Perfect Parent/Parental Guidance

[Verse]

A child is born

A parent is sworn to their biggest task yet

Obstacles they've never met and known (metronome)

In an ideal world, one day you’d see your kids grown

And can say you gave your all (even if they moan)

But on chance you don't draw luck, it's not enough

What we don’t know as kids is what it is to break your back

So your child can survive and God-willing, they thrive

Meanwhile, it's trauma burning inside with a vibe you can't shake

So you're subject to mistake, you might raise a hand as you know no better

Deep down, you're tryna do so your youts are satisfied

But this intrusive, deep-rooted pain get in the way

See through my people's eyes, whipped, abused and left traumatized

Fed the scraps to make food and make-do

Taking straps to our backs with kids tied close to our hips

Tryna stay unified

Had no education

All prior information far from euthanized

No opportuni-ties

Shackles at our feet

Correct me if I'm wrong but speaking from ancestor's perspective (on behalf), forgive me as

You & I couldn’t read and write

Took a while to get to university

Though we overcame adversity

It hurts to see the older generations still suffering from third-degree burns

Look how they hotted up my brother in Montgomery

It’s no wonder the name