Sketches of Pain-Bop Alloy/Substantial/Marcus D/Oma Pearl of Conjure Woman

[00:00.00] 作词 : Substantial/Stanley Bryan Robinson/Marcus Marino/Ongisa Ichile-Mckenzie [00:01.00] 作曲 : Stanley Bryan Robinson/Marcus Marino/Ongisa Ichile-Mckenzie [00:20.27]Peacemaker [00:21.94]Son of a violent man [00:23.30]Dream chaser [00:24.34]Raised on divided land [00:25.80]Where thieves raped us [00:27.16]Treated like I’m not a man [00:28.42]Our behavior [00:29.25]Like rebels without a plan [00:30.82]Step false get offed by a coward’s hand [00:33.22]Life’s shorter than an hour hand [00:35.94]But the least of my worries is the Taliban [00:38.03]Or hopin’ that they’ll pass an assault rifle ban [00:40.43]Most guns where I’m from aren’t licensed fam [00:43.04]The ones that are [00:44.19]Usually held tight in hands [00:45.55]By the cops and so called authority figures [00:48.16]Cringe at my black skin while calling us ***** [00:50.78]But 6 letters can't define me I'm so much bigger [00:53.28]The path I walk [00:54.33]Most people can’t endure the rigor [00:55.90]Back up talk [00:56.94]By displaying so much vigor [00:58.30]Mastered art [00:59.24]The blind just ignore the picture [01:00.91]Passed a tart [01:02.06]But of course my portion’s bitter [01:03.63]That or starve [01:04.47]Cause round here they don’t deliver [01:06.03]Grabbed a quart [01:07.08]Rather be engulfed in liquor [01:08.64]Lacked support [01:09.69]And I wasn’t born a winner [01:11.26]An afterthought [01:12.20]These know-it-alls won’t consider [01:13.66]A man of God [01:14.60]Who sits upon a throne of wicker [01:16.38]Who scratched & Clawed [01:17.53]To reach the very point I’m sitting [01:18.99]After-all [01:19.83]That’s what fuels the poems I’m spitting [01:21.60] [01:21.91]I’ma take this pain I’ve been dealt with and use it [01:24.42]This ship can’t reach the stars if I don’t fuel it [01:26.62]Without my music and art I’d be useless [01:29.12]I always knew [01:30.48]I got to do so... [01:31.95]I’ma take the pain I’ve been dealt and use it [01:34.24]This ship can’t reach the stars if I don’t fuel it [01:36.96]Without this music and art I’d be useless [01:39.57]I always knew [01:40.62]What I had to do 'cause... [01:41.87] [01:42.29]You can’t hide from who you are [01:47.10]You can’t hide from who you are [01:52.32]Not even the highest peak [01:53.58]The lowest place [01:55.04]In every space [01:56.08]You always leave a trace [01:58.49]You always leave a trace [02:01.20]Always leave a trace! [02:03.29] [02:03.61]Self-respect low [02:03.71]Blood pressure high [02:04.86]Could be cancer inside [02:06.64]Am I’m scared to know [02:07.68]Lucky to be alive [02:08.73]At the age of 34 [02:10.19]Livin’ in fast times [02:11.23]Still manage to die slow [02:12.59]IV pumping morphine in my bloodstream [02:15.10]Woke with a scratchy throat & groggy what a rough dream [02:17.50]Something’s [02:18.24]Not right, nurse can you help me sit up [02:20.32]Felt like I was stabbed [02:21.79]Every time I try to get up [02:22.83]Hurt so damn bad [02:23.98]I can’t even cough this phlegm up [02:25.34]Pain every minute [02:26.59]Every moment that I been up [02:27.85]When I told the fam [02:29.21]They looked at me like I’m finished [02:30.36]Huh! I’ll be damned [02:32.13]If anything we’ll make me give up [02:33.07]Wishing I was home in my chair [02:34.54]Anywhere but here [02:35.79]Baby girl completely unaware [02:37.25]Lives without a care [02:38.30]It ain’t fair [02:39.13]When your child, you can’t even pick up [02:40.70]But I did it for her, so I’ma keep my chin up [02:43.21] [02:43.73]I’ma take this pain I’ve been dealt with and use it [02:45.82]This ship can’t reach the stars if I don’t fuel it [02:48.43]Without my music and art I’d be useless [02:51.15]I always knew [02:52.40]I got to do so... [02:53.34] [02:53.66]No matter what happens today [02:58.36]Tomorrow the sun will rise [03:03.37]We'll be there [03:05.36]We'll be there [03:08.08]We'll be there [03:10.27]To greet the sun [03:13.72]Good Morning [03:15.60]Good Morning [03:18.32]Good Morning [03:20.82]Good Morning [03:24.06] [03:24.48]You can’t hide from who you are [03:29.18]You can’t hide from who you are [03:33.78]Not even the highest peak [03:35.35]The lowest place [03:37.12]In every space [03:38.27]You always leave a trace [03:40.89]You always leave a trace [03:43.29]Always leave a trace!