History Of Violence

Seventeen with a glock
Anything fi the stack
Trigger squeeze man a drop
And a nuh trees man a chop
Change your route, watch your back
'Cause a family a set your trap yeah
Mommy pressure rise she collapse
Another dream in a box

If I could take it back
Give you all that you lack
Switching the balance
From a history of violence
Giving you an avenue
Express yourself
Making you less reliant
On a history of violence

Bad man come in inna di broad day
AR-15 clear di hallway
None of this makes no sense
People suffering in silence
Di Don fi di road has fallen
Reprisal early a morning
After all is said and done
It's a war that can't be won
But if we could find hope when there is none
Imagine all the things we'd overcome
Ooh yeah

If I could take it back
Give you all that you lack
Switching the balance
From a history of violence
Giving you an avenue
Express yourself
Making you less reliant
On a history of violence

I know you already got the nine shine but
Tell me you don't pray to see the sun rise
Freedom over always trying to pick sides
Handcuffs ain't the bracelets we had in mind
Make sure that our daughters and our sons fine
Brighter tomorrows than yellow tape lines
Play without the worry of a drive by
No more bullets raining in the night sky

So much trauma the youths them need healing
Learn how fi deal with dem feelings
Show them there's another way to be
So much more to life than we can see
Bigger dreams, different reality
Inner peace, a little clarity
A chance to love the one who stares back in the mirror

If I could take it back
Give you all that you lack
Switching the balance
From a history of violence
Giving you an avenue
Express yourself
Making you less reliant
On a history of violence

If I could take it back
Give you all that you lack
Switching the balance
From a history of violence
Giving you an avenue
Express yourself
Making you less reliant
On a history of violence