But once the man got you well he altered the native Told her if she got an image and a gimmick That she could make money, and she did it like a dummy Now I see her in commercials, she's universal She used to only swing it with the inner-city circle Now she be in the burbs lickin' rock and dressin' hip And on some dumb shit

Granted we known each other for some time but it don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine

The revolution will not be televised The revolution is here

The perseverence of a rebel, I drop heavier levels of unseen or heard, a king with words Can't knock the hustle, but I've seen street dreams deferred Dark spots in my mind where the scene occurred Some say I'm too deep, but I'm in too deep to sleep

I'm the truth, across the table from corporate lies Immortilized by the realness I bring to it If revolution had a movie I'd be theme music My music, you can either fight, fuck, or dream to it

This industry will make you lose intensity

Cause federal and state was built for a black fate Her emptiness was filled with beatings and court dates They fabricated cases, hoping one would stick And said she robbed places that didn't exist In the midst of threats on her life and being caged with Aryan whites Through dark halls of hate she carried the light

The chosen one from the land of the frozen sun, where drunk nights get remembered more than sober ones

Never looking back, or too far in front of me. The present is a gift, and I just wanna be.