Horizons

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
 Wind is high and stormy tonight
 We can feel its 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 its magical light
 Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain
 As we feel its magical light
 Yeah, sittin' on the cement, readin' out the full agreement (wind and sea)
 Don't take shit personally, nigga, just see reflections of they own demon
 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 nigga his future like a palm reader (damn)
 Under palm trees blowin' weed with my feet up
 Ain't never worry 'bout when nigga 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 niggas 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
 No 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
 (We can feel its magical light)
 After a darker night come a brighter day, ayy
 (Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)
 Be cautious of shit that you get easy, right away, ayy
 (We can feel its magical light)
 They say after a darker night come a brighter day
 Nowadays I try to 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 fuck I look like? Yell it out
 Havin' a power struggle with motherfuckers
 Who ain't even got no fuckin' power
 It be, the same ones tryna empower
 That'll kill you either way, 'til you're dead before they give flowers (damn)
 I'd rather die today before I live in fear (yeah)
 And that go for any nigga on this hemisphere (uh)
 Young nigga in it, already winnin', huh? (Forreal?)
 I be over here when you're 20 minutes up, yeah
 How you gon' make it there burnin' bridges up?
 Took too many lessons for granted, you shoulda listened (boy)
 Nigga hate on me, out of ignorance, out of envy
 Out of fucks to give ya, hoe, fuck up out of my business
 I got a vision, and journey, and an attorney
 Just in case, I use this burner to keep me off of the gurney, ah
 (Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)
 Keep from gettin' stuck in my way 'cause it ain't safe enough
 (We can feel its magical light)
 Yeah, after a darker night come a bright day, ayy
 (Wind and sea mix thoughts in my brain)
 Be cautious of shit that you get easy, right away, ayy, be well
 (We can feel its 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