Push come to shove once and for all

Moments of pause, answer the call

If it′s the last dance, with that saidIt's the last chance to evolve

Bein′ a black man's been a job

Look at the loved ones I have lost

Give me a CAT scan, I can't stand

When the drug starts wearin′ off

What they would call goin′ through withdrawal

Nothin' to fear but fear is all

Nothin′ to board these spirits off

Better prepare for a tear to fall

I say a prayer for a miracle

Pinnin' a parable to share with y′all

It's about one crown who was run down

Somehow still standin′ tall (tall)

Look, I received heat from a friend

We will get knee-deep, get it in

I will be three sheets to the wind

Then I'll repeat dumb shit again

Yo, they was vibin' on psilocybin

Phil Collins or Phyllis Hyman

Criticized, but it′s still a problem

To get a rise from the threat of violence

That′s a gateway like Ellis Island

We should take time, smell the flowers

At the baseline for the powers

That be, I wonder what the hell is ours?

May as well keep livin' lawless

If I face charges regardless

I′ma race now from the margin

But somehow, still a livin' target

Out of socket, out of darkness

Out of pocket, out of office

Whoever thought to collect an orphan?

Didn′t ever say shit about a coffin

All the tools that we had was hammers

That's exactly what we would brandish

Whole high waitin′ for the time

We get a placebo instead of answers, I mean

Yeah (I mean)

Let's talk about (I mean)

Let's talk about (I mean, I -)

They say, black joy is rebellion

A happy black boy′s like an alien

I see what ain′t fail yet is failin'

So we adapt, that of a chameleon

True advancement, who the champion

That somehow smiles for the cameras?

With the strength found through the anthem

And somehow beautifully handsome

We too powerful for you to cancel

This is not a groove you could dance to

This is nasty