tommy-johnson - Hello Poetry

The inception of a thought comes from perception From the desire to create and express Excitement The purity is soiled by those who construct labels and boundaries Causing mental spasms and aborted concepts The years turn to months Month turn to days Days to hours Hours to minutes Minutes to seconds Up until the split moment comes Always moving forward Framing your life, organizing it You can look back but never go back Death is unavoidable Progress is natural Distractions must be ignored And value must be found Time is all we have, some have more than others How we spend and how we waste it is what matters most But if we so chose to be on the clock for ever are we getting the most we can out of this all? Beginnings and ends, there must be more Maybe the answer is as simple as inhale and exhale Give and take The bond between opposites that blend and create a balance Is that what we call love? Do we look for love out of fear? Or out of loneliness? Is it still love then or just something to keep us afloat as we drift? Selfishness stalls the answer In the end its definition varies from one being to another But it should never be held over your head and demand your compliance Threatening you with cruelty, that is not love In reality There are unanswered questions and unquestioned answers Identity Faith Numbers don't lie apparently And finding yourself is of the utmost importance While maintaining enjoyment through it all Until you discover it's all false And your self image Your ego dies You begin to separate yourself from the template You find sense and logic in your self In your experiences of trial and error Reminders chime in every now and again To help you sort through the nonsense You become sharp, becoming less self-destructive You know certain truths Sacrifices are made Dreams and denial There are victims There are those who run to the safety of monotony And those who meet their cataclysmic ends prematurely All in search for what we all want to know Why? Simple as that Why does this life operate as it does? What does it mean? And who, if anyone can tell us? Will it all be okay in the next life? Or once we get there, will we wish to look to the last? This is projected on to us through out our lineage But only so far

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Jun 19, 2016

Jun 19, 2016 at 5:32 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Forbidden Caress of Fear

The inception of a thought comes from perception From the desire to create and express Excitement The purity is soiled by those who construct labels and boundaries Causing mental spasms and aborted concepts The years turn to months Month turn to days Days to hours Hours to minutes Minutes to seconds Up until the split moment comes Always moving forward Framing your life, organizing it You can look back but never go back Death is unavoidable Progress is natural Distractions must be ignored And value must be found Time is all we have, some have more than others How we spend and how we waste it is what matters most But if we so chose to be on the clock for ever are we getting the most we can out of this all? Beginnings and ends, there must be more Maybe the answer is as simple as inhale and exhale Give and take The bond between opposites that blend and create a balance Is that what we call love? Do we look for love out of fear? Or out of loneliness? Is it still love then or just something to keep us afloat as we drift? Selfishness stalls the answer In the end its definition varies from one being to another But it should never be held over your head and demand your compliance Threatening you with cruelty, that is not love In reality There are unanswered questions and unquestioned answers Identity Faith Numbers don't lie apparently And finding yourself is of the utmost importance While maintaining enjoyment through it all Until you discover it's all false And your self image Your ego dies You begin to separate yourself from the template You find sense and logic in your self In your experiences of trial and error Reminders chime in every now and again To help you sort through the nonsense You become sharp, becoming less self-destructive You know certain truths Sacrifices are made Dreams and denial There are victims There are those who run to the safety of monotony And those who meet their cataclysmic ends prematurely All in search for what we all want to know Why? Simple as that Why does this life operate as it does? What does it mean? And who, if anyone can tell us? Will it all be okay in the next life? Or once we get there, will we wish to look to the last? This is projected on to us through out our lineage But only so far

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Praise is near I can see it out of the corner of my eye It comes with a new dawn Nothing is built to last Empires fall and civilizations crumble All I can do is wash my hands and hope this fight can be won Through all the sacrifice It's been a long time coming The odds are stacked out of favor But I will push, fearless and uncompromised This is what all of the writings in the bathroom stalls were philosophizing It's endured the pain that every soul out there has known You can feel it as your heart pounds It lives in the things we can't let go of that we use to fuel our fury It sleeps in our memories and cringe worthy heartbreaks You live and learn From the beginning of time with human kind in the womb To the end of all being whispering its final words It guides the ones who refuse to follow the predetermined paths The ones who never had a chance It's in all of us, believe it to keep it alive Never give up in the face of doubt or ignorance You've made it this far, you've become stronger Revisit the time when you were knocked down Forgive all the letdowns and never forget your promise to yourself That you'll establish your name with every ounce of strength Strike up the flame that kills every shadow That glows with unconditional love That one that creates the passion for life

