Hungry

Everybody out here so damn hungry
We sacrificed ourselves
We had to leave our hiding
Forever gone, ain't nothing but unhappy
The Blank American promised serenity

60 million and more
A stuck gray up-up empty door
Unspeakable things unspoken
The suffering brought us all down
But God makes sure it goes all around
Even though you don't hear your neighbor's sound
We can all reach out for Orion's Belt
With all of each other's help

Everybody out here so damn hungry
We sacrificed ourselves
We had to leave our hiding Forever gone
Ain't nothing but unhappy
The blank American promised serenity

I knew at a young age
10 years old
I had gel in my hair
I'm stomping out the savage brutal afro
Stay in your habitat bird cage
Leading me to white gold
Voyeur to your social norms
And only bad jokes to harrow
Imagine being black today
And fitting into white place
The story of our life's fate
You better just be grateful
Strutting down a blacktop
A nominal necklace on display
Poor Uncle Black Tom
Ain't got nothing, but some good to say
I want my kids in urban school
But don't never forget the unwritten rules
Did history trap us? Cuz I'm left here standing like a damn fool
We value stuff intrinsically
But look around you won't see
The commander gets to define here
And not the captured buccaneers

Everybody out here so damn hungry
We sacrificed ourselves, we had to leave our hiding
Forever gone, ain't nothing but unhappy
The Blank American promised serenity

60 million and more
A stuck gray up-up empty door
Unspeakable things unspoken
The suffering brought us all down
But God makes sure it goes all around
Even though you don't see your neighbor's sound
We can all reach out for Orion's Belt
With all of each other's help

We're on the horizon
But it ain't never gonna go away
But you get to define what it really means to be black today
The sweet secrets are not to be
Irreplaceable like we
Were bound to all our own unique
And not what people say to be
We ain't going nowhere
It's everybody's precious air
And one day it should all be fair
A grand dream into a nightmare
I'm giving all that up, cuz courage is more than wise blood
But it all came from love
To infinity and up above
No matter what we can't erase
We living out our thoughts fate
So go ahead and eat the steaks
Our dreams belong on Moby's plate
Have faith in your voice to lead
The greatest gift you'll ever need
And sometimes it's hard to find
25 years to find mine

Everybody out here so damn hungry
We sacrificed ourselves
We had to leave our hiding
Forever gone, ain't nothing but unhappy

The blank American promised serenity
60 million and more
A stuck gray up-up empty door
Unspeakable things unspoken
The suffering brought us all down
But God makes sure it goes all around
Even though you don't see your neighbor's sound
We can all reach out for Orion's Belt
With all of each other's help