Hope

Yeah
I see no changes, all I see is racist faces
Misplaced hate makes disgrace to races
We under, I wonder what it takes to make this
One better place, let's set a pace for greatness
Yeah, 'cause I'm scared for our youth
The system leave us hanging, they ain't gotta use a noose
And keep it black and white, George Zimmerman gave us proof
That despite the dark facts, a white lie'll beat the truth
And that's word to Eric Gardner, Sandra Bland
Brandon McClelland and Emmett Till
Sad we only pay attention when that blood spill
Years have past and we affected by that blood still
And this world need cleansing
Slaving those fields for years, safe to say we paid the price
At times we seem lost, stuck looking for remittance
But Obama gave us hope when he made the cover of Life
But that's life, so read between the lines
They'll kick away the ladder 'fore they let you try to climb
And throw you in the dark before you get a chance to shine
And take what I deserve before they say that it was mine
But who's to blame, can't deny we played their game
And made 'em feel like winners when we call each other niggas
We turned it to a bond when it use to mean bondage
And this is how we chose to pay our ancestors homage, so
Psychologically, we 'dapted they philosophy
And played into what's honestly they plan from the start
And now we're made a mockery how we succumb to poverty
Possess it like apostrophe and we just play the part
Shackles off our feet and now they're on our heads
And they set back and laugh 'cause they still get ahead
I miss the days when we stood against the evils
This one's for all y'all, I'm talking to my people 'cause
Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern
Once you change your thought pattern, you change your, your attitude
Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior pattern
And then you go on in into some action
And still I see no changes
Can't a brother get a little peace
More wars in the streets than the wars in the Middle East
And the killings don't cease, sheesh
We living in the wild, no leash, preach
We too far gone for us to reach, we each
Should be more about reading book ends than bookings with the police
That's not Screech, forgive me, that's not smart
You don't gotta be a geek to be a student at heart
And that's word to James Baldwin, Langston Hughes
Medgar Evers and Charles Drew
Their ideas help pioneer this generation
But steps that they took are ones we're barely taking
We more concerned with the gossip on the blogs
We force feeding trash like slops to the hogs
And for the real world, it seems we never get involved
We hide behind camera lenses just to filter our flaws
Nowadays, getting likes are our life
And gaining popularity on social media sites
It's the digital drug, we all want love
It's stronger than a buzz and it's all the above
But above all, hope we rise above all
And really do it big, a few sizes 'bove small
To cultivating our culture, with coaching we coming closer
To capturing the common dream and to cooking up something kosher
So we can eat, would it be sweet
To pave the road for our future with logic more concrete
We all got potential, up to us to let it speak
And those that are sleep, and dare I repeat
We all got potential, we all got potential
We all God's gift, don't forget why he sent you
A dollar and a dream can change the world when you're broke
'Cause all you need is faith and all you need is hope
Can we in America stand idly by and not be concerned
I would suggest that the individual must rise up
Beyond his self interest
Even beyond humanity
And discover the eternal God whose purpose changes not
This is the end of life
The end is not to avoid suffering
Not to be happy
But the end of life is to do the will of God, come what may
Oh America, will you hear that
And will you follow that before it is too late