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Peace​/​War

from A Short Story About A War by Shad

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Clever men and our violence

Silencers when we shoot
From the lip
To quiet them
We talk non-violence
Then stay silent when it suits
It’s all violence at the root
But tyrants are tyrants in a group
It’s who started the shooting?
Who knows, we were born inside of this troop
Taught to shoot as youth
Taught it’s just humans being human
But the truth is
Shoot
The truth is
We don’t know what the truth is

One time for the people in my bloodline
Proud son of the people of the sunshine
My love letter to my people on the frontline
Yours truly even if my pen was unsigned
Know it
The unnamed poet
My life is just a link in a chain
And my chain glowin’
Me and beat is thinking the same
She say go and I just sprint in my lane
Usain, they can’t slow him
My whole team move at light speed
But so smooth the whole movement tai chi
I said my whole team move at light speed
But we so smooth the whole movement tai chi

We strike back with their force
They fight, we get more strength
Like Air Force, no Nikes
I mean no Air Force
More like peace
Soul, body, and psyche

Yo

Now put this beat on for my people trying to keep on lights
And Nissans with the lease on tight
Black folks like Deshaun and Keyshaun
White folk, get your dijon and your quiche on, like whoa
Listen, this is like a thank you you can dance to
Jam hot as a sand dune in Cancun
Show you how the fam moves, how a champ do
I can’t lose when I’m kicking it, Man U.
See they like me ‘cause I aint the type to lick a shot
Still if a shooter make me shoot it, I can’t miss the shot
Pistol cocked, more like missile launch
Chill and it piss ‘em off
How they can’t piss him off
Killer cross

My whole team move at light speed
But so smooth the whole movement tai chi
I said my whole team move at light speed
But we so smooth the whole movement tai chi

We strike back with their force
They fight, we get more strength
Like Air Force, no Nikes
I mean no Air Force
More like peace
Peace
Peace

See the fool said
They see people run
So they run
They see people duck
So they duck
But these bullets aren’t real
Wanna feel?

They can’t kill us
‘Cause they can’t see us
‘Cause they only see fear”

They can’t kill us
‘Cause they can’t see us
‘Cause they only see fear”

They can’t kill us
‘Cause they can’t see us
‘Cause they only see fear

And we’re fearless
Wanna feel?

But they said
No
No
No

We know life and its sacredness
We know life ‘cause we’ve taken it
You can’t know life without death
We know war, we know best

We know life and its sacredness
We know life ‘cause we’ve taken it
You can’t know life without death
We know war, we know best

Some wounds don’t heal, you wanna feel?
You don’t know the shame or the thrill
You don’t know pain
You claim to be real
But you’ve never killed and you never will

You can’t know life without death
We know war, we know best
We know life and its sacredness
We know life ‘cause we’ve taken it

Blood and guns
And blood and cum
These bloody gums
Don’t mind my tongue
If blood is wine
I’m bloody drunk
And I’m divine
I know life

I just don’t like sleep is all
It’s too close to death
So I keep from falling
(Asleep)
I wanna keep it all
I keep a weapon on me
You can keep your calm

I’ve been weak and wrong
I’ve cheap and a cheat
And deceitful and evil
See I know life

These bullets aren’t real, wanna feel?
I wanna be numb, give me the numbers
I live in the slum, I want slumber
They only lift a thumb to keep us under

I know life, I know death
You never shot or stopped breath
See I know regrets, I know debts
You might be right
But you know less
I know fights, I know stress
When you can’t forget
Or clean the mess up

When it’s fact, it’s done
It’s true that a Uzi weighs a ton
In the heat of the sun
Look

Some wounds don’t heal, you wanna feel?
You don’t know the shame or the thrill
You don’t know pain
You claim to be real
But you’ve never killed and you never will

You can’t know life without death
We know war, we know best
We know life and its sacredness
We know life ‘cause we’ve taken it

And you can’t own what you’ve never known
So I’ll take yours
Get shown what it’s like
This death, this life
This fight is real
Some wounds don’t heal
Wanna feel?

Blessed are the peacemakers
For they shall be called sons of God

credits

from A Short Story About A War, released October 26, 2018
Written by: Shadrach Kabango, Paul Chin
Additional Production: Dan Weston

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Shad Toronto, Ontario

Shad is a Juno Award-winning rapper from London, Ontario and the host of Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution. His albums have been recognized for their sharp lyrics and soulful arrangements.

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