Voice

Lyrics

[Intro: Jelani Blackman] Ay, ay, ay, yo [Chorus: Jelani Blackman] Man, I just love noise Weren't long ago when we had no voice One magazine back then called Voice Now they wanna try tell man about choice Ay, yo, fuck your choice Your opinion's void I might just smile and destroy Handle all with the grace and poise [Verse 1: Jelani Blackman] Yo, keep your toys, I do not play, I'm Freud Late night catch me fried Way too deep in my mind I'm tied Tell no lies, well, I try No one's perfect, I just do mine Some people can pretend for careers But I did this for years, I'm just not that guy Fly off the handle? Nah, that's dry Hopе might leave, but I'm nevеr gonna cry I was like eleven and I did them in my sight Felons on my side Venom on the mic Lucky seven on the dice Gonna die some time That's relevant advice, if you're older and wise If you're not that size No exchanging my time like rice, mm [Chorus: Jelani Blackman] Yo, man, I just love noise Weren't long ago when we had no voice One magazine back then called Voice Now they wanna try tell man about choice Yo, fuck your choice Your opinion's void I might just smile and destroy Handle all with the grace and poise [Verse 2: Jelani Blackman] Don't get involved for the sake of nonsense Nowadays politics has no function Yo, has no conscience Too much chat, bullshit in abundance But no real heart in the conference Just financial assumptions Fresh independent funding So many zeros on new age punkin' Everyone's got morals But really everyone's stuntin' And they don't look pretty Tell a bad b she can suck my johnson Yo, we're at th junction Were at the start of something Nah, we're at the end of something Can you feel that crumblin'? [Chorus: Jelani Blackman] Mmm, man, I just love noise Weren't long ago when we had no voice One magazine back then called Voice Now they wanna try and tell man about choice Yo, fuck your choice Yeah, your opinion's void I might just smile and destroy Handle all with the grace and poise [Verse 3: Bob Vylan] Last year they offered 80 thou Ooh, wow, I turned it down I need more, I need it now Ask him why, I'll break it down That ain't even a pound For every stone we sold in town For every phone call I took from a payphone My phone rang loud And I linked up, saw my soul ran out I need enough to invest in the ends In my pursuit of the best new trends Made light of wrongs Now I'm tryna right those wrongs It's deeper than writing songs I found my voice, then I made a choice I'ma speak up, burn down Babylon Don't do it for the post and caption Me and Jelani, two powerful black men, eurgh [Chorus: Jelani Blackman] Man, I just love noise Weren't long ago when we had no voice One magazine back then called Voice Now they wanna try and tell man about choice Oh, fuck your choice Your opinion's void I might just smile and destroy Handle all with the grace and poise Mmm, man I just love noise Weren't long ago when we had no voice One magazine back then called Voice Now they wanna try and tell man about choice Yo, fuck your choice Your opinion's void I might just smile and destroy Handle all with the grace and poise [Outro: Jelani Blackman] Hmm What choice? There can me no true option when it's dictated by other people Has to be in the hands of yourself So fuck their choice