Trevor Williams - Shine lyrics

[Verse 1: Small World] Now as the sun starts to rise, that's my favorite part o'day No pollution in the air, no noises from the freeway That's when I focus on things that aren't man-made, like the wind blowin' or heavy drops of rain The ocean moves and the tides roll in unisys with my surroundings Rough, cold and full o' sh** It's not me, it's my conditions It's not my friends, it's politicians Who get over, because affiliations Secret societies run this nation I search and seek, but deep lies the answer By 42 will I die of colon cancer? I don't know but I know it's not written The middle cla** is nonexistent I jot it down, because no one seems to listen I'm in a no-win position As my life goes on, these are the accounts Of my days in review Whether positive or negative I still stand As long as I stand my life still has a chance So I shine, so I shine, so I shine Thank God, so I shine [Hook] Come out the darkness and let your soul rise All-negative forces get left behind Cause in these days and through these hard times We step to the forefront with vibes to shine (2x) [Verse 2: San Man] In these high times I can't slumber, so I wonder Dodging the raw thunder and the hunter That of which poems is our positions, through oppositions So raw dominance in all existence I dunno, it seems they all got us thinkin' irrational Cla**ical rhymes easy mines past the obstacle courses of everyday life The bullsh** be totin', brother be smoking Other brother's moneys provoking Crack sells, black males are disappearing Taking off in body bags or taking off to prison His moms stands in the doorstep, braving her way Same images, flashbacks from slavery days Sons are separated by being incarcerated 26 years since birth walking the earth Seeking for brighter times, it seems it's getting worse Yeah I ghetto-dwell I'm learning stories to tell 8 mille on them f**as, each one is getting rougher My eyes open wide to the sunshine In my confines step to mine, develop mine Walk the streets with my eyes on my back On my side, on my front, through this black man hunt I've dealt with suede haired women who just won't understand When I'm with my man, I'm mastermind and master planned To get my own, while corners getting hotter than hell Tryna get loot, but tryin' to get brothers' love as well The things I have seen day by day make a grown man cry But goddamn, only half of my day had went by You see that my life goes on These are the accounts of my days in the U Whether positive or negative I stay with my crew Where we find and together we shine So I shine, so I shine, so I shine Thank God, so I shine [Hook]