[ambient drumless, sample based hip hop, no drums] [Continuous repeating 8-bar instrumental loop] [Intro] [Narration: Woman praying] [Sampled prayer chop] heavenly father we give you the praise heavenly father heavenly father we give you the praise [Drum fill] [Drum fill] [Beat drops heavily] [Drum fill at turnaround] [Verse: Squeezing That] [Delivery: Conversational flow, off-beat cadence, raw and unpolished, strict rapping, masterful breath control, NO MELODY] [Background Vocals: Woman praying looping continuously] they ask why niggas starving i tell em open your eyes (heavenly father) redlining mapped out our block so the property dies built the fence round the hood keeping us out the bank (heavenly father) then point fingers at the cash we aint saved white jesus on the wall praying for a crumb of hope (heavenly father) not understanding the daily feeling of being broke got the children feeling like me and jesus unevenly yoked (we give you the praise) while they selling us the rock taught us how to cook the dope they selling us the rope also these arent tropes or stereotypes hair (heavenly father) thats why you niggas begging thats why the pantry is bare cause the system setup is rigged and it aint even fair (heavenly father) im here to flip the script strict timing is the future im not here to shoot ya though the heavy metal will suit ya (we give you the praise) stop worshiping the master that you used to dont be hostile with the pistol look in the mirror drink water meditate and mind your business (heavenly father) operating propagating excellence show eloquence if you eat corn peas lima beans succotash corned beef hash you nasty like these rhyming schemes (heavenly father) the descendants of american slaves lasted even though they were forecasted to come in last (we give you the praise) dubois wrote about this when he wrote about the veil twenty twenty six strict timing is telling you now (heavenly father) i take the stash from the top i put it back in the crib the kids it serves as feeding the hungry babies helping em taste a real rib maybe (heavenly father) own the land that we stand on thats like an and one get a bag put it away for your grandson (we give you the praise) strict timing can even make sure hes handsome thats excellent ask why we starving its systemic and ugly (heavenly father) etched in the concrete exactly where the blood be keeping pockets thin giving you a gun making you angry (heavenly father) trapping my people in a concrete bed that nobody made if two white parents never created a black soul (we give you the praise) but you and your whiz can create an albino the system like i know ill create a wino till you asking me for a hand (heavenly father) i give you the power to hold we breaking these chains we giving souls back (heavenly father) those that ask questions of how and why lack the knack of self awareness yall i lead my people like im in the paint with an erection playing ball pause (we give you the praise) [Continuous beat] [Hook] [Narration: Woman praying] [Sampled prayer chop] heavenly father we give you the praise heavenly father heavenly father we give you the praise [Drum fill] [Drum fill] heavenly father we give you the praise heavenly father heavenly father we give you the praise [Drum fill] [Drum fill][End]
