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[Intro: Mereba] Ooh, oh, oh [Chorus: Johnny Venus & Mereba] I met a man playin' in the woods His piano was off-key He sang to me softly I bet he wouldn't change it if he could Gunshots ringin' in my hood They sound so off-beat I'm prayin' they don't off me I promise I'd change it if I could [Post-Chorus: Johnny Venus & Mereba, Johnny Venus] Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) [Verse 1: Mereba] I retreat to the trees, surrounded by green, but I need Need more for my kin and more for my team (Oh shit) Dance to a different type beat, off kilter rhythm Took the traces of my feet, but I need more Before I dip out of the scene For my niggas, for my queens, for the babies, for my rounds For my sisters missin' crowns, homies victims to apathy, like Honey drippin' off the table in front of me, ah They say, "Go," but my heart still fights for the seed They buy shows, but my soul shouldn't back the deed Oh, why? Oh, why? Why, why, why? So, you get rich, I'ma try to get free, but Not exclusive, mutually, but Oh, I, oh, I gotta find the balance between [Verse 2: Johnny Venus] Some say, "Life is just a Hell And it's here we dwell until we're truly, truly, truly free" Some say, "Projects and ghettos and seeds that will never grow Is all there is to see" I'll stay with you through the night and in the darkest times We'll fight through it all until we reach that dawn I dream of a world where love is the rule Where hearts walk two by two And I with you I dream of a place where a child's wish can always come true And the old and withered become renewed [Chorus: Johnny Venus & Mereba] I met a man playin' in the woods His piano was off-key He sang to me softly I bet he wouldn't change it if he could Gunshots ringin' in my hood They sound so off-beat I'm prayin' they don't off me I promise I'd change it if I could [Post-Chorus: Johnny Venus & Mereba, Johnny Venus] Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) Oh, why? (Oh, why? Oh, why? Oh, why?) [Verse 3: Benji.] I can see the ripple, I can see the changes, oh, my I can feel the reaper, I can hear the angels, oh, I Cross my heart for safety, hope I stay alive, oh, Lord They always go too crazy, it's really peace of mind, good God All my life, I had to fight, all my life, passin' by All my life, I had to write, all my life, I had to die All I had to sacrifice, blood, sweat, and tears pays the price Start to think for better day's tomorrow, keep my spirits high up When it rains, it pours, my ceiling go up Then it turn in my floor, then the game show love Then count my blessings, my praise goes up Big dawg, my nigga since day one When the Sun go down, when the lights go up Still ten toes down, I'ma keep mine tucked I'ma bang my buck, I'ma play my hand Then I ain't gon' change 'til I free my lands I'ma use my hands, I'ma play my songs I'ma play mine right 'til I prove my dance And the key to my life, I'ma sing my wrongs I'ma be that light, I'ma clap my hands I'ma smoke my weed, see my bands And I lead by faith, and I play my jam And you might think I'm out of tune But it ain't got shit to do you with you, oh my, God [Outro: Big Rube] Your freedom is beyond anyone outside of yourself's controllin' It can't be bought and sold, given away, or even stolen It's a divine entitlement, vital to the nourishment of the soul Encouragin' spiritual growth to channel the ethereal flow of creation's river across the cosmos This blessed osmosis, triggerin' consciousness to focus And the paradigm ascension, transcendin' beyond all space and time dimensions Not to mention my penchant for benediction Been addicted minds, been consistent in my grind Of usin' every pen and pencil I can find To elevate the state of decline, that's draggin' my people down so deep that the climb could never be done in a single lifetime So I write life's lines, correction, my lines write life Correction, my life lines right up When serving' my purpose to write and recite what touches And sights ignite that unites us So we can finally stop runnin', from freedom Yeah