Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Askari
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ulyses Small
Songwriter
Bảo Trân
Songwriter
Lyrics
Yeah
I walk outside and feel the sunlight, raise my arms high
Feel the blessings I'm given inside this black life
Double consciousness choking up my esophagus
Do you know what I mean?
I can't breathe
Yet I still walk the streets looking mean, uncontrollable
They robbed me thrice but I'm still gon' cop a Rollie though
They locked the cage door, but Imma keep on flowing though
The caged bird sings
And raps it's black enough to soak up all those sunbeams
It's black enough to say "nigga" and get a trigger pulled, over not a thing
That's the circumstance, Mama had no Birkin bags
But through all the shit we ate it never hurt to laugh
Recently someone asked
What it means to be black
It's litness
But it's a constant target on your back
We niggas
We take the pressure but we never crack
We tend to shine in every place that you could find
Like the sunbeams
Like the sunbeams
Look through my window as I dream about a sunny place
Head on my pillow, close my eyes to reach a different space
I'll lose my mind staring at this damn wall so I try to fall asleep
Roll up, spark up the trees
I'm in a vice-grip with all of my vices
Outmatched like the new David versus Goliath
I'm feeling Small but that's just how my life is
I'm trying to live the dream but for now I'm surviving
Every season grind season when you on the climb
Every demon needs a beating, tryna clear my mind
I spend my time trying to sow for future reaping
Keep on scheming in my dreaming
Maximize all of my breathing, yes
I'm plenty fearful of when air's no longer in my chest
And so I value every single time I take a breath
I know I'm blessed with every morning that I rise
Cherish every bit of life
Trying to soak up all the light
From the sunbeams
From the sunbeams
Writer(s): Ulyses Small
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