We live in a perfect world but just don't know it
Instead of heaven or earth it could be heaven on earth
But these days I feel like the devil’s on earth
I just seen a cop shoot an unarmed man to death
The last words he hears are FUCK YOUR BREATH!
Damn, rest in peace
And to think in the Middle East they think we’re living in the West in peace
To them our biggest concern is that it gets cold outside
The other side of their door is a full-out war. They can't go outside
And I'm all depressed and heartbroken man that ain’t a problem
A real problem is having to bury your friend and family
A real problem is kid starving and kidnappings
Daily clips injustice, all these executions in public so I
BRIDGE
I Look up at the sky and I ask the lord (why x 3)
Since he doesn't answer I try to get closer so I just get
CHORUS
High high high
Way up here
Wish I could spend every day up here
Cool my drinks on the moon
Light my joints with the sun
Up here is my quiet place
Put Saturn’s rings on vibrate
VERSE 2
We live in a perfect world but just don't know it
Instead of heaven or earth it could be heaven on earth
But these days I feel like I’m never on earth
I’m too busy floating through the atmosphere
Hoping that I get to see my loved ones there
Life – how fragile it is
Hospital filled with the terminally ill
So many good people trying to live
And I'm metaphorically dying over you
How selfish
They would take my place in a second
Go enjoy that life that you're blessed with
And I know we're strong and can make through anything
But why does it feel like we're going through everything
We're not going through everything
So I
BRIDGE
I Look up at the sky and I ask the lord (why x 3)
Since he doesn't answer I try to get closer so I just get
CHORUS
High high high
Way up here
Wish I could spend every day up here
Cool my drinks on the moon
Light my joints with the sun
Up here is my quiet place
Put Saturn’s rings on vibrate
Space City was written by Kalu Okorafor.
Space City was produced by .
D’African released Space City on Mon Apr 20 2015.