Statik Selektah - Power Lines lyrics

[Sample]: Now people try to tell us But we are too young to know now [Verse One] [Reks]: Misguided, misinformed Miss-educated, huh? Our population gone outta control long Before the company of misery, miscellaneous storms Miss America, misinterpreted, end up in poem p**y poppin', black girl lost, from Mysterious missus body found missing Nobody miss her in the morn' Degraded, decomposed, desensitized to time Detective dealin' with dealers behind yellow lines That taped off Chalk outline that lies beauty personified Candles and vigils, child an issue hearin' momma cry Each time a child born somebody dies A suicide, a homicide, it's do or die wherever ghetto problems rise They say you too young to understand Troubles of your brother man Struggles of your sisters in the gutter fam Don't let 'em misrepresent, deny your intelligence Defy the elements Deceit merely evident [Hook]: Many will come, many will go All I know Many will rise, many below, truth be told We got the power and it goes "I Got the Power" - Snap You, you, you, you got the power Many will come, many will go All I know Many will rise, many below, truth be told We got the power and it goes "I Got the Power" - Snap You, you, you, you got the power [Verse Two] [Reks]: f** the presence of presidents System setting us up for failure Governor, senator, evil elements May negligence to your needs of the people Divide and equal, decide a sequel Upper cla** give hesitance We do not need to be walkin' blind, peep warnin' sign Invest in company, money managed by mornin' time The corner crime is parallel to recession 9 to 5, lessons build aggression, we need walls to climb There's no democracy, obvious in your policy Poverty, put in prison, paper chase, honestly No oxygen to breath No baby momma wanted seeds to be raised in these times Of dire needs Eyes bleed from the visions Viscous divisions No minute to listen, seconds steadily tickin' Pissin' in elevators and spittin' in lawyer faces Got the power Eyes wide in rebellion stages [Hook]: Many will come, many will go All I know Many will rise, many below, truth be told We got the power and it goes "I Got the Power" - Snap You, you, you, you got the power Many will come, many will go All I know Many will rise, many below, truth be told We got the power and it goes "I Got the Power" - Snap You, you, you, you got the power [Verse Three] [Ea$y Money]: We live in a cold world where nobody send a positive mess-age That's why it's such a mess in this age Nothin' changed but the season We come, to learn that he who think you get freedom for free is dumb And my dawgs is, lawless Cause they charge us, hundreds of dollars Just so our sons can be ballers Meanwhile them same dicks that enforce the laws is Drivin' round town in they brand new Chargers We just can't afford this So we movin' all this Rawness, and our daughters strip to pay for college Raised with no fathers Catchin' charges, just makin' it harder for employers to employ us But, this is my life If I control my destiny So it's up to me to bring out the best in me Let these words penetrate your mind Elevate your mind Escalate the grind, get your hands high Say, "I, I, I, I got the power, power." You, you, you, you got the power, power We, we, we, we got the power "I Got The Power" So let's live our lives as if we in the final hour [Hook]: Many will come, many will go All I know Many will rise, many below, truth be told We got the power and it goes "I Got the Power" - Snap You, you, you, you got the power Many will come, many will go All I know Many will rise, many below, truth be told We got the power and it goes "I Got the Power" - Snap You, you, you, you got the power