Video Star - Mortimer Black

I live in slow motion Despite how fast my heart beats all of the time A seance takes over me White light, my time misplaced when u look into my eyes It's the way you talk in monochrome And how we sync like a metronome I wanna let you know I'll be your video star and dance in the dark for you I'll please you right where you are If that's what you want me to The colors, resurrective Nostalgic for a time and a love that isn't mine Sensation over fantasy Distract me from the things that make me wanna die I watch you talk in monochrome And we sync like a metronome I wanna let you know I'll be your video star and dance in the dark for you I'll please you right where you are If that's what you want me to Dance for me Dance for me You wanna dance for me Dance for me I wanna dance for you Dance for you And be seen how I wanna be

Jah give I courage to fight the fight I know they might try to conquer I, Lord, God Guide I by day and watch I by night, Lord I pray you'll restore your people's sight, Lord, God Jah give I courage to fight the fight (cause to fight the fight) I know they might try to conquer I (conquer I) Guide I by day and watch I by night, Lord I know you'll restore your people's sight, God I man crying for peace and justice I man rather to die than to kneel (rather to die than to kneel) I see oppressors sitting on their thrones Trying to dictate the price of my soul Jah give I courage to fight the fight (Jah give I courage to fight the fight) I know they might try to conquer I (conquer I) Woi, guide I by day and watch I by night (by day, ohh—, by night) I pray you'll restore your people's sight Through soul and conscience Fire burns within (fire burns, fire burns within) Light inspires change I won't fall victim (won't fall victim) Jah give I courage to fight the fight (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) I know they might try to conquer I (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) Woi, guide I by day and watch I by night (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) I pray you'll restore your people's sight (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) Natty got to be firm and strong In this time of hatred and greed Selfishness at its highest Jah But my soul will never be sold Jah love stronger than any weapon Bad intention and scheme Babadebapdep, we've lost love for self And don't know how to proceed Jah give I courage to fight the fight (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) I know they might try to conquer I (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) Oh, guide I by day and watch I by night (by day, oh—, by night) I pray you'll restore your people's sight Jah give I courage to fight the fight (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) I know they might try to conquer I (we gonna fight the fight, the fight) Oh, guide I by day and watch I by night (by day, oh—, by night) I pray you'll restore your people's sight Oh, conquer I Oh, conquer I Oh, conquer I Oh, let them conquer I Oh, conquer I Oh, conquer I Oh, conquer I Yeah, in the morning sun

Mm, na, mm Yeah, yeah, yeah, ay-yeah Ooh-ooh-ah Whole heap a things man go through Man see through all dem lies as I close my eyes Maturing as I go through Still working on some things on the inside There's lesson in the struggle This one's just swinging by, had to take my time So many times I've stumbled, yeah All of us can relate to some If I could take it all away Would I like who I am today? I won't see what it's all about I'm just trying to work it out If you wanna see brighter days Then you got to do what it takes Try to hold up a little tears 'Til the day you conquer your fears Aren't we all dressed in white After we've justified our wrongs? Proven we're right, yeah, yeah We choose to hide our pain Struggle to gain restraint Sometimes we hesitate But if we could take it all away Would we like who we are today? We won't see what it's all about Yes, we're just trying to work it out (just trying to work it out) If we wanna see brighter days (wanna see brighter) Then we got to do what it takes Try to hold up a little tears 'Til the day you conquer your fears If I could take it all away Would I like who I am today? We won't see what it's all about And we're just trying to work it out If we wanna see brighter days Then we got to do what it takes Try to hold up a little tears (hold up) 'Til the day you conquer your fears

Seventeen with a glock Anything fi the stack Trigger squeeze man a drop And a nuh trees man a chop Change your route, watch your back 'Cause a family a set your trap yeah Mommy pressure rise she collapse Another dream in a box If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence Bad man come in inna di broad day AR-15 clear di hallway None of this makes no sense People suffering in silence Di Don fi di road has fallen Reprisal early a morning After all is said and done It's a war that can't be won But if we could find hope when there is none Imagine all the things we'd overcome Ooh yeah If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence I know you already got the nine shine but Tell me you don't pray to see the sun rise Freedom over always trying to pick sides Handcuffs ain't the bracelets we had in mind Make sure that our daughters and our sons fine Brighter tomorrows than yellow tape lines Play without the worry of a drive by No more bullets raining in the night sky So much trauma the youths them need healing Learn how fi deal with dem feelings Show them there's another way to be So much more to life than we can see Bigger dreams, different reality Inner peace, a little clarity A chance to love the one who stares back in the mirror If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence If I could take it back Give you all that you lack Switching the balance From a history of violence Giving you an avenue Express yourself Making you less reliant On a history of violence