Timothy Welbeck (formerly known as Red Baron) - Nobody lyrics

[Verse 1: Timothy Welbeck (formerly known as Red Baron)] Lord, I never thought it would end this way Standing in the rain, staring d**h in his face Him looking enraged, me looking dismayed And in a flash, I felt my life slipping away My brother wanted that candy coated glow of the rainbow I wanted ice tea; didn't want to take too long The weather's not great, the All-Star Game was on Didn't change clothes, didn't want to get rained soaked So I donned my hoodie, then made my way on With about $25, humming some Trey Songz Grabbed my snacks, then made my way home Stumbled along, I got to the neighborhood Saw I was followed, I tried evading on foot I would escape if I could, not sure I would Hunted and confronted, a scuffle ensued And with a familiar bang, it all was through [Hook: Tomeka Carroll, Domonique Wilson] Nobody until They say you're nobody(nobody) They say I'm nobody (nobody) They say we're nobody(nobody) I guess we're nobody(nobody) Nobody until (repeat) [Verse 2: Timothy Welbeck (formerly known as Red Baron)] A bullet pierced the night sky Likewise, it rifled through the air, then bored through my spine Celebrations morphed to wild cries Around the course of that time I realized I might die How we got here is truly beyond me No time to think, my blood is pouring on the concrete Moments after a new year's dawning A chaotic end to what began calmly Officers heard altercations up in our station And started arresting all of the people of my persuasion Saying we're misbehaving, and this is of our making And beat us before taking any of our statements Cool steel, it gripped my bent wrists And the officer's knee was above my clenched fist Treating me like a common misfit And with a familiar pop, that was how it all ended [Hook: Tomeka Carroll, Domonique Wilson] Nobody until They say you're nobody(nobody) They say I'm nobody (nobody) They say we're nobody(nobody) I guess we're nobody(nobody) Nobody until (repeat) [Verse 3: Timothy Welbeck (formerly known as Red Baron)] The scales of justice are equally weighed And the law is black and white is the way the picture is framed But the oil drips on the portrait display/Shades of grey the day boys of color are slain The struggle remains And our boys become memories In candle lit vigils and poured out Hennessy And Lady Justice, She seldom questions the destruction that often becomes them It doesn't make much sense, k**ed by those who should protect them Like they're no good and only wretched/And the songs we let spin feed that perception It's like in the end, that is what we're expecting So we live and let live While more our boys are destroyed at will, like Trayvon, Oscar and Emmett Till The stories lose their appeal when the k**er looks like the k**ed It's like saying our boys are nobody until [Hook: Tomeka Carroll, Domonique Wilson] Nobody until They say you're nobody(nobody) They say I'm nobody (nobody) They say we're nobody(nobody) I guess we're nobody(nobody) Nobody until (repeat) [Outro: Tomeka Carroll] That nobody should be somebody to you That's somebody's son That's somebody's daughter Recognize how precious life really is (c) 2013