[Verse 1: Small World]
Now as the sun starts to rise, that's my favorite part o'day
No pollution in the air, no noises from the freeway
That's when I focus on things that aren't man-made, like the wind blowin' or heavy drops of rain
The ocean moves and the tides roll in unisys with my surroundings
Rough, cold and full o' sh**
It's not me, it's my conditions
It's not my friends, it's politicians
Who get over, because affiliations
Secret societies run this nation
I search and seek, but deep lies the answer
By 42 will I die of colon cancer?
I don't know but I know it's not written
The middle cla** is nonexistent
I jot it down, because no one seems to listen
I'm in a no-win position
As my life goes on, these are the accounts
Of my days in review
Whether positive or negative I still stand
As long as I stand my life still has a chance
So I shine, so I shine, so I shine
Thank God, so I shine
[Hook]
Come out the darkness and let your soul rise
All-negative forces get left behind
Cause in these days and through these hard times
We step to the forefront with vibes to shine
(2x)
[Verse 2: San Man]
In these high times I can't slumber, so I wonder
Dodging the raw thunder and the hunter
That of which poems is our positions, through oppositions
So raw dominance in all existence
I dunno, it seems they all got us thinkin' irrational
Cla**ical rhymes easy mines past the obstacle courses of everyday life
The bullsh** be totin', brother be smoking
Other brother's moneys provoking
Crack sells, black males are disappearing
Taking off in body bags or taking off to prison
His moms stands in the doorstep, braving her way
Same images, flashbacks from slavery days
Sons are separated by being incarcerated
26 years since birth walking the earth
Seeking for brighter times, it seems it's getting worse
Yeah I ghetto-dwell
I'm learning stories to tell
8 mille on them f**as, each one is getting rougher
My eyes open wide to the sunshine
In my confines step to mine, develop mine
Walk the streets with my eyes on my back
On my side, on my front, through this black man hunt
I've dealt with suede haired women who just won't understand
When I'm with my man, I'm mastermind and master planned
To get my own, while corners getting hotter than hell
Tryna get loot, but tryin' to get brothers' love as well
The things I have seen day by day make a grown man cry
But goddamn, only half of my day had went by
You see that my life goes on
These are the accounts of my days in the U
Whether positive or negative I stay with my crew
Where we find and together we shine
So I shine, so I shine, so I shine
Thank God, so I shine
[Hook]