Substantial - Spark My Soul lyrics

[Verse 1: Toby] Walking through the April showers Through the broken gla** and the changing flowers It seems like the rain is pounding harder When those who have no way to get out of it But every face in the crowd Has burdens that chase and been weighing them down Tryin' to find their place and how to stay safe When that place just ain't been allowed The uncertainty, anger and doubt Are the violence that makes it unsafe in their town Some deal with the pain that devours Those that don't stay that straight for power The only thing that stays the same is change But we too afraid to break from now Our parents had their day But now it's our kids that we need to be making proud [Hook] Soul Let the music be the fuse that will spark my soul Let the music be the fuse that will spark my soul Let the music be the fuse that will spark my soul My soul, my soul, my soul, my soul... [Verse 2: Tunji] As I flip the first page on the calendar year Be right back with another one to bang on your ear Got the hustle and the drive and the talent is clear But, see the challenge is to balance it and manage to steer Through the potholes and the obstacles On these moonlit streets where the cops patrole Got a little bit of knowledge, but there's lots to know I was cruising for a minute, but I lost control Had to ease back, take my foot of the gas Uncover all the pain that I had put in the past Re-answer all the questions that I shouldn't have asked And come to terms with the lessons that I couldn't have grasped When I was much younger, dedication plus hunger Took us not to the very top, but just under Now we just trying to break the ceiling My soul's on fire, can't shake the feeling You know [Hook] [Verse 3: Substantial] I wrote this rhyme while watching my daughter sleep Wishing I knew the peace that she does, its sorta deep At the same time her great grandma is being buried Some day she'll be burying me, sorta scary Ordinarily wouldn't really be on my mind But the fact I made it over 20 is divine So I welcome every challenge that comes As experience, wisdom is the sum So if I sound a little older than I am It's because this wicked world forced me to be a man Really can't say I wish I was still a teen Kinda like being trapped in the guillotine It seems everyone wanted to take my head Instead of building like brothers, breakin' bread And it became therapy to write on the page Even as youth departs and I'm comin' of age It sparks my [Hook]