Overcome (feat. Jordon Peace)

You shall overcome You shall overcome You shall overcome You shall overcome Back up against the wall like wall lights Shining brightness into a long night Off white is America's stain If there isn't pain then you weren't taught right Listen, I'm just reporting when I CBS like Walter Cronkite Inherited shame got me all types of pressed So I'll IRON out the details Black hair of all types are pressed Black men of all types are pressed by 5 0 Got a nigga feeling types of stressed All life oppressed Overt or covert Get the bigger picture Shift your aspect if you lack the morality to see all live's possess Liberty, simply cuz we ain't all white I guess the small price to pay for this All for one, one for all relationship Is a pause in the nation since We all got a stake in this We all gotta make it fit for the next man so we all might progress You shall overcome Yea you better believe it You shall overcome 'Cause we're never defeated You shall overcome Yea go 'head and repeat it You shall overcome Don't get it twisted, I'm not a victim This life that I'm living is just a product of my circumstances Where skin tone alone has always been known to hurt your chances America the beautiful's blemish blended with an imperfect palette That's Past and present from inception to it's adolescence So now it's messing around with make up like an apprehensive freshman chick tryna blend in But the only way to liberate your peace is to air out your imperfections Tabernacle, be mad at the message, but don't attack the reverend This truth is life after death, before the rigor sets in Ignoring the the status quo, and Letting progression step in That's Overcome 101, Lets assemble and add a lesson Church Keep that in question While folks are acting reckless We're battling principalities with above average weapons On a mission to change positions in the hierarchy 'Cause that's what trudging through the mire taught me You shall overcome Yea you better believe it You shall overcome 'Cause we're never defeated You shall overcome Yea go 'head and repeat it You shall overcome You shall overcome Yea you better believe it You shall overcome 'Cause we're never defeated You shall overcome Yea go 'head and repeat it You shall overcome You shall overcome Yea you better believe it You shall overcome 'Cause we're never defeated You shall overcome Yea go 'head and repeat it You shall overcome