Light recognize light, real recognize real

Birds of feather, they flock together

I'm blessed by association

And thus surround myself with great men

Let me explain things

T.W.I.S.T. was born at a time of crisis

The same year I escaped DYFS, with my three sisters

Firstborn, I'm the son of Kénol

And through the hood, I went through it all

Today we call it trauma

By the grace of God I'm a survivor

And stand tall, though I had my falls

And shed my tears

The many fears I overcame, I'm so thankful

I praise God, and I thank you

Politely pass on a redo

The darkness I had to see through

The strong man I had to be too

With God's spirit in my temple

I fly in circles like the wind do

My soul I flies through the window

I'm in the spirit world that I been to

Be authentic, and be yourself

In your authenticity there's the greatest of wealth

Be true to your cause, be your very best self

Living your best life, as you walk your walk

It's so cold outside

The blood on the streets, where my people die

And bodies lie, I seen a young man cry

He cries for deliverance, he asking why

Who got the answers, to life's many questions

See the sun shine, but we still be stressing

Walk in the light, but it's still depressing

Breathe in the air, but is learned no lesson

The wise mans speaks with the words of wisdom

Sent by God to replace the system

Knowledge and truth, in the fruit He gives them

Who know not what they do, Father forgive them

Behold from the windows of my soul the grief

As the tears roll down, can I find relief

I lost 2 best friends and it hurt me deep

My father, and grand parents they are all asleep

Be authentic, and be yourself

In your authenticity there's the greatest of wealth

Be true to your cause, be your very best self

Living your best life, as you walk your walk

I see y'all dealing with luck, bring it, I'm star struck

For you are star dust, and to the star dust

Your body shall return, you're a child of the stars

A child of the pearls, and to infinity

I speak to different world, and beyond that

Are you kidding me, my words speak imaginary

Like blood flowing through your kidney

I'm the epitome of being in the state of mind that I be

And I be, who I be, what I be

I know you feeling me, my rap flow differently

It's the Newark Brick City up in me, we think uppity

For you to see, put this verse on repeat

From the heavens to the streets

From the heavens to the streets

Then from Adam to atoms

It's all the same be, I'm still the same g

And He the same God, happy I'm part of the squad

Be authentic, and be yourself

In your authenticity there's the greatest of wealth

Be true to your cause, be your very best self

Living your best life, as you walk your walk

To contemplate the essence of life is heavy mental

To comprehend how our neurons fire is monumental

Deoxyribonucleic acid is never passive

Generation after generation, they still active

What you consider your thought patterns, intents and motives

Reflects the will of your ancestors God has chosen

The current system in place survives beyond death

And though our loved ones are gone, they live within our breathe

Their genes are found in our bodies, and manifest profoundly

What's done is done, it is so done, we the chosen

Chosen to walk in glory, chosen to tell the stories

Of those who came before me

In continuity, fluidly I reflect my father

I'm a reflection of my father's wave

Though he's in the grave, his y-chromosome

Spits on this microphone, I am not alone

Let His truth be known, and God's light be shone, for real

The ancestors used to say, mache mache ou, which means walk your walk

God gives every human being a distinct path to walk in life

Don't get lost on your path and lose yourself

I put my trust in Almighty God

Even the fractals of reality reflect his majesty