Obie Iyoha's Interlude (feat. Obie Iyoha & Titilope Sonuga)

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I got some dark inside my past, yeah Got me feelin' like your boy is on his last chance
Got me feelin' like I'm workin' off the grass lonely
Transmuted, a blessing from all my pain on me, yeah
Can you relate? Pops took space, my mama was workin' late

First generation African, same story yet again Could've been strugglin' where I'm from
If America ain't wanna let us in Hunger game, booby traps, they ain't wanna
Let us win Probably why my mama had to cop that boxed
Pins Probably why my father taught me learn not
To forgive Never trust cops generally, sometimes your
Own kind Self-hate makes the enemy out of your reflection
They bully your complexion, I dodge the swingin' acts of graveyards and corrections
I slip into the game, warm, wise, undetected They focused on my words, not from diamonds

on my teeth But the shine of my solar plexus
I spent a long time in the dark with no direction Popped out the darkest of clouds into the
clear blue sky Sun beamin' on me like the 6th of July
Always knew I'd get it poppin', bro, I can't lie

And I come in peace, but I love a good fight Always say peace, never sayin' goodbye
Energy never died Energy never dies
And since I'm bein' honest, energy never lies And you can be a man and still enjoy a good
Cry But life is too short, I'm tryna have a good

Time Pour another cup, I'm tryna have a good
Time Pour another cup, yeah, yeah
We crossed the oceans Bellies bloated with hope
Treading the water between yesterday and the tomorrow

We were promised, we promised To outswim the sharks of our past
And find a land fertile enough to plant our dreams in
We kissed the sky Snapped the branches of our family trees
To fit in the overhead compartment So close to heaven we could whisper our

Secrets to the clouds Sit in conversation with the angels about
New beginnings We ran across borders, across bloodlines
Across battlefields We waited in embassies and airports and
Aefugee camps We sat on buses, on trains, on airplanes

From across the world we came Found a brand new word for home
For belonging For ours, we took it
Stitched it into our children's coats And sent them into that first winter
Hoped they would be received warmly

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