With You In Mind

Lyrics

[Intro] Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh Uh [Verse] If I'm bein' honest, I'm tired of seein' bloodshed On the doorsteps of these young men, but how can I defend When so many are treatin' this as another dumb trend? They been fightin' for centuries, this battle ain't won yet, uh It's to the culture I attribute my success So now I must confess, I'm upset Victimized, the statements are better left unsaid And you are not exempt just because you got one friend I lost a bunch of friеnds, honestly, I'm ashamed of 'em Unawarе of the style and the culture we take from 'em We need to empathize instead of placin' the blame on 'em While we're safe in our homes, police officers stay huntin' I just talked to God, there's a whole lot of rain comin' I'm glad I finally mustered up the courage to say somethin' I just know I'm here to fight the problem, I ain't runnin' I believe in a change and I'm certain that day is comin' But where do we start? We all wanna know It seems like we got the drive to accomplish our goal But progress has been slow, congress is a joke So this message is for my fans, I need all y'all to vote, uh I understand this pain is way harder to cope with But that doesn't justify you not showin' up to protest We have a responsibility to the hopeless And you can start a wave without rockin' the boat This is more than a tantrum, let's give 'em an anthem In this nation, so divided, we're finally standin' Our country has a reputation, we're tryna rebrand it They've been askin' for a change, it's 'bout time we demand it Way too many question my intentions and my direction But they ain't gotta guess anymore, I'ma let 'em know That's it's the unity, I'm dedicated, the truth is my destination And to my generation to set the tone So rest in peace to Breonna, rest in peace to Tamir Fly high, Mr. Floyd, we know you're still in here The last thing we should see is another mother in tears This world is gettin' scary but we have nothin' to fear Put your pride aside, stand up for what is right Before they have to say an R.I.P. to another life As far as what to say to the police, I got nothin' nice Although it's not for me, you best believe I'll put up a fight It's bigger than me and my people, these are the demons of evil Poisonin' our politicians, how could we be so deceitful? If I was black, I would be tired of keepin' it peaceful We beat segregation and they still don't treat us as equals This is the land of the free, how hypocritical The color of your skin decides if you're a criminal Somewhere we stopped seein' people as individuals And as a white man, I peep all the subliminals And you wonder why it's hard to put hands up When puttin' hands up still gets you in handcuffs You feel like you can't just, it's time that we stand up They won't listen to y'all, maybe they'll understand us But, this isn't what you wanna listen to It's easy to forget when the victim isn't you It's not about what you've done, it's what you didn't do I don't have the answers though, this is just a different view, uh See, I have faith we're gonna find a way And though the sky is grey, I can see a brighter day And while I'm here, there's another thing I'd like to say When life is difficult, that's when you find the time to pray Under Him, there's not a difference between you and I I told you in the music, this movement is do-or-die So join arms, lift your fists into the sky Elijah McClain, I orchestrated this string section with you in mind