

No more lying to me No more lying to me I wont believe all the lies you speak We’re taking on the streets(No more Excuses)On your tvOn your time We will rise up We will speak up’Time for a changeNo longer gonna take We’re taking our freedom

Let Me Be Find it in your heart to seeBelow the surface notice me Beside the pigment on my skinRespect my humanity Everybody bleeds; everybody criesEverybody diesEverybody needs a reason to shine Everybody dreams; middle off of the nightHope you won’t deny My moment up above I don’t need you to love me By the least I ask of youPlease just let me be Please just let me be Who I’m meant to be I don’t need your chemistryBut I am hoping to be free Free to live my destiny And pursue opportunity

I just need a chance to live my life(To live my life)Let me take this chance to live mylife (To live my life)

Step 1 I’ve been dancing in the fire, I pray it won’tburn my soul away My obsession it is dire but bad decisions Iwill always make Speeding on this lane, No one else to blameNow I’m calling on a savior Come and take me to a better way I am begging, please come save me from thishellGuess Im praying, I need a rescue frommyselfWithout help I’ll never make itWithout help I’ll never changeSo I’m asking somebody come and make mewell This is my step one To making a change Step oneThis is my step one I’m ready to take step one

I’ve been living as a liar, I do my best justhide the flameHeard the preacher from the choirSang hallelujah, what a happy dayWhile right in my brain mnothing trueremains Now I’m calling on a healerDeliver me from my wicked way This is my step one Im reaching for youStep oneThis is my step one I’m ready to take step one I’ve made an ending of myself So now I’m reaching for your hand

Risk Again Im out of clever things to sayTo pretend that I do not care about oursituation This little complication Cause my heart keeps beating fasterevery time you say my name Oh God please don’t let me fall again At least not this wayI don’t believe in love but common senseis right here in my faceI need the grace to stay my place At least I’ll know I’m safe Like many shooting stars up in the sky The wonder that has caught my eyesHer smile is fixed to make me fly Right up to cloud nineI gotta brace myself cause I might fallAnd then I’ll hurt more than before I’d better keep myself at shore But I gotta know

Can I love again after the drama thatI’ve had to suffer Can I go through again all the heartache and pain Im trying to evade but I can not escape Cause you baby you got me brave torisk again Not everything that shines is gold At least that’s what I’m told But what’s the application to thissituationShe’s got the sweetest taste When she kissed my lips I shot to space And I, really wanna be close to her Oh I, Wanna in her in her universe Cause I know the sun is not brighterthan her smile Nor the Galaxy wider than her heartAm I telling myself all the things I justwanna believe

Goodbye, My Religion Mama don’t cry for me I haven’t gone insane I’m still the same child you raised but Iwalked away From the lies and hate and the bigotry It’s getting much harder for me to see The evidence of faith if I can not be Standing up for love and humanity We are known for phobias Craving the glorious We are consumed with hate I questioned my religion I shifted my position Goodbye my religion Goodbye my religion

Striving to stay afarFrom the legacy of supremacy And toxicity, gotta let me beI refuse to live life on the narrow road If God doesn’t work for the good of allThen why should I try hard to believe at allGo the other way, gotta keep my soul

MY PROTEST SONG No justice no peace No justice no peace No justice no peace I just want a life that is better for me Daily I strive for peace and libertyWe can coexistWe are all human beings No justice no peace I just want a world that is safer for usHelp us Lord20 dollars ain’t worth a life Shot in your house cause put a fight Oh Justice then peace Oh Justice then peace Oh Justice then peace

You don’t wanna hear bout’ modernslavery You toss us in jail so we build yourindustries It’s the America you never wanna see Oh Justice then peace How can I believe that the Lord is the wayWhen I am in chains And I am oppressed in his name I cry to my brother but he looks the otherway Oh Justice then peace Oh Justice then peace Oh Justice then peace Oh Justice then peace No justice no peace No justice no peace

The Mess We Make Every time we fight there’s no winner or loserBut you’re my ride or die , we should figure it out(we’ll figure it out)It is 3 amWe’re exchanging our wordsHardly playing fair It feels like a warCause emotions left unspoken Tend come out in these momentsBut we’re brokenNo reflecting Busy grinding after moments We broke so hard Then made up even harder I guess we’re all better Oh babe Look at the mess we make No one get’s all blameBut we be just fine No matter the mess we make

Never got heal from the things thatwe’ve been sayin’But we’re great at sex so we’re working itout (we’re workin’) I know your bodyYou know my spots We got a thing We’re doing our thing We’re making some magicLosing our memoryAlways forgetting why we were fighting Sometimes I do wish we could workthrough the motionsGet to what’s happening underneath Then maybe we could have a chance fora futureIf we’re brave enough to try but

