Sun's Up

I've seen it all
I have walked the earth, I have sought my worth
I've heard it all
I have soared the skies, and found my true North

Higher, higher, I got a higher
A higher purpose
Fire, fire, He'll set a fire
To all your troubles
Sun's up, sun's up (Yeah)
The sun's up, sun's up (Yeah)
Sun's up, sun's up (Yeah)
The sun's up, sun's up (Yeah)

I was like you, I want you to know I have been in your shoes
I know the feeling, I know you confused, I want you to know that I understand
I was like you, I want you to know, I have been in your place
I know you feel it every passing of day, I want you to know that I understand
Did I live lavish, poor or average, you ask, childish, pure and careless, you ask
Like an adult and cherish, the pain and the pressure that comes with the package, you Bet
Your skin a trigger for opponents, they'll aim at you with they comments
You might rally on streets, you might air out your problems
You might bleed on sonnets, be the lead in Hollywood box office
Might rep your hood, like a bonnet, protect your home like a hornet
But long as you black, they'll find way to destroy it
Are projectiles, your projects or are you a projectile from projects
Are projectiles, your projects or are you a projectile from projects
Take this gun, find yourself your own ammo
Take this gun, fight for what you stand for
Take this gun, your skin is no camo
Take this gun, your skin is no camo
Why hide from the world, and you were born for it, hide the black and you were born From it
Why lay on your back, wish not to exist, fight it with your mind, don't fight with your fists
I leave you these words, I leave you these songs
I leave you this earth, take it on strong
I leave you this light, I leave you this sun
I leave you this might, as I left for my son
I have basked in the moon, I have bathed in the stars
I leave you wisdom far better than bands
I leave you this gun, I live you this land
With Love, Grandad

Higher, higher, I got a higher
A higher purpose

Lessons learned in the dark, the gunshot lights up your path
Lessons learned in the class could never equal life math
Lessons learned in the past, black boy I hope you find
That your gunpowder skin is just a state of mind, the sun is up

Twenty Ninety Three, I wish you were here with me
Another year we celebrate your life mark anniversary
I just wish you was here to see, how we found the gun in we
And live in a different space, and embrace who we truly be
Bumped this tape a million times, done scrutinized every line
Whenever I need some light or whenever I look to find peace of mind
But you taught me moi is noir and here we are, still going far
I look outside and see flying cars, inside I pen poems and bars
I found Love is the remedy, found the light 'fore it blinded me
Found my skin is the energy, found the light and it guided me
Hope you proud of me as a prodigy, pardon me as I paddle free through your property
Never known lack, hardship or poverty
And it's all thanks to you, took the gun rose above the hue
Realized my life matters too, don't conceal in shame nor the truth
We no longer run, same Children of The One
Thank you for leaving me this gun
With love, Your grandson

White hates me, black hates me too
I'm gonna love me, I'm gonna love me now
Man eat man, is the life in the gun for you
I'm gonna love me, I'm gonna love me, now