Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Lifting Shadows , by - Oddisee. Song from the album Alwasta, in the genre Рэп и хип-хопRelease date: 23.03.2016
Record label: Mello
Song language: English
Lifting Shadows |
| Just one dollar below 10K: that’s the amount I’m flying with |
| One more buck and the law comes out and they all want to know about why I’m rich |
| I’m not rich, I’m just on the way back to the land where they need this grip |
| You give yours to a charity fund, I give mine to a cuz that’s sick |
| You see your name and it on the list, scared I’m involved in the causing of pain |
| Lost somebody you loved in the towers and looking at me like I boarded the plane |
| I’m just an artist, you’re not a target: no use in arguing, we all look the same |
| With that knowledge I stay calm when they search for bombs all they find is |
| green |
| All in the name — I got a name that’ll scare all the brave in the land of the |
| free |
| All in the name of protecting a country that’s shooting its citizens dead in |
| the streets |
| I used to live in Northeast D.C., not too far from Capitol Hill |
| White House here, trap house there, they were so near you could go by feet |
| Never mind that cause that’s not news — let’s stay glued to the war on peace |
| Who gets blamed? |
| Whoever can sway that election towards what the order seeks |
| «We just want to keep oil cheap! |
| We just want to keep motors full» |
| What that mean? |
| Distractions came, I think my TV’s clothed in wool |
| Man, I swear I think my phone tapped |
| Man, I swear they watching all my moves |
| Since 9/11, ain’t too clear just who the target is |
| I love my country, hate its politics |
| Can’t just let me be |
| Can’t just let me live |
| Regardless my belief |
| I thought the fathers wrote it clear |
| But darkness all I see |
| And darkness all I hear |
| I’m trying to lift the shadow but the cloud ain’t got no give |
| Can’t just let me be |
| Can’t just let me live |
| Regardless my belief |
| I thought the fathers wrote it clear |
| But darkness all I see |
| And darkness all I hear |
| I’m trying to lift the shadow but the cloud ain’t got no give |
| I was on tour when the migrants came, saw their camps on side of the road |
| I met a boy who arrived in the rain, he lost his folks when they torched his |
| home |
| That made me want to bring my fam before they see that side of a drone |
| «But who wants us? |
| We build your world!» |
| It’s «labor's cool, neighbors no» |
| I got a cuz that’ll drive your taxi, I got a cuz that’ll make your food |
| I got a cuz that’ll watch your kids and pick them up when they’re done with |
| school |
| I got a cuz that’ll pump your gas, I got a cuz that’s good with tools |
| I got a cuz that’ll be your doctor after a test that I hope he’ll pass |
| Isn’t that what you fear most? |
| But fear don’t trump your needs |
| Our pros do trump our cons though. |
| And cons don’t trump your greed |
| And monsters' what you make of us and we make you succeed |
| And that’s what makes this country great, it’s built by those who bleed |
| It’s built by those who came on boats, it’s built by those who flee |
| And you forgot your family tree and we’re just all your leaves |
| So if you just try to chop us down you only hurt your knees |
| And we could go in pieces but we’d rather come in peace |
| Man, I swear I think my phone tapped |
| Man, I swear they watching all my moves |
| Since 9/11, ain’t too clear just who the target is |
| I love my country, hate its politics |
| Can’t just let me be |
| Can’t just let me live |
| Regardless my belief |
| I thought the fathers wrote it clear |
| But darkness all I see |
| And darkness all I hear |
| I’m trying to lift the shadow but the cloud ain’t got no give |
| Can’t just let me be |
| Can’t just let me live |
| Regardless my belief |
| I thought the fathers wrote it clear |
| But darkness all I see |
| And darkness all I hear |
| I’m trying to lift the shadow but the cloud ain’t got no give |