Fade
Aa
Alx
Well I ain't blue, but I ain't great neither
Everybody looking out for the next great leader
Mama said go to church
And I try to just believe her
But words I read, say Jesus bled for Pharisees and preachers
Try to live cleaner, still I'm messy at best
Can't stand these mouth breathers, gotta speak from my chest
I move way too fast, still don't know how to dress
They said fake it til you make it, but I don't feel too impressed
It's a progress, process time alone
I hear so many voices, don't take time for my own
Maybe take a break from the stories, old glories I'm told
So many searching for wisdom but scared of getting old
Well, my soul ain't stale
Transgressions are plenty
I get in my zone when the clock hit 420
And gently bow out, of the limelight, the scene
The sheen of all this nothing they sell to the teens
The whole world kinda buggin' while we chasing that cream
The work is never-ending til we run out of steam
And we'd rather get that paper than believe in our dreams
Better check your priorities, you know what I mean?
Locked down living
I've been given everything that I need
Time's been sitting still, these visions ghosts, effigies
Now the day, now the day it fades away
Now the day, now the day is bound to change, oh
We are the last to see it
Freedom fades away
We are the last to feel it
Freedom fades away
We are the last to speak it
Freedom fades away
We are the last to need it
Freedom fades away, away
I'm running out of patience, don't even know where I climb
Carry this persistence, feel like I'm wasting my time
That aries type resistance, staining linen with wine
Stubborn in my psyche, fight for my turn to shine
Worldwide catastrophes, re-set how what we give
Running 12 monkeys, with no reason to live
Now traffic is gone
Gas is affordable
Kids are at home, making mixtape recordables
Families are back, and though we just breaking even
Fast food is replaced but home cooking gone vegan
Scheduled in naps mid-day daps, relaxation
Everyday living, is a special occasion
Air is much cleaner, people thinking about health
Doctors and nurses get to hear how we felt
And then pause
Sudden reflection
Finally a cause, for real social connections
Imagine the hereafter, odds are kinda stacked up
Finally, we all quiet, til the people start to act up
The people always act up
Pay it forward
Take it back
Stop the hustle
Take a nap
Making dollars
Making time
It's all how you see it, this perception is mine
Pay it forward
Take it back
Stop the hustle
Take a nap
Making dollars
Making time
It's all how you see it, this perception is mine
Locked down living
I've been given everything that I need
Time's been sitting still, these visions, ghosts, effigies
Now the day, now the day it fades away
Now the day, now the day is bound to change, oh
We are the last to see it
Freedom fades away
We are the last to feel it
Freedom fades away
We are the last to speak it
Freedom fades away
We are the last to need it
Freedom fades away
Didn't you know
Didn't you know
Didn't you know
Didn't you know
Eh eh, eh
Didn't you know
When your freedom fades