Hoodie (feat. Ashton Mallory) - Julian King

Black man, as your queen, I want you to know that I see you I feel you I'm on your frequency And although you don't frequently feel valued, you are You've been beaten, tortured, and slaved and stripped of your manhood You've been to hell and back and yet, you're still standing Persecuted, executed and broke down in every way But somehow you continue to find a way A way to be stronger, to be a provider, to be a lover, hell Everyone wants to be you 'cause you're a king And heavy crowns are painful But God gives his hardest battles to his toughest warriors Black man, I'm not your enemy, I'm your energy When you turn to me and you enter me, remember, we are one Until freedom, I will fight by your side I know you hide your pain with your pride You don't want pity, but you damn sure deserve a little mercy Until, until you walked in my shoes You can never ever seen my blues Oh, never seen my blues And until, you've felt the pain of a broken man You can never stop upon the stand Why I feel this way? Why I'm starting to lose my faith? Have a little mercy Show a little mercy (oh, yeah) Give a little mercy Show some little mercy (oh) Until, until we make a change (until, until) Everything that's wrong remains the same Oh no, remains the same And until, until love has it way Then and only then, there'll be better days There'll be better days Have a little mercy (yeah, a little mercy) Show a little mercy (little) Give a little mercy Yes, a little mercy (oh) Days like these days, they say won't last for long (for long, last for long) It didn't matter, we'll always find the way to be strong Days like these, they say won't last always (always) Oh, have a little mercy (yeah) Please, have some mercy Have a little mercy (yeah, ooh-oh) Take my mercy (ooh)

I want the date, I want the cake, I want the flowers I want the ring, I want the fancy bridal shower The meant to be, I want the dream come true I want the bells in that white church ringin' My sister's speech after too much drinkin' Something borrowed, something blue Tin cans tied to the back of a Buick One of these days I just might do it I want the wedding, but I don't wanna be married I won't settle for any Tom, Dick or Harry I wanna pop champagne, I want a dress in white Change my name for just one night I want the wedding, but I don't wanna be married I love my dog, I love my friends, I love my freedom Nobody hoggin' all the covers when I'm sleepin' I'm content all alone at a table for two Yeah there's a five in ten chance some seven years later He's wearin' my dress or sleepin' with the neighbour And I'm stuck with his name in a bad heart-shaped tattoo I'll take the money, honey, and the honeymoon The whole damn thing except "I do" I want the wedding, but I don't wanna be married I won't settle for any Tom, Dick or Harry I wanna pop champagne, I want a dress in white Change my name for just one night I want the wedding, but I don't wanna be married I wanna pop champagne, I want a dress in white Change my name for just one night I want the wedding, but I don't wanna be married I wanna go to heaven, but I don't wanna get buried I want the wedding, but I don't wanna be married, no

We know how this one ends, why be bitter? Sick of playin' pretend I don't need to know if you made up your mind I'm wasting all my oxygen Sun sets in silence You're so cold to my touch My soul burns hot like a fire Gets higher when you try to put it out (oh, oh) I'll go isolate myself To even out You congratulate yourself While I bleed out And there's nothing you can say To make me feel better, make me feel better And there's nothing you can say To make me feel better, make me feel better (woo!) All these memories flood My conscience can't take, my circuit is breaking Always been so good at running away If you followed me, you wouldn't keep up I'll go isolate myself To even out You congratulate yourself While I bleed out And there's nothing you can say To make me feel better, make me feel better And there's nothing you can say To make me feel better, make me feel better And there's nothing you can say To make me feel better (nothing you can say) Make me feel better (nothing you can say) And there's nothing you can say To make me feel better (nothing you can say) Make me feel better (nothing you can say)