Van Gogh

[Intro/Hook] "This is you... This is real... Listen... Listen here Listen here, my friend Listen here" [Verse 1 - Johaz] Yea The black rose on the concrete Devil’s ducking and hiding when the god speak The snub nose hit you from a long reach Building on lessons that Master Farad teach(Ah!) And all hail the congregation And how we change the world off a simple conversation My mind is like a pyramid that shines through observation And steady getting higher than the stars’ constellation (Yo) Mama told me there’d be days like this So I just sit and reminisce while I blaze my spliff I feel the joy in my heart, but the pain exists Bow my head for Huey Newton and just raise my fist You see - and Power to the People cause we lost And power to the pussy cause it costs Yall niggas rather fight and f----n floss I’d rather bust shots at my father The thought of making dividends Robbed you of your innocence Raised in the ignorance Diploma or Death Certificate Yo - are you a soldier or a sambo You listen, I give my ear like I’m Van Gogh [Hook] “Are you listening” (Listen) “Are you listening now, Are you listening now” (Listen here) “Are your eardrums open” (Listen here my friend) “Did I get your attention undivided” (Listen here) [Verse 2 - Choosey] Listen here, youngin’ Yell in the ear Whatever goal you’re trying to reach I want to interfere See you ain’t listening I said I want an end of fear Just for a moment in time While my vision is clear They said that sign of the times Saying the ending is near How many times we gon’ believe it Remember the year 1999, then it was 2012 Yeah they conspiring But why you let your mind dwell Staying modern, but we can’t control what time tells So do your times tables, express yourself ‘Cuz many died trying to get us to this time, well It ain’t perfect, but - we ain’t in line yellin We shall overcome, who would’ve knew The fact I’m saying that today is proof I feel what they meant Through the civil rights moves When I write Pray I send the right message to the youth They sayin' do the right thing I'm sayin' let 'em choose And tell em stay surrounded by the ones who better you ‘Cuz there’s temptation everyday and they facing it It ain’t bout the bigger picture It’s who you paint it with [Hook] [Outro] This is you… This is real…