IN THE SHADOW OF IF

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Standing in the shadow of if My own breaking news Rushed to press Inevitable correction Black Jesus hated bill collectors I do the same Lucy shit diamonds in alt timelines Zero gravity Skywriting my star sign We family Let's skip the formalities Auto-eject Multitudes within I can hear but can't see like ocean tide Oftentime when the moon turned stingy I'm barefoot in the sand humming centipede Stepping over dead fish in a bucket hat Salt and sulfur I can't tell where the wind blows I'm on that black leisure for the increase Pick a coordinate Show me where localized perceived violence didn't come with receipts White sheets In the shadow of if Only if [Chorus] In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder [Verse 2] Too many flags One too many flags Seeing all those flags Outside the city make me nervous Physically violent reminders i been Cursed to concrete The devil is a lie We are the ecology In the twinkling of an eye Reflecting everything inside of me Knew no divide Niggas huddle round the corner Niggas huddle round the fire Niggas tiptoeing in the water Living Water Choose your messiah [Chorus] In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder [Bridge] Body talking nobody listening A moment to pause never goes on sale Gotta be gotta be gotta be gotta be (I don't wanna be) Gotta be gotta be gotta be gotta be (I don't gotta be) [Verse 3] I was 20 years behind and ahead Faces changed but how it felt and how it feels doesn't Real lover Black steel in the hour of submission In search of a place to land Taking my chance Without a reminder Purple rain Wild greens Unkempt I'm in search Of a place Where our blood don't precede us Lined up by a hate born from a fear Ain't enough stepping careful in the world It bears repeating Untouched I'll keep my eyes peeled I'll keep my eyes peeled [Chorus] In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder In the shadow of if Taking my chance Without a reminder