Early Mourning

Lyrics

[Chorus:] A new day could of been dawning - but we're left with the… Taken down by the world they were born in, leaving us to... The grid got us underperforming, leading people to their... Courage comes from within like endorphins, lets overcome the [Verse 1: Akrobatik] No mother should have to bury her child But its still young brothers lying in the cemetery for miles In lockup its few attempts at rehabilitation In the hood its no attempts at reconciliation Brothers coming out don't wanna deal with no humiliation Its power in numbers so its gang affiliation But is that inherently in our souls Or would maybe things be different if our neighborhoods were lit and patrolled Would we still be seen as savages if we could have the lavishness Commit crimes more than what the national average is? We civilized but we minimalized And unfortunately many turn to criminal lives Its no surprise blinded eyes can't vigil the prize With politicians bullshittin in their civil disguise When we put this all together men and women will rise We mourn as another broken individual dies [Chorus] A new day coulda been dawning - but we're left with the… Taken down by the world they were born in, leaving us to... The grid got us underperforming, leading people to their... Courage comes from within like endorphins, lets overcome the [Verse 2: Mr. Lif] Yo, this world could have been anything that we wanna We've got so much to offer, yet we settled on slaughter Are these the things that we've done with our posable thumb Plus our fascinating brains, painting pathways to pain Explain how do we go from children who were brimming with vast imagination Filled with fascination To fueling this land of fabrication? You can check it on your local station, fuck it, It's on every station Corporations crush your local farmer The government's in bed with big Pharma The cops who shot ya rocking big armor They like to wear it to corral a protest The democracy where they don't think the people know best? From electoral college to falsified knowledge Somebody told me slavery has been abolished Tax laws, the backdrop for feet they've hacked off Showed the police, signs for peace, they never backed off [Chorus] A new day coulda been dawning - but we're left with the… Taken down by the world they were born in, leaving us to... The grid got us underperforming, leading people to their... Courage comes from within like endorphins, lets overcome the