| We are at war with the universe
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| The sky is falling and the only thing that can save us now
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| Is sensitivity and compassion
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| Da da da, da-da-da, da da da
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| Da da da, da-da-da, da da da, ooohh
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| But I know one thing’s for sure
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| I’m gonna get my kicks before it all burns down
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| Yeah, some say tragedy’s hard to get over
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| But sometimes that tragedy means it’s over
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| Soldier, from the academy league of rollers
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| I deny being down though they seem to hold us
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| My shoulders are strong, I prove 'em wrong
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| I ain’t doing nothing but moving on, let the truth be known
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| But they talked that freedom at us
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| And didn’t even leave a ladder, damn
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| I work at the corner store
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| We all got problems, problems
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| No one’s gonna fly down low
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| No one’s gonna save us now
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| How you feel you’re not alone
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| We’re all just jealous, jealous
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| We don’t reach the sky no more
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| We just can’t overcome, no
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| You tie my hands, what am I gonna be?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What is my destiny?
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| You tie my hands, what am I suppose to see?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What am I gonna be?
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| I, knock on the door, hope isn’t home
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| Fate’s not around, the luck’s all gone
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| Don’t ask me what’s wrong, ask me what’s right
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| And I’mma tell you what’s life, and did you know
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| I lost everything? |
| But I ain’t the only one
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| First came the hurricane, then the morning sun
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| Excuse me if I’m on one
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| And don’t trip if I light one, I walk a tight one
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| They tryna tell me keep my eyes open
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| My whole city underwater, some people still floating
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| And they wonder why black people still voting
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| Cause your president still choking
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| Take away the football team, the basketball team
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| And all we got is me to represent New Orleans, shit
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| No governor, no help from the mayor
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| Just a steady beating heart and a wish and a prayer
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| Let’s pray
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| These friends they come and go
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| But I got family, family
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| These kids so fast they grow
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| They learn so quickly now
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| That there’s nowhere to go
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| That there’s no future, future
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| Don’t make this here so low
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| And we can’t overcome, no
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| You tie my hands, what am I gonna be?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What is my destiny?
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| You tie my hands, what am I suppose to see?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What am I gonna be?
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| Yeah, and if you come from under that water then there’s fresh air
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| Just breathe, baby, God’s got a blessing to spare
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| Yes, I know the process is so much stress
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| But it’s the progress that feels the best
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| Cause I came from the projects straight to success, and you’re next
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| So try, they can’t steal your pride, it’s inside
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| Then find it and keep on grinding
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| Cause in every dark cloud, there’s a silver lining, I know
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| Yeah, yeah, yeah
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| See right now we just riding on love
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| A shot in the dark
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| We ain’t tryin to do nothing but hit the heart
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| We need love
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| That’s all y’all, that’s all
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| You tie my hands, what am I gonna be?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What is my destiny?
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| You tie my hands, what am I suppose to see?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What am I gonna be?
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| You tie my hands, what am I gonna be?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What is my destiny?
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| You tie my hands, what am I suppose to see?
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| What have I done so bad? |
| What am I gonna be?
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| Yeah, born right here in the USA
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| But due to tragedy looked on by the whole world as a refugee
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| So accept my emotion
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| Do not take it as an offensive gesture
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| It’s just the epitome of my soul and I must be me
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| We got spirit y’all, we got spirit
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| We got soul y’all, we got soul
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| They don’t want us to see, but we already know |