We Build

[Chorus] How do we build? How do we grow? Woah When will we stand? When will we know? We build, we build, we build it We build, we build, we build it We build, we build, we build it We build, we build, we build it [Verse 1] I can't believe we made it So much pressure on me, my back aching Uh, no sunshine, it was raining Keep on goin' even though it feels draining Uh, a lotta things been changing God reveals, everybody in stages My mind clears whenever I read pages Don't need to be baptized to know I'ma make it Uh, and I'ma fight till the death of me I don't believe in karma, I believe in energy Racism? That's just jealousy Take away the power and you take away supremacy Colonized, lost spiritual identity Chains on our mind, we don't know who we meant to be Poppin' all these pills, baby, that ain't the remedy Big pharma, you'll be sure, check the recipe Jeffrey Dahmer, they shoulda did 'em like Kennedy Tryna play God cah they see Him as the enemy Devilish ways, these people committin' felonies Erasing in history, erasing black legacy (We'd be) Erasing all the facts, erasing every memory (Oh, yeah) We'd be lucky to live to see seventy (We'd be) [Pre-Chorus] I don't know how you feel, but I hope you don't fold Cah we gotta stick together on the road, I wanna know [Chorus] How do we build? (How do we build? Oh, yeah) How do we grow? Woah (How do we grow?) When will we stand? (When will we stand?) When will we know? (Oh, yeah) We build, we build, we build it (We build it, yeah) We build, we build, we build it (We gonna stand and find, yeah, yeah) We build, we build, we build it (Oh, oh) We build, we build, we build it (Oh, oh, oh, oh) [Verse 2] Take my money, take my time, but you can't take my heart 'Cause I'm a warrior, flow over waves like Noah's Ark I'm speakin' from a deeper place, don't care about the chart This thing should never be about numbers, should be about the art Wish we could go back to the days we didn't have a phone When reality felt real, when it wasn't clone When relationships were purer than a bar of gold And you was focused on the people that you really know When we was solid, then my people had knowledge But now we follow, block pages to gossip Women sellin' their body for attention and profit Young boys rockin' chains, but ain't got no deposits Pastors askin' for paper while members struggle with losses Schools teachin' eight year-olds about sexual goals [Pre-Chorus] I don't know how you feel, but I hope you don't fold Cah we gotta stick together on the road, I wanna know [Chorus] How do we build? (How do we build? Oh, yeah) How do we grow? Woah (How do we grow?) When will we stand? (When will we stand?) When will we know? (Oh, yeah) [Bridge] My ego badder than mi Don't try me, who's gone until it's Known, known, known, known? No comparing my energy Don't try me, who's gone until it's Known, known, known, known? My ancestors been backin' me Don't try me, who's gone until it's Known, known, known, known? Who's gone until it's Known, known, known, known? Who's gone until it's Known, known, known, known? [Chorus] How do we build? How do we grow? Oh When will we stand? When will we know? (Oh, how the glory goes) We build, we build, we build it (We build it, yeah) We build, we build, we build it (We gonna stand and fight, yeah, yeah) We build, we build, we build it (Oh, oh) We build, we build, we build it (Oh, oh, oh, oh) [Outro] You are the director, the creator, and the writer of your story You literally can do whatever you want And it's just for you to sit down and navigate where you wanna go And you will get better, so that's how I feel about life