[Verse] All broken No jokin Ev’ry one ah known Feels alone unknown foresworn Fealty to forces they’ll never see (Born for somethin’ more) Fought wars, (cant afford), clash discord Wear trauma like uh armuh Spread all virus like will farmaq (Whole block been gentrified,) Victimized, bold, beholden Cold, (souled out for prophets) Sought it lost it (caught it crushed it) (Walk in wisdom) Been dirty done Succumbed tuh temptations Pray for salvation (livin’ in damnation) Got regrets, live with it, (wish for better) Or just the freedom to choose Found truths Been rubes Paid dues Win, lose Abused Eyes cried rivers (Or Left dry And withered) Lost friends (Brothers Sisters) Polaroids in a shoebox (lost in a landfill) Names (carved at the bus stops) Still talk when the beat knocks (yeah) Gone where none shall walk (true) Had our fill of ill will (uhn huh) Cheap thrills Deep chills in the night (thats right) Lessons, confessions, (Lesions) and skills (We stitched armor out of spite) Shields from woes and weals, Bore the feels (for reals or ills ) Forged Swords out discords and wards Older than sin (Weapons of honor valor things that matter More than the loot your goose step Riot cop shlock got) On your doorstep (take a deep breath) Rich wretch who wrecked (unchecked) To benefit or facilitator politico who false represent Uh reckoning comes: (your avarice and has a price) And its not nice. [Chorus] Spilled that spiritual blood On the cracked church steps (Orphanages ) In the mud Tainted loves We were baptized (in the flood) Came up gaspin' Graspin for weapons rising up Peace love and ammunition (hahaha) Lift your hands, son This is family It’s us (hey!) [Verse 2] Grandma prayed over payphones Chill shiver in her bones Coins cold in her tired hand Said to me [spoken: old female voice] “Understand, Baby Every closed door Ain’t the end It’s a different plan You work with your hand And do what you can.” [sung: original adult male voice] She passed the veil in sour smelling stale Home for the too expensive or needy At the age of 88 All i can say is, not judging no hate I (REALLY) DONT WANNA GO THAT WAY! [chorus] (We distilled all the damage) Into something akin to courage (yeah) Like flame, preordained Every curse that they threw on our name We wore it (like a stain) Had to retrain regroup (replan reroute) To elude the (jackboot) troops And utterly (spoon fed dupes) At the end of a leash (difficult to breathe) Then broke it like a chain (truef) Now we walk with a limp and a laugh(yeah) Jokes over coffee in the aftermath. (Mm hmm) (Stories gorey with barely a smirk) Still twitch when the sirens flash (Still dash when red and blue flash) But we here That’s the sweetest fact (ooh) [Chorus] Spilled that spiritual blood On the cracked baby steps On the faux love We were baptized in the thrum Came up gaspin', blastin’ Tasting the compassion Of a better way to be No us or them just we Spilled that spiritual blood Turned our scars into a thud in the gut If you been dragged through the dust Lift your hands This is family It’s us