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Feb 4, 2016

Feb 4, 2016 at 2:02 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

The Root of All Goodness

Praise is near I can see it out of the corner of my eye It comes with a new dawn Nothing is built to last Empires fall and civilizations crumble All I can do is wash my hands and hope this fight can be won Through all the sacrifice It's been a long time coming The odds are stacked out of favor But I will push, fearless and uncompromised This is what all of the writings in the bathroom stalls were philosophizing It's endured the pain that every soul out there has known You can feel it as your heart pounds It lives in the things we can't let go of that we use to fuel our fury It sleeps in our memories and cringe worthy heartbreaks You live and learn From the beginning of time with human kind in the womb To the end of all being whispering its final words It guides the ones who refuse to follow the predetermined paths The ones who never had a chance It's in all of us, believe it to keep it alive Never give up in the face of doubt or ignorance You've made it this far, you've become stronger Revisit the time when you were knocked down Forgive all the letdowns and never forget your promise to yourself That you'll establish your name with every ounce of strength Strike up the flame that kills every shadow That glows with unconditional love That one that creates the passion for life

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Hello This is my doing I guess you want me to answer for it I will if I feel like it Some say we all have the same sense of aimlessness And we're preyed on by the leech behind the curtain But I think we've gotten passed that That could be my inner mantra mixed with ***** talking though Turning my back to the confusion only to find that meaning has already found me I look at the leaders, they only can make educated guesses And we'll all know if they did the right thing years from now I've never put my name in the hat for consideration But I know I'll still get called when my turn comes They can touch me and I can't deny what I've said or done But they'll never lay a hand on the ideals and truths that are in each of us I'm beyond grateful for knowing this I may become old I may become ill I may starve and die but my creations will go on for eternity Moments of pleasure Moments of purity I won't name names or cast stones I won't chase paper or fall to my knees for guaranteed safety That's why I'm here, legs crossed and mind silent Spirit centered and flowing free My adoration for the underdogs and stray cats My respect for honesty and curiosity for experimentation Have taught me invaluable lessons Just give me a shot, I know I can make a difference I can see both sides of the fence I can see between the lines of supply and demand I can see the blinks between life and death There aren't many of us but there are more than before Hopeful Pushing for unity and looking for our face, our voice We have our suspicions But more than that we have love

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Jan 19, 2016

Jan 19, 2016 at 10:24 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Precursor

Hello This is my doing I guess you want me to answer for it I will if I feel like it Some say we all have the same sense of aimlessness And we're preyed on by the leech behind the curtain But I think we've gotten passed that That could be my inner mantra mixed with ***** talking though Turning my back to the confusion only to find that meaning has already found me I look at the leaders, they only can make educated guesses And we'll all know if they did the right thing years from now I've never put my name in the hat for consideration But I know I'll still get called when my turn comes They can touch me and I can't deny what I've said or done But they'll never lay a hand on the ideals and truths that are in each of us I'm beyond grateful for knowing this I may become old I may become ill I may starve and die but my creations will go on for eternity Moments of pleasure Moments of purity I won't name names or cast stones I won't chase paper or fall to my knees for guaranteed safety That's why I'm here, legs crossed and mind silent Spirit centered and flowing free My adoration for the underdogs and stray cats My respect for honesty and curiosity for experimentation Have taught me invaluable lessons Just give me a shot, I know I can make a difference I can see both sides of the fence I can see between the lines of supply and demand I can see the blinks between life and death There aren't many of us but there are more than before Hopeful Pushing for unity and looking for our face, our voice We have our suspicions But more than that we have love

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I can't deny as to why I'm such a fool Apologies are no good here and neither am I You try so hard, always going out of your way And now you ask yourself why They all said you we're to good for me They all said I wasn't good enough for you We're both in each other's face yelling Our eyes meet and yous say "you should **** yourself" I would if I could, I know I should But it's just another thing I'd mess up I wish I had the strength to do it I'm just a slacker with no attention span Get rid of me, cut your losses You don't need dead weight I'm toxic, I'm poison I'm the one you hate Hold your tongue, don't lose your patience It's not your job to try and save me I'm sorry that I'm so helpless I can't ask for your help it'd be so selfish -Tommy Johnson I would if I could, I know I should But it's just another thing I'd mess up I wish I had the strength to do it I'm just a slacker with no attention span

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Oct 20, 2015

Oct 20, 2015 at 9:13 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Hands-on

I can't deny as to why I'm such a fool Apologies are no good here and neither am I You try so hard, always going out of your way And now you ask yourself why They all said you we're to good for me They all said I wasn't good enough for you We're both in each other's face yelling Our eyes meet and yous say "you should **** yourself" I would if I could, I know I should But it's just another thing I'd mess up I wish I had the strength to do it I'm just a slacker with no attention span Get rid of me, cut your losses You don't need dead weight I'm toxic, I'm poison I'm the one you hate Hold your tongue, don't lose your patience It's not your job to try and save me I'm sorry that I'm so helpless I can't ask for your help it'd be so selfish -Tommy Johnson I would if I could, I know I should But it's just another thing I'd mess up I wish I had the strength to do it I'm just a slacker with no attention span

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Is life imitating art or is art imitating life? Eventually there will be nothing left to hide Save your sorrys It's time for me to cool your mind and tell you it's all alright We're the pop-up's on your phone screen Sending you little blurbs Memes are funny because they're true At least to you You're the hypochondriacs Who convinced yourselves you need to be healed With a numbness cure by posts that make you feel There will be a new one, if you like the last Is life imitating art or is art imitating life? Eventually there will be no where left to hide Save your sorrys It's time for me to cool your mind and tell you it's all alright This is a beat generation But with less respect but way more dope The question is "why should I?" Our answer is always "I don't know" We're yesterdays news and tomorrows punchline Never even had chance Self-entitlement won't ease the situation Of our need for instant gratification I need a drink in my system to take off the edge I need a lie to make me feel safe I have an axe in my skull splitting my brain Is it me or the world who's insane? Upload, like, follow Reblog, comment, unfollow What's hot is hot now but not tomorrow Will your words hold up or drop out? -Tommy Johnson

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Oct 20, 2015

Oct 20, 2015 at 8:57 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Comedown

Is life imitating art or is art imitating life? Eventually there will be nothing left to hide Save your sorrys It's time for me to cool your mind and tell you it's all alright We're the pop-up's on your phone screen Sending you little blurbs Memes are funny because they're true At least to you You're the hypochondriacs Who convinced yourselves you need to be healed With a numbness cure by posts that make you feel There will be a new one, if you like the last Is life imitating art or is art imitating life? Eventually there will be no where left to hide Save your sorrys It's time for me to cool your mind and tell you it's all alright This is a beat generation But with less respect but way more dope The question is "why should I?" Our answer is always "I don't know" We're yesterdays news and tomorrows punchline Never even had chance Self-entitlement won't ease the situation Of our need for instant gratification I need a drink in my system to take off the edge I need a lie to make me feel safe I have an axe in my skull splitting my brain Is it me or the world who's insane? Upload, like, follow Reblog, comment, unfollow What's hot is hot now but not tomorrow Will your words hold up or drop out? -Tommy Johnson

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Betrayal on both accounts We are pent up aggression with no where to go Look at what we've done not what we haven't It was all a shot in the dark Acceptance and a fresh start was the mark We are all in remission Have no idea if we got it in us I can't make out the message To you truths are nothing but your lies are so precious But it's our credibility being questioned Put on an act for moments at a time Clenched fists and gritted teeth Tired eyes look at them then in the mirror and fill with tears Wish my therapist and I were attached at the hip because I can't go it alone Is this all my own doing or is it done onto me? My chest is collapsing from my icy shattered heart I'm in way too deep We're solving a mystery but haven't a clue And have no idea what we're made of -Tommy Johnson

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Oct 20, 2015

Oct 20, 2015 at 6:02 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Untitled

Betrayal on both accounts We are pent up aggression with no where to go Look at what we've done not what we haven't It was all a shot in the dark Acceptance and a fresh start was the mark We are all in remission Have no idea if we got it in us I can't make out the message To you truths are nothing but your lies are so precious But it's our credibility being questioned Put on an act for moments at a time Clenched fists and gritted teeth Tired eyes look at them then in the mirror and fill with tears Wish my therapist and I were attached at the hip because I can't go it alone Is this all my own doing or is it done onto me? My chest is collapsing from my icy shattered heart I'm in way too deep We're solving a mystery but haven't a clue And have no idea what we're made of -Tommy Johnson

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Rise from the earth You are safe Your are stable Trust yourself and move on Light the flame and let the water pour Inhale the steam coming off your creative passions Your relationships, your ****** desires and attractions Never feel guilty this is natural Let it all flow This is your will, your motivation You're intelligent, believe it Focus and listen to your instinct Feel the rhythm Love yourself and forgive yourself This is who you are, and this is who they are Unconditional, never allow this to be corrupted Speak up Share your thoughts Communicate truths But be sure they are pure Dispel the illusions and express innovation Open your eyes So you can see all the world is and what it has to offer Learn, experience and teach Your perception is cleansed, your mind full is of wisdom Burst Let your being implode, so gorgeous Your ego must die, it will be at peace and so will you Feel the spirit energy in all its divinity Accept this consciousness and detach from your body and all worldly things You are free

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Oct 11, 2015

Oct 11, 2015 at 3:18 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Seven Steps To Freedom

Rise from the earth You are safe Your are stable Trust yourself and move on Light the flame and let the water pour Inhale the steam coming off your creative passions Your relationships, your ****** desires and attractions Never feel guilty this is natural Let it all flow This is your will, your motivation You're intelligent, believe it Focus and listen to your instinct Feel the rhythm Love yourself and forgive yourself This is who you are, and this is who they are Unconditional, never allow this to be corrupted Speak up Share your thoughts Communicate truths But be sure they are pure Dispel the illusions and express innovation Open your eyes So you can see all the world is and what it has to offer Learn, experience and teach Your perception is cleansed, your mind full is of wisdom Burst Let your being implode, so gorgeous Your ego must die, it will be at peace and so will you Feel the spirit energy in all its divinity Accept this consciousness and detach from your body and all worldly things You are free

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Consumed by the flames By the flames Start the fire, I need you to feel this As high as it can go, I need to feel it Light the fire, you want me to feel this We want to see how high we can go We want to be consumed by the flames Take a risk, make a wish Until then, stay cool After this, you will never be the same This isn't right, I close my eyes Prepare myself for the falling sky I caused so much harm, I don't know why I've had my lows, I had my highs I did my best, now I return With a clean slate and a lesson learned I've been mocked, betrayed and scorned But now I know everything can burn Consumed by the flames Take aim Take blame Play games Cause pain Call names Make claims Suppressing feelings, I'm going numb I can't eat, sleep or see where your coming from I try to excite myself, lust and near death's never help I accept death and **** life and the hand I'm dealt I've ignored the truth, avoided responsibility But it's in the back of my mind kicking constantly Now it's time do pay my do's I'm through with tries I refuse to come back with a consolation prize Consumed by the flames Be tamed Break chains Disclaim Proclaim Insane No shame Turn it up, let them watch Turn me out, I can't be stopped Nowhere else to go, carrying my woes Turning into someone I don't even know Just paying back everything I owe I've come this far, so I've come this far Let the flames consume me In vain Fast lane Life's strain Constrain Left brain Profane I should have listened But hear me now

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Sep 27, 2015

Sep 27, 2015 at 8:57 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

By The Flames

Consumed by the flames By the flames Start the fire, I need you to feel this As high as it can go, I need to feel it Light the fire, you want me to feel this We want to see how high we can go We want to be consumed by the flames Take a risk, make a wish Until then, stay cool After this, you will never be the same This isn't right, I close my eyes Prepare myself for the falling sky I caused so much harm, I don't know why I've had my lows, I had my highs I did my best, now I return With a clean slate and a lesson learned I've been mocked, betrayed and scorned But now I know everything can burn Consumed by the flames Take aim Take blame Play games Cause pain Call names Make claims Suppressing feelings, I'm going numb I can't eat, sleep or see where your coming from I try to excite myself, lust and near death's never help I accept death and **** life and the hand I'm dealt I've ignored the truth, avoided responsibility But it's in the back of my mind kicking constantly Now it's time do pay my do's I'm through with tries I refuse to come back with a consolation prize Consumed by the flames Be tamed Break chains Disclaim Proclaim Insane No shame Turn it up, let them watch Turn me out, I can't be stopped Nowhere else to go, carrying my woes Turning into someone I don't even know Just paying back everything I owe I've come this far, so I've come this far Let the flames consume me In vain Fast lane Life's strain Constrain Left brain Profane I should have listened But hear me now