HealingYou’ve been fighting so hardFor justice you’ve been on the marchAin’t no stopping you, until it is over You can not make a changeIf you have spent all your strengthI am hoping I can help you get overSo let your guard down Time to wind downGet the wine and stick around You won’t be here for too long Just make the most of this songAs you lay here so you heal As you lay here so you heal As you lay here so you heal As you lay here so you heal

I will stand up with youWe’ll battle till victory is trueWe can feel it We have never been closer So let your guard down Time to wind downGet the wine and stick around You won’t be here for too long Just make the most of this songAs you lay here so you heal As you lay here so you heal As you lay here so you heal As you lay here so you heal It’s a long fight To get to the end Before you goBack in the warYou need a healing You need it You need it

Strong Man Brother why do you try so hard To pretend you still have a heartWhen own words tear the world apartThey lead astray You would rather take up your right To bare arms and defend your life Than turn your cheek to the other side andshow the way You proclaim God is loveYet you cling to your toys Now the moment has come for you to makea choice Strong man put the gun down Strong man put the gun down The solution is not in violence Strong man put the gun down

You haven’t learned from your history And so you cause so much misery Will you not join in the fight for peace You proclaim God is loveYet you cling to your toys Now the moment has come for you to makea choice Strong man put the gun down Strong man put the gun down The solution is not in violence Strong man put the gun down The solutionThe solution is not in violence The solutionThe solution is not in violence The solution is not in violence The solution is not in violence

Win The Same I push toward my destinyCause winning is my fascinationDo or die; Jump the line Do all it takes to reach that vision In everything I do to be G.O.A.T; I’m trynapay my dues. lapping all the fools, first to my fantasy,never number two Pre-Chorus I’m getting closer to the finish line But I can not say I am more DevineIn my ambition I’ve been chasing whatwould never satisfy Everybody can’t winCan’t win the same Gotta ease off all the pressure

This pressure’s insane Everybody can’t winCan’t win the same Gotta let it goLet it go Everybody can’t winCan’t win the same Gotta let it goLet it go I’m in a race; I set your paceDo all I can to grab the momentChase ma’ dreams; No time for sleep Being the best will keep me movingWhy should I be benign when gold is in mysights I gotta grow a spine; all glory will be mineMy name will be in light; no body will deny Im desperate to be knownBut soon I’m gonna lose my mindI’m giving up my soul Such a worthless sacrifice

Watch and Pray We pray before we can eatBut we don’t know what it means We go to war for the culture We’re gonna win for the king We are going extinct We are losing our way Better get it together We are talking survival We are talking revival We gonna watch and pray Watch and pray We gonna watch and pray on We gonna watch and pray Watch and pray We gonna watch and pray on

We’ll never stop our praiseAt least we know we are straight We never cared bout the weather We’re beaming up anyways I’m your brotherI don’t care about your choices I will walk with you no matter the pathNo mistakes that you make Will make me give up on you Make me give up on you

Choose What We Carry I forgot to remind youTo stop looking behind youWe decide what we carryAnd this feels like your straw It’s not yours to solve Pulling out of the drivewayHeadlights on the highwayCry when you’re leavingBut not cause you want to stayRelieved in a way YeahhhhhhIt’s not where you’re goingIt’s what you’re choosing to leave behindYeahhhhhhThere’s no way of knowingOr if you will regretWhat you haven’t let go of yet

We choose what we carry We choose what we carry Bags down as you walk inDon’t feel like talking More to unpack than just your clothesMore than anyone knows YeahhhhhIt’s not where you’re goingIt’s what you’re choosing to leave behindYeahhhhThere’s no way of knowingOr if you will regretWhat you haven’t let go of yet YeahhhhhhLook how you’ve made itOne mile at a timeYeahhhhhhYou don’t need savingYou’ve freed it from your mindLeaving it all behind

We choose what we carry We choose what we carry You chose what you’ve carriedIt’s no longer heavy

Imposter You’ve figured me out I feel like a childin these clothesThey all knowThey all knowEverybody knows I never grew upNever enoughAll eyes on meEveryone’s seesAnd they all agree In the bathroom mirrorNever been clearerWhat the hell am I doing hereFeels so wrongDon’t belongI have nothing to offerI’m the imposter

I need to go homeHear the silent alarmsExit strategyReaching my keysWould they even seeThe vacant seat In the rearview mirrorMy fears become clearWhat the hell am I doing hereStrength is goneBarely hanging onI have nothing more to offerI’m the imposter In my bedroom mirror Never been clearerWhat the hell am I doing here?Was I wrong?Giving up Can’t pretend any longerI’m the imposter You might have figured me out

