Common Ground - Above & Beyond

I know we both want to do the right thing But the needle in our compass is trembling Trapped in the flame as our house burns down Left for dead 'cause we can't find common ground We can't find common ground so we agree to burn it down We can't let it burn down so we need to find common ground It's so hard to find the truth When the other side wants to bury you, to bury you And it's so hard to find a way When the other side wants to play you like a game It's all about who's wrong and who's right Don't wanna learn, we just wanna fight If different thinkers are enemies Just think what we could be if our thoughts were in harmony I know we both want to do the right thing But the needle in our compass is trembling Trapped in the flame as our house burns down Left for dead 'cause we can't find common ground We can't find common ground so we agree to burn it down We can't let it burn down so we need to find common ground We're stuck in a maze of conviction Every path leads back to the beginning We've built these walls It's all about what's wrong and who's right Don't wanna learn, we just wanna fight We've been buried alive between dreams and reality Only the truth could set us free I know we both want to do the right thing But the needle in our compass is trembling Trapped in the flame as our house burns down Left for dead 'cause we can't find common ground Your heart's in the same place but your mind is a million miles away Your heart's in the same place but your mind is a million miles away And it's forcing us to separate Your heart's in the same place but your mind is a million miles away And it's forcing us to separate Your heart's in the same place but your mind is a million miles away Your heart's in the same place but your mind is a million miles away

Everybody's just lookin for the same thing I'm a lot like you You're alot like me A little piece of mind Enough to eat We wanna stand on our own two feet I don't know much But this I do believe We got to stand together on common ground We got to bend together or we'll all fall down Everybody's lookin for someone to blame We're not as different as we are the same We gotta stand together on common ground Everybody knows that we gotta change things But all we seem to do is fuss and fight Left, Right, Black or White We all dream about the same things at night Let's wake up people It's time to build a brand new day We got to stand togehter on common ground We got to bend together or we'll all fall down Everybody's lookin for someone to blame We're not as different as we are the same We gotta stand together on common ground Come On Stop throwing stones Come On You know you're not alone Come On We gotta get together We're just about to lose our only home Stand together on common ground We got to bend together or we'll all fall down Everybody's lookin for someone to blame We're not as different as we are the same We gotta stand together on common ground Stand together on common ground Yeah Stand together on common ground Reach out your hand now Stand together on common ground Everybody get together

Will I see you? Just talkin' 'bout what I see It's not opinion based, it's just, just shit I see The suburbs are filled with ebonics and trap sonics Frat boys saying "no cap, put racks on it" The dialect got a lil' splash of some black on it Cap and gowns bought by the money in dad's pockets White girls squattin', tryna get that ass poppin' Caught back talking to their mom and dad's often Reciting rap lyrics about murder and cash profit Get to feel like a thug but don't have to act on it Local homicide rates got 'em astonished Reading 'bout it on a laptop in pajamas Microsoft Office to complete their assignments Never seen the hood still can't help but have comments Never had a convo' with a kid from that climate That really has trauma, that really got taught to survive by any means Fuck bitches, stack commas Common ground ain't that common The festivals are filled with Larry Bird jerseys College students in a hurry to jump to a four-count and say the "n word" Business interns taking molly then percs Trampling on top of bodies in dirt Condescending suburban kids growing up to be rap journalists Writing urban myths about who they think is the best urban kid And who the worst is and who's authentic And what the real hip hop is, and who's all in it Thrift shopping for articles and garments that feel like they came from a foreign environment Second hand Bape Supreme and Gallery Department Anything to feel less harmless Adderall dealers, carrying round guns just to make it feel realer House with white pillars No rough just diamonds The education private, it's all by design and Common ground ain't that common