Some ladies are foolish Some ladies are gay Some ladies are comely Some live while they may My lady's a wild flying dove My lady is wine She whispers each evening She's mine, mine, mine She likes pretty pictures She loves singing birds She'll watch them for hours But I see only her My lady's a wild flying dove My lady is wine She whispers each evening She's mine, mine, mine She tells me she's learning How full her cup can be She asks me to help her But I know, she's teaching me My lady's a wild flying dove My lady is wine She whispers each evening She's mine, mine, mine My lady's a wild flying dove My lady is wine She whispers each evening She's mine, mine, mine

Here you are alone, and you deserve it Your friends have turned to stone And that's on you You had a cause to serve, but did you serve it? Or did you see yourself in a way that wasn't true? This is not your father's fairytale And no, it's not your mother's fault you fail So when your story comes to light Make sure the story that they write Goes, "once upon a time, a girl tried harder" "Once upon a time, she tried again" "Once upon a braver choice, she took a risk, she used her voice" And that will be my once upon a time This time Why tell all those lies? You feel unworthy Like there isn't solid ground for you to stand But a stack of lies is not a firm foundation You cannot build a castle on a mountain made of sand This is not your mother's dark desire And no, it's not your father's hair on fire Turns out it's you who's not awake So if there's change you wanna make Take, "once upon a time, she fought a dragon" "Once upon a time, that beast was me" "Once upon a misspent youth, she faced herself, she spoke the truth" That's how I see my once upon a time This time Life is not a storybook, but life unfolds in chapters Turn the page and start to make amends There's no prewritten guarantee of happily ever after Step into your greatness before your story ends So when your story ends They'll say "Once upon a time, a girl flew higher" "Once upon a time, she made things right" "Once upon a tie that binds, she changed her heart to change their minds" That's got to be my once upon a time This once upon a time I'll finally see my once upon a time This time

One day, one day, one day Sometimes I lay under the moon And thank God I'm breathin' Then I pray, "Don't take me soon 'Cause I am here for a reason" Sometimes in my tears I drown But I never let it get me down So when negativity surrounds I know someday, it'll all turn around because All my life, I've been waitin' for I've been prayin' for, for the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There'll be no more wars, and our children will play One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) It's not about win or lose 'Cause we all lose when they feed on the souls of the innocent Blood-drenched pavement Keep on movin' though the waters stay ragin' In this maze, you can lose your way, your way It might drive you crazy But don't let it faze you, no way, no way Sometimes in my tears I drown (I drown) But I never let it get me down (get me down) So when negativity surrounds (surrounds) I know someday, it'll all turn around because All my life, I've been waitin' for (waitin' for) I've been prayin' for (prayin' for), for the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more (fight no more) There'll be no more wars (no more wars), and our children will play One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, one day) One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day, this all will change, treat people the same Stop with the violence, down with the hate One day, we'll all be free and proud to be Under the same sun, singin' songs of freedom like Wah-yo (one day, one day), wah-yo, oh, oh (oh-oh-oh) Wah-yo (one day, one day), wah-yo, oh, oh (oh-oh-oh) All my life, I've been waitin' for I've been prayin' for, for the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There'll be no more wars, and our children will play One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day (one day), one day (one day) One day (oh-oh-oh) One day, one day, one day

What I'm fighting for Is worth far more than silver and gold What I'm fighting for Is a chance to unite the past With the brother's coming home at last Fighting together for light Sons and daughters of Abraham Lay down to a higher command Don't be tricked by the acts of man Gods wisdom revealed in a holy plan A chance to unite the past With the brother's coming home at last Fighting together for light To Zion we roam and we're not all alone Unite and purify What I'm fighting for Is worth far more than silver and gold What I'm fighting for Is a chance to unite the past With the brother's coming home at last Fighting together for light To Zion we roam and we're not all alone Unite and purify What I'm fighting for

We're the reflection of imperfection We come from the infinite place of limitation Rejoice in these days, make a correction We're the completion Lights out, down for the count, and can't get up Meanwhile the enemy screams the boy is stuck And the legs of the king are dangling in a rut Falling pieces, lost sparks, hearts cut We're not alone in the madness If we're here, then so are you Deepest caverns underground We've been digging for the truth Scrape my knees, on the hurdles, face down in the puddles Only one who'll get us out of this mess The one who put us here I've got a spear driven through my ear Can't you hear the sound, crystal clear Pistols crashing chandeliers Long for brooks of water like the deer A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones, homeless A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man Planting seeds, they won't sink in I'm dried up, like the desert earth, how could these seeds give birth Water me down, liquify, I will not be cursed From one into a billion disperse Wisdom rains like water from heaven to below Crush my earth, seeds sow, garden start to grow You know you've got to rise, though you like to flow You can't keep staring out the window Earth, water, wind, fire we stay low while getting higher Spark igniter, fighting tired Stay wired, enlighten loads Stay alive, weep wail chant, cry, let out a sigh Energized, give out my last dime, life shouldn't pass me by Rise to the occassion Keep these hearts all blazin Build your life on a river of wax Melt into space, we've been here since the beginning, not going away Not going away A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones, homeless A man is just a man Filled of faults and weakness For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless And night time, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness I feel I'm just a man

Mist rising on the horizon Listenin' with my ears and listenin' with my eyes and Listenin' until we've ridden the mud from the parasite Listenin' until our hearts start to glisten, realize Share the vision and my rhythms and we'll melt the ice Start sizzlin', spilling from the ceiling, bread dripping, drizzling Close to the broken-heart, them crushed in spirit Redeem the soul of your servant Seek his, pursue it Keep the sparkle in your eyes Oh you know, we're not gon' die, like flyin' Soul times for the times when we'll stay unified The eyes of Hashem are to the righteous and he hears their Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby Jerusalem breathes, bringin' me ease from the Brooklyn squeeze Dirty boppin' and ah bring ya down to ya knees Trap ya like a lion, not gone, fi leave me be When they come with their disease to drag us into the street My law is still pure, you can't take that from me Three thousand years until this last century Impossible to break the seal of the High Priest Yo, I say the branches on the trees gon' bow to these Swaying to the melodies Craving for the slaves to bring redemption please I am you, you are me No more leaders, we must flee We want see God in our enemy Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby