Waajeed - In the Mourning lyrics
They say Legends aren't legends 'til they pa** away Do you wonder why we have to wait 'Til we bury they caskets or spreading they ashes To be more than a half awake Sleep on genius ahead of ya time Style they could never define whether given credit to shine His competitive rhymes battle sh** protagonist role Movie scripts had the actors flipped His canva**es splattered with soul Ephcee legacy hasn't been told And they called in the morning chasing the scoop No time to mourn him late no excuse Brought us together blessed us with beats Rhymes live forever flesh obsolete A mourner's poem to the cornerstones Two pillars Proof Dilla So support ya own When a momma gonna get to mourn her son? The Reporters gone and recordings done In this industry that extorts they young Ask 'em for a fraction they short on funds Many obstacles still With payin' hospital bills Now who could possibly steal From an ancestor? I'm givin' 'em everyone's favorite hand gesture Shady dealings made the millions try to buy the catalog For less than what ya label's willing Lowest bidder for the path you paved with brilliance Sk**s and pa**ion city gonna stay rebuilding Love your k**er too–hating won't bring you back Stained ya name and covered up his dingy tracks Lied you had an outburst and shot first If we don't stop this jealousy it's 'bout to be a lot worse No more moments of silence We've been quiet for too long That's the same as betrayal More than bare witness To struggle speak out Or be complicit To these fake portrayals In the D hold you a jazz funeral March down Woodward in ma** numerals But it's like the levees breaking They coulda prevented it Not ya d**h but the premature event of it Instead of prepare for the storm We stare and ignore 'em Cry in despair and just mourn I'd rather repair and transform Recharge your battery pack But now it's after the fact So what we want a pat on the back For the courage and compa**ion we lacked? If it stays the same Your whole life was in vain Love you in the mourning By inciting a change