Closer

Revved up for a lifetime Go our hardest and we gotta shine I don't live by guarantees All I got is my pen and this energy Spent a decade harnessing my chi, now I'm perfecting the recipe: Create a sound that's so anti-sleep so they love me after I rest in peace Automatic transmission: I don't move with nobody shifty Faith in us before anyone had it Always knew that the passion would lift me What's your word if not backed by action? They itching for me like allergic reaction They wishing for peace, won't go out and grab it. I'm taking it all, not leaving a fraction Angels on my shoulder for more guidance Demons in my ear for more distraction In the middle you can find me Giving neither side the satisfaction I'mma get it anyway I can, without my soul going on sale Liberate your mind from all confinement Only you know how to pay the bail Learning how to profit from a fail Feeling like I'm running out of time But if my life is focused on the mission, is my time really restricted? Feel the endzone in the distance Never far away from taking over Not concerned about the end game All I wanted to do was get closer It's in the palm of my hands I won't let it escape Defined by every decision: I never left it to fate Indecision is poison Take a chance, let it fly, do or die, Long as every step is bringing you closer You gon' regret it if you don't get it. Take everything that you need Long as every step is bringing You closer Spent your whole life dying to be free. Gotta find that remedy Long as every step is bringing you closer Looking for more love inside, shine this light of mine, give more hope to my people Every day we're losing lives with no change in sight, while we're told to stay peaceful Slaughtered with no crime committed, while police acquitted, but somehow we're still equal Love a country that never loved Me back Why is justice unreachable All this death is unfeasible Hold the killers accountable Tell me, how could that not be reasonable? You take a life you pay for it in full How much longer do we have to suffer, keep losing sons that won't see their mothers You hurt our women, deny our rights You can't put peace on standby Whatever you do, don't be quiet Our voice is stronger when it's unified They been trying for centuries, not a damn thing can kill our fire Spreading love is our kerosene Keep on achieving, don't retire Our souls move on run flats: be a long time before we tire Fight for everything you deserve The war for peace is far from over Real change won't take forever Long as everyday we keep getting closer