Kwame Nsiah - Our Parents Messed Up lyrics

[Hook] Mama said you'll need somebody she ain't ever lie I know our parents tried but they couldn't get it right And now we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Yeah we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Papa said you'll need some things he ain't ever lie I know our parents tried but they couldn't get it right And now we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Yeah we're all messed up Yeah we're all... [Verse 1] I sit back and an*lyse my generation Tryna find a solution to all of this confusion Misconceptions of success and love and what is truly More important in our 'oh-so-important' existence For money moves and honeymoons we keep persistent Breaking rules, 'do-what-it-do' just to achieve it Lost a view of that real true cause we've been musing On some lies, busting a move to devil's music Which means we have all danced with the devil for a minute But imagine if our parents took that minute to explain it The dichotomy between the love and the hatred Truth and the lies then our lives wouldn't be wasted Tryna find answers to questions they could have answered But you can't really blame them cause they too went through the same thing Their parents didn't cared, never paid them no attention So they're forever in dept they feel we owe them respect That's why [Hook] Mama says you need to listen she ain't ever lie I know our parents tried but they couldn't get it right And now we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Yeah we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Papa said don't disrespect him! He ain't ever lie I know our parents tried but they couldn't get it right And now we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Yeah we're all... [Verse 2] Where's the love?! Where's the fricking support?! Your son is a dope rapper that's something you'll never know Cause you don't ever listen when he's speaking or he's spitting So you don't hear the mega smart message in the music yo All you know is he ain't really doing great in school Cause his grades straight dropped from As to double Us And it's not that he is dum, he's just barely motivated Motives more influenced by songs with dope instrumentation Lyrics that clearly depict imagination But you just think it's raucous so you are of no relation So you're kinda non-existent like Huey and Riley's parents If so then how are you gonna teach me the fricking basics Of being a man and being all that I can School ain't the only way required to acquire grands And grands ain't all that matters; Peace of mind over matter Cause if I gain the world and lose my soul then it would matter Cause [Hook] Mama says you need Jesus She ain't ever lie I know our parents tried but they couldn't get it right And now we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Yeah we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Papa said you'll need some papers. He ain't ever lie I know our parents tried but they couldn't get it right And now we're all messed up Cause our parents messed up Yeah we're all... [Verse 3] What's the solution to the problem so we solve it Got something of substance could you help me find a solvent To wash our dirty mouths and rearrange our conscience Cause money over everything is just a load of nonsense What's success? Could you help me marinate? Is it making billion dollars doing something that you hate? Is it gaining gross profit while causing another pain? Or living dreams and doing some good while getting paid? What is love? Could you help with this debate? Is it giving me the world yet not a minute if your day? Is it claiming that you cared yet not enough to even stay? Or deciding through whatever to do whatever it takes? Cause that is all we needed; A little love and somebody to believe us A little lost so somebody to just lead us To the paths and the dreams we were given Cause this is mine, This is mine These decisions, these mistakes, the choices in this life It is I, It is I The free will to decide was given I by The Most High And you could try You could try to support me but don't force me to live yours as my life Then again what is life? What really is its purpose? Why were we created? What really are we here for? Our parents don't know it and neither do our teachers They'll give you a bunch of answers but I feel I've found the truest If you're tryna find your path yet you're feeling kinda clueless The holy grail is The Holy One betrayed by Judas Cause when Mama said you need Jesus She ain't ever lie