Amir Sulaiman - Like a Thief lyrics

Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim... They say the Lord will come Like a thief in the night Perhaps the lord will come In the things that I write In the things that we bleed And the things that we read And the things we recite Maybe they're afraid I'll spit fire In these kerosine streets like night Or that I'll spit water Into these barren streets that give life But I've learned the thing that pulls the fiend to the pipe Is the same thing that pulls a human being to the light: The love of love A means to cope So I try to inhale their dreams and exhale hope Homeboy said 'man, the people either feel it or don't So you can inhale their dreams and exhale hope But you better chew c**a leaves and spit out dope' And that reminded me of a pa**age, and I quote: "Our Lord will not change the condition of a people Until they change the condition that's what's within themselves," end quote In short, Lord, I won't falter Steady rock of Gibraltar Swift traversin' waters Verses I've authored, I offer As a solemn sacrifice upon the altar In order to alter The current conditions Of our sons and our fathers And they say we need more black mayors and lawyers; I say we need more black John Mayers To win Grammys for singin' songs about our "Daughters" Because we are caught in a culture Of defeatism, worshipping victims and martyrs We are not victims but victors If we but witness or honor Our brilliance, our resilience and our beauty is farther Than pimpin' ho's, trick and dope Gucci and Prada From South Street to Central Road, we are shook in a trauma Of terrorism that precedes Al Qaeda and Osama Forget Bin Laden; Ben Franklin Enslaved my great-great-grandmamma (comma) Great great grandfather (comma) Indigenous nations of reservations (comma) But we caught in a coma Sleep So the truth will have to come Like a thief in the night But if you're awake, you'll hear it In the things that we write In the things that we bleed In the things we recite And because the truth will come Like a thief in the night Being awake, I've learned Is the meaning of life