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The death of dreams
As i walk through the unforgiving landscape of my own mind
i see the vines of my own failures intertwine
It pains me to see all the time i had to work, sweat, bleed and not achieve my goal.
An icy grip freezes my heart as the flaming tongues of regret char my soul
But i don't care. for greatness i have no limitations
i can't wait to get better. i'm brewing with impatience
i try to go to sleep. but all i do is toss and turn
There's so much i haven't done there's so much to learn
There's fire inside me and can feel the burn
It hurts but in a good way. It makes me want. It makes me yearn
i walk through neighborhood to see the result of broken dreams
Society killed them. Their eyes. they used beam
i hate seeing my loved ones crumble and cry
And they warn me. About the mistakes they made but i don't know why
i don't fear the death of dreams i hold my head up high
My eyes stay forward locked on my prize
When i fall i get up again today will not be my demise
Unchained by my own mental bounds forever more i rise
i soar i soar and i don't stop until i reach the skies
i know im black i know i have to to work twice as hard
And i do work indefinitely i don't get the privilege card
Willingly i help my other friends who have fallen
They resent but i inspire them i know they can go all in
Walled in, they're alone and they're scared i think they're crestfallen
But nevermind that i think ive gone awry
On the quest to find greatness i have me myself and i
And the quest is dangerous theres a great chance you might die
i don't fear the the death of dreams i hold my head up high
i pray for true love
I walked to the store and found a dead man
He was killed cause he was a gay man
I live in a world where i have to take man
I'm too busy i have no time to make man
All i know is when push comes to shove
i pray for blessings all the way from above
i always pray for new love
i pray for true love
i walk all up and down the street
i see brothers killing brothers just for a piece of meat
i see baby brothers and baby sisters that got nothing to eat
As i see all this i move faster and faster
i went to my pastor and said how can i master
How get past the pain how can i move past her
How can i deal with the discrimination in our nation
How my people have to have a shell like a crustacean
How i have spots of darkness like a dalmatian
How i have to thrive off of donations
And you know what he said
His words still ringing in my head
All i know is when push comes to shove
i pray for blessings all the way from above
i always pray for new love
i pray for true love
i see people riding around in a nice and fancy benz
While i see other people struggling, seeing life through a different lens
My own mother has to go through a spiritual cleanse
Cause she knows what coming and has to fight till the end
How can you go through life without thinking of other people's pain
You just sit there uncaring in your money and fame
You have no ideas of what we’re going through
i know you cash cows are sitting there saying moo moo moo
i don't understand why we should care about you
Hold up let me tell you all what i do
All i know is when push comes to shove
i pray for blessings all the way from above
i always pray for new love
i pray for true love