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hatred; a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

And we lay down on the sand of the sea

And before us, animosity will stand and decree

That we speak not of love, only blasphemy

difference of opinion; a contentious speech act

I just can't believe all the things people say (controversy)

Am I black or white, am I straight or gay? (Controversy)

condescend to; to treat someone as though they were less intelligent or less important than you

Lay down with me, tell me no lies

Just hold me close, don't patronize

Don't patronize me

disturbance; unstable flow of a liquid or gas

"No Letting Go" sign

I anticipate a few turbulence along the way

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expect; regard something as probable or likely

"No Letting Go" sign

I anticipate a few turbulence along the way

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deep; showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

Colorful people whose hair on one side is swept back

The smile on their faces, it speaks of profound inner peace

Ask where they're going, they'll tell you nowhere

an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things

To shine on both of us

The constellations never fail

To light the way for love

opposite to; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

Who really and truly knows

Contrary to rumor

Gigolos get lonely too

distrustful; believing the worst of human nature and motives

Ain't no good unless somebody else is in it

You there with the cynical disposition

Perhaps you'd like to join us in a mission

guarantee; make certain of

Four cents may be all that they're worth

For the rising sun each day assures us

The meek shall inherit the earth, the earth

swearing; blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)

And before us, animosity will stand and decree

That we speak not of love, only blasphemy

In the distance, six others will curse me

having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions

(Hoping she would answer back)

She never answered back and now (wasn't that a foolhardy)

He's... Got a condition of the heart

to denigrate; cause to seem less serious; play down

What misfortune left your heart so broken you only say

Words intended to belittle or dismay?

What if I say you lie?

goods; articles of commerce

Then started every single war that Ur people been in?

Who said that water is a precious commodity

Then dropped a big old black oil slick in the deep blue sea?

situation; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance?

This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp and circumstance

She was older but rich beyond compare

well-known; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

He never spoke about her nose

So prominent because in the dark it'd glow

If she was only tan instead of so lily-white

a state of great suffering of body or mind

Instead she pretended she was blind

An affliction brought on by a witch's curse

Dorothy made me laugh (ha ha, ha ha)

to take by force or wrongfully

If I were in your arms tonight

Quit tryin' to get me under that icy plunder

Boy, oh boy, what a scare, ooh

a strong sense of well-being, power, or importance

What is this new exaltation

That I just can't explain?

pioneering; markedly new or introducing radical change

Party, got to party down, baby

Revolutionary rock and roll

Going uptown, baby, ooh

threatening; threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Different book

Watch out for the sinister minister

They out there y'all

distinguish; mark as different

Music late, nothing great (music late, nothing great)

No way to differentiate (no way to differentiate)

I took a chance

public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement

Brandy or martini

Kudos overdue

What else is there really when I

characterized by abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior or interaction

It's crazy, baby

I know we're dysfunctional (sticky like glue)

But I, I, I, I just can't, can't see myself (I just can't see myself)

commonplace; a trite or obvious remark

I can make you happy baby, over and over again

Not that care for a silly rhyme frontin' an old cliché (Yeah) (Yeah)

But look at me baby, what can I say?

usually unauthorized markings (as of words, symbols, or images) on a public surface (such as a building, bridge, train car, etc.)

Everybody wants to find Graffiti Bridge

Something to believe in

think over; reflect deeply on a subject

If she could be the muse two the Pharaoh

Then one day she might be queen

a slyly or subtly derogatory remark

Or should I say, she turned around and it was gone

The innuendo reads eternal

Or should I say, every other page I'm on

hostility; a state of deep-seated ill-will

Sons of God, the daughters of men

Enmity between us

Since the fall began

award; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

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With more rewards and accolades, then anyone before or after

21st century, oh what a shame, what a shame

a meeting at an appointed place and time; often

I've been wondering what to wear

I love our noon rendezvous

wrong idea; an incorrect conception

Somebody that'll make me shout

There's a misconception that says

Everything on the one (Everything on the one)

very bad or evil; deserving of hate or contempt

C we're living in a system that the devil designed

And suffering from this devil's most heinous crime

He's tried 2 keep us from the reason we were born

suffer; put up with something or somebody unpleasant

I shiver each time that you speak

How much more can I endure, my love?

