Hero (Bonus Track)

[Intro]
You like jazz, Evan?
Yeah
Let me play some for you
We are oppressed
We are exploited
We are downtrodden
We are denied not only civil rights but even human rights
So the only way we're going to get some of this oppression
And exploitation
Away from us or aside from us
We must come together against a common enemy

[Verse 1: Hakeem Eli'juwon]
I was alone in my cell with a pad and a pen
I needed love, but where was it then?
I had to pray for a miracle
Feelin' the darkness makin' me spiritual
I always knew I was more than a poet
I got a gift and a curse, I'ma show it
Came from a place where it's easy to fall in temptation
Makin' it out it's heroic
I just been countin' my blessin's
When everything else was in shambles
I was devoted to makin' a change
Now I'm constantly growin'
And lo' and behold, I get caught in the moment
Nothin' is promised, now I got a X on my back
And I'm chasin' a dream, ain't no holdin' me back
I remember when I had my faith in the trap
And I barely could manage, now I'm in my bag
Thankful I'm in this position
Remember when I thought of quittin'
Givin' up never was part of my mission
I'ma go hard and don't ask for permission
Cut up the beat, I'ma make a incision
Gotta be smarter with makin' decisions
Pray that I leave in a better position
Was ready for change and that's when He shifted, ayy

[Break 1]
We believe that our problem is one not a violation of civil rights
But a violation of human rights
Not only are we denied the right
To be a citizen in the United States
We're denied the right to be a human being

[Verse 2: St. Domonick]
Trials and tribulations
Was takin' my time, I might need a renovation
All I'm seeking is stimulation for my mental
Eventually we finna build a nation
I got back in the gym just to show you I'm him
I feel like they was sleep on my innovations
Gotta lead by example, I'm demonstratin'
If its too much to handle then you can pace it
Take a second and breathe
Manifest and belief
Stay away, 'cause there's snakes in the grass
So mow it and rake up the leaves, yeah
Gotta face your mistakes from the past
And show 'em it ain't what it seems, hey
Losing fear as you grow
Got to heroic than Christopher Reeves
Hey, vuelo

[Verse 3: M.C]
Patch up the chest so my cousin stress
I put down the ball and picked up the sweats
So he ain't gotta walk with a tech, I gotta confess
Feel like I'm talkin' the most, but feel like I'm doin' the less
When really I'm doin' the best
I know how to do, 'til I got enough to invest
I gotta protect
The dream that King had seen
When he gave a speech on the steps to mass
There's hope to the ones that don't have it
Driving my lane to pass it
Guardin' the town like Chadwick
Baby, it's tragic
They pushin' the Gram like grams
And hoping we blow 'til we crash it
Gift and a curse, just know what you do when you have it, wow

[Break 2]
The Muslims believe in a god that created the universe
And I think the Christians do
And the Jews do
Now as long as all of them are talking about the creator, uh
The Jews may call him Jehovah
And Christians may have another name for him, well
We believe in the same god

[Verse 4: Parris Chariz]
Look
It's more to this life than we see
Havin' faith is a price you receive
Most people that doubted believe
I sit back 'cause I ponder and think on the lie that was built on our backs in deceit
Came to learn that our freedom was paid for
Not to mention they built a disease
To cover the scandals inside the machine
We gotta start seein' beyond the screen
They lyin' in front of us, how is you sleep?
The time is now, you gotta believe
It's evident, they only move in prejudice
See the color of my skin, it's elegant
Came from the bottom to win, it's etiquette
All I got is this word and relevance
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[Outro]
Tell him know what kind of hell you been catchin'
And let him know that if he's not rich
To clean his house up
He shouldn't have a house
It should catch on fire
And burn down