​what we know

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[Intro: Michaela Jayde] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Woah-oh, oh, oh, oh [Verse 1: Mantra] The mark that we leave Might feel a little hard to believe, on this path we lead Some of us will carry scars, some will bleed Still we gotta stand steady, wear our heart on our sleeve For those without a heart and all the dastardly deeds That let souls dissolve so disastrously All the way from the Philippines to the Middle East To the middle of your street, we've been askin' for peace Peace, a little sustenance for brothers who be starvin' to eat A little light for thе dark we can see See it's one thing livin' through it But we gotta lеave this place in better shape than it was in when it was given to us [Interlude: Michaela Jayde] What we know It's time to let them go [Verse 3: Mantra] Ha So this goes out to all the hard workin', minimum wage earnin' Folks with hearts burnin', in their hearts searchin' For somethin' that's half worth it Since what are we doin' here if we aren't learnin'? We're so busy lookin' for something that's so perfect But never strayin' too far from close to the surface An existence without growth, well it's worthless I suppose perfection itself is imperfect, but what do we know? [Chorus: Mantra & Michaela Jayde] What we know We've been shown So we must stand up tall To show that We've grown When we've grown And we must all decide For what will be known [Verse 3: Mantra, Mantra & Michaela Jayde] If we're to be known for somethin' We better be damn sure we condone this function Measure up the words we relay over luncheons And disrupt the peace if there ain't no discussion Think of what it means to obey the old customs Remember yesterday but think of how far we've come since For who we once were and how we once lived And what it means to love and seek justice What needs consideration, deep deliberation, reconciliation Livin' in a land receivin' refugees with policies That breed discrimination, obscene humiliation Apparently this is what it means to be Australian Bullshit, I can't believe we're still debatin' We can be rebuildin' a nation That's capable of one day being truly amazin' with what we know [Chorus: Mantra & Michaela Jayde] What we know We've been shown So we must stand up tall To show that We've grown When we've grown And we must all decide For what will be known [Verse 4: Mantra] Now I can pay my rent Question is if I can lay my head where I made my bed I've said a lot of things I should not have said (Fuck you) There's no control Z, there is no undo I've got some errors of my own I gotta own up to If I plan on being a grown up dude, I don't know 'bout you For the minute I'm just tryna get my head up And send a little sentiment to y'all about what I'm feelin' Chameleon in my past, I used to change colour Waitin' to adapt, presently I am aimin' To face up to facts, eyes on the future Runnin' shoes on my feet while I lace up the track Not hear to play the aggressor or antagonist Or come off as some radical rap activist But we can be magnanimous if we can fathom it Reflection will step in the second we stand back a bit [Outro: Michaela Jayde] Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh Whoa-oh-oh Whoa Oh Whoa-whoa