I used to get high to sedate my fear and hate of those who take power,
create chaos to dominate.
Sobered up a clean slate,
clean break from the old goals.
A new fare, to take my people by the hand,
'cause I know I'm not alone like Michael Fran.
Just trying to understand
all the positive and negative and give it it's place.
Coming to the conclusion that we all the same race,
which is human so what we doing?
Trying to segregate things,
break things to hell with that s***.
Let's make things happen
until clapping is nothing but the sound of applause.
Celebrating we succeeded in the cause, like that y'all.
Finally we're awake.
We're gonna change the game
and we don't have to wait.
Life is way too poetic for me not to describe it.
The pain of my people is too much to try and hide it.
Life is a trip man,
all you can do is ride it.
Irie, open minded until the truth,
you'll find it.
Who ever knew it was right under your eyelids.
Close them one more time.
I know you won't mind it's me you hear it from,
and not your daddy.
You carry your own,
I'm not your caddy.
Got no handicap yo,
just a handy rap flow,
using what's under my cap.
You know how that goes.
Make one plus one equal more than two so these two cats can mean so much more to you.
Finally we're awake.
We're gonna change the game
and we don't have to wait.
I keep my vision on panoramic,
while most stay stuck in the same social dynamics and so they panic.
Yo they act frantic,
same closed-minded antics.
Acting like they got know storage room up in their attic.
Even when they claim to spread love
and unity they limit it to just one group in the community.
I go farther than that though my hat low,
nose to the grindstone,
but take time to chat yo.
Stay in touch witch my family plus reality,
thus maintaining my sanity and that's the strategy.
See that's the strategy.
Finally we're awake.
We're gonna change the game
and we don't have to wait.
create chaos to dominate.
Sobered up a clean slate,
clean break from the old goals.
A new fare, to take my people by the hand,
'cause I know I'm not alone like Michael Fran.
Just trying to understand
all the positive and negative and give it it's place.
Coming to the conclusion that we all the same race,
which is human so what we doing?
Trying to segregate things,
break things to hell with that s***.
Let's make things happen
until clapping is nothing but the sound of applause.
Celebrating we succeeded in the cause, like that y'all.
Finally we're awake.
We're gonna change the game
and we don't have to wait.
Life is way too poetic for me not to describe it.
The pain of my people is too much to try and hide it.
Life is a trip man,
all you can do is ride it.
Irie, open minded until the truth,
you'll find it.
Who ever knew it was right under your eyelids.
Close them one more time.
I know you won't mind it's me you hear it from,
and not your daddy.
You carry your own,
I'm not your caddy.
Got no handicap yo,
just a handy rap flow,
using what's under my cap.
You know how that goes.
Make one plus one equal more than two so these two cats can mean so much more to you.
Finally we're awake.
We're gonna change the game
and we don't have to wait.
I keep my vision on panoramic,
while most stay stuck in the same social dynamics and so they panic.
Yo they act frantic,
same closed-minded antics.
Acting like they got know storage room up in their attic.
Even when they claim to spread love
and unity they limit it to just one group in the community.
I go farther than that though my hat low,
nose to the grindstone,
but take time to chat yo.
Stay in touch witch my family plus reality,
thus maintaining my sanity and that's the strategy.
See that's the strategy.
Finally we're awake.
We're gonna change the game
and we don't have to wait.