Peace in the streets
Cool and calm
Keep perspective
Life's hectic
The scale of the struggle
Measured in metric
Electricity surges
Through acoustic electrics
Things change
Break boundaries
Circles eclectic
Sound waves
Oscillation
Keys
Valves
And tones
Modern day philosophies
Be muttered through microphones
We stay low
In the zones
EQ's peak
Beats bang
Dodge dodgy characters
On corners
And police in riot vans
Avoid scams
Con merchants
Misleaders
And false truths
Bureaucrat charities
Our pennies
Ain't fixing no church roofs
Credit cards
Higher purchase
National debt
National stress
No one gets something
For nothing
We're trying to get it for less
Some feel blessed
Others feel the state of affairs
Is a mess
Under duress
To follow the system
Or face arrest
In this hustle and bustle
Daily struggle
Urban lifestyle
This life's wild
But it's beautiful
We still got to smile
Good vibes
No fighting
No wheeling and dealing
No bureaucracy or paperwork
It's straight positive feelings
Talent and dedication
Bars and hooks
Our occupation
Stay creating
Innovating
Avoiding ones that be hating
Employ imagination
Build scene scapes
Words to pictures
Search for quality samples
Instead of searching for riches
Too many glitches
In weak minds
Closed eyes
And sleeping souls
Bad to worse
Downward spiral
Tomorrow's stories untold
We see life unfold
24/7
365
The will to survive
Depends if you value your life
Helicopter search lights
Suspects and crime scenes
The streets burn furnace hot
So we stay behind the scenes
By any means
We avoid ups and downs
Merry go rounds
Swings and roundabouts
Good with the bad
Smiles and frowns
On the underground
Soulful music keeps momentum
Forget distractions
Music's our lifeline
Soul intervention
Forget chasing dollars
We roll with musical scholars
The streets try and holla
But we stay with like mind followers
This city try and open it's wallet wide
And swallow us
Material goods
But it's all good
We rock relentless
Soul legends remain strong
Inspiration they lend us
Turn the old
Into the new beats
Rhymes
Flows
Stupendous
It's tremendous
How the music keeps wowing the fans
From classical orchestras
Hiphop
To rock bands
We all wave hands
Bang heads
Move as one
Common ground
A little glimpse of unity
Under the sun
Together and having fun
But on the streets there's no love
Ghetto politics and warfare
Everyday we spill blood
Thats why my people keep love
And represent positive energy
Embrace real people
And avoid potential enemies
Forget publicity
We're talking studios and concerts
People power
Through the speakers
Because we always keep it conscious
PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!
