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The Believer
Common feat. John Legend
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I believe in the light that shines and will never die
Oh, I believe the fire burns, we stay alive
They will talk about us
Like they talked about the kings before us
They will talk about us
These are the words of a believer, achiever, leader of the globe
Feed the souls of those in need
I bleed the blood of the struggle, walking over troubled puddles
Hustles in my chest, no hustle, no progress
Extremities of life in this process
Birth of a son, death of another
With love, I caress both mothers
And told them, who's in control is the one that's above us
I walk where money talks and love stutters
Body language of a nation going through changes
The young become dangerous, pain gets spent into anger
Anger gets sent through the chamber
It's tough when your own look like strangers
We are the sons of gangsters and stone rangers
If he could, how would Ernie Barnes paint us?
Look at the picture, hard not to blame us
But time forgives in the Chi' where the young die often
Do they end up in a coffin because we haven't taught them?
Is it what we talking? We really ain't walking
Dues, hustlers, pay, how much did it cost 'em?
Find myself on the same corner that we lost 'em
Real talking, in they ear like a Walkman
Thoughts spin around the corner to the world
When I see them, I see my baby girl
Believe
I believe in the light that shines and will never die (Believe)
Oh, I believe the fire burns, we stay alive
They will talk about us
Like they talked about the kings before us (Yeah)
They will talk about us
The Lord lives among us, the young'uns hunger
Becomes a means to get it by any ways necessary
Under pressure, children feeling lesser
With the steel up on the dresser, killing will aggress us
Destiny's children, survivors, soldiers
In front of buildings, they eyes look older
Hard to see blessings in a violent culture
Face against weapons, sirens, holsters
That ain't the way that Langston Hughes wrote us
Soul controllers on the shoulders of Moses and Noah
We go from being Precious to Oprah
Culture baited to overcome ever since we came overseas
Today, in a way that you can see that we determined
Solar keeps burning, shorties know to keep learning
Blessings in our life are like stripes that we earning
Took Gramps' advice that Christ is returning
Like a thief in the night, I write the beacons of light
For those of us in dark alleys and parched valleys
Street hits spark rallies of the conscious, conquer us
Of a contest that seems beyond us
Even through the unseen I know that God watches
From one king's dream he was able to Barack us
The prophets, nothing can stop us, uh
I believe in the light that shines and will never die (Believe)
Oh, I believe the fire burns, we stay alive
They will talk about us
Like they talked about the kings before us
They will talk about us
I know, I know, I know our dreams won't turn to dust
They will talk about us
I know, I know, I know our dreams won't turn to dust
They will talk about us
I know, I know, I know our dreams won't turn to dust
They will talk about us
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