The Struggle

"We people who are darker than blue
Are we gonna stand around this town
And let what others say come true?
We're just good for nothing they all figure
A boyish, grown up, shiftless jigger
Now we can't hardly stand for that
Or is that really where it's at?"

[Tabs]

How long will we suffer, how long til we got a plan
How much will we bleed before we reach the promise land
For every honest man labeled a terrorist threat
We will endure the weather, we will never forget
Nevertheless we in the midst of the scuffle
Huddled up, blazing a spliff, raising a fist for the struggle
I spit through the muzzle, and it ain't about to stop
Til I meet Martin, Malcolm and Pac on a mountain top
But still it seems like a viper's pride undoubtedly
They want to kill the dreams like sniper shots on a balcony
These devilish demons, forever deceiving
We bled for our freedom, the inheritance for American dreaming
The more you talk about peace, the faster you know death
But that's what it is to counteract the suffrage of the old press
We make love so let it complish your ears
And drown the Earth in a great flood of blood, sweat and tears

[Hook - Tabs]

Cuz we struggle, each day is a hustle
We stay in the scuffle with no leeway if we stumble
We struggle, we struggle, their control is subtle
So my only rebuttal is screaming freedom through the muzzle
We struggle, we struggle, those cries are muffled
Hate to burst your bubble, only a drop in a puddle
We struggle, we struggle and work our fingers to the knuckles
Tryna find the missing piece of the puzzle
We struggle

[Tones]

It's hard to believe my eyes, to even trust in my sight
Feel like I'm facing death during my struggles in life
Something ain't right, whenever I look to the night
And the book of life took the light and shined the book I write in
How can my paycheck add up to less than my debt
What else do I expect I won't accept when I'm stressed
Even with nothing left I won't let the world get to me
And infiltrate my mind, infect me with negative energy
Only I hold the remedy to find my inner peace
Outside of me ironically cuz I live for beats
Flow melodically to drums with rhythms of the ancients
That's how the struggle feel, weightless with testing patience
Call out to Hip-Hop in my time of struggle
Pouring soul is the jacket to cover the puddle
Cuz my feet are already so I can lead the way
Dodging raindrops will be okay when we see the day

(Hook)

[Coal Cash]

?? the better I get seems the harder to do it
But I knew it would cost me troubles so I'm struggling through it
Show a subtle improvement, stay prudent in the movement
Exuberance is skewed when they misconstrue the ??
Student of truant, congruent to professors
Expressions of the deeper, hardly used to the pressure
Fester in a womb, then a cadaverous bloom
My cocoon entombed the ravenous, a hazardous boom
And I'll be out of this soon, run til the last fume evaporates
??? with fools, I was marooned as a basket case
Fastest pace, I'm tryna race to where the casket waits
Cremate my bait, safe to laugh when the ash escapes
The last to break, I'll make the most of this monotony
Though the progressions block, the oppression ain't stopping me
Most possibly I will stumble through the gambit
The verse was worth the trouble, you'll struggle to understand it

(Hook)