[Chorus]
Money, power, glory, respect
What's mine
Is yours
Expect the best
The Universe
Transcending men
Upon this earth
Cause what I give is what I die for
And what I spit's what you get high for
I'm in a position you cannot apply for
I'm on a trip you could only ride for
[Verse 1]
A mic check don't check on the singer
We don't get that technology
It better step up
As artists we just boxing it up
Like a dresser
The crowd follows
Not knowing that a sheep is the shepherd
It's a pyramid scheme
A chain letter
They dance to the
Emperors new groove
Kronk, pull the lever
All you talk about is making that cheese
I got the shredder
All you talk about is being a G
Whilst I got the other letters
Put 'em together
Made a revolution
They use constitution as cushions for
What they really doing
You queuing up
While they're shooting you up
Ayo, don't drink the poison
Just 'cause you're thirsty enough
Yeah yeah, and I know that the going gets tough
But when you rush the process
Another one bites the dust
So cry a little bit
Cause I can tell when you bluff
Remember, karma comes and goes around
Just like a donut
[Chorus]
Money, power, glory, respect
What's mine
Is yours
Expect the best
The Universe
Transcending men
Upon this earth
Cause what I give is what I die for
And what I spit's what you get high for
I'm in a position you cannot apply for
I'm on a trip you could only ride for
Cause what I give is what I die for
And what I spit's what you get high for
I'm in a position you cannot apply for
I'm on a trip you could only ride for
[Verse 2]
I'm feeling all this peace I've never felt before
I had to release, had to let it go
I can see the vision clearer than a telescope
Yeah I know that I'm healing, no, I don't just cope
Never giving up, yeah I keep the hope
"Never been enough" that's what I was told
Now I'm seeing though you like an X-ray
Yeah, I know your heart like a stethoscope
I'm vibrating higher, I don't need no dope
Got it on a rope, nah, I don't drop the soap
It may be outta control when we on the slope
Pray Lord give me a signs like a horoscope, yeah
Don't bring your standards here
Go set them in the sunken place
Don't bring your expectations here
I'm running in another race
Don't "female rapper" me
Don't ever "Western Standards" me
Why is bringing gender in
The only way your eyes can see
Are you so narrow minded
Are you so binary
Are you so stereotypical
That all you do is typical
You're not an individual
So you get mad when we can
Withstand a man
Or anyone who's destructing the plan
A lyricist, an emcee, a rapper
I don't need
Anyone to dictate who I am besides me
Did you notice I did not say female
Cause you can see obviously
Just don't let a fella bring your gender into industry
[Chorus]
Money, power, glory, respect
What's mine
Is yours
Expect the best
The Universe
Transcending men
Upon this earth
Cause what I give is what I die for
And what I spit's what you get high for
I'm in a position you cannot apply for
I'm on a trip you could only ride for
Transcend was written by Nyota Parker.
Nyota Parker released Transcend on Sun Mar 01 2020.