Horizons - T.I.

We are the mothers of civilization

We carry the entire nation on our backs

Our wounds have birthed America's greatest accomplishments

But be clear our wrath will bring her to her knees

I am a black woman and the black woman is queen

Is queen

Wind is high and stormy tonight

We can feel it's magical light

As the sea comes speaking to me

Siren voices drift out of key

Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain

As we feel it's magical light

Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain

As we feel it's magical light

Yeah sittin' on the cement

Readin' out the full agreement

Don't take s**t personally n***a

Just see reflections of they own demons

Own buildings don't need a loan neither nah

Tryna measure my contributions

Homie you gon' need a long meter

My lyrics on a song with a strong beat

Give you my past just to tell a n***a

His future like a palm reader d**n

Under palm trees blowin' w**d with my feet up

Ain't never worried 'bout

When n***a even mess a feat up

You shouldn't ever assume

Knowledge is king so

Ask 'bout what you wanna know and say what you mean bro

Met with Farrakhan and asked him

How in the hell

Do you love n***as more than they hate they self

When you can make it anywhere

But you did make it there

Stay in the same hood that kill

You 'fore you get to really take it there

Know God perfect they don't make it fair

I'm meditatin' to keep from gettin'

Stuck in my way 'cause it ain't safe in there

Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain

Keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain't safe

Feel it's magical light

After a darker night come a brighter day

Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain

Be cautious of s**t that you get easy right away

We can feel it's magical light

They say after a darker night come a brighter day

Yeah nowadays I'm tryna stay up

Out the gossip column I am

Ignore opinions of people who can't

Even think to solve small problems stupid

So what the f**k I look like yellin' loud

Havin' a power struggle with motherf**kers

Who ain't even got no f**kin' power

It be the same ones tryna empower

That'll kill you either way

'Til you're dead before they give flowers d**n

I'd rather die today before I live in fear yeah

And that go for any n***a on this hemisphere uh

Young n***a in it already winnin' huh forreal

I be over here when you're twenty minutes up yeah

How you gon' make it there burnin' bridges up

Took too many lessons for granted

You shoulda listened boy

N***as hate on me out of ignorance out of envy

Out of ****s to give ya ho

F**k up out of my business

I got a vision and a journey

And an attorney

Just in case I use this burner

To keep me off of the gurney ah

Sea mix thoughts in my brain

Keep from gettin' stuck in my way

'Cause it ain't safe

We can feel it's magical light

After a darker night come a bright day

Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain

Be cautious of s**t that you get easy

Right away

We can feel it's magical light

They say after a darker night come a bright day

My name is Tamika D Mallory

And let me be the one to tell you

A revolution is in progress

I come in the tradition of Harriet Tubman

Ida B Wells Ella Baker and Angela Davis

Mixed with a little bit of Jada Pinkett Smith and Cardi B

Because you see

Black women aren't one-dimensional

We think different we move different

We feel different ways about different things

We are not a monolith

But the one thing we all agree on is we deserve respect

And we demand respect

First we demand respect from our Black kings

And then we demand respect from the world

You see Brianna Taylor was essential

And justice for her means justice for me