Maestro - Perserverance lyrics
CHORUS [Wade O. Brown] Hate put me in here But love is gonna get me out I'm never going under, I know for sure Hate put me in here But love is gonna get me out I'm never going under, I know for sure [Maestro] Yo It's like you're mentally incarcerated, fighting for life Crying for freedom in a cold cell No one can hear you, but they'd never fear you In the sixteenth round, never surrender Using righteous wisdom, black man we'll fight the system It's survival of the fittest, the sky be the limit Show the youths them And let them know they'll shine in a minute It's their chance to rule So let them know they be descendants of greatenss, kings and queens We're overcoming Hate got us here, love will get us out (get us out) With knowledge of self we'll turn it out I see my foes approaching, but vocally I'm overdosin' I leave 'em comatosin', my thoughts evoke emotion All my ancestors ride with me, I know they died for me And I can here it when they cry with me Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes Perserverance gonna keep me alive CHORUS [Maestro] I got the spirit of a hurricane To overthrow your Babylon My mind is of a prophet My soul ain't got no shackles on I'm living in iniquity, created by your ministry Still I'm elevating, trying to reach my peeps I'll teach a shorty 'bout survival Forget the bottle, it's genocidal The system's out to stop your props And tranquilize you, crucify your body and your mental Leavin' you in sorrow while you search for tomorrow Got you hoping to win, while my melodious swing Got me sitting like an ancient Ethiopian King I thank God for breathing, I know I'm here for a reason I'm trying to save a life And stop my people from bleeding While my ancestors ride with me, I know they died for me And I can here it when they cry with me Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes Perserverance gonna keep me alive CHORUS [Wade O. Brown] Take my hand and fly with me I wanna know can you see the sky with me Can you close your eyes and strive with me I need to know Take my hand and fly with me I wanna know can you see the sky with me If you close your eyes I know you'll see I know for sure [Maestro] (Wade O. Brown) Yo Now it's time for me to live again And time for me to breathe again Transcend and make a difference And go the distance Me and you were supposed to meet It's written in the stars and in the scriptures Don't get it twisted, just get uplifted It's supposed to happen Now we're achieving the impossible Hurdling over obstacles and takin' it nice We went the whole scrimmage We went for no-limits Overcoming, realizing God's in our own image I know my ancestors ride with me I know they died for me And I can hear it when they cry with me Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes Perserverance gonna keep me alive (Say it again) I know my ancestors ride with me I know they died for me And I can hear it when they cry with me Knowledge, wisdom, over-standing made me open my eyes Perserverance gonna keep me alive CHORUS [Wade O. Brown] Take my hand and fly with me I wanna know can you see the sky with me Can you close your eyes and strive with me I need to know Take my hand and fly with me I wanna know can you see the sky with me If you close your eyes I know you'll see I know for sure CHORUS X3 [Wade O. Brown] Love is gonna get me out *repeated til fade*