UNIVERSAL THOUGHT Video (MV)

Yeah
At times you gotta sit back and realize it's not what you go through, it's what you get
Through
Word
Some of us got scars that you'll never see
Cherish them shits learn from it
Yeah
We was raised in a trap
And it's not because our skin color black
But it's how we living
Give me one second and let me tell you some facts
We can start with the system of schools
An education and knowledge is needed see that I cant refuse
But what needs to be built in order for us to survive and prosper
When you think about it a little deeper, they ain't really hand us no tools
Unnecessary information stuck that we'll never use
Two roads diverged somewhere they merge
But still gotta pick one and choose
That's why a lot of people resort to grass and bricks, so they can build a house
Protect themselves with fire keeping sticks
That's how bad vibes could melt
But when you think outside the box, they retain you in these cages
To put fear up in your heart
And stopped from reaching higher stages
All of this would coming phases
That man fought to get his degree, congratulations
That man beat a case and came home, watch the hood praise him
House nigga mixed with field nigga mentally, still slaving
History repeating like a roatated good song on station
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh
We wasn't given a golden spoon
We was taught bad habits from birth
Yet we the chosen ones, right out the womb
A gift and a curse
Can you really imagine if we was to come together as one
Come to unity through communities, raise our daughters and sons
Injustices should not be justified, but somehow it is
Looking over my shoulder, every block I walk is no way to live
And we destroy each other too
But for that, it's like f*ck it comparison
Crabs in a bucket, but crabs shouldn't be in no buckets
Put one another down, put each other down in the dirt
Smoke to cope and drink the think
That's how a brother deal with the hurt
That's what we seen on these boulevards and avenues we grew up on
What don't kill us makes us unhealthy or even make us strong
PTSD filling the atmosphere, you could feel it
The only way that we've been surviving is cause of spirit
Cops kill us and we go and march and protest by the precinct
We kill each other
Blocks get spinned the cycle repeating
Hear the tune
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe playing
Riding to the beat of my own drum the universe uhh