CAGED BIRDS (NPR MUSIC'S TINY DESK CONCERT)

One more time Lets teach e'm why the caged bird sings I spit a verse so a horde of heathens can find the light But keep a pistol that tear tissue like it's time to wipe Don't fret, my first step ain't to resign ya life Plus that pistol fye, don't bar until it's time to bite Hell once you find a wife, you do what you must do To protect her and keep her up off a stretcher 'til she due To have a baby, glad a lady came up to me and said "Congratulations don't come to those rather lazy instead of hard working" We all searching for affirmation Some sheeple wander the atlas for validation And valid statements from those who never will validate 'em I pray I navigate 'em to a fortress where congregating with angels is the norm You pray and they perform Immaculate miracles to help you evade the storm Of vipers, snipers, and every wicked form Of evil that's been tryna deceive you since you was born With ya heavens sent melanin Don't let 'em convince you that ya etiquettes' a speech impediment I'm in my element and feel benevolent even when I'm viewed as the elephant In every residence I'm stepping in but hell I ain't trippin' Aye mayne, say mayne, flow nuts macadamia I'm from the city of purple spitting vibrainium Get it in your cranium, can't nobody simba him And if I ever go down it'll be like swingin' like pendulums, ooh I said if I ever go down it'll be like swingin' like pendulums, sing We come from where most don't break free We had to learn why caged birds sing But we fly even though they poisoned the sky We don't cry, we gon' take our piece of the pie So I'ma need my bread hot fresh and ready For those who tried to keep me on ice like a YETI The west be where they pressed me to a diamond That's why I throw it up like the Heimlich I'm just maneuvering on the serpents head Swear I tread on the skull of my enemies And I'm quadrupling anything that I touch If it's milk and honey dummy, I'm the honey bee buzzin' You can see the pure pollination Need G's like Masons and a haven For these beats I freak on the daily I lose sleep putting feet to the pavement And grindin' like a power tool or axe Refinin' everything I do on wax My time is near and I refuse to lack The Shine which only a diamond can match Bling, bling (Bling, bling) We come from where most don't break free We had to learn why caged birds sing But we fly even though they poisoned the sky We don't cry, we gon' take our piece of the pie We come from where most don't break free We had to learn why caged birds sing But we fly even though they poisoned the sky We don't cry, we gon' take our piece of the pie We come from where most don't break free We had to learn why caged birds sing But we fly even though they poisoned the sky We don't cry, we gon' take our piece of the pie We gon' take our piece of the pie We gon' take our piece of the pie We gon' take our piece of the pie