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They say the Lord will come

Like a thief in the night

Perhaps the lord will come

In the things that I write

In the things that we bleed

And the things that we read

And the things we recite

Maybe they’re afraid I’ll spit fire

In these kerosine streets like night

Or that I’ll spit water

Into these barren streets that give life

But I’ve learned the thing that pulls the fiend to the pipe

Is the same thing that pulls a human being to the light:

The love of love

A means to cope

So I try to inhale their dreams and exhale hope

Homeboy said 'man, the people either feel it or don’t

So you can inhale their dreams and exhale hope

But you better chew coca leaves and spit out dope'

And that reminded me of a passage, and I quote:

«Our Lord will not change the condition of a people

Until they change the condition that’s what’s within themselves,» end quote

In short, Lord, I won’t falter

Steady rock of Gibraltar

Swift traversin' waters

Verses I’ve authored, I offer

As a solemn sacrifice upon the altar

In order to alter

The current conditions

Of our sons and our fathers

And they say we need more black mayors and lawyers;

I say we need more black John Mayers

To win Grammys for singin' songs about our «Daughters»

Because we are caught in a culture

Of defeatism, worshipping victims and martyrs

We are not victims but victors

If we but witness or honor

Our brilliance, our resilience and our beauty is farther

Than pimpin' ho’s, trick and dope

Gucci and Prada

From South Street to Central Road, we are shook in a trauma

Of terrorism that precedes Al Qaeda and Osama

Forget Bin Laden; Ben Franklin

Enslaved my great-great-grandmamma (comma)

Great great grandfather (comma)

Indigenous nations of reservations (comma)

But we caught in a coma

Sleep

So the truth will have to come

Like a thief in the night

But if you’re awake, you’ll hear it

In the things that we write

In the things that we bleed

In the things we recite

And because the truth will come

Like a thief in the night

Being awake, I’ve learned

Is the meaning of life

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