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Rise (feat. Maya Azucena)
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Cormega
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[Hook: Maya Azucena]
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I think on these things
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And I never hide
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From what life bring
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Throughout all the lies
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Though it feels like no one's by my side
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I rise
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Despite
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[Verse 1: Cormega]
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You need food for thought I'm preparing a meal
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A savage in pursuit of happiness is never fulfilled
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I don't glorify the ghetto I tell you the real
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I'd rather write it in a song than in a letter from jail
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Like Donald Goines you enjoy my incredible tales
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Resonate with those who walk similar paths
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Your enemy has more honor than a man in the mask
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And familiar voice asking "where is the stash?"
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The year Mike Jordan had career high scoring
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I put it all together and realize money
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Causes attention, resentment a moral conviction
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Even God calls him and exploit religion
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Rappers tell you lies while glorifying the ghetto
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They never speak of mothers' inconsolable cries
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So the oppressive aggression of those sworn to serve and protect us
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Harm us
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Sean Bell the martyr was a father
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[Hook]
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I think on these things
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And I never hide
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From what life bring
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Throughout all the lies
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Though it feels like no one's by my side
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I rise
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Despite
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[Verse 2: Cormega]
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We learn the hard way so the despair is what we know
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Fixed incomes don't repair broken homes
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Often [?] fatherless though a man hold his own
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And his driven momma gotta take the wheel when he gone
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Learn to cherish every meal on the stove
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And the clothes she bought you though she couldn't afford to
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She did it
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So you wouldn't have to conform to
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The streets
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And she wouldn't have to sit in no courtroom
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When my narraties compete against law degrees
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For freedom accompanied by attorney fees
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I'm up late thinking of people in early graves
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And how things changed since they've been away
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A new dawn approaches, a different day
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In my book of life, let's just fill the pages
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I'm God-given, hear my praise
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In the face of adversity my shield is faith
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[Hook]
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I think on these things
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And I never hide
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From what life bring
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Throughout all the lies
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Though it feels like no one's by my side
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I rise
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Despite
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[Verse 3: Cormega]
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There are many I reminisce
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In the lord's hands or system's grip
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It's oppressive
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A mental whip
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Leaving deep scars, slavery still exists
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These imperialists see imprisonment as business
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When the recession hits, they recidivists
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I ain't going back, only as a visitor
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To see my people caught up in the pen
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Want freedom but don't know what it really is
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A natural part of existing, not a privilege
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Granted judicially they can shackle you mentally
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When your mind's not confined that's when you're free
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[Outro: Maya Azucena]
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Yeah yeah
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I rise (x5)
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Despite
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I rise "˜till I get home
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