Good morning America, Gang Starr blasting
A tumor on the urchins
Deep screams of passion
Boots stomp the concrete, lines be my guide
Keep the torch lit, lights shine in my eyes
Every damn day I see the same damn face
A thousand times when I'm on the road
Reflections on the window of an empty store
I've got everything in front of me and still want more
I can hear the melody when the sparrow cries
A bitter truth they're selling me when the arrow flies
I can pop the kite string when the pharaoh dies
Maybe then they'll let my people go
I ain't no prophet, I don't know
Those that saw me in the steeple know
That I was born under a Morning Star
And I mourn under the scorn of stars who left too soon
Nebula form beautiful colors, but it spells their doom

When the rain pours, seed grows, tears rain down
On the path to peace, I would end up homebound
Now here I am in my hometown
Grind mode
Etch the future into Stone now
My choice, and the future gives me hope now
Let the sun shine, fighting through the storm clouds
Let the bird fly, let the word be heard across the globe
Praise the Nine, you're divine
Make your voice loud

When I awoke this morning, the sun was still shining
I lost my drive for a while, but I was still grinding
I started out the new year with a loss
When the epidemic shatters a star, we're all paying the cost
Rest in peace, B, you're my strength and my motivation
Tryna force myself to keep creating
It took me 28 years to find any kind of peace
Some people wait a lifetime for that sweet release
Now here I am in the lab, and it's 8 AM
Wish I could see a silver lining without having to pretend
Tryna light this candle without burning both ends
Tryna keep a clear head so that I can defend
Cuz they're constantly bombarding us with schemes
Selling us shells of what was once the American dream
And we buy into the illusion like there's no other choice
You can't kill the revolution, so I'm raising my voice
On my own path now, screaming, "Fuck what you heard!"
Hails from the Stone
Dissolute uncaging the bird
Fuck the hustle and cream, y'all just don't know what I mean
I'm just tryna see an Apparition of the Obscene
Get so frustrated sometimes that I just wanna scream
Cuz I wanna get my hands dirty while I'm staying clean
I gotta conquer my own nature, it's a pain in me
The bitterness of the written twist I had never seen
I write these letters to myself, seeking a balance few have ever found
On my journey home, the rain came down
So I let the ink flow, thoughts danced with the sound
Drown the sorrow with the tears of a clown
Hitting the bottle while the walls fall down
Thoughts I recall, leaves fall to the ground
A sight to behold, my soul is crowned
Bury my heart in the frozen ground

When the rain pours, seed grows, tears rain down
On the path to peace, I would end up homebound
Now here I am in my hometown
Grind mode
Etch the future into Stone now
My choice, and the future gives me hope now
Let the sun shine, fighting through the storm clouds
Let the bird fly, let the word be heard across the globe
Praise the Nine, you're divine
Make your voice loud

I needed to breathe so I walked away
Sweating hard, nine feet off the neon of Beale
My mouth ran dry and I needed another drink
The haze of a new day turned surreal
So I reached for the Muse and the words formed
Brown eyes shed light through a dark storm
A cold heart seek solace when the blood's warm
Native Tongue light the fire, I can taste the smoke
When the secular haze invokes a second of yearning
A sweet escape when the candle's burning
Wax drip from the angel's wings
An echo in the morning wind, Icarus sings
On the bank of the Mississippi I found truth
Peace to Memphis, I wrote this verse when I left you
Blood in the water bring tears to my eyes
Stomp to the next stage
Praise the Nine, we're divine

When the rain pours, seed grows, tears rain down
On the path to peace, I would end up homebound
Now here I am in my hometown
Grind mode
Etch the future into Stone now
My choice, and the future gives me hope now
Let the sun shine, fighting through the storm clouds
Let the bird fly, let the word be heard across the globe
Praise the Nine, you're divine
Make your voice loud