Dance in the Storm - Chika Megan

I walk down the street, yo pick any one I see a little ruffneck kid with a gun I said, "Little homeboy what's up with the glock 19?" He said a damn crack fiend just went and took his mama's life And now the kid's over there smoking the pipe I said, "Guilt will let him know what he did And you don't need to go to jail, you're just a kid. Give me the gun little G, just cool it down. You've got a lot to live for you're college bound." And so he screams and cries, we start huggin On the corner in Ft. Greene, we're buggin Tears drip as we walk to the crib And I'ma try to be there to comfort the kid I woke up it's a brand new day Little man blew himself away And I'm scorned, an emotional thorn And I'm lost in the storm Well back in the hood, understood, I mean understand The conspiracy upon the first man Death to the Klan pump the fists that's connected To the elbow joined by cartilage to the dark hand And the plan to conserve this confused violent land Different races, faces share the same spaces Sewed by arrogant laces Taste t his peace is real sweet Extra reasoning seasoning to the weak Will be done before the sun starts to nova Or we'll be over Reveal the passion button now hit it Cause no one is born a bigot Delete what you have engraved in your mind And throw up the peace sign And maybe be reborn or be lost in the storm Well it's ninety-two we will make it to ninety-three With no P-E, A-C-E It won't happen so stop your damn finger tappin Find the music of peace and start rappin The answer lies in your hearts then your minds And maybe then we can save human kind Put away the guns and have fun was a strong motto in ninety-one But a Woodstock ninety-two the many join the few to delete the racist crew Without death cause that will be illogical Peace will cover every newspaper article So now then, where do we start Everybody knows they have to play a part Open your minds and clear your minds And throw up the peace signs Cause to scorn, be reborn, everybody let's be reborn Or be lost in the storm

What was that sound? Sounded just like a piece of you Tore through the sky all placid You're filled with pain But your head is held so damn high Here comes the shame Time steals the day Oh, it's so unfair Oh, I'm breaking All your gifts are running through me now The moment you left us fell like a stone With nothing but fear The moment you left us, it started to rain That's your spirit That's your laughter That's your face in time What a beautiful life you've made Tell me how to do all those things That I wanted to do It's hard to face these things What a beautiful life we've made Taught me how to be all those ways I wanted to be It's hard to face this scene Shadow in the storm Feelings don't die Feelings don't die Oh, I love who you are It's written all across my face Told you all night long It's hard to face that scene Do you love who I am? Shadow in this awful storm A silent black fall Oh, will you always be That soft voice in me? Oh, will you always be That soft voice in me?

(I still got some life in me) You can try to shake me (I still got some fight in me) But you can never break me, break me I see the clouds around me start to darken Like searching eyes of serpents always watching Tell me I'm still breathin' (breathin') Tell me there's still feelin' (feelin') Resistance makes me stronger It makes me stronger Time for me to be defiant 'Cause I won't be silenced when I suffer Slinging shots at Goliath Gonna call down fire in rain and thunder I see the world around me start to darken Resistance makes me stronger So make me stronger Whatever comes I'm standing in the storm like never before The pressure builds around me Let the winds surround me Whatever comes, I'm not giving up Fearless as a lion, not afraid of dying I still got some life in me You can try to shake me I still got some fight in me But you can never break me I'm standing in the storm like never before The pressure builds around me Let the winds surround me I'll stand in the storm (I still got some life in me) I'll stand in the storm (I still got some fight in me) I feel the voices underneath me callin' I sink into the graveyard of the fallen Tell me that you hear 'em (hear 'em) Tell me you don't fear 'em (fear 'em) Resist a little longer Death before dishonor Nothing left to be decided 'Cause I won't be quiet when they threaten Through the hate and the violence Got truth on my side and love's my weapon I feel the voices underneath me callin' Resist a little longer Death before dishonor Whatever comes I'm standing in the storm like never before The pressure builds around me Let the winds surround me Whatever comes, I'm not giving up Fearless as a lion, not afraid of dying I still got some life in me You can try to shake me I still got some fight in me But you can never break me I'm standing in the storm like never before The pressure builds around me Let the winds surround me I'll stand in the storm I'll stand in the storm Slinging shots at Goliath Slinging shots at Goliath Time for me to be defiant You can try to shake me (I still got some life in me) But you can never break me (I still got some fight in me) I'm standing in the storm like never before The pressure builds around me Let the winds surround me Whatever comes, I'm not giving up Fearless as a lion, not afraid of dying I still got some life in me You can try to shake me I still got some fight in me But you can never break me I'm standing in the storm like never before The pressure builds around me Let the winds surround me I'll stand in the storm (I still got some life in me)

