Shine

It's a brand new day to make sumn of life 24 hours spent avoiding the scythe The sun came up and it went back down As you woke up and you laid around Your mind might say go But your body says no Been two whole days spent scrollin' on your phone You ain't ate food You ain't cleaned ya self You would prolly act a fool if you seen ya self Who is this you lookin' at? In the mirror lookin' back? Resembling you, but an ancient artifact Two days turned to decades Still in the same place No progress made Hamster on a wheel Feel that you run in place Watery eyes Feels take the center stage What you realize is it's never too late To get on your grind, dog 'Cause sumn gotta shake You've got to get on up Get on up and get it You've got to get on up Get on up and grind You've got to get it Can't let life pass you by Don't be afraid to shine Shine your light of love Everybody's got a little light under the sun George Clinton told me that And I'll believe it 'til I'm done A concrete jungle But the mother's where I'm from Centuries removed Kidnapped and been hung A host of other things have oppressed me "Times have changed" That saying don't impress me For I know what's ingrained in these systems Shinin' a light on injustice with precision A lot has contributed to our current state We still gotta march We can't attribute it to fate Everything starts with Black "Why are we in last place?" Stabbed in the back Sabotage has taken place There's a lot of moving pieces And the rules of the game we play Keeping us down, in a becoming state All I can say, my brother If you're seeking the truth You should start wit' Hidden Colors You've got to get on up Get on up and get it You've got to get on up Get on up and grind You've got to get it Can't let life pass you by Don't be afraid to shine Shine your light of love Your God-given light shines brighter than your watch and chain Them shiny grills is the not the same As the light that's within So many lumens you'd make the sun look dim Let me enlighten you and brighten up your day With words of encouragement And send you on your way God gives His toughest battles to who's most equipped He'd never put sumn on you that you couldn't deal wit' You've been equipped to outmaneuver your conditions Black and what come wit' it Continue on your mission Some of us conflicted and choose to switch sides Those telling Massa bout the plans made to ride Soon we'll devise us a plan to divide Those who want freedom Versus those that are tied To the plantations with minds of a slave The warrior class gotta form like black flame You've got to get on up Get on up and get it You've got to get on up Get on up and grind You've got to get it Can't let life pass you by Don't be afraid to shine Shine your light of love Shine your light Shine your light Shine your light of love Shine your light Shine your light Shine your light Shine your light of love Shine your light Shine your light Shine your light Shine your light of love Shine your light Shine your light Shine your light Shine your light of love