Pressure

[Intro: Erykah Badu]

I feel sad because people’s, uh, emotions and fears were being manipulated

You know, the lowest parts of people have been manipulated

To really believe or think that they can

Um, separate, from the whole

We, we want all, there's no separating, it's an illusion

[Chorus: Thutmose]

They tried to get me under pressure

But you know I never settle

I got my eyes on the medal

So you know I'd never let up

Pressure, pressure, pressure

[Verse 1: Thutmose]

When I was 9, SWAT team came rushin' in

Daddy on the floor, they put a gun to him

Ever since, been runnin' from the government

Lessons as a kid to be a better man

Lookin' back at it, I was fortunate

Still was a kid, it could have haunted me

New to this country, I was growing up

Still wasn't strong enough, took some of my innocence and burned it down

Life's not fair, I learned that way too quick

Most important lesson, man, just please don't quit