Brainchild

Lyrics

[Intro: Efrem Simms Jr.] I just wanna learn somethin' *Baby Crying* I just wanna learn somethin' [Hook: Society of Soul, Big Rube] Life's so cold, there is no death I'm so free, trapped in me Where would I go if I could leave What offspring would my mind conceive Nurture yo' brainchild, protect yo' soul Nurture yo' brainchild, may we all grow [Verse 1: Big Rube] Everything is fluid, no matter how solid No matter how thin, it all flows As thoughts wash over my brain I can't maintain or contain one thang A young brother filled with anger Leaves his house with one in the chamber What he gon' do, get paid or get in debt? He's going to hurt another black man Hurt his-self or hurt me, sure bet For whatever reason, he's committing treason As his finger embraces that soul-less mechanism And the nitrate combustion sends steel to my chest Time slows to a snail's pace and I'm frozen As the cap twists counterclockwise Wishes of a vest or at best not to have been chosen If this brother knew me, if I knew me, if we knew us We wouldn't be here If he knew of Osiris and the milky Nile of the heavens Or the peace of the Ethiopians And how they kept pushin' through strife His soul wouldn't be in pain As his wrist snapped back his eyes squint slightly You can see and smell the micrograins of powder As the Stiletto drills through my clothin' and skin My chest is on fire as the intruder infiltrates My muscle tissue and tears into my heart Like a parasite of souls Allah gives me dap And won't let go, snatchin' me from darkness And I feel sorry for the one who sent me here Cuz now he's left all alone with our foes [Hook: Society of Soul, Big Rube] Life's so cold, there is no death I'm so free, trapped in me Where would I go if I could leave What offspring would my mind conceive Nurture yo' brainchild, protect yo' soul Nurture yo' brainchild, may we all grow Ohhh I would go (Flow) Flow (Flow) [Verse 2: Big Rube] The primary force that separates human from beast Is the soul the primary force that links The soul to the body is the brain The slowest of these to develop On the whole needs specialized attention Because like the body, the brain needs food And like the body, the wrong food Keeps the brain functioning but not properly or healthy We must learn, fly free of the mental lockdown Be a real nigga, hold your fuckin Glock down Let it burn a little while and it'll get straight Reading is fun, understanding is fundamental time won't wait Nurture yo' brainchild, protect yo' soul Nurture yo' brainchild, may we all grow [Hook: Society of Soul, Big Rube] Life's so cold, there is no death I'm so free, trapped in me Where would I go if I could leave What offspring would my mind conceive Nurture yo' brainchild, protect yo' soul Nurture yo' brainchild, may we all grow Ohhh I would go (Flow) Flow, flow, flow Life's so cold, there is no death I'm so free, trapped in me Where would I go if I could leave What offspring would my mind conceive Nurture yo' brainchild, protect yo' soul Nurture yo' brainchild, may we all grow