The sound of your voice makes me weak

hide; lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

To resurrect a groove with feeling and give it this much affection

Passion flows who knows what lurks in the gallows of my mind

I put my foot in the ass of Jim Crow

lying down; having a tendency (to); often used in combination

Paddywhack,give yourself a bone

This is my house and I'm prone

To laying some chrome upside some motherfucker's dome

native; originating where it is found

When a minority realizes its similarities on a higher level

Not just "black", but "people of color", and higher still "indigenous"

And even higher still, "from the tribe of", and yet higher: "The Rainbow Children"

flow back, flow out; flow back or recede

When u worship from afar

The ebb and flow of angels

Dancing around the star

of or relating to the stars

In a fourth dimension plane (a fourth dimension plane)

Astral traveling hottie, I know you know my game (hottie, hottie)

Underneath the cream I'll meet you (I'll meet you)

victim; someone who is punished for the errors of others

Grab the devil by the throat

Make him play the scapegoat

(Rock) In the runnin' with the bucket of cuttin's

victim; a person who is the aim of an attack

"Ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light?"

"I always ask that of all my prey."

"I just like the sound of it."

apparent contradiction; (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

I'm flying higher than any mountain, deeper than any sea

A paradox is box's key, I'm the why in mystery

You're gonna unlock the secrets if you please

figure out; become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

The part of someone truly free

Like candle slowly burning, I can feel my world unravel

Hemisphere upon hemisphere lie beneath my soul, soul

praise; servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

And now I'd like 2 turn your heart 2 a tale of sheer delight

A song of adulation, love and fear

No one loved him better, no one better sacrificed

speech; a speech that is open to the public

I see your picture wherever I go

I'm not here to lecture, just letting you know

I know you're busy, the world's calling you

obvious; clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

But just one look at her face

And it's evident to her he was the best

Oh, dear Michaelangelo

additionally; in addition

That extended throughout the world.

Furthermore, they demanded compensation 4 their time

Spent in the palace before the exile.

distinguish; detect with the senses

(It's time to get freedom for our people)

And Jericho falls when we all discern the lie

(Yo, why the man wanna lie?)

rebel; break with established customs

Put down the Smith & Wessons

Real renegades don't invite grenades to make the grade

This is a brain raid - Who rise above the lies

tasteless; lacking taste or flavor or tang

Songs we used to sing used to mean something

Now they just bland like the drummer

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storm; a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

Gettin busy 4 awhile

From the tip of my typhoon

(Ooh - I wanna melt with u)

impressive; relating or belonging to or serving as a monument

Where am I?

Galaxy of monumental delight

Or parallel hologram copyright?

examine; any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

Through a door that's deep in your soul

Through every pore of your body it goes

And in a light too bright to behold

extreme; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

That you and your niggas play

Radical man, save the life

Come on take a stand

give; transmit (knowledge or skills)

The girl on the seesaw is laughing

For love is the color this place imparts (Paisley Park)

Admission is easy, just say you believe and come to this place in your heart

mild; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

For the rising sun each day assures us

The meek shall inherit the earth, the earth

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causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

The army of the brothers shall overcome

And never succumb to the humdrum

Saving to keep the person's brain numb

strong belief; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

Doubts of our conviction

Follow where we go

verse; a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

Even in the trap, still get open cuz I'm just the dopest

Every stanza like a pack of pure, I be spitting Coka

Feeling like I'm waking on sponges all this game I'm soaking

cure; a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

Takin out the golds case a nigga gotta slap a hoe

Young Travis Scott I'm giving bitches the antidote

& If she look she it's mf Sonniebo