Liberation
C-Lo Lyrics

And there's a, and there's a
There is a, there is a

And there's a, and there's a fine, line
And there is a fine line

Too late to pray that I'm on it
It is too late to hope that I am on the right track

Ya yeah yeah
Yes, yes, yes

Y'all, uh huh, y'all
Everyone, yes, everyone

There's a fine line between love and hate you see
There is a thin line separating love and hate, as you can understand

Came way too late but baby I'm on it
I arrived much later, but now I'm fully committed

Can't wait too late but baby I'm on it
I can't delay any longer, but I am fully dedicated

Can't worry bout, what a nigga think now see
I can't concern myself with what others think, you see

That's Liberation and baby I want it
That's true liberation, and I desire it, baby

Can't worry bout, what another nigga think
I can't bother myself with what another person thinks

Now that's Liberation and baby I want it
Now that's true liberation, and I desire it, baby

(Let me hear it, let me hear it, let me hear those, let me hear those)
(Please let me hear, let me hear, let me hear those, let me hear those)

Many times I sit back and contemplate
I often sit back and deeply think

I'm fresh off the dank, but I'm telling my story
I just had some marijuana, but I am still sharing my story

My relationship, with my folks is give and take
My relationship with my family involves mutual exchange

And I done took so much, now gimme my glory
I have taken a lot, so now I deserve recognition

To have a choice to be who you wants to be
To be able to choose who you want to be

It's left up to me, and my momma and 'em told me (yes she did)
The decision rests with me, as my mother and others told me

No, no, no
No, no, no

I'm so tired, it's been so long, struggling, hopelessly
I am exhausted, it has been a long time, struggling without hope

Seven and forty days, hey
Forty-seven days

Oh, I sacrifice every breath I breathe
Oh, I give up every breath I take

To make you believe, I'd give my life away
To make you trust, I would give up my life

Oh lord, I'm so tired, I'm so tired
Oh lord, I am so exhausted

My feet feel like I walked most of the road on my own
My feet feel as if I have walked the majority of the road alone

All on my own, we
Completely by myself, we

We alive but we ain't living, that's why I'm giving until it's gone
We are alive, but we are not truly living, which is why I am giving until everything is gone

Cause I don't want to be alone (I don't want to be alone)
Because I do not want to be alone

I don't want to be alone, yeah
I do not want to be alone, yeah

Is there anything I can say to help you find your way
Is there anything I can say to assist you in finding your path

Touch ya soul, make ya whole, the same for you and I
Touch your soul, make you complete, the same for you and me

There's not a minute that goes by that I don't believe
There is not a single minute that passes without my belief

We can fly but I can feel it in the wind
We are capable of flying, but I can sense it in the breeze

The beginning or the end
The start or the finish

So people keep your head to the sky
So people, keep your heads raised to the sky

Shake that load off, shake that load off
Get rid of that burden, get rid of that burden

Folk in your face, you're a superstar
People in your presence, you are a superstar

Niggas hang around cause of who you are
People stick around because of your status

You get a lot of love cause of what you got
You receive much love because of what you possess

Say they happy for you but they really not
They claim to be happy for you, but they truly are not

Sell a lot a' records and you roll a Benz
Sell a lot of records and you drive a Mercedes-Benz

Fall up in the spot now you losing friends
Step into the place and now you are losing friends

All ya want to do is give the world ya heart
All you want to do is give your heart to the world

Record label trying to make you compromise ya art
The record label is attempting to make you compromise your art

You make a million dollars, make a million mo'
You make a million dollars, then make a million more

First class broads treat ya like a nigga po
Refined women treat you like a poor person

You want to say 'Wait!' but you're scared to ask
You want to say 'Wait!' but you are afraid to inquire

Ya world starts spinning and it's moving fast
Your world starts spinning and it is moving quickly

Ya try to stay sane that's the price of fame
You strive to maintain sanity, that is the cost of fame

Spending your life trying to numb the pain
Devoting your life to numbing the pain

Ya shake that load off and sing ya song
You shake off that burden and sing your song

Liberate the minds, then you go on home
Free the minds, then you return home

I must admit, they planted a lot of things
I must confess, they implanted many things

In the brains and the veins of my strain
In the brains and the veins of my family

Makes it hard to refrain, from the host of cocaine
Makes it difficult to abstain from the abundance of cocaine

From them whores, from the flame
From the prostitutes, from the fire

From a post in the game
From a position in the industry

Makes it hard to maintain focus
Makes it challenging to maintain concentration

Then from the glock rounds and lockdowns and burials
Then from the gunshots, imprisonment, and funerals

The seeds that sow, get devoured by the same locusts
The seeds that are planted are consumed by the same pests

Cause it's a hard row to hoe
Because it is a difficult task to accomplish

If your ass don't move, and the rain don't fall
If you do not take action, and the rain does not come

And the ground is dry
And the land is parched

But the roots are strong, so some survive
But the roots are resilient, so some endure

To your surprise, no one voiced their cries
To your surprise, no one expressed their cries

You got more juice than Zeus
You have more power than Zeus

Slanging lightning trying to frighten
Throwing lightning bolts, attempting to frighten

Plains dwellers, of the Serengeti
Inhabitants of the grasslands, of the Serengeti

But get beheaded when you falsely dreaded
But get decapitated when you are falsely feared

Melanin silicon and collagen injected
Melanin, silicone, and collagen added

Dissecting my pride, fool I don't want to get it started
Analyzing my pride, fool, I do not want to initiate it

We be the lionhearted, without a fantasy
We are the brave, without an illusion

It's like that red sprite, you can't imagine it
It's like that red lightning, you cannot envision it

Unless you looking at the canvas of life
Unless you are observing the canvas of life

And not through the peephole of mortality
And not from the perspective of mortality

Single minded mentality
A one-track mindset

Getting over on loopholes
Taking advantage of loopholes

Getting paid two-fold on technicalities
Receiving double payment due to technicalities

Clicking your heels, scared to voice how you feel
Clicking your heels, afraid to express your emotions

Pack the steel
Carry a firearm

Picking cotton from the killing fields with no Toto
Harvesting cotton from the deadly fields without protection

I don't we in Kansas no mo' though
I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

Midwest or Dirty South
Midwest or southern states known for crime

Clean dressed or dirty mouth
Well-dressed or vulgar language

Whether robbing preachers or killing Poor Righteous Teachers
Whether robbing preachers or murdering righteous teachers

You a scared demon
You are a frightened demon

Shouldn't be allowed to spread semen
You should not be permitted to reproduce

And your cowardly lies never defying the jackals of babble
And your cowardly lies never challenging the chatter of jackals

Running with they pack, tail between your legs
Running with their group, tail between your legs

Though the man on your head say the story
Although the man on your mind narrates the story

As you downplay your glory
As you belittle your own greatness

Cackling, helping the shackling of your brethren happen
Cackling, aiding in the enslavement of your own people

Just by rapping
Just by rapping

Liberator
Liberator