Take a peak behind the curtain at my grand design Any less than picture-perfect, and it'll be cast aside I'm so impatient for inspiration when my pen becomes the sword Because I'll scrap ya if I have to go back to the drawing board Some dreams are simply meant to die What happens if they get revived? You thought you could toss me out? The ink ain't even dry! I'm no good, so cross me out And then we'll dot some I's That's a price all artists pay! A sacrifice! "That's so cliché" Lightning struck, and I was born The final cut just cut the cord Your dark imagination may be where demons hide So why'd you ever blame them When your pen brought them to life? (No!) You can't choose your family At least, not genetically But, I feel like we'll be real quick friends You brought me back So don't that make sense? (Oh, that makes sense!) Oh, don't you color me surprised! (I only see in black and white) 'Cause you can't kill the show He'll always get revived You made it happen! You made it real! When you imagined you gave us life and made us feel! Your thunder clappin', it's gettin' real! So if you haven't checked the forecast The weather's lookin' wet, I'll take the wheel So what if I'm a little rough around the edges? I'm an unmade masterpiece, I keep artists on their ledges This reboot might get messy, that's why I'm sorta sketchy I don't dance obediently, the demon's knees are far from bendy You made me in your image, so I lack a soul Tryin' to wipe me from existence And you're playin' Whack-A-Mole (oh!) Too bad you can not erase me! That, in fact, is why you hate me I'm your vision, bastardized "Like Frankenstein!" Then actualized! No, I won't color you surprised (You pull the plug, I'm still alive!) True artists never thrive At best, they'll survive! You made it happen! You made it real! Nobody's actin', but it's a show I'm gonna steal! Go call the cast in! I'll play the heel And if you haven't read the details The devil's due his debt, so take the deal I've been abominated, hollow eyes a-glow Re-animated, yet unrecognizable No better way to paint it This frame can not contain it To think of talent wasted Out of ink, but now I taste it (la, la, la, la) Even angels need to let the steam off (la, la, la, la) And no one's here to shut the damn machine off This work of art, once pure of heart May still become corrupted (all the stains are my scars!) I've come to find, it wasn't lightning That I've been struck with You made it happen! You made it real! Lights, camera, action! You put me right back on the reel! Now look who's laughin', your fate is sealed! Don't bother askin' for the details The devil's due his debt, and that's the deal (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!) (You made it happen!)

Weatherman said there's A 100 percent chance I'm going out There's a real good chance that I'm gonna burn the whole town down Pretty soon pretty soon (Tell me Whatcha gonna do) I got a good intuition I'ma make a bad decision Cause me my phone and the neon's buzzing Three four in and I'm missing your loving We said naw never again And we said we'd be better as friends But come over and don't overthink it Tonight you're lucky I'm drinking Best friend said Meg You're diving off another deep end AND MAYBE I AM Are you sure wanna go there Sure you wanna jump back in HELL YEAH, I do Pretty soon pretty soon (Tell me whatcha gonna do) Tonight my only ambition Is to make a bad decision Cause me my phone and the neon's buzzing Three four in and I'm missing your loving We said naw never again Cause we said we'd be better as friends But come over and don't overthink it Tonight you're lucky I'm drinking Pick up a couple of lotto tickets Throw in a penny in a well You're the luckiest man in Tennessee If you can't tell Cause me my phone and the neon's buzzing Three four in and I'm missing your loving We said naw never again And we said we'd be better as friends But come over and don't overthink it Tonight you're lucky I'm drinking Boy you're getting lucky Tonight you're lucky I'm drinking