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Flau'jae
Flau'jae
Stimme und Gesang
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Flau'jae Johnson
Flau'jae Johnson
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Marcus Frazier
Marcus Frazier
Ingenieur:in

Lyrics

It's crazy, I'm the one they want to represent
Young black girl, I can probably be the president
I'm the voice of the youth, you hear my tone, I think it's evident
I know who I am, they mistake my confidence for arrogance, I
I think it's different
Why?
'Cause I don't take my clothes off
I just play my role dawg
I can't sell my soul, y'all
I just shoot a three, put my arm up, I guess I show off
They sleep, I let 'em doze off
Wake 'em up, oh yeah, it's roll call
My chocolate is beautiful
I'm rocking it, per usual
I'm loving every piece
Man, from my top and to my cuticles
Tryna play with my head
Real love won't be confusing you
I learned, make sure the one you putting first is also choosing you, man
Life is so crazy
Many lessons and blessings
I'm steady stressing perfection
I keep neglecting my ethics
So much text in a message
I'm tryna lessen my stressing
Finally understand my power
My presence is essence
They killed my daddy while my mama was pregnant
How I'm supposed to feel?
And they took my grandma child from her
How she supposed to heal?
And we out here starving
Ain't got nothing, how we supposed to give?
Seem like the system they set us up in, we supposed fail
I'm so real, the mayor gave me a day in my city
But it's so sad that I can't even go and stay in my city
Shooting and killing, lil' kids can't even play in my city
It's so wicked, they killed my dad in broad day in my city
But I still love them, I'll give them every dime that I got
It's running out but I'll give you all the time that I got
You was the fakest on my team and I'm just finding it out
That made me sick in to my stomach, had to vomit it out
And I'm like
Ready or not, man it's my time now
I done gave it everything I got, it's time to shine now
They done blew the whistle, man, my foot across the line now
Clock is ticking down, ain't got no 30 second time out
For real though
I know I done made it 'cause I don't seek an applause
I vow to never waste my voice if I don't speak for a cause
I reminisce, man, I just think, and I pause
My mama told me, "You keep shooting for the moon
You gon' have a seat with them stars," on God
And I'm like, ready or not, here I come
You can't hide
I'm gonna find you
And take it slowly
Ready or not, here I come
You can't hide
I'm gonna find you
And take it slowly
I'm tryna leave it better than I found it
Oh I, I found it
I'm tryna leave it better than I found it
Oh I, I found it
I'm tryna leave it better than I found it
Oh I, I found it
I'm tryna leave it better than I found it
Oh I, I found it
Wanna leave it better than I found it
And no, no, whoa
And it's too late to say, but we gotta save these kids
And it's too late to say, but we gotta save these kids
I'm tryna leave it better than I found it (Woah, woah)
Oh I, I found it
I'm tryna leave it better than I found it
Man, it's too late to say, but we gotta save these kids (Woah)
I'm tryna leave it better than I found it
Oh I, I found it
Written by: Flau'jae Johnson
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