J Dilla
Thought U Wuz Nice
[Verse 1]
Something struck me, yeah
Need to take care of the intoleration and all of the hating
For all of the nations with history slaving
The men, the women, the children
The prisons are open, the bookstores are closing
It's hopeless, thought we could do better by not voting in
Our president, the sexism, misogynistic tendencies
Of this dude, his attitude, and his rude demeanor
And expressions crude
But I won't feed into his ego like food
I'm back on the map, and I'm back on my raps again
I took a break for a bit to find myself but now I'm here
The climate is colder than I remember
People cutting throats and pushing their own brothers down
To feel dope, I feel hope when I think
Past the current state of mind, I'm just tryna find a little time
To sit down and pray, and then relax the whole day
That'd be okay

[Verse 2]
But I'm conflicted
Kdot remembers when I was feeling it
Constricted, funny how I thought that I was killing it
And slaying all the demons tryna come for my neck
And all the people that I met, thought God sent them to protect
And challenge and sweat, and help me get better at all of this, but
Looks like I just got worse, is this a curse?
Lord knows, what's worse
[Chorus]
You just gotta pray, it's a sunny day
Break bread, bow head, raise hands up to the sky
I know you're out here wondering why
Just be patient, give the Lord all your time

[Verse 3]
1, 2, 3
I could talk about all the preliminaries, what good is that?
You want me to burn all my bridges, tell me, what good is that?
You never seen me with the cap off, always wearing my hat
'Cause I'm too vain and self-absorbed
Now there ain't no good in that, facts, huh
I'm tryna live the faith and live it well
And when I die I know I'm headed up to heaven, not hell, look

[Verse 4]
I'm living (not for me, for myself)
A Christian (striving for eternal wealth)
I'm a dead man (shed that old, shed that mold)
I know whose I am (belong to Jesus Himself)
How can you tell me what you think when I know I got the truth
Living in me, Holy Spirit, same one that was with Ruth
Is with me, haha, that's God that I breathe
Geez, you ain't gotta like me, but
I thought you was nice, now I don't know
Like I, I said before, I'm conflicted
Do I breeze out the door or plant my feet like an oak tree?
Old me dead to sin, new me? New me
Real talk, is they all talk, is they all bark?
No bite? Do they got the light? Do it shine bright?
I just gotta pray, keep my faith up (yuh)
Persevere and power through, keep running like a racer (uh huh)