Freedom Fades
Well I ain't blue, but I ain't great neither
Everybody looking out for the next great leader
My mama said go to church and I try to just believe her
But words I read, say Jesus bled for Pharisees and preachers.
Try to live cleaner, still I'm messy at best
Can't stand these mouth breathers, tend to speak from my chest.
I move way too fast, still don't know how to dress
They said fake it til you make it, but I don't feel to impress
It's a progress, to process, time alone
I hear so many voices, don't take time for my own.
Maybe take a break from the stories, old glories I'm told
So many searching for wisdom but scared of getting old.
Well, my soul ain't stale,
Transgressions are plenty,
I get in my zone when the clock hit 420
And gently bow out, of the limelight, the scene
The sheen of all this nothing they sell to the teens
The whole world kinda buggin' while we chasing that cream
The work is never ending til we run out of steam
And we'd rather get that paper than believe in our dreams
Better check your damn your priorities, you know what I mean?
Locked down living,
I've been given everything that I need
Time's been sitting still, these o'visions
ghosts, effigies.
Now the day, now the day it fades away
Now the daaay, now the day is bound to change, oh.
We are the last to see it,
Freedom fades away
We are the last to feel it freedom
We are the last to speak it, Freedom fades away
We are the last to need it, Freedom fades away
I'm running out of patience, don't even know where I climb
Carry this persistence, feel like I'm wasting of time
Aries type resistance, staining linen with wine
Stubborn in my psyche, fight for my turn to shine.
Worldwide catastrophes, re-set how what we give,
Running 12 monkeys, with no reason to live.
Well now the traffic is gone
Gas is affordable
Kids are at home, making mixtapes recordables,
Families are back, and tho we just breaking even
Fast food is replaced but home cooking gone vegan
Scheduled in naps, mid day daps, relaxation
Everyday living, is a special occasion -
Air is much cleaner, people thinking about health,
Doctors and nurses get to hear how we felt.
And suddenly pause,
Sudden reflection
Finally a cause, for real social connections
Imagine the hereafter, tho odds are kinda stacked up
Finally we all quiet, til the people start to act up.
The people always act up...
Pay it forward,
Take it back
Stop the hustle
Take a nap
Making dollars
Making time
It's all how you see it,
This perception is mine.
Writer/s: Masia One
