Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Soul, 1971 , by - Sho Baraka. Song from the album The Narrative Expanded, in the genre Рэп и хип-хопRelease date: 20.10.2016
Record label: Humble Beast
Song language: English
Soul, 1971 |
| I’m groovin' for the activists and graduates |
| I’m an advocate for those feeling abandonment |
| In the favelas and slums, the ghetto inhabitants |
| It’s like 'Can anything good come outta Nazareth?' |
| The only thing good came outta Nazareth |
| (This is the groove, tell me, can you handle it?) |
| Yeah I’m schooled in the ways of runaway slaves |
| I’m brave, I’m unchained, I’m Frederick Douglass with a fade |
| I kidnapped greatness and left no ransom |
| I’m the grandson of Muhammed Ali, but more handsome |
| The soul of Cab Calloway without dancing |
| Call me Eve before I show my fruit, let me get at 'em |
| Picking up the pieces in a world that’s fallen |
| They imprisoned by ignorance, I’m begging your pardon |
| I’m charming, I am George Washington Carver in a garden |
| With some soul food, but some prefer starving |
| The LP is sold out, yeah I’m missing the bargain |
| The industry is Walmart, they missing the target |
| Suited for success, bow ties and top hats |
| If greatness had a score this is the soundtrack |
| Oh lord |
| Oh lord |
| Oh lord |
| Oh lord |
| Come on now |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| I will not keep on losing |
| Imma keep on grooving |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| I will not keep on losing (hell naw) |
| The finish line keeps on moving |
| I’m grooving for a Coltrane and Athanasius |
| Bonhoeffer in Harlem |
| Now, you speaking my language |
| I’m contagious, educated and dangerous |
| (I've been running for my life but I don’t know where the race is) |
| If you’ve never seen a frown, you’ll never love a smile |
| Only insecure boys stay fighting for a crown |
| You never been a servant, then you’ll never be a king |
| Woke up in 2015 like you’ve never had a dream |
| Bad schools, bad food, bad predatory lenders |
| Bad debt, no investment, just mandatory spenders |
| On spinners, on spinners, need something on spinners |
| Churches ain’t saving they just decorating sinners |
| When the liquor store is your neighbor, you’ll probably grow up a drunk |
| When the courts keep you from court you’ll probably learn to dunk |
| They took the cheese and they put it in the trap |
| I got a gift from the Lord so maybe I should rap |
| Yeah, I know poor is a state of mind |
| Huh, and I’m tryna cross the border line |
| In due time, you gon' learn to love me |
| No matter what you do, you can’t take the groove from me |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| Yeah |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| I’m a man, ain’t I? |
| (you the man) |
| I’ll keep on moving, I’ll keep on |
| If you wanna be |
| Oh lord (good god) |
| Oh lord (groovy) |
| Oh lord (funky) |
| Oh lord |