JK-47 - At One (reVision)

Words cut deep like a sword when I speak, don't talk, we tryna teach 'em
Something that these teachers couldn't teach us
Growin' up on welfare, dad don't care, he said he leavin'
Barely holdin' on, was at my weakest
Still I kept on steppin' to the plate, got my bread up for the sake of the fam
Regardless of whatever place I was in
Regardless of the pain and shame that I bear
I'ma make sure that my kids don't have to go through all the same shit we did
Swear I was made for this, to reap rewards, I had to take a risk
Ain't work this hard in my life, man, I'm tryna make it stick
My baby sister cryin' 'cause this life no way to live
So it's on me to lead and show her one day she can make it big
I stay persistent, tryna move the nation
I got faith that one day I can buy a coupe that's spacious
Make no mistake, that's what it's gonna take for you to make it
Believe with everything inside you till you arrive at your destination (Nate G)

So where we at? We been runnin' many laps
See, all my brothers and sisters ain't gettin' money to relax
We steady workin', them others think it's funny how we act
But we ain't playin', it's that shit [?]
I wake up early, bruzzy, I can't spend hours on my back
Just sleepin' in, 'cause if my nan was here, I'd know I'd cop a slap
I kept on learnin' on how to put my feelings into rap
Now we burnin' up the stage, I put that joint up to the match
And get to swervin', see, I know you been searchin' for this
They ask me "You sure that's the one?" I say "I'm certain it is"
Was gettin' dark and had to open up the curtains a bit
Stood from afar and watched the game and seen how dirty it gets
Listen to God and every word that he says
Brah, whether I'm at my worst or my best, I know my verse gon' be fresh
Prayin' for mob 'cause all the birds at the nest said it could never be done
But we ain't heard what you said, now we ain't heard what you said (Yo, yo)

Easier said than done, but either get it done
Or believe their assumption that you could never amount to something bigger
But think that way, you fall for the lie
Fear of missin' got you slippin', now you fallin' behind
Don't get it twisted, 'cause this decision's yours to decide
Be a victim to your pride or push it all the side
We keep it pushin', 'cause ain't no pushin' pause or rewind
In this life you got one shot and I ain't forfeitin' mine
Instead I shoot and swish, hear my voice, you best get used to this
They either deaf or my message on some elusive shit
Nevertheless, I step on records like I'm Ludacris
Or DMX, tell 'em "Get out the way" 'fore I lose my shit
Quit all that talk and foolish towards me and come correctly
Speak and walk like a Lord, that's 'cause God sent me
And like Jesus, I won't leave until they bury me
Read 'em like telepathy, I see the lies and treachery
They use to keep us boxed in, so I don't care how much they're offerin'
Money don't amount to what we got to give
Lost hope from all the empty promises, my tolerance
For this nonsense is nil, brother, I keep it real
Can't make the same mistakes my father did, I'm tryna heal
Pray to God, hope he helps me find the will, but I'm strugglin' still

This is revision for regrowth
Victory over all obstacles
The impossible being made possible
Never scared, well prepared, because the once unaware are now knowledgeable
Lookin' at my life through a different perspective when shit gets hectic
'Cause that's the only way to deal with this aggression that's been
Pent up and generationally festerin'
Each problem that I face, I take as lessons
As I carve away the pain to better see the shape of ways I make have truly blessed us
I'm reflectin' with this pen relentless
And rejectin' seeds the enemy attempts to sow
'Cause if it don't benefit my growth, why would I tend to it?
I'm tryna see my people flourish
Hope each word I speak is nourishment
Surpassin' the surface, I see the beauty in the ugliness
And the rain that cometh is something we should all learn to grow from
I know my roots, I hear my old people tellin' me to go long
So each word in this song was given
No rise within a system that's wrong
And they wonder why we never got along with 'em
'Cause we could never conform and change who we were born to be
Replacin' the trauma and pain with peace
In order to break us free from chains that still enslave us mentally
The day we realise our greatness and be all that we were meant to be
Is a day I pray we get to see
Till then we let the record speak