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I exist in between the right and wrong, bringing meaning by any means I want to know, do and be anything and everything The doubters sneers do mean anything And this going to be my battle cry I'm using my full capabilities Demonstrating my innate abilities Pushing for power and possibilities This is quality creativity No child left behind, look where that's got us so far Either unemployed, in debt or behind bars So now we got nothing to lose Blurred lines between accusers and the accused One side speaks their minds The others pour out their hearts The fight, the fighting needs to stop Arguing who deserves to be on top I retire my title, my skin tone and my status I lay back and wait for the world to find balance I'm using my full capabilities Demonstrating my innate abilities Pushing for power and possibilities This is quality creativity The responsibility falls on us individually -Tommy Johnson We all have some potential To make something good or detrimental We have determination to face adversity And do it so brilliantly Narrow minded "practical thoughts" The look at us and think we're lost I am the voice and face of wayward youths And everything I do is the proof I got gems locked away in my mind I try to express them with what words I can find But no words can express or do them justice The actions of this generation must be trusted All we have is time and energy So lets make this the world what we want it to be I'm using my full capabilities Demonstrating my innate abilities Pushing for power and possibilities This is quality creativity I will not bow, I will not cower I will not bend to your struggle to power Using your authority, throwing around your sense of supremacy With your vicious tendencies harming those under your relentlessly But I'm one hundred percent sure that we can all agree That the games make us play are just a fantasy And we refuse to accept you fallacy, with out sensibility We leave our enemies and head off to our destinies I know all the hardships I must endure But if I stay true and pure I'll get what I came here for And gain control and end my eternal war A lovely rebirth Quietly inhale, slowly exhale Time will tell I am a being with many faces

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Sep 27, 2015

Sep 27, 2015 at 6:35 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Control

I exist in between the right and wrong, bringing meaning by any means I want to know, do and be anything and everything The doubters sneers do mean anything And this going to be my battle cry I'm using my full capabilities Demonstrating my innate abilities Pushing for power and possibilities This is quality creativity No child left behind, look where that's got us so far Either unemployed, in debt or behind bars So now we got nothing to lose Blurred lines between accusers and the accused One side speaks their minds The others pour out their hearts The fight, the fighting needs to stop Arguing who deserves to be on top I retire my title, my skin tone and my status I lay back and wait for the world to find balance I'm using my full capabilities Demonstrating my innate abilities Pushing for power and possibilities This is quality creativity The responsibility falls on us individually -Tommy Johnson We all have some potential To make something good or detrimental We have determination to face adversity And do it so brilliantly Narrow minded "practical thoughts" The look at us and think we're lost I am the voice and face of wayward youths And everything I do is the proof I got gems locked away in my mind I try to express them with what words I can find But no words can express or do them justice The actions of this generation must be trusted All we have is time and energy So lets make this the world what we want it to be I'm using my full capabilities Demonstrating my innate abilities Pushing for power and possibilities This is quality creativity I will not bow, I will not cower I will not bend to your struggle to power Using your authority, throwing around your sense of supremacy With your vicious tendencies harming those under your relentlessly But I'm one hundred percent sure that we can all agree That the games make us play are just a fantasy And we refuse to accept you fallacy, with out sensibility We leave our enemies and head off to our destinies I know all the hardships I must endure But if I stay true and pure I'll get what I came here for And gain control and end my eternal war A lovely rebirth Quietly inhale, slowly exhale Time will tell I am a being with many faces

