A Riot in My Mind
Common, Lenny Kravitz
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What da-da, what da-da-da-da Cassius Clay and the potter Shape my mind, the shape of things, the trap, the grind Escape through dreams, shootin' star, I aim supreme Pops said, "If you gon' aim for kings, claim it king" My brainstorm reigns supreme Black super hero with the cape and wings Still I'm a G like a Mason ring Build with Gods and gangsters whose scars and faces Traces of racists snakes that debased us Tried to free base us, mark of the beast, erase us But we raised up from East Asia Children of Mother Nature The minority report say that we major And we made ya I seek greater 'til the fire next time It's burning down, there's a riot in my mind It's a war outside When it's quiet, it's a riot in my mind It's a war outside Won't be quiet, it's a riot in my mind Gotta get ready, saddle up If you're really 'bout it we gonna see, oh yeah Gotta get ready, time is up If you're really 'bout it we gonna see, oh yeah It's a war outside Can't be quiet, it's a riot in my mind Paraphernalia I wear like songs by Mahalia Soldier, Buffalo, Griselda Held the scroll that told of seven bowls and seven plagues Babylon, dread the days where the dead are raised Escapades of the everlasting Where the ghetto praise for compassion No longer masking What black men and black women have been Art, culture, fashion, the science and math blend Kemetic attraction, we live for action Moral arc back bend, our spirits attacking To the, to the tick-tick-tick-tock You can lick shots, strange fruit, get crops Get land, get stores, kick doors, ensure Your fam is good, plus the people next door Some are tired by the times Some inspired by the times It's where power is refined There's a riot in my mind It's a war outside When it's quiet, it's a riot in my mind It's a war outside Won't be quiet, it's a riot in my mind Gotta get ready, saddle up If you're really 'bout it we gonna see, oh yeah Gotta get ready, time is up If you're really 'bout it we gonna see, oh yeah It's a war outside Can't be quiet, it's a riot in my mind Nation against nation Stimulation, indication (it's a war) Yo (it's a war) Nation against nation Stimulation, innovation (it's a war) Generation, vindication, vindication, vindication, ah
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