Soften the blow
Sift the blood of God and pull power towards the light
Let the silence hold your heart
Make violence learn your name
We're all victims here
Existing as someone else's antagonist gnostic prophet
Learned the bitter meaning of Allegiance
Look me in the eyes when you say things are equal
Tell me how to explain my humanity
Do you carry pros and cons like unforeseen infection
Is every breath you'll ever take blessed and cursed as such
Does the concept of bravery carry scars like pack mules
Does it tear your skin away when stereotypes arrive at your feet
You can see and hear the tension in the air
I hope the living water you cherish never quenches your murderous thirst
You keep saying we all matter
Prove it with your self sacrifice
Let this negation disrupt your day to day
Let the hands you feel on your shoulder melt through your exceptional dream
They'll close around your throat, a struggle we've grown used to
The blood keeps coming no matter how you pack the wound
Tell me how I'm suppose to heal if I take more and more abuse
Clutch for pearls like a knife in your body
Welcome the roost home
I can rant and rave and curse until the Black skin I keep turns blue in its face
I can rant and rave and curse until the Black skin I carry turns blue in it's face