A.L.L.I.E.S. (Aneeway Jones, L.I.F.E. Long, and Iomos Marad) - “Winter”
[Emcee(s): Iomos Marad and L.I.F.E. Long]
[Producer(s): Aneeway Jones]
[Sample (Melody): Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - “Winter in America”]

[Verse 1: Iomos Marad]
My peoples already lost before the rapture happens
Getting tricked by Shayṭāns, stuck in inner city trappings
The episodes of liquor sips or they get high trips
Getting wide and getting by, trying to hold onto the prize
Sometimes, never escaping all the sins inside
Cause the illness to the soul, spinning out of control
Fallen is the code, Adam and Eve is the mold
One bite from disobedience caused distanced continents
Everlasting disconnection from God to man
The solution is salvation to walk upright again. This is
My one and only purpose: for me to keep writing
To keep on holding mics and speaking these words, causing
My people’s spirits to soar higher than the birds
We’re the eagles of this world with different types of feather
The higher the views are, we can recognize the weather
When it comes to cycles of life, I’m a firm believer
Keep our thoughts on the summer through the fall and the spring
And now...

[Hook: Sample from Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - “Winter in America”]
And now it's winter
It’s winter in America
It’s winter in America
It’s winter in America
It’s winter in America
[Verse 2: L.I.F.E. Long]
Ayyo, Jah changes seasons, keeping the balance across lands
That’s how the world moves as light expands through
Time and space, different episode and place
So much taken for granted—what a waste. When
Winter breaks, I’ll dodge chills with a North Face
Trotting through blizzards, keeping the faith forward-pace
Knowing that summer’s light right around the corner. We’re all waiting
For them days to get warmer. In my hood, my
Snowmen hang like icicles with ice grills in
Snowmobiles, skating on thin ice just for a hot meal
Heart’s frozen up, dividing your brother man
For no reason. For a lot, it’s always the cold season
But me? I’m trying to stay warm, chilling
When temperatures drop, watch me keep building ‘cause I
Survived the long, hot summer. And, in the spring, I’m dodging
Rain showers, so I’m prepared, ready
Focused, and now...

[Hook: Sample from Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - “Winter in America”]
And now it's winter
It’s winter in America
It’s winter in America
It’s winter in America
It’s winter in America