Just Woke Up (Malcolm X excerpt) by Autonomous Entity (A.E.) published on 2023-02-09T00:56:58Z Lyrics: Verse 1: Step into the sunlight [bright] feelin right Flyin high as a damn kite [light] outta sight Smile brighter than a headlight [white] comin at ya Tryna captcha da things dat help me sleep at night Light work man (uh) can’t even tell when I be hurting, (bruh) And I can’t even help what I be blurting, (nah) like I’m looking through someone else’s curtain At ma own home, Dis bein grown shit’s Got a lotta baggage that I be tryna manage underneath da surface a my mind, [bout time] Figurin out how ta best stay grounded’s got a whole lot to do with me writin these rhymes [tell em] Line after line bruh, [yuh] cliff note summary a my culture [Blam Blam] Plagiarize myself like a vulture [dutty] Til we rupture da times and get da whole goddamn world cryin Chorus 1: Wake up [wake up] Shake da sleep off a ya shape up [shape up] Dey plottin ta creep before you raise up [raise up] Flockin da sheep towards a razor [erase her] It’s outrageous [rager] Time ta wake up Get ta dodgin da bead is a red laser [blam blam] Fuck hidin da weed dis shit is major [get down] There just might be no time later It’s a raid and I just woke up Verse 2: Honestly di honesty a current times be haunting my sleep, I think about da shit too much [no fuss] So quick to rush and base yo policies on prophecies from a two thousand year old book [don't look] Keepin crowds shook is straight up counterfeit to goals ya keep claiming to uphold all preachin and shit [fuck outta here] But to me it seems suspect as fuck care mo’ bout flag poles den what crosses yo lips [shit] Death grip on our throat [choke choke] Why you holdin up da mic tryna gloat [bloated fuck] Whole country barely floating and da ship steady burning, and you out here still grindin out quotes [dis muhfucka] Man if voting’s what I gotta do to put this behind us me and mine’s showin up like a school of piranhas [bustas] Find us at da booth lookin rabid for justice Recruitin cuz it can’t be just us changin this shit Wake up Verse 3: Da quiet revolution ain’t never existed, Depicted descriptions a counter resistance Picketing ta get back ta usual business So y’all retail sales lookin good by Christmas Meanwhile got people thinkin we ain’t in trouble Fuckin basketball games in a corona bubble Ignoring the science and da history behind us Steady lookin for a way to get us back bein silent Fuck that! Da crack in y’all moles exploded, time to Fold your hand and push da power forward More den fair to ask for y’all to be patient While we carry out the backlog a reparations No sympathy huh? [none?] That’s what you believe bruh? [for real?] Yes suh, all a y’all out there tryna de-fine my past When we pass you, make sure you kiss my ass Chorus 3: Wake up [wake up] Shake da sleep off a ya shape up [shape up] Dey plottin ta creep before you raise up [raise up] Flockin da sheep towards a razor [erase her] It’s outrageous [rager] Time ta wake up Get ta dodgin da bead is a red laser [blam blam] Fuck hidin da weed dis shit is major [get down] There just might be no time later It’s a raid and I just woke up Genre Hip-hop & Rap