Dem Bo God and the devil went to war but the poorstill dieOne works to build and one destroys stillthe poor just die We all know that Satan is a liarBut angels shining bright only blind us The gamers are the breakers And the breakers are the gamers While rich are getting richer It’s a simple life equation Do you see ; you’re only getting playedFor your cash and your rageWe pledge our allegiance Cause they promise they can save usMore than fifty years have they saved us?Much uncertainty waits ahead There’s no savior We gotta see the truth Cause the power’s really me and you

They are just the same with a shade of adifferenceThey are just the same cause our chains arenot broken We need freedom We need freedom We need freedom Freedom from them both The elephant and donkey fight ; it is quitethe rideWe’re forced to hang on for our lives, it isquite the rideGoing to the ballot for survival Defend democracy with lesser evilIt’s a system that’s created for the wealthy Then why the hell do we think it’s gonnawork for us ; were not wealthy Living for dream, that has been designedfor us to work or die

We’re the sacrificeGladly give our livesCause we dream, we dream we’re gonnamake it some day We think we’re gonna make it to themountain topOnly a few can make it upAs symbol of what they call America They are just the same with a shade of adifferenceThey are just the same cause our chains arenot broken We need freedom from We need freedom from We need freedom fromFreedom from them both

Quicker Than YouOh babe in my mind is overYou haven’t said goodbyeBut I know that it is coming pretty soonSo I gotta move quicker than youI notice all the little things And the fake smile with the perfectsymmetryTells me that you’re running low on thechemistry You’re staring at the door Longing for the streetsYou can tell that boy that’s beencrushing on youIt’s ok cause you’re into him tooI am holding the door you can step onthrough Yes it hurt long ago cause I alreadyknew

No need to drag this out Don’t feel too bad because you’rewanting outYou and me have had the perfect run High for the days that were full of love Yes, you try to keep it goingHate the fact that I gotta say it It is time to hit the pavement I think it’s better out there Cause love all it takes Love is all it takes to let you go Let you go

What you’ve done for me Since I met you my life changedI’m not the same person I was back then You have shown me that I can be more I’m going further than I thought possible I have been living in misery I couldn’t breathe Now that I’ve found the real meI’m truly free I’ve been delivered Delivered by youAll of my demons now fleeHallelujah for what you’ve done for me At the altar my life you returned Wider the path for me My freedom you’ve earned I’m gonna live out my very best life From now on i’m not holding back my light

I have been living in darknessI had no sightNow this candle of mineI’ll let it shine Finally I can step out I’m not hiding behind the prayersI’ve been broken in my soul in needsomething that’s for real I’ve become more responsible for my ownhappinessI choose happinessCause of you

Black Joy You’ve got frustrations and You’ve gotambitious dreams You haven’t seen because your skin theyhate like sinBut it won’t break your soulYour strength will hold The soil of Africa brings life inside your heartYou’re powered by her sun You’re journey’s going farKeep pressing on Remember who you are Do not let this agonyKeep me from your energyKeep your chin up Keep your head up Stand with pride Raise your voice and say

Oh I’ve got black joy So I know that I’ll be okOh I’ve got black joy So I know that I’ll be alright I’ll be alright Just keep on fighting from a place ofstrength because You know where you are from The fight is in your blood Oh yes you’re filledWith hope so you keep on And when you face the storm You know that’s how you grow You can embrace it all And dare the rain to fall Oh let it pourYou’re brave, you’re not afraid No matter what the day bringsIt’s curses and it’s blessing Just dance all the same

Live For This Feeling Hello Mr “So Important” You always turn off the lightsIn spite of all that you promised Now we can see past your lies And so we’re fighting depression We laugh to not lose our minds Resisting the constant pressure To give ourselves to the night In the dark we’ll light up a fire And move to the music We survive with simple pleasuresWe’ll party the sun awake We gonna live for this feeling AlrightAlrightAlrightThat we’re gonna make it AlrightAlrightAlright

One day you’ll come to discover There’s nothing that you can do To make us give up the power The trust that we’ll make it through We’re serving some good vibrations And stepping up with the groove You want to plunder our futureTonight we dance over you In the dark we’ll light up a fire And move to the music We survive with simple pleasuresWe’ll party the sun awake We gonna live for this feeling AlrightAlrightAlrightThat we’re gonna make it AlrightAlrightAlright

Friday It was on a Friday that I saw youThen I knew love at first sight was a real thing And I am in love with you babe It was on a Saturday that I called you With everything you had to say -Oh I was blown away And I am in love with you babe Oh Babe, babe, babe, babe Im in love with you Sometimes true comes in the simple waysBut as we chase love, we often complicateI knew you were for me before our first dateWe had to get married No time wasted Our story is simple But our love is fancy Just like a Bentley It’s a classical fantasy