Bulletproof

[Verse 1: Swamburger] I was born king Pushing hip at '29 Son of a preacher mind With the same name as he Until at 35, he legally dropped it And changed it to honor a German Protestant I used to sing choir Went to college at 15 Skipping 9th and 12th grade With big dreams of socialogy and systematic theology Ima be like pops and pass the AP In 1954 I'm just that 25 in Alabama facing lack Of unity, in tune with omnipresent I'm used to being Jim Crow though Relate to that Where I stay there's racial segregation The measurement of a man is 98 cents Freedom and a home to write is $28.12 But I'm a long way from all that I admit [Chorus - Alexandrah] What's that to you? What's that to you? Yeah it's pushing through [Verse 2 - Swamburger] I played the game of being victim too long To be a silent opposition to authority's position Listen, one day while beginning a book I had a vision that would wake me in the middle of typing Fast Forward to the signing of that very book Harlem '58, take a closer look I was stabbed in the chest with an envelope opener Black woman from Georgia, named Izola now Rewind back to that typing process My vision of a promise land, in spite the death People gathered, speaking rather bold Saying I was out of touch, bus boycotts are old Civil rights not a fight for the now Even now in the present, I'm learning how Maybe I should just rest Slitter in my chest Pushing the envelope, was not for the best [Chorus] [Verse 3 - Swamburger] No, Ima wake from this Escape death while I got a boat to fix Reaper's knocking But you can't stop when A will to make a way is waiting over the mountain So I wrote more books Led our people to action Marched on Washington for peace and passion Led a movement in of the South to the North for Jackson Opposed war, Vietnam back to back then Won't sleep til' the dream is alive Hold more rallies get the poor organized, I Believe in a date with death But if I gotta go now, now feelings left Away from stress 39 years to a king Ain't a thing, what's left? An absolute? Nah, another living being wants to see if I'm bulletproof [Excerpt from I have been to the mountaintop] Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop And I don't mind Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land! So I'm happy, tonight I'm not worried about anything I'm not fearing any man Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord