The Feeling Of Flying

[Produced by Markis Precise] Intro: Brother Ali] Bismillah, ya Allah, I make this a song about About witnessing God through healing And let it be what it is, I turn it over to you Love, love, love [Hook: Brother Ali] I'm tired of crying Destroying and building I'm done denying I'm removing the ceiling My whole life I've been dying I'm getting busy living I feel like I'm flying I'm not asking permission [Post-Hook: Brother Ali] There's a cost for loving, it's the cost of living Don't remorse for nothing, I just pray I'm forgiven The telephone's ringing, and the past is calling It don't offer me nothing, don't ignore it, just listen [Verse 1: Brother Ali] Survival tactics are perfect for survival mode But they no longer serve a purpose once your life goes on That suffering will always be a part of me But to serve suffering, is idolatry Shout out to Liza Garza, Samir and Aja Black Respect to Shaykh Hamza, one day I'll pay y'all back What I learned my thirty-sixth time around the track I'm hugging every single curve, never looking back Pain is a revelation, what a scar is revealing Gone but not forgotten, thank God for healing Maybe the blessing that I'm missing in Salat is kneeling To to return me to my feet, I forgot that feeling [Hook: Brother Ali] I'm tired of crying Destroying and building I'm done denying I'm removing the ceiling My whole life I've been dying I'm getting busy living I feel like I'm flying I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission I feel like I'm flying I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission It's the feeling of flying [Verse 2: Brother Ali] I'm acquainted with shame, I hated my name I validated their claims and I stayed in my lane I'm mistaking the chain, thought it was a lifeline Just because it's been around me all my lifetime Success meant the world kinda felt out of tilt Survivor guilt made me try to kill what I had built And despair felt just like loyalty I saw betrayal and the day feel joyfully I done cried the blues, 'til my eyes refused To make water for sorrow too dry to produce I was tryna get loose, I climbed out of that noose Now how could I accuse, the Most High of abuse? I got a hole in my soul that the pain dug And now I let it overflow when the rain comes It's the bittersweet taste when I make love I can't trust it'll be there when I wake up [Hook: Brother Ali] I'm tired of crying Destroying and building I'm done denying I'm removing the ceiling My whole life I've been dying I'm getting busy living I feel like I'm flying I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission It's the feeling of flying I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission I'm not asking permission It's the feeling of flying [Post-Hook: Brother Ali] There's a cost for loving, it's the cost of living Don't remorse for nothing, I just pray I'm forgiven The telephone's ringing, and the past is calling It don't offer me nothing, don't ignore it, just listen [Hook: Brother Ali] I'm tired of crying Destroying and building I'm done denying I'm removing the ceiling My whole life I've been dying I'm getting busy living I feel like I'm flying I'm not asking permission It's the feeling of flying It's the feeling of flying It's the feeling of flying