God is freedom

By Common

I feel rugged
I am rugged
damn rugged
I walk on the carpet of the universe
keep on

And speak on shit
most are scared or unprepared
but I fled for my people so
keep on

Beyond space
I look for a place to put
hurt
I gotta work
keep on

Dreams of Black roads, of Black souls that act holistic
its realistic
keep on

Pharoah of the sun
lookin down the barrel of a gun
y’all know where I’m from
keep on

Niggas at the crib sayin Rash look weird
from myself I never hid
keep on

Niggas at the crib say for them I never did
30 year old kids, shit boy
keep on

Any means necessarian
vegetarian
I be missin chicken
keep on

Request for another resurrection
the way I rhyme before
progression
this ain’t ’94
keep on

Chat room geeks
critique my B-Boy physique
who the fuck made you Hip Hop police
keep on

Journalist who never had their turn at this
if its fresh, who are you to determine this
groupie
keep on

You here to show truth
or expose your cooch
you know I know reek from the roots
girl, keep on

Disease man made
to reproduce we afraid
a cure
Magic got AIDS
keep on

Supportin two homes
payin back school loans
like the NBA I’m in a new zone
keep on

Got married
can you carry the weight it take
to not get your freak on
keep on

Fuck shrooms and ecstasy
I’m consumed with a recipe
to get my blood to the highest destiny
keep on

The blackest of rappers
I ain’t doin no namin
go to Europe and start O’Jayin
keep on

whether choppin the raw
or studyin for the bar
we all children of Allah
keep on

Flyer say Free Mumia on my freezer
I’m holdin still mixin Echinacea and Golden Seal
keep on

Is it just an illusion
it’s many levels to it
it’s rebel music
so keep on.

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