Invincible - Detroit Summer lyrics

[Hook: Invincible] Summer in the city, wonder how we made it through the winter So hot and humid but the music gets me through and feeling good Look forward to this way of life, we represent the future You only see the bad-a** sh** that's real, but we still feeling good [Verse 1] I woke up to buildings in flames, am I still in my dream? Rub my eyes, see my reflection off the windows, it's the lovely sunrise The brightest fuchsia rays, here to light the future days On my way to the Isle, playing Nina on the radio dial I stay for a while, I daydream I blaze sensimilia, about to meet with Shea at the marina Around the corner from the Roostertail, thinking bout the schools and jails Put our youth for sale, that's why we fighting tooth and nail We refuse to fail til justice and truth prevail Setting sail, elders tell us about the rumrunners, thinking of booze and ale Underground Railroad -- last stop, Detroit River Escaping to freedom, had to swim across the winter Can you feel the ancestors in these currents? To swim upstream it takes vision and endurance Look at the horizon, sun reflecting off the water's surface Detroit is better made, dog, so I'm sipping on some Vernors [Hook] [Verse 2] Detroit in the summer, it's more than a season When I moved to the city, was the core of the reason Can I clarify all the distortion you seeing? Gotta break your mind out of prison while the warden is sleeping Politicians make a fortune by thieving The air quality since the Model T could shorten your breathing Follow me to a city where empty lots turn to garden plots Got alternatives in place so we could disregard the cops It's still a seedling, but the future the D brings Getting to the root while you still cutting off the tree limbs Strengthening the weak links, brownfields from rotten tires Sunflowers reaching high to detoxify the D D -- everybody rocks a fitted but don't watch the Tigers A block party tonight in spots where the shots are fired It's hot, cool it up by opening the hydrants Call Motown a ghost town, but the city's vibrant [Hook] [Verse 3] Detroit's alive and well, don't need no more requiems Elected officials, they greed has infected em Sell the residents out, then they leave and neglected em Guess they couldn't see that now the D is the next to win Not as in some self-appointed demagogues developing these Overpriced and empty dark casinos where old ladies play the penny slots Trying to pay they rental costs Living on a shoestring or some dental floss Here's the real renaissance Go from post-industrial to the most illustrious Anyone who wants a change, you better know it's up to us Start working together, no more crabs in a barrel When did freedom ever come about from asking a Pharaoh? That's rhetorical; why wait for opportunity to knock when You could build a door or two Self-reliance out of crisis, that's what we transforming through We the oracle Like summertime, Detroit is what the world has to look forward to [Hook]