normalized

I wanna rid the world of this religion stuff, I don't know how so it stays
I wanna coach my brothers on healing self, now they look at me strange
The hood make it hard to grow
But the sun shines on the Dark Side
Past the red lines folks not hip to
Self be a gold mine
I don't know how you can look in the mirror and not be loved

Folks bring me their negative opinions
I give them shrugs
I don't know how to respond to it
I'm not the one that has a bond with it
I didn't internalize the lies

Don't be surprised by the facts
That are presented after you studied
Knowledge is power
I've sat and watched the ignorant, daily, get devoured

Do you dare to be different?
How well do you vet your decisions?
Indirectly affected by the thoughtlessness
Of one person who didn't use caution when
Executing plans didn't cost him THEN
Dawg saw it as WIN

People don't know what they don't know
So don't say they're playing pretend

I'm not tip-toeing around yo feelings
Because we don't share all the same truths
Folks confuse respect with love
They don't act how they claim to

I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho

Racism running rampant
Reactions to revolutionaries
Some people say the truth get buried by satisfactions in the temporary

Why is facing truths painful?
Why does continuous growing get shamed, bro?

We gotta ask these questions...
If knowledge is power
Then we gotta tame these weapons
Remember the Haitian session?

Broken Ouija boards, I reckon

You gotta chill on the trade-offs
Some things gotta die
And you replace it by living your life

Some use pain as a stepping stone
Stepped atop and got comfortable
Broadcasting they're above their pain
How wrong is it to say "good for you"
Knowing they'll die on that hill or become lost when it goes away

You'll b surprised what you do when you don't address your pain

Like, Brody over here mad at her
I mean like, he super pissed
But all she did was heal from her uncle's damage
Made her leave the dude she with

You gotta really want better
Whenever I was slacking, my distraction had to make me some cheddar
That taught to not seek validation from the out
So, we don't look to sky
We look in the mirror, wave, and say "hi!"

I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho

I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo, tho
I promise it's koo