J.Chambers - Wade In The Water lyrics

Intro Let me take em to church Hook (Sample) So we gotta just (sample) So we Gotta just (Sample) Coz why (Sample) Verse Since black boys and cry Rappers have sold us lies Over dramatized by prying eyes Who don't wanna see us fly From early on, they clip our wings Put you in a box, that's how conditioning begins The best way to hold a people back Is to alter their self worth Give em stereotypes which ironically hurt Is this a bad joke ? Or just the souls of black folk? Or is consciousness our last hope We barely think about the words we say Read behind the words to see the definition of the play The difference hidden within the synonyms I ain't feeling em, disrespecting each other and more so the women them I'm wading like a martyr though I'm barely treading water Never thought blindly following orders Could lead to slaughter Back to manny I'm a good kid in a maad city So our pools differ though i keep poetic justice With me so we Hook (Sample) So we gotta just (sample) So we Gotta just (Sample) Coz why (Sample) Verse So we wade through the water The madness, they ask us to practice faith In a place that's devoid of equality Lemme explain it properly Do you know who made you ? Look up original Hebrews Then ask who you pray to Enough of that though, Back to our scene A place where if you live on your knees You can crawl to your dreams I've seen guys strengthen their links By signing to chains, drop & then flop And not even the pride remains I prefer it independent Never catch me wearing pendants Id rather spend my money on a wiser investment I'm tried and I'm tested The flow was perfected Dealing with the disses from the rest Of you weak rappers labels dissected I'm grown ... so i rarely throw stones Rather open the door and welcome brothers home In the hope they wise up to the fables Come together, to build something stable Rather than chasing you labels whose deals Entail the sale of tall tales Hook (Sample) So we gotta just (sample) So we Gotta just (Sample) Coz why (Sample) Soliloquy So i write this as a plea to the higher powers In the shower of ignorance ill sail the seas to righteousness I ask for strength ,humility, peace .. wisdom The key catalyst of ambition.. I haven't forgotten when i was last at the bottom And asking for help.. Asking for some sort of guidance Some explanation for wealth in myself Know every time i stumble i'll hit back harder Essence of my father Even now the souls growing darker I guess even chasing knowledge has its pitfalls But to bridge the gap by burning bridges Would be worse than the fall I guess we're in the age of numbers with the 7th day Adventist And the 5 per centers spreading parts of the knowledge we need To help reinvent us even though we aren't taught this in our Educational centers I ask for the perseverance to maintain Till i get my chance to shine and hopefully enlighten And enrich the lives of the few friends that remained the same Are these thoughts jotted lyrically? Or a little soliloquy I hope whoever hears this can help bring it to me