[VERSE1 ]
THEY KEEP ON TALKING BUT THEY BETTER KEEP THEIR MOUTH CLOSED
I WAS IN HIGHSCHOOL GETTING SLEPT ON
OVERLOOKED IN THE GAME LIKE A CELLPHONE
BUT I GOTTA GET THE CURRENCY SO I SAIL ON
MEANT FOR THE TOP BUT IM SITTING ON MY TAILBONE
I WAS BURDENED BY A PAST THAT I HELD ON TO
PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE NOT HELPING YOU
SETTING UP WIRES YOU CANT GET THROUGH
SO YOU, GOTTA MAKE A MOVE
LIFE IS A CHESS GAME PLAYING YOU
JUST STAY COOL, JUST DO YOU
AND REMEMBER THAT SOMETIMES YOU'LL LOSE
BUT DON'T EVER LET THAT BE YOUR ROADBLOCK
PROFILED IN THE THE WHIP BY 4 COPS
RECOGNIZED LIFE DOESN'T CARE IF ITS YOUR SHOT
YOU COULD END UP ON THE NEWS
SATURDAY IS BLUE, BETTER PRAY YOUR GOD WILL SAVE YOU
THEY'VE OBSUCERED OUR VIEW
MONEY GIRLS AND SHOES
NOT ABOUT WHEN BUT WHY YOU DO
WE ALL GOTTA DIE BUT WE WANNA TAKE TWO
CAUSE LIFE AIN'T FAIR SO WE GOTTA BREAK RULES
WATCH YO NECK IF YOU AIN'T WITH THE CREW
CAUSE THE WORLD'S SO CRUEL UNDER WHITE MAN'S RULE
[HOOK 1]
KEEP MY MIND AT THE SAME HEIGHT
CAUSE THEY'RE BLINDING US IN PLAIN SIGHT
KEEP MY MIND AT THE SAME HEIGHT
SO I CAN TELL WHEN SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT
[VERSE 2]
WHAT THEY DO NOW IS PUBLICIZE
TRYNA SEND A MESSAGE THEY'RE ON THE RISE
THE BLACK MAN KILT WITHIN NO DISGUISE
STILL SLAVE TO THE RACE THAT HOPE WE DIE
BUT WE'RE BLIND, THINKING WHICH PHONE TO BUY
WHILE YOU GOTTA CHILD IN A WORLD OF ODDS
A SEED OF A RACE THT WAS MEANT TO THRIVE
THE WORST SOUND TO EVER HEAR IS YOUR MOMMA CRY, SO
CAN YOU HEAR HER CRYING?
EVERY DAY WE'RE DYING
IN THE COUNTRY THAT WE BUILT CAUSE THE MEN IN POWER LYING
WATCHING WHAT THEY'RE MAKING CAUSE THE TIME WONT CEASE
I PRAY FOR BETTER DAYS BUT THATS HARD TO SEE
A FEEN ON EVERY CORNER ON EVERY STREET
A KID HIT WITH A STRAY THINKING WHY NOT ME
THAT COULD BE THE NEXT MALCOM OR ML KING
WE'RE AT WAR WITH OURSELVES AND ITS ON REPEAT
HE STANDS TALL BUT NOT ON HIS FEET
ANOTHER BLACK MAN LIVING ON HIS KNEES
THE WORLDS SO CORRUPT AND NEVER DOWN FOR PEACE
LIVING IN THE GUNSHOTS AND HOUND BY POLICE
CAUGHT UP IN A CYCLE THAT CANNOT BE REACHED
ANOTHER BLACK YOUNG MAN WHO STILL AIN'T FREE
[HOOK 2]
KEEP MY MIND AT THE SAME HEIGHT
CAUSE THEY'RE BLINDING US IN PLAIN SIGHT
KEEP MY MIND AT THE SAME HEIGHT
SO I CAN TELL WHEN SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT