History Of Violence

Lyrics

[Verse: Mortimer] Seventeen with a Glock Anything fi the stack Trigger squeeze man a drop And a nuh trees man a chop Change your route, watch your back ′Cause a family a set your trap yeah Mommy pressure rise she collapse Another dream in a box [Chorus: Mortimer] If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence [Verse: Samory I] Bad man come in inna di broad day AR-15 clear di hallway None of this makes no sense People suffering in silence Di Don fi di road has fallеn Reprisal early a morning After all is said and donе It's a war that can′t be won But if we could find hope when there is none Imagine all the things we'd overcome Ooh yeah [Chorus: Mortimer] If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence [Verse: Mortimer] I know you already got the nine shine but Tell me you don't pray to see the sun rise Freedom over always trying to pick sides Handcuffs ain′t the bracelets we had in mind Make sure that our daughters and our sons fine Brighter tomorrows than yellow tape lines Play without the worry of a drive by No more bullets raining in the night sky [Verse: Samory I] So much trauma the youths them need healing Learn how fi deal with dem feelings Show them there′s another way to be So much more to life than we can see Bigger dreams, different reality Inner peace, a little clarity A chance to love the one who stares back in the mirror [Chorus: Mortimer] If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence [Chorus: Mortimer] If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence