Life in Marvelous Times

[Verse] Bright moments, bright moments always come back vivid The fifth grade was epic, city-wide test pressure The pre-crack era Mr. Schumer, what a prick Attitude match his wardrobe, uglier than sin This is Bed-Stuy '82 Ninth floor, three tiny rooms, one view Bucktown, Roosevelt House Their green grass is green, our green grass is brown Shots rang, my phone wasn't touch tone Were heavy beef in the street, E.T. had to flee Great heavens, good grief Hungry bellies, bright gold on their teeth The windows on the Ave look like sad eyes They fix their sharp gaze on you when you pass by And if you dare to stand, you can see 'em cry You can watch 'em scowl, feel 'em prowl While they're steady sizing every inch about you Fast math measuring what you amount to The laughter, the screams The numeral, the song of Psalms, the book of dreams Ends don't meet where the arms can't reach Mean streets, even when it's free it ain't cheap On-going saga, terminal diagnosis Basic survival requires super heroics No space in the budget for a cape It’s when you gotta fly by night to save the day Crash-landings routinely happen Some survive, others never rise from the ashes Watching asphalt and observing the Sabbath Creates an Ecstatic and there you have it From teenage love, praying in tongue Strange fruit, batty boots and native drums From hence I come, so here we go Signs and wonders all along the road Some lies open, some lies closed Some stretchers roll with no lies at all Some riders don't know what they ridin' for Hands on the wheel and their mind is gone Wherever you ride, whatever your lane This road called life is a beautiful thing And we are alive in amazing times Delicate hearts, diabolical minds Revelations, hatred, love, and war And more and more and more and more And more of less than ever before It's just too much more for your mind to absorb It's scary like hell, but there's no doubt We can't be alive in no time but NOW [Chorus] It's just another shot to the heart It's just a sure shot in the dark It's just another place in the stars Wonders on every side, life in marvelous times Life in marvelous times [Interlude] Hey! The Ecstatic The temperature's rising everywhere All over the world, you can feel it All over the world, feel it Spirits rise everywhere [Chorus] It's just a sure shot to the heart It's just a sure shot in the dark It's just another place in the stars Wonders on every side, life in marvelous times Life in marvelous times [Outro] Now, always