Hour Glass

[Intro: Diana King] Sha la la leng Sha la la leng Cyaa hold wi tongue Cuz wi no longer young Sha la la leng Sha la la leng Cyaa shut wi mouth Cuz time a run out Sha la la leng Sha la la leng Cyaa hold wi tongue Cuz wi no longer young Sha la la leng Sha la la leng Cyaa shut wi mouth Cuz time a run out [Chorus: Diana King] Won't you hold my hand today In this world there's so many worries Lemme get lost in your gaze No more living my life in a hurry And in time we all will rise And love will find a way to last Have mercy Uh Cuz No ones putting sand in the top of our hour glass [Verse 1: Speech] It just dawned on me that my dawn is over Living in the dusk of my life what is there to fuss over The daughter slaughterеd in the school where thе mother drove her A mass murderer open fired there can't be closure This will never be kosher I feel helpless as a voter I've been yelling gun control but I am not the controller I can relate to smokers how can anyone be sober Yet im sober im having problems keeping my composure And im feeling things so intensely I'm taking showers but they don't rinse me nah They say im sensitive that incenses me On my path I am an empath With emotional sympathies Feeling such energies it's stealing my inner peace Trying to find some release Pick up the phone baby please Our time is all that we get My hourglass has been flipped Sand is just flowing through it [Chorus: Diana King] Won't you hold my hand today yeah In this world there's so many worries Lemme get lost in your gaze No more living my life in a hurry And in time we all will rise And love will find a way to last Uh uh Cuz no ones putting sand in the top of our hour glass [Verse 2: Canibus] The hour glass was cracked, a couple chards missing The sand was God given but now it's all spilling Stay in my lane play my part, pray for Gods wisdom And yeah I still spit dem bars boi, God Willing Yeah it's all nonsense Til you wake up to unsanctioned torture, zip tied to an arm rest Opposable thumb compressed, foam ball when palm flexed Please try to be still for blood draw next The cis gender had a mentor a pan sexual offender Try to furnish an answer but can't remember Which one of the garments in the closet fit better Got to be the worst brain fart ever Salty tears add flavor to the otherwise sweet popcorn Something we all get mocked for You like that color, there's more of those in the top drawer It's look great on your hip-hop soul [Chorus: Diana King] Won't you hold my hand today yeah In this world there's so many worries Lemme get lost in your gaze No more living my life in a hurry The fastest way is slowly And in time we all will rise And love will find a way to last Have mercy 'Cause no ones putting sand in the top of our hour glass [Verse 3: Skyzoo] The quote/unquote celebrated rap lad Who became a legend from celebrating the block and celebrating black dads All the Milestones I achieved they put a light above But know it's double the scars whenever you fight for love The one who spoke of how the corner store look to us And then who spoke on how the corner store was took from us All The Brilliant Things that gradually threw you hope Became the epilogue attached to The Bluest Note So now picture me, fresh off the stoop Where my inner me is Branson bags and Leroy Campbell imagery Juggling this world I know and all it's symmetry And now side eyeing it with my eyes on my mini-me Buried in a smile, underneath it I'm Tyson For everything on the prowl 'cause everything is for Miles So if ever I bow applause is surrounding that For raising mine before they raise their hour glass [Verse 4: Canibus] Hold my hand it won't be long (believe it) Don't let go that love grip strong No more pain no more crying out to God See you on the other side y'all Yeah, another I pictorial (yeah) Some corrective development for all of ya Ya dig Vote for Canibus, my rhymes ain't rigged [Chorus: Diana King] Won't you hold my hand today In this world there's so many worries Lemme get lost in your gaze No more living my life in a hurry And in time we all will rise And love will find a way to last Uh 'Cause No ones putting sand in the top of our hour glass