v (make a way).

The truth in this skin is stranger than fiction Cuts like a diamond It shines when the light hits Loving that glow's a dangerous mission Easier to hide it But through my mind's eye I see Through the shade through the shade Know the dawn has to break 'Cause we were; made to make made to make a way Made to make made to make a way Got an aura you can't mute This black skin bore some strange fruit Made lemonade out the things I couldn't change and my point of view was made new Purge all the poison the choices Being loyal to those who'd never reciprocate Stealing joy eclipsing light to overwrite my name for fame and obfuscate In hindsight I realized we were not the same Flipping through my script itching for a part to play Live façades for applause call it art well hey If this the bow wow challenge let me park my plane You taking credit for the fire but who sparked the flame Whose mark was made regardless of what blocked the lane It was me all along so I cropped the frame Put my vision in air; let it propagate I Know I'm too real to co They want more drops, less pop, X, Yacht, or Malone See through cheap sequels not equals And I guess just not one of those peoples watch me do it alone History's a hell of a loop As we speak hidden figures calculating the coup Blessed are the wild black youth listen in Because The truth in this skin is stranger than fiction Cuts like a diamond It shines when the light hits Loving that glow's a dangerous mission Easier to hide it But through my mind's eye I see 'Cause we were; made to make made to make a way Made to make made to make a way Shade through the shade We were made to make; made to make a way Shade through the shade We were made to make; made to make a way A voice heard from beyond the grave DNA that was designed for praise We know you feel it coming The Ava's, Shonda's, Issa Rae's chewing gum with accolades Getting paid to give you substance If our lives ain't of use to you then why don't you put the culture back (Blow the whistle) Take K-Dot out the cul-de-sac; Migos from white egos; let's close the hatch You lack purpose if there's nothing to steal What's your worth if no one's under your heel That's why you dumping lead into the water Sterilize my daughter Christian dogma Lead us to the slaughter with a credit offer How it feel We see your madness open and clear you call 'em Sins of ambition while you chucking the spear Whole world in your image but forgot we invented the mirror You veering tearing while you steering in fear of the truth That we just too fast for you, too black for you (Yeah) Too Prince Rogers; Mike Jack for you (Yeah) Too outspoken, too snatched for you Even if we last, you come after us (Woo) All my culture comes natural (Woo) All you vultures no match for us (Woo) Talk too loud, you can't rap on this Be a noose or a gun we come back from it (You make me say) The truth in this skin is stranger than fiction Cuts like a diamond It shines when the light hits Loving that glow's a dangerous mission Easier to hide it But through my mind's eye I see Through the shade through the shade Know the dawn has to break 'Cause we were; made to make made to make a way Made to make made to make a way We were made to make made to make a way Made to make made to make a way