Serenade
To the Nines Lyrics

When the smoke clears
After the chaos and confusion settle down

And the trials over
Once the difficult challenges are done

Leaves more room
Creates space

To keep composure
To maintain self-control

I search for closure
I seek resolution

I'm moving boulders
I'm overcoming obstacles

Cuz under mountains there's spring fountains
Beneath the difficulties, there is still hope

Lost my hope
I once lost my hope

Then I found it
But I eventually found it again

Firm foundation
A solid basis

I stay grounded
I remain level-headed

So many blessings
I have numerous blessings

I can't count 'em
They are too many to enumerate

All them bad paths
All the negative paths

I had to reroute em
I had to change my direction

Hating niggas been prevalent
The presence of people who spread hate has always existed

To me they so irrelevant
To me, they are insignificant

My melanin match my excellence
My skin color aligns with my greatness

So you better show some reverence
So you should show respect

This is me in my element
This is me in my true state

But these people round me so devilish
But the people around me are wicked

That's the devil's wish
That's what the devil desires

It's been evident
It has been clear

For a minute boy, I won't second it
For a long time, I won't agree with it

Ain't no feeling like a holy healing
There's no feeling quite like a divine healing

Now I know my demons
Now I am aware of my inner struggles

And I can't conceal 'em
And I cannot hide them

It's so unreal when they try and steal
It's incredibly disheartening when they try to take away

Every ounce of joy
Every bit of happiness

In yo fuckin being
In your very existence

Outside I look calm
Externally, I appear peaceful

But in my soul I'm truly screaming
But internally, I am screaming

My heart is beating
My heart is thumping

These moments fleeting
These moments are passing quickly

I try to grab 'em
I try to seize them

I'm overreaching
But I am reaching too far

Black man in Amerikkka
A black man in America

And that's 3 k's when I say it bruh
And it's referencing the three 'k's in Amerikkka, symbolizing racism

Each day
Every day

There's some new graves
New people are dying

From some new evil
Due to some new form of wickedness

In a new way
In a different manner

While them higher-ups
While those in power

Gettin too paid
Are profiting excessively

That's two faced
That's being deceitful

And it's too fake
And it's extremely false

To trust anything
To have faith in anything

Onna news tape
In the media

But imma pessimistic optimist
But I am a cautious optimist

Cuz they don't see it how I see it like an oculus
Because they don't perceive it the way I perceive it, like a telescope

Higher consciousness
An elevated state of awareness

Spiritual confidence
Confidence in one's spirituality

Do me dirty there's going always be a consequence
If someone mistreats me, there will always be repercussions

Thought shit was sweet
Thought things were easy

Now they tastin all the rottenness
Now they are experiencing the unpleasantness

I be planting on these seeds
I am sowing these seeds

Like a botanist
Like a scientist specializing in plants

Nah forreal cuz I'm really out here cropping shit
No, seriously, because I am actively cutting out negative influences

Any opposites?
Are there any contradictions?

Dead to me
No longer important to me

Posthumous
After death