knock on the door of our hearts and we shall let you in our darkened skin in is
shall let you in our darkened skin in is
shall let you in our darkened skin in is different shades it is not wanted nor is
different shades it is not wanted nor is
different shades it is not wanted nor is it equivalent to the eyes of the
it equivalent to the eyes of the
it equivalent to the eyes of the majority who we are minorities colonized
majority who we are minorities colonized
majority who we are minorities colonized by fair-skinned oppresses talk with
by fair-skinned oppresses talk with
by fair-skinned oppresses talk with lectures which taught us not to love
lectures which taught us not to love
lectures which taught us not to love ourselves we became lesser we are the
ourselves we became lesser we are the
ourselves we became lesser we are the people lost from our predecessors I have
people lost from our predecessors I have
people lost from our predecessors I have goals I have so much to offer to the
goals I have so much to offer to the
goals I have so much to offer to the world but the world does not want to
world but the world does not want to
world but the world does not want to hear it I guess I have to clear it but
hear it I guess I have to clear it but
hear it I guess I have to clear it but if I clear it people won’t hear it if I
if I clear it people won’t hear it if I
if I clear it people won’t hear it if I stay well sirens come my way red and
stay well sirens come my way red and
stay well sirens come my way red and blue are the only colors that I see but
blue are the only colors that I see but
blue are the only colors that I see but I am either crip nor blood with my
I am either crip nor blood with my
I am either crip nor blood with my bloodstains to Street my body lays
bloodstains to Street my body lays
bloodstains to Street my body lays cryptic dead too prevalent Society
cryptic dead too prevalent Society
cryptic dead too prevalent Society please please walk in my shoes for one
please please walk in my shoes for one
please please walk in my shoes for one moment I was chosen with the complexion
moment I was chosen with the complexion
moment I was chosen with the complexion and which society chose to oppose with
and which society chose to oppose with
and which society chose to oppose with insurrection I was told to refrain from
insurrection I was told to refrain from
insurrection I was told to refrain from interactions white life provided
interactions white life provided
interactions white life provided distractions confined behind white walls
distractions confined behind white walls
distractions confined behind white walls that were never a place of refuge a
that were never a place of refuge a
that were never a place of refuge a false place of protection a form of mass
false place of protection a form of mass
false place of protection a form of mass incarceration breathe for a second what
incarceration breathe for a second what
incarceration breathe for a second what is my selection rosin passes ceilings
is my selection rosin passes ceilings
is my selection rosin passes ceilings looking for the rain but where’s the
looking for the rain but where’s the
looking for the rain but where’s the connection I have a brother and a sister
connection I have a brother and a sister
connection I have a brother and a sister who looked like me and talked like me
who looked like me and talked like me
who looked like me and talked like me and even got this thing passes me my
and even got this thing passes me my
and even got this thing passes me my destiny started off with Psalms 116 when
destiny started off with Psalms 116 when
destiny started off with Psalms 116 when God held me down the river and let art
God held me down the river and let art
God held me down the river and let art and creativity speak to me now I had the
and creativity speak to me now I had the
and creativity speak to me now I had the pleasure to grow up around many artists
pleasure to grow up around many artists
pleasure to grow up around many artists and some of those artists include my
and some of those artists include my
and some of those artists include my father was in the audience today who was
father was in the audience today who was
father was in the audience today who was a singer and a musician my mother a
a singer and a musician my mother a
a singer and a musician my mother a writer and educator and my brother a
writer and educator and my brother a
writer and educator and my brother a professional breakdancer and a hip-hop
professional breakdancer and a hip-hop
professional breakdancer and a hip-hop junkie overall now being around all of
junkie overall now being around all of
junkie overall now being around all of these things with being african-american
these things with being african-american
these things with being african-american as well as Christian I find myself being
as well as Christian I find myself being
as well as Christian I find myself being around this beautiful dynamic of just
around this beautiful dynamic of just
around this beautiful dynamic of just the intermingling of different cultures
the intermingling of different cultures
the intermingling of different cultures but the thing is I realized I had a
but the thing is I realized I had a
but the thing is I realized I had a young
young
young 17 years old when I found Christ that it
17 years old when I found Christ that it
17 years old when I found Christ that it was art and creativity that led me
was art and creativity that led me
was art and creativity that led me through my own oppressions and my own
through my own oppressions and my own
through my own oppressions and my own adversities so in our world today we try
adversities so in our world today we try
adversities so in our world today we try so much to compose violence with a form
so much to compose violence with a form
so much to compose violence with a form of physicality we think that if we shoot
of physicality we think that if we shoot
of physicality we think that if we shoot stab poison someone that we can create a
stab poison someone that we can create a
stab poison someone that we can create a change but doesn’t only create more
change but doesn’t only create more
change but doesn’t only create more violence as far as physical understand
violence as far as physical understand
violence as far as physical understand this I believe that with creativity we
this I believe that with creativity we
this I believe that with creativity we can create change so utilize your
can create change so utilize your
can create change so utilize your god-given gift to bring forth creative
god-given gift to bring forth creative
god-given gift to bring forth creative violence now I grew up as an
violence now I grew up as an
violence now I grew up as an african-american male I thankfully and
african-american male I thankfully and
african-american male I thankfully and luckily had the blessings of both my
luckily had the blessings of both my
luckily had the blessings of both my father and my mother in my life many
father and my mother in my life many
father and my mother in my life many young african-american males don’t get
young african-american males don’t get
young african-american males don’t get to have their fathers in their lives so
to have their fathers in their lives so
to have their fathers in their lives so today I’m here to speak for many
today I’m here to speak for many
today I’m here to speak for many minorities whether you are black in a
minorities whether you are black in a
minorities whether you are black in a white neighborhood are white in a black
white neighborhood are white in a black
white neighborhood are white in a black neighborhood understand if you want to
neighborhood understand if you want to
neighborhood understand if you want to really create change you’ll need to go
really create change you’ll need to go
really create change you’ll need to go out there and hurt someone as far as
out there and hurt someone as far as
out there and hurt someone as far as putting your hands on them all you need
putting your hands on them all you need
putting your hands on them all you need to do is understand your god-given gift
to do is understand your god-given gift
to do is understand your god-given gift and your potential so if you are a
and your potential so if you are a
and your potential so if you are a doctor if you are a writer use that to
doctor if you are a writer use that to
doctor if you are a writer use that to create change there’s so many examples
create change there’s so many examples
create change there’s so many examples in a hospital and I in our history of
in a hospital and I in our history of
in a hospital and I in our history of America think about it the Harlem
America think about it the Harlem
America think about it the Harlem Renaissance it was in 1865 the American
Renaissance it was in 1865 the American
Renaissance it was in 1865 the American proclamation all of a sudden all the
proclamation all of a sudden all the
proclamation all of a sudden all the African Americans had to move tourists
African Americans had to move tourists
African Americans had to move tourists north to Harlem New York and it was
north to Harlem New York and it was
north to Harlem New York and it was there
there
there a hub of black culture was created but
a hub of black culture was created but
a hub of black culture was created but it was a hub to create a form of
it was a hub to create a form of
it was a hub to create a form of creative violence that changed and
creative violence that changed and
creative violence that changed and shocked the culture to create a form of
shocked the culture to create a form of
shocked the culture to create a form of equality I took so many years to
equality I took so many years to
equality I took so many years to actually happen now let’s move forward
actually happen now let’s move forward
actually happen now let’s move forward to the 70s of the anti-war movement it
to the 70s of the anti-war movement it
to the 70s of the anti-war movement it was primarily music that led the
was primarily music that led the
was primarily music that led the movement and that led to equality that
movement and that led to equality that
movement and that led to equality that led to change within our government now
led to change within our government now
led to change within our government now let’s take a little bit more back to the
let’s take a little bit more back to the
let’s take a little bit more back to the civil rights movement now think about it
civil rights movement now think about it
civil rights movement now think about it dr. Martin Luther King and so many
dr. Martin Luther King and so many
dr. Martin Luther King and so many others utilize the form of non-violence
others utilize the form of non-violence
others utilize the form of non-violence to create change but the thing is though
to create change but the thing is though
to create change but the thing is though it was non-violence there was a form of
it was non-violence there was a form of
it was non-violence there was a form of creativity
creativity
creativity he had the mindset to create something
he had the mindset to create something
he had the mindset to create something that no one ever thought of and what did
that no one ever thought of and what did
that no one ever thought of and what did it do it create it change it allow
it do it create it change it allow
it do it create it change it allow myself right as an african-american male
myself right as an african-american male
myself right as an african-american male and minorities all over the world all
and minorities all over the world all
and minorities all over the world all over in America to actually vote that we
over in America to actually vote that we
over in America to actually vote that we can actually come together as brothers
can actually come together as brothers
can actually come together as brothers and sisters no matter what our race is
and sisters no matter what our race is
and sisters no matter what our race is to create a change together so I end off
to create a change together so I end off
