Lyrics You by the Power of You - Funky DL, Lei-an

You by the Power of You

It’s you by the power of you,
you by the power of you,
It’s you by the power of you,
you by the power of you,
Check me out yo',
uh, uh,
you by the power of you,
uh, yo', yo'.
VERSE ONE
They pull the wool over your eyes and try to tell you how to live,
but something ain’t right just like the 2nd Aunt Viv,
when I step outta of my crib I’mma tell the world about me,
can never convince me to ever doubt me,
there’s two types of people, reactive, proactive
and I don’t let a magazine measure if I’m attractive,
and I won’t let the media measure me by my accent,
no one can make me feel inferior cos I’m a black kid,
no I wasn’t raised like that,
the path that I engraved isn’t paved like that,
but when your mind is enslaved, you behave like that,
I ain’t trying to be trapped in a fucking maze like that,
see what I’m trying to say is be you, multiplied by you,
to the power of you, let the world see you,
let them guys see you and let them girls see you,
cos ain’t nobody gonna tell your story like you.
By the power of you,
that’s all it’s gotta be,
everyday,
cos every day’s a new beginning for your spirit,
don’t you know your world is yours without a limit?
(yours without a limit).
VERSE TWO
(Check it out yo')
Not everybody gonna like ya',
somebody gonna love ya' and somebody gonna fight ya',
somebody wanna hug ya' and somebody wanna spite ya',
somebody will inspire you', somebody gonna bite ya',
somebody gone hate ya', that’s nature,
they do it everyday from newspapers to TV stations,
and when you get successful they will call you a mason,
try and crush your foundation on every occasion,
but you shouldn’t fall victim to the art of persuasion,
when they say it’s a democracy, but it’s a dictation,
psychological invasion for crazy durations,
and they no longer force us, we making donations,
see what I’m trying to say is be you, multiplied by you,
to the power of you, let the world see you,
and let them guys see you and let them girls see you,
cos can’t nobody really tell your story like you.
VERSE THREE
Nobody is above you,
only God can judge you, no man should corrupt you,
the choice is only up to you to look up to you,
to instructing you
for whatever it takes to get the best life and spare change,
nobody’s the same, even blood who share a name… different,
the thoughts in my mind on a daily basis… different,
the things that I like and my favourite places… different,
the speed that I go when I’m running races… different,
even as a kid did my shoelaces different,
I’ll go the distance just to make a difference
to the whole universe or even just one listener,
see what I’m trying to say is be you,
multiplied by you, to the power of you,
let the world see you,
let them guys see you and let them girls see you,
cos can’t nobody really live your life like you.
OUTRO (x4)
By the power of you is all you gotta do (by the power of you).