Shayde - Beginnings

88 where it all started for me
Eastgate southeast DC
5031 exposed me to things
Weed smoke junkies and the rest of them things
Roaches on the counter rats running by
Death around the corner or right in front of the house
Like migos whole family in one house
The struggling and hustle I know what it's about
Parents separated tryna find a better place
From Kenilworth to Addison Road still the same
Hard to escape a rough environment
Living with a single mom with two babies by the hip
Pops gave a nut but that was damn near it
Wasn't consistent in being around ain't no secret
He's been forgiven and I'll never forget
And the times he there was faint as shit but
I don't wanna live my life in hopes no
I vowed that when I have kids it won't ever be like that
May not know the future but that's time you don't get back
Get in whatchu put in and I'm okay with that
Though the love should show more than a call back
A curse and a gift for the ones who ain't ask to be here
But carry they own until it's over with like
I just want to live my life enriched in gold
And walk with the rays everywhere I go
I just want to live my life
I just want to live all the way right yeah
I just want to live my life and be in control
You never know who you might meet
You never know who you might see
You never know when its all done where you might be
All you know is you live this journey and
I just want to live my life enriched in gold
Stay blessed cuz I don't need it if it won't better my soul
In my 7th Day Adventist days questioning the fib-li-cies
And some of its hypocrisies with sympathy
I'm now more aware I need not hold back
And this before Khemetic science got exposed to me
The day I asked my mother was it all about me
Before I ever knew about an ankh
Before I ever knew my soul was in touch
I felt this mystical presence not knowing I'm sensing the spirit from within us
I felt my ancestors
I just didn't know they were in us
Reciprocated from my question was the answer to the vision a revelation through a nature of awareness without a scripture as far as I remember
Before high school I had wisdom shared with me
Conspiracy after conspiracy
I would stay up and not sleep
Became agnostic at 15
Realizing Jesus couldn't save us from the sins of experiencing
Abuse the hunger the pain no super
The wars we suffer disservice to others
So momma she told me never let em' see you coming
Never be the one running
But if you don't don't be a dummy
So I choose life over cunning for money but
Blood sometimes ain't always thicker than the matter
When they don't see the fight is something bigger than the matter to see
Everybody living they lives enriched in gold
And walking with the rays everywhere we go
We just want to live our lives
We just want to live all the way right yeah
We just want to live our lives and be in control
We never know who we might meet
We never know who we might see
We never know when it's all done where we might be
All we know is we live this journey and
We just want to live our lives enriched in gold
Stay blessed cuz we don't need it if it won't better our soul
Stay true
The road ain't through
Its starts with you
But in through
I just want to live my life enriched in gold
And walk with the rays everywhere I go
I just want to live my life
I just want to live all the way right yeah
I just want to live my life and be in control
You never know who you might meet
You never know who you might see
You never know when it's all done where you might be
All you know is you live this journey and
I just want to live my life enriched in gold
Stay blessed cuz I don't need it if it won't better my soul
Stay true the road ain't through

Written by:
Quentin Blackman

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