AGAINST THE GRAIN
(专辑: THREE ORIGINALS - 2019)
[Tobe Nwigwe & Madeline Edwards:] I
feel you all are the
same It brings my heart so much pain I
wish I
could see some change I'll always go against the
grain Go against the
grain Go against the
grain Don't just be the
same Go against the
grain [Madeline Edwards:] 'Cause you were made to Do what no one's done And though they shade you You shine like the
sun 'Cause you were made to Do what no one's done And though they shade you You shine like the
sun [Tobe Nwigwe:] Aight, I
feel like the
masses on melatonin when it come to melanin I
grew up melancholy 'cause I
ain't realize that the
hemoglobin in my skin Was connected to a
lineage that never ever had to penny pinch Serpent hissing at me I
take the
blade to his neck to kill all the
hissy fits Ouu, please don't try me, I
get more than grimey wen it come to Juju Hence why my name is Tobechukwu and the
flow like a
tutu Wrapped around the
waist of Misty Copeland Graceful even though I
hail from broken places Where they say that none are chosen to rise among the
raptors Like DeRozan Ouu Flow o
so, so Jurassic Tough to find a
suitor in my bracket Where I'm from My hood was filled with bastards Not they fault They daddy had it backwards Hopefully they don't adopt the
habits Of the
seed that turned them to a
savage 'Cause [Madeline Edwards:] 'Cause you were made to Do what no one's done And though they shade you You shine like the
sun 'Cause you were made to Do what no one's done And though they shade you You shine like the
sun [Tobe Nwigwe:] The
atmosphere where I
matured Was less than friendly Before they'd chase a
dime They'd squeeze the
nickel For a
pretty penny Hey look we had beef on every corner word to Wendy's And I
wanted to get away, or fly away, word to Lenny, Kravitz It's always hella static When you can't establish How to get some cabbage Or form a
habit To make ya cash a
tidbit more acrobatic Ouu, Ouu You know flipping cake not hoarding it Not hoarding it tryna change my mama Geographical coordinates 'Cause, 'cause she made it out the
village She deserves the
tropics And I
was raised around them killers You know, round them rockets Where they'd put metal to yo mouth Just like an orthodontist No gas at all I
went from convict To being a
comet Ouu [Madeline Edwards:] 'Cause you were made to Do what no one's done And though they shade you You shine like the
sun 'Cause you were made to Do what no one's done And though they shade you You shine like the
sun Sun, sun, sun [Tobe Nwigwe & Madeline Edwards:] Shine, shine, shine Shine on all of them, shine on all of them My umi said to shine your light So shine on all of them Shine, shine, shine Shine on all of them, shine on all of them My umi said to shine your light So shine on all of them