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This is my desire, my single cause I can't let it never ever fade away I'd do anything and I mean anything I'm going crazy I could never forgive myself It can't be all for not This is mine My precious time I can't let it never ever fade away It's my only shot to make it, I'll take it I would never forgive myself Sweet relief, can't even speak It hasn't been reached, no not yet The brow sweat set out for a conquest Spread me across the hood of the car because "I looked suspect" Outraged protest ignited by civilian unrest Caused by unlawful ****** and arrests I guess because I'm young I deserve this knee on my chest Barking questions , being all threatening, patting me down saying if I got nothing to to hide why do I seem so stressed? It's just another one of those days, I know I'm still pulling through But right now I need something to make me smile Or at least something to get this off my mind for a while But that's reality, not TV The fight to avoid fatality They ask for respect but I won't They see my detest I make it known This new age rebellion has ushered in a brand new millennium Chanting the hymn for Yesterday's requiem So it's safe to say that we're making history This is us just taking a few liberties -Tommy Johnson They think they have us tunnel visioned stuck to out phones Think they can turn their youth into drones They think we can be easily bought and sold Think they own us along with our souls But now right at this instant We're coming to the conclusion that we are infinite Try to distract us with stimulants and scare us with payment increments Then start to get militant because we're so insolent When an incident occurs to the innocent and they begin to implement beatings with their instruments Whether it be a gun or a club because their so impotent Then we become impudent and riot, then their fate becomes imminent I want some **** rest and some fresh air And somebody to talk to me like they actually care I need a moment to clear my head , it's too much to handle The pressure, the exhaustion I blow out the candle I close my eyes and make a wish that it did't have to be like this Because I feel like all these burdens will make me lose my grip But then again tomorrow is a new day, it could go any way I'll try my best again, like I do everyday I wanna bring the truth to the masses And equality to the social classes But it's hard when they just harass us So please, do excuse my crassness But I gotta do what do I mean what say I say what I mean I give it my all, I give everything Because I want what I came for The odd are in my favor As for the consequences, I''ll deal with that later And in regards to the haters and naysayers Go do your thing, I'll say a prayer It is what it is And I am who I am You can either understand that or you can't Either way don't underestimate what I can do Because in the end it'll say less about me and more about you

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Sep 27, 2015

Sep 27, 2015 at 3:56 PM UTC

tommy-johnson

Revolting

This is my desire, my single cause I can't let it never ever fade away I'd do anything and I mean anything I'm going crazy I could never forgive myself It can't be all for not This is mine My precious time I can't let it never ever fade away It's my only shot to make it, I'll take it I would never forgive myself Sweet relief, can't even speak It hasn't been reached, no not yet The brow sweat set out for a conquest Spread me across the hood of the car because "I looked suspect" Outraged protest ignited by civilian unrest Caused by unlawful ****** and arrests I guess because I'm young I deserve this knee on my chest Barking questions , being all threatening, patting me down saying if I got nothing to to hide why do I seem so stressed? It's just another one of those days, I know I'm still pulling through But right now I need something to make me smile Or at least something to get this off my mind for a while But that's reality, not TV The fight to avoid fatality They ask for respect but I won't They see my detest I make it known This new age rebellion has ushered in a brand new millennium Chanting the hymn for Yesterday's requiem So it's safe to say that we're making history This is us just taking a few liberties -Tommy Johnson They think they have us tunnel visioned stuck to out phones Think they can turn their youth into drones They think we can be easily bought and sold Think they own us along with our souls But now right at this instant We're coming to the conclusion that we are infinite Try to distract us with stimulants and scare us with payment increments Then start to get militant because we're so insolent When an incident occurs to the innocent and they begin to implement beatings with their instruments Whether it be a gun or a club because their so impotent Then we become impudent and riot, then their fate becomes imminent I want some **** rest and some fresh air And somebody to talk to me like they actually care I need a moment to clear my head , it's too much to handle The pressure, the exhaustion I blow out the candle I close my eyes and make a wish that it did't have to be like this Because I feel like all these burdens will make me lose my grip But then again tomorrow is a new day, it could go any way I'll try my best again, like I do everyday I wanna bring the truth to the masses And equality to the social classes But it's hard when they just harass us So please, do excuse my crassness But I gotta do what do I mean what say I say what I mean I give it my all, I give everything Because I want what I came for The odd are in my favor As for the consequences, I''ll deal with that later And in regards to the haters and naysayers Go do your thing, I'll say a prayer It is what it is And I am who I am You can either understand that or you can't Either way don't underestimate what I can do Because in the end it'll say less about me and more about you

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