DJ East 137 - Sum Of The Times lyrics

Verse One Big man had to bounce Galvanized a legacy, superman strong Michael Che' said its over In that regard, I'm hoping SNL is wrong The past tells us voice can move choice Popular choice foxes get to count But even that won't hardly stifle Operations have-nots are willing to mount Across the land music spoke Still shouting this one is worth pursuing Standing ovation to the school response Said ya'll didn't, ya'll know exactly what ya'll were doing Time can't stop so everything counts Everything is data, momma raised no fool The only setback is waiting too long And providing opportunities for changing the rules Verse Two Hidden figures are a problem statistically Quantifiably turns crap to gold But like anything looking for trouble Like the pigeon drop or three cards, it's going to get old It's worth its weight playing it cool So at least there's half a chance to level the field Femas got a brand new bag Redefining institutions of weapons and shields Maybe that's not what's going down And its just imaginations on THC While black budgets hide in plain sight But thanks to social media there's plenty to see What you cant see are digital eyes Peeping everything about you that will not stop Its like taking the torch from Ms. Liberty When officer Alexis comes out the box Verse Three Making change means breaking a sweat Namely simple change that leads to progress Can't be fake like breaking a date Or when actors in role cry out to congress Of the people, by the people An idea for which to stand tall Don't always do what it was meant to do Of being good for one and then good for all How quickly things change in one week Making the road to tolerance just that longer But like rain one thing's for sure When the load gets heavier, people get stronger Can't urge it enough to make change Now is good time to practice what you preach Intolerance won't mind what you think So imagine how it's looking at the freedom of speech Hook: We've seen it before Runaway fear, too quick on the draw That's when sense is out of order And life goes on but not like before Just like tax one things for sure History is in the making, sit up in cla** This lesson might burn a little But like smoke in the air, this too will pa**