Personal

[Intro: Brother Ali]

Here's a little something 'bout a seeker like me

[Chorus: Brother Ali]

I'm trying not to take it personal

But I'm a person, though

If I'm blessed to see Heaven, I'll be perfect, yo

But at this minute, I'm spinning on the Earth below

Yeah, I already know

I'm trying not to take it personal

But I'm a person, though

I don't want to be the clown up in the circus show

If I change, you'll be the first to know

[Verse: Brother Ali]

I love the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him

But if I'm being honest, I'm so far from him

These people hear me talking and say, "Aw, that's nice"

But I don't criticize my children in my podcast voice

That ain't right

I got a platinum soul, a solid-gold heart

A steel-trap mind and that's a damn good start

But, yo, this ego of mine, it's like a festival urinal

All day, always tryna ruin it all

And so I wash and I pray, I sit and I breathe

I do the mantras all day and I click on the beads

I tell the therapist the narrative that's livin' in me

And walk around actin' like what I wish I could be

It isn't hypocrisy, that's a target I'm aimin' at

Doesn't mean I'm claimin' it by namin' it

But I know the closer I get and the more that they watch

It hurts 'em more when I slip, they get hit by stray shots

My God

[Chorus: Brother Ali]

I'm trying not to take it personal

But I'm a person, though

If I'm blessed to see Heaven, I'll be perfect, yo

But at this minute, I'm spinning on the Earth below

I already know

Trying not to take it personal

But I'm a person, though

I don't want to be the clown up in the circus show

If I change, you'll be the first to know