The Writers' Room 412 - Hear Me Cry (A.S.H.E.S: The First Call) lyrics

Chorus: Ohhh They don't hear me cry Ohhhh Come on Baby Ohhh They don't hear me cry Ohhhh Come on Baby! Verse 1: I recall my time in the hallways Of Whitman rhymin' all day Dodgin' cla** cla** wit TT My posse and them on Broadway The corner's where we calculated how to dodge the law, Stakes Played with so high make you turn to vegan for the cause Wait! Adhesion kept us all safe Allegiance to the cause, Fate Would not be kind to most That's how it goes when cons are probate Seattle's where we locate Our battles where we showcase Designs inside our minds that orbit as the planet rotates It's ASHES The boy who used to bear his soul in cla**es On napkins where I left my mark In hopes that I'd surpa** this Strife that I was given The plight that kept me driven The FIGHT fought every night to write the wrong that I was livin To smite with all my might the crooked types that blight my vision Recite my inner-light to help excite that is my mission By admission I aim my voice at the sky And ask the heavens to for forgiveness if they hear my cries Rise Chorus: Ohhh They don't hear me cry Ohhhh Come on Baby Ohhh They don't hear me cry Ohhhh Come on Baby! Verse 2: My Nana dancin' swingin' While Harold Melvin was singin' Had the record player playing On Sunday mornings we cleanin' Those records gave us meaning They made us feel like we dreaming Just me and my favorite lady would listen into the evening At night she would hear me weeping When I was spouse to be sleeping She'd tell me “Boy, rise above it” Don't nobody owe you nothing in this life You either rise or plummet This is life Take what you want from it And with those words… I went from standing on the corners with burners til my hands froze To rockin' shows from Poland to Oakland That was the plan though And never have to Sambo They'll never understand though You grew up where I grew up and still blew up You the man yo! You feel me, wave your hands bro We must connect the dots Cuz when it's done the kings and pawns They go in the same box And with these thoughts I leave you Have no fear It's A.S.H.E.S baby The CHOSEN REDEMPTION's here Yeah!