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Peace

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Christian & Gospel

Peace was released on January 1, 2004 by Brandon Ebel Company (BEC) as a part of the album Nine

Song Details

AlbumNine

Release DateJanuary 1, 2004

LabelBrandon Ebel Company (BEC)

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

New Breed

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Rosario Ortega

Composer

Don Baker

Composer

Elsie Vanclief

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dax Reynosa

Producer, Executive Producer

Raphi Henley

Producer

Rosario Ortega

Producer

Lyrics

Yeah, uh, huh, it's New Breed y'all, 2004

We wanna dedicate this song right here

To all my people in the East Coast (Roxbury)

We ain't forgot about y'all

And my people in the West Coast (East Los)

Tell me if y'all feel this

Huh, man, I'm just a brother

Who grew up from a shorty to a hustler quick

One day you see me pumpin' rock, now I'm pushin' bricks

One day I didn't have game, now I'm pullin' chicks

Funny how time flies, looked in my mom's eyes

For what seemed to be an eon, no hugs or kisses, just peace

Gotta be gone, down these mean streets, guarantee that it won't cease

It could be twenty below, but I still feel the heat in the night

And I swear the hood's treatin' me right

Makin' small change now, but soon make this dollar-dollar bill

'Cause misery and poverty, I know just how they feel

This inner city's real, makin' me wanna rob and steal

Tryin' to come up on my next meal

I ain't a villain, but I'm feelin' this hunger pain

I can't negotiate as well as a Dillinger can

I hate the way that it feel in my hand

I can't help but realize I ain't fulfillin' the plan

I was made for, no one bein' prayed for

Someone told me heaven is bliss

Still I'm livin' behind a slave's door

Is it truly freedom I crave for?

I can't even hardly sleep (Man, I can't even hardly sleep)

And all I really want is peace

Yo, all I really want is peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

I can't sleep at night, I ain't eatin' right

I can't see the light, Lord, I really need peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

I can't sleep at night, I ain't eatin' right

I can't see the light, Lord, I really need peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

She crept in the back door, eyes glued to the floor

Tryin' to keep from her moms the things her eyes saw

Things her baby hands did, thought it

Kinda funny she was still just a kid

And didn't want another lifetime to live

Her mom played the things she hid

Mom for sure would've flipped to it

Dad would've been kicked her out the crib

But girl was a pro, knew how to put on a show

Quick to put her words together, mom was real clever

Never slipped on her game, had a sturdy five-four frame

Schemin' was her pride, acclaimed the neighborhood fame

With no fear of danger, but peace was a stranger

So speed took over anger, and anger played with madness

A daily production only cover this girl's sadness

At sweet sixteen, homegirl couldn't grasp this

Never mind the world beyond the hood, couldn't know its vastness

A young life with no control, cold heart and old soul

Night falls the worst when reality hurts

Dreams don't bring release, so God grant them peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

Night falls the worst when reality hurts

Dreams don't bring release, so God grant them peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

Now I'm havin' a flashback through time, to the age of nine

Where I didn't have a worry or a care on my mind

Where the sun still shined, the rain never fell

Now I fade to black, present day trouble in hell

Only God can tell what the future hold

If the truth be told, I don't know if I believe

Now I'm havin' a seed, I ain't ready for this lesson

The cash bring questions, my girl been stressin'

This weed used to listen to me, now it turns deaf

When I talk to it, guess that's what friends are for

Least I know the truth and ain't gotta pretend no more

It's like an endless war goin' on in my mind

And I can't find time to relax or recline

At this rate, won't live to see my baby's first step

Or worse yet, the first breath that he breathe

'Cause all I know is how to cook, cut, and sell

Can't do much, but I can slang rock well

Can't be a father when I'm trapped in a cell

And it's hard to look to heaven while I'm livin' in hell

I need peace

At eighteen, she broke, tried to spill it all but choked

Too much emotion evoked, to let her guard down, lettin' hope

And she couldn't handle that, so grabbed her bag and doubled back

Back into the street, back to party with defeat

The feet of a man she couldn't love or understand

But understand, a woman with no plan won't jam

And venture out on her own

To be in love is like to be a queen, reignin' on her throne

And while she may not be in love, but least is her home

She ain't really livin' life, more like a walkin' girl clone

Prone to shut down, self-destruct or blow up

She need to find God, peace, and freedom to grow up

She's stuck

Night falls the worst when reality hurts

Dreams don't bring release, so God grant them peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

I can't sleep at night, I ain't eatin' right

I can't see the light, Lord, I really need peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

Night falls the worst when reality hurts

Dreams don't bring release, so God grant them peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

I can't sleep at night, I ain't eatin' right

I can't see the light, Lord, I really need peace

"To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain"

Written by: Don Baker, Elsie Vanclief, Rosario Ortega

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