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Let me tell you something about my biggest fear
It's not a fear of dying
Has much more to do with living
A life that's uninspiring
Our world is broken but I know a change is near
I crave a revolution
Energy that risks electrocution
And just a tad of evolution
Don't wanna wake up all dejected in the morning
Yearning for a spark that might have sent my senses soaring
I won't be missing my purpose, or just skimming the surface
I'd rather risk it all and end up dead
It's not a fear of dying
It's a fear of just surviving
A fear of never trying to get what I deserve
Rather not have had what it took than acted, too, by the book
To think I've come this far but never had the nerve
People talking never really say a thing
We're more than cell divisions
Nobody ever got nowhere by wishing
You've got to execute your vision
So many reasons why I began to sing
I sing for Jesus and for passion
Don't care what's going in and out of fashion
I sing 'cause music's everlasting
Don't wanna wake up all dejected in the morning
Yearning for a spark that might have sent my senses soaring
I won't be missing my purpose, or just skimming the surface
I'd rather risk it all and end up dead
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It's not a fear of dying
It's a fear of just surviving
A fear of never trying to get what I deserve
Rather not have had what it took than acted, too, by the book
To think I've come this far but never had the nerve
Now this is what I like to call living
Seizing every day that I'm given
Wish I could promise you tomorrow will be free of pain and sorrow but
That would be fibbin'
There's always more to do, more to give, more to serve
Karma doesn't have to be a curse
I think that generosity's a sign of self-worth, yeah)
Did I mention that I'm living while Black?
We should take a moment to unpack that
Sometimes survival is a goal and thriving is the toll
If you're living while Black
A lot of us begin to wonder
Why it is we even bother
If and when the crackers attack
They try me, they gon' get smacked
I was born to fight back
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Now dance
I'm living
Girl, do your thing
Girl, do your dance
Boy, do that dance
We're dancing, hmm
Woo