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It was all a dream, I used to read the Source magazine
A young hip-hop fiend before 17
By 18, my mind shifted to the dark side
And by 20 I was loadin’ magazines
Visions of myself in the hurse in the worst way
Figured that I’d never see my next birthday
Sick thoughts got me lost
In the games that this *********** curse play
Now I’m a dropout and my fam look at me funny
Cold stare, chipped shoulder, don’t look at me wrong
Broke, stick-up-type, plottin’ for money
But why the faster it come, the faster it gone
I feel I need the game but it’s leaking my veins
I found to write lyrics for keeping my sane
And plot my escape through the bars
Strategize the best way to play these God-given cards
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Now I'm passin’ through the eye of an invisible storm
Smokin’ till the mineral gone
Fiendin’ for peace
From these demons causing literal harm
At night, my street dreams turn to physical form
This criminal charm got me low-key, composed
Even though it's feelin’ like coals up under my soles
Through these hot blocks
In the rearview stressin’ from the cop stop
Paranoid, watch the top lock
Livin’ in a dream, (it) seems the nightmare prevail
Shadows of the night, livin’ life in the veil
Seekin’ truth from my people who died to reveal it
I can't explain why was given this life, but I can feel it
Rest my head by the graves of natives
Feed the soul, an grow to let the spirits know I made it
As the world keep spinnin’ like a carousel
We can't sleep knowing death is the parallel

…And lead the troops through
This invisible maze and this matrix of lies
At night we makes moves with the stars in the skies
Guided by above
The real revolutionary's guided by Love
My people in the blood that travel my veins
My lineage is deep like the Huns, when they traveled the plains
Now word is my weapon, an these lyrics just hit me
Cuz the ancestor warrior spirit is wit me
And when it's time to fight I know
It's won or lost
Long before I dance under those lights
Responsibilities, for the power to free
Intelligence, perception, the power to see
All your guns and your money, that ain't power to me
Up inside
That's the only powers that's be
I got a path, so I gotta get on track
I recognize life as a gift, so I gotta give it back
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from Soul Minor: PerMission To Shine, released June 7, 2013
Featuring:
Cantico Singers : Choir vocals
Patrick Pinson : Pow-wow drum
Beau "Beauthoven" Bryan : Bass
David Ornette Cherry : Didgeridoo
Twizzy Twitch : Vocals
Jay Boekeloo : Additional arrangement

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Quincy Davis Portland, Oregon

Quincy Davis is a music-producer, lyricist, recording artist and creative director based in the Pacific Northwest, USA. His work taps into the depths of his story and speaks to global issues we face as humanity, with the intention to inspire personal and collective transformation. ... more

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