Cycles

It's E-Wes

It's the same cycle
If I can't raise my kids, then I can't like you
No right as a man, so I can't fight you
I left it up to god, so I didn't spite you

Because they're never here
I've spent some nights shedding tears
You made it bout money which was very weird
Allowed to be fathers only when a check is cleared

Yeah, still they ask who hurt us
Disingenuous question, who instills purpose?
No wonder niggas still searching
Dark passages fills his verses

They tried to drown his message but it will surface
A father's presence helps a child feel certain
Somehow I never met mine in person
I never learned respect, so you can't earn it

Ask me what's Traumatized
Wishing that your father tried
I lived my whole life feeling like somebody died
Never surprised when anybody lies
Thought love was genetic
Now my mind is modified
No common bonds to rely upon
Steady realizing i'm the pawn
Feeling disconnected got me gone
Separation means I'm not along
Visitation, I don't have a home
Counted out, I know you counted wrong
But Facing different pressures got me strong
So independent we cannot belong
No Freedom to without freedom from
The program running it can't be undone
This what you reap from who we've become



Credits
Writer(s): Eric Weston
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