Like an epiphany
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Moment of clarity
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I was blind before
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But now my eyes can see
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I know my destiny
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I¡¯m open mentally
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My spirit is ready
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For the awakening
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The awakening
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Empty your mind of all thoughts
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Let your heart be at peace
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A courageous walk down the Mississippi road
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We live in the blues of the delta
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A good morning to your neighbor, a good night to your dreams
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We are the song of survival
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A living song without lyrics or words
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A kind gesture, a wink of the eye
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A loving touch upon a child¡¯s head
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A strong warm hug to keep away the doubt
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Grandmas, grandma¡¯s hands upon your face
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The wiping of the wavered tears
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Holding back the fizz
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And between in-between the shoe shines and the dish washing
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And between in-between the GD¡¯s and PhD¡¯s
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And between in-between the owl housers and crack houses
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We, we create waves to live and love
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We live on the move
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Move, moving, moving forward through the bling bling
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The prison captain, the clothes castors and the hoes and bitches and the alcohol and Jesus all on the same corner
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We are the one and true living God
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All around us is life
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Our humanity, our humanity is the essence of life
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Our blood, our blood nurtures the soul
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Our humiliation and pain gives an expression
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Our ignorance gives vision
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To what¡¯s like living contradictions, living pillar doctors
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Living phenomenons, living just for the city
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For a smile, for a touch
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For hip-hop, for the glory of our ancestors
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And the blessings of our guides
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Peace
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The Awakening
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