Lyrics The 50 Ways - Stop Light Observations

The 50 Ways

I’ve seen a black cloud rise up over Capitol Hill
I’ve seen the purple mountains majesty melt into mounds of pills
I saw two towers crumble, seen three colors become grey
I’ve seen my neighbor’s father pack up to go protect this land
He went and left his family to fight that terror in a desert sand
I never saw him come back and they never found the things they said that they
would
I’ve seen my mother break down, drop down onto her knees
Didn’t know if she’d afford a mortgage in this land said to be free
My father lost his job, we lost it all, three colors became grey
I’ve seen thunder and lightening, I’ve seen dark clouds of rain
The devil try to bring me down, but he ain’t gonna bring me down today
No, not today
I’ve seen a mental gunman take down a church of nine
I’ve seen our homeland ripped down taking out animals, plants of wild
But I’ve seen a black man rise up, I’ve seen segregation fall
I’ve seen the sick be cured by the knowledge of man
I’ve seen the starving homeless be saved by the helping hands
You see that purple out there, the mountains are rising up
I’ve seen thunder and lightening, I’ve seen dark clouds of rain
The devil tryin' to bring me down, but he ain’t gonna bring me down
No, he ain’t gonna bring me down
No, he ain’t gonna bring me down today
There is an answer out there despite all the trialed times
'Cause life is like our ocean, the waves come and then they pass on by
Yeah, I know I’m young, but age does not define the wise
I’ve seen thunder and lightening, I’ve seen dark clouds of rain
The devil tryin' to bring me down, but he ain’t gonna bring me down today
No, not today
Well the dark clouds they came
And three colors they turned grey
And yes, for a little while we began to lose our way
But if we come together we might realize we’re all the same
Devil’s tryin' to bring U.S. down, but he ain’t gonna bring us down today
The eagle’s gonna rise up
Hope is on the way
We are the 50 ways
We are the 50 ways
We are the 50 ways