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If Not Now
02:59
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Weren’t long ago, they were calling man wogs,
No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs,
It’s sad what goes on, its mad I’m not shocked,
Since there’s no peace, the violence won’t stop,
From the bottom to the top,
We’re all tied in knots,
Can a leopard change his spots,
Will the penny ever drop
I don’t really know for sure, but guess what
Straight up and down like 6 on the clock,
Everybody claiming their G’s but their not,
Chatting that grease ten toes and their opps
There’s a couple paths like the city of god,
So do the maths and weigh up the odds,
You can live fast, get locked in box
Everything stops when casket drops
Claim you’re a boss, then you’re buried and rot.
•••••
Chorus:
If not now, then the question when: Do you strike with a sword or use the pen
If not now, then the question when:
Do you choose to begin or force the end
If not now, then the question when:
Will you do for self like you do for dem
If not now, then the question when:
Will the madness stop will it start again
•••••
What’s the agenda, is it class, race or gender?
All of the above, well its best to remember,
We are all the same beyond the membrane we enter
Nothing will remain we go back to the sender
You must choose your adventure,
Who will you become
Speak your mind when they censor
Following your core
Keep your heart at the centre
Things that you love don’t forget like dementia
Pressure,
It can build a diamond or act as a stressor
Individual, can’t no-one do it better
Get in where you fit in, look its now or it’s never,
Either you resist or prepare for the weather
Get what you deserve, nothing more nothing lesser
One minute you’re here, then you ghost like a spectre
Force and direction are required like a vector
•••••
Chorus:
If not now, then the question when: Do you strike with a sword or use the pen
If not now, then the question when:
Do you choose to begin or force the end
If not now, then the question when:
Will you do for self like you do for dem
If not now, then the question when:
Will the madness stop will it start again
•••••
Wait for the change and nothing might come of it,
Loss and pain, make you say that’s enough of it,
There is a point you must leave from the mothership,
Knowing your fate or you must discover it
There’s a time, there’s a season,
A purpose, a reason an ultimate meaning,
Gotta search inside, find that thing to believe in,
Knowledge of your self, know your worth and achievements
Cause if you don’t, nobody will
Recognise your great, you’ll be cursed like the Baskervilles
Do you see the flame, no this is not a fire drill,
Heart is a start, plus you must have a iron will
Look its now or it’s never
You must persevere, face your fear and endeavour,
Recognise success in the same breath as failure
Only one of you, so how do you measure
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Weren’t long ago, they were calling man wogs,
No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs,
It’s sad what goes on, its mad I’m not shocked,
Since there’s no peace, the violence won’t stop,
From the bottom to the top,
We’re all tied in knots,
Can a leopard change his spots,
Will the penny ever drop
I don’t really know for sure, but guess what
Straight up and down like 6 on the clock,
Everybody claiming their G’s but their not,
Chatting that grease ten toes and their opps
There’s a couple paths like the city of god,
So do the maths and weigh up the odds,
You can live fast, get locked in box
Everything stops when casket drops
Claim you’re a boss, then you’re buried and rot.
•••••
Chorus:
If not now, then the question when: Do you strike with a sword or use the pen
If not now, then the question when:
Do you choose to begin or force the end
If not now, then the question when:
Will you do for self like you do for dem
If not now, then the question when:
Will the madness stop will it start again
•••••
What’s the agenda, is it class, race or gender?
All of the above, well its best to remember,
We are all the same beyond the membrane we enter
Nothing will remain we go back to the sender
You must choose your adventure,
Who will you become
Speak your mind when they censor
Following your core
Keep your heart at the centre
Things that you love don’t forget like dementia
Pressure,
It can build a diamond or act as a stressor
Individual, can’t no-one do it better
Get in where you fit in, look its now or it’s never,
Either you resist or prepare for the weather
Get what you deserve, nothing more nothing lesser
One minute you’re here, then you ghost like a spectre
Force and direction are required like a vector
•••••
Chorus:
If not now, then the question when: Do you strike with a sword or use the pen
If not now, then the question when:
Do you choose to begin or force the end
If not now, then the question when:
Will you do for self like you do for dem
If not now, then the question when:
Will the madness stop will it start again
•••••
Wait for the change and nothing might come of it,
Loss and pain, make you say that’s enough of it,
There is a point you must leave from the mothership,
Knowing your fate or you must discover it
There’s a time, there’s a season,
A purpose, a reason an ultimate meaning,
Gotta search inside, find that thing to believe in,
Knowledge of your self, know your worth and achievements
Cause if you don’t, nobody will
Recognise your great, you’ll be cursed like the Baskervilles
Do you see the flame, no this is not a fire drill,
Heart is a start, plus you must have a iron will
Look its now or it’s never
You must persevere, face your fear and endeavour,
Recognise success in the same breath as failure
Only one of you, so how do you measure
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