to create a change together so I end off with this I wake up it’s a new day I’m
with this I wake up it’s a new day I’m
with this I wake up it’s a new day I’m trying to see the springtime like I’m in
trying to see the springtime like I’m in
trying to see the springtime like I’m in May I’m just trying to understand just
May I’m just trying to understand just
May I’m just trying to understand just how to be your man just tried to follow
how to be your man just tried to follow
how to be your man just tried to follow God’s plan I’m trying to keep my head up
God’s plan I’m trying to keep my head up
God’s plan I’m trying to keep my head up in the zone I people want to talk in the
in the zone I people want to talk in the
in the zone I people want to talk in the background study making whack sounds but
background study making whack sounds but
background study making whack sounds but I’m like ah let me turn it turn it turn
I’m like ah let me turn it turn it turn
I’m like ah let me turn it turn it turn it turn it down yeah so imma leave you
it turn it down yeah so imma leave you
it turn it down yeah so imma leave you guys here off with the dance with a song
guys here off with the dance with a song
guys here off with the dance with a song that I wrote and performed who was mixed
that I wrote and performed who was mixed
that I wrote and performed who was mixed by Malik elder and produced by Matt
by Malik elder and produced by Matt
by Malik elder and produced by Matt Ariane MC
[Music]
[Music] see I wake up it’s a new day
see I wake up it’s a new day
see I wake up it’s a new day I’m trying to see the springtime like
I’m trying to see the springtime like
I’m trying to see the springtime like I’m in Maine trying to understand just
I’m in Maine trying to understand just
I’m in Maine trying to understand just how my name is getting harder be your
how my name is getting harder be your
how my name is getting harder be your man try to follow God’s the plan I’m
man try to follow God’s the plan I’m
man try to follow God’s the plan I’m trying to keep my head up in the zone
trying to keep my head up in the zone
trying to keep my head up in the zone people wanna talk in their background
people wanna talk in their background
people wanna talk in their background scared me making wax down but I’m like
scared me making wax down but I’m like
scared me making wax down but I’m like let me turn it turn it turn it turn it
let me turn it turn it turn it turn it
let me turn it turn it turn it turn it down yeah I got that put my heart up on
down yeah I got that put my heart up on
down yeah I got that put my heart up on the record cuz I gotta make sure that I
the record cuz I gotta make sure that I
the record cuz I gotta make sure that I deal with other people
deal with other people
deal with other people I do but so diesel I do this like an
I do but so diesel I do this like an
I do but so diesel I do this like an apostille hot stove you can put me in
apostille hot stove you can put me in
apostille hot stove you can put me in the hospital but I will climb out of
the hospital but I will climb out of
the hospital but I will climb out of that bitch now I will go to the fence
that bitch now I will go to the fence
that bitch now I will go to the fence because I’m trying to understand how to
because I’m trying to understand how to
because I’m trying to understand how to not being changed wanna understand
not being changed wanna understand
not being changed wanna understand call them now freedom trying to have
call them now freedom trying to have
call them now freedom trying to have their people to listen but nobody wanna
their people to listen but nobody wanna
their people to listen but nobody wanna listen to patrician everybody wanna
listen to patrician everybody wanna
listen to patrician everybody wanna think they’re telling judge but all I
think they’re telling judge but all I
think they’re telling judge but all I really wanna do is give hugs and love
really wanna do is give hugs and love
really wanna do is give hugs and love make sure I put my hands up in the sky
make sure I put my hands up in the sky
make sure I put my hands up in the sky as are praising mine or they say there’s
as are praising mine or they say there’s
as are praising mine or they say there’s eases Christ until they say that I died
eases Christ until they say that I died
eases Christ until they say that I died put me in the ground six feet deep but
put me in the ground six feet deep but
put me in the ground six feet deep but three days I will rise is on me but I’m
three days I will rise is on me but I’m
three days I will rise is on me but I’m not hot and I don’t carry two blocks
not hot and I don’t carry two blocks
not hot and I don’t carry two blocks when I make snow then I can’t be the
when I make snow then I can’t be the
when I make snow then I can’t be the spike of the Sun revival so let me just
spike of the Sun revival so let me just
spike of the Sun revival so let me just lemon no and yes I’m a crimson oh and
lemon no and yes I’m a crimson oh and
lemon no and yes I’m a crimson oh and get some agenda but I’ve been delivered
get some agenda but I’ve been delivered
get some agenda but I’ve been delivered and I’m just trying to be a winner and
and I’m just trying to be a winner and
and I’m just trying to be a winner and never a loser but sometimes I got to
never a loser but sometimes I got to
never a loser but sometimes I got to lose so I can become a winner so put me
lose so I can become a winner so put me
lose so I can become a winner so put me on my knees as I’m making my god please
on my knees as I’m making my god please
on my knees as I’m making my god please help me take me from these tragedies I
help me take me from these tragedies I
help me take me from these tragedies I just wanna be somebody new I just wanna
just wanna be somebody new I just wanna
just wanna be somebody new I just wanna make sure that I can speak – oh you off
make sure that I can speak – oh you off
make sure that I can speak – oh you off my blues my humor
you
you [Music]
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