People are so contradictory
They say
If you find something you love
Never give it up
They say
If you find someone you love
Let them go
My mind is torn between
Chasing after you to the end of the world
Because I love you
Or letting you leave me behind
Because I love you
When is it enough?
When do I know
*Enough

Why do we walk with our heads held high?
Why do we refuse to turn a blind eye to our dead brothers laying to the side
Of the curve for being unjustly murdered for walking down the street
To catch public transportation to a job to provide for his family and give them what they need

Why do we address the issues that arise from racism and hate?
Why do we stomp hard to boycott our brothers and sisters falsely imprisoned behind those metal gates?
Unapologetically black I guess that's why we're always under attack
Ready to steal everything from us but refuse to acknowledge that fact

Blamed for the wrong doings of this world and the poverty of our communities
In debt forever just to get a degree and still no equal opportunities  
Punished for the color of our skins like its a plague or some kind of sin
White girl screaming **** just so a young brothers life can come to an end

They're above and below where can my people go
Trying to fight back for our freedom just to receive a lethal blow
Raising  our black queens and kings to become more than just a statistic
Refusing to see us come together hate to see us uplifted

White supremacists protected because of there right to speak
It's a different day we refuse to embrace fear we refuse to accept defeat
Blatant disrespect rally's full of hate and evil
Trying to play our culture false support constantly deceitful

Our souls are unmatched our skin will not crack
We stump with more rhythm our fist won't retract
We know our pain we understand our odds are stacked
It's a shame that's the price to pay for the greatness of being black

Have you put on weight?
(I'm fat!)
Your eyebrows aint straight
(Oh drat!)
What are you wearing?
(I'm a mess)
Your hair is wavy!
(Birds nest)
Your teeth are crooked
(Can't smile)
Your nose is hooked
(Sh*te!!!)
Your nails are cracked
(Please stop)
Your face looks smacked
(I can't cope)
Your ears are too big
(I wanna cry)
I'm only kidding hahaha
(I wanna die)

stick me inside a cyclone
at least the outside will match the in
The walls, they're crowding in.
crumbling over my head and i'm
s t r e t c h e d
thin holding them all up

i almost let myself go
burst into tears but then forced them back in
came downstairs and apologized, said
'i needed to eat something'
'it's just the situation stressing me out'
i can never let you know

The walls, they're crowding closer.

i feel squeezed and pressed, suffocate
my throat closes, my eyes twitch
i'm awake as i'm asleep
and you marvel at how i manage to hold it all together
ha! i don't

All the walls are crumbling in

eventually, something's gotta give