Afeni - Rapsody/PJ Morton.mp3

[00:00.000] 作词 : Marlanna Evans/Patrick Douthit/PJ Morton/Deniece Williams/Susaye Greene/Hank Redd/Nathan Watts/Daryl Anderson/Tupac Shakur/Roger Troutman/Stan Vincent
[00:00.189] 作曲 : Marlanna Evans/Patrick Douthit/PJ Morton/Deniece Williams/Susaye Greene/Hank Redd/Nathan Watts/Daryl Anderson/Tupac Shakur/Roger Troutman/Stan Vincent
[00:00.378]Rapsody 、PJ Morton -Afeni
[00:01.85]Written by ：2Pac 、9th Wonder 、Rapsody
[00:01.438]Produced by ：9th Wonder
[00:17.989]Ooh ooh yeah
[00:25.659]Now since we all came from a woman
[00:27.174]Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman
[00:30.970]I wonder why we take from our women
[00:33.36]Why we rape our women
[00:34.458]Do we hate our women
[00:36.773]Now since we all
[00:38.216]My brothers my brothers I love you I love you
[00:40.696]I hate to know some of you treat us like glover glover
[00:43.174]Black card revoked maybe you could use discover discover
[00:45.712]Define yourself do you feel the same way 'bout your mother mother
[00:48.610]Do you overlook our beauty
[00:49.619]But you loving on all the others others
[00:51.253]Hope you teach your daughters all to stay away from suckas
[00:53.918]Like yourself if you don't love yourself
[00:55.535]I'm so Southern Southern
[00:56.852]I was taught to feed the soul with or without hot ovens
[00:59.183]Here's a plate
[00:59.990]Know your hate come from a black man struggle struggle
[01:02.165]We all in the same shape
[01:03.329]So I know I fit your puzzle puzzle
[01:04.947]Either way we got your back
[01:06.113]We only pray you'll be our muscle pray you'll be our muscle
[01:08.437]Strength in the times we all overcome with trouble
[01:10.205]Every day we pullin'doubles for ourself and home
[01:12.80]For ourself and home
[01:13.92]My mom and daddy taught me early on
[01:14.715]Protect your own protect your own
[01:15.930]We never stopped loving you
[01:17.222]So turn your love back on your love back on
[01:19.223]And I pray you feel the same way as that 2Pac song
[01:21.631]We ain't your hoes or your b*****s trophies or meant for pimpin'
[01:24.16]Recognize a gift from God outweighs a birthday or a Christmas
[01:26.846]To protect our lives you gon'take it to the limit
[01:30.238]Rib of my rib do you still feel us in ya
[01:32.691]Now since we all came from a woman
[01:34.516]Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman
[01:37.650]I wonder why we take from our women
[01:39.167]Why we rape our women
[01:40.127]Do we hate our women
[01:42.910]Now since we all came from a woman
[01:44.525]Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman
[01:48.517]I wonder why we take from our women
[01:50.90]Why we rape our women
[01:51.411]Do we hate our women
[01:54.548]I don't know where I would be would be
[01:57.398]If you weren't here with me with me
[01:59.927]If you don't hear anybody else sayin'
[02:02.711]Please know you're appreciated 'ated
[02:05.541]The way you walk way you talk so fine fine
[02:08.271]And ooh you got a brilliant mind brilliant mind
[02:10.748]There ain't nobody better better
[02:14.33]Each and every one of you matter to me
[02:17.470]To my sisters to my sisters I know we on it
[02:19.597]I know we on it
[02:20.560]I feel your pain I'm a woman disappointed
[02:21.976]They should never take what's never given to 'em
[02:23.795]'Cause they want it want it
[02:24.959]I was taught if you love me
[02:26.370]You would never cut the corners corners
[02:27.595]What we made in the night
[02:28.810]We got a raise in the morning morning
[02:30.786]This is suck niggas' warning, you should never hit a woman woman
[02:32.962]We should have some things in common
[02:34.276]Just like common he respect us
[02:35.538]A law is not a lecture how you love us it affect us
[02:38.579]It affect us
[02:39.592]I ain't playing the middle like Nadeska
[02:41.567]It ain't complex to be emotional or affectionate
[02:44.399]To my brothers that do
[02:45.364]I hope my sisters don't think less of 'em
[02:47.82]Don't think less of 'em
[02:48.195]2Pac gone you know rap had to message him
[02:50.16]We tried to do our best for them
[02:51.533]Mother panther vibes panther vibes
[02:52.493]We need strong men so our baby boys survive baby boys survive
[02:55.414]Love our great fathers I know some statistics lied
[02:57.895]But all the ones that didn't yo you gotta do your job
[03:00.532]I know this life ain't easy
[03:01.744]Every one of us is flawed flawed
[03:03.465]At least love your woman we the closest thing to God God
[03:06.300]And tell her keep her head up
[03:07.715]Every day that it gets hard gets hard
[03:09.439]If you truly recognize that
[03:10.498]Now since we all came from a woman
[03:13.28]Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman
[03:16.820]I wonder why we take from our women
[03:18.434]Why we rape our women
[03:19.494]Do we hate our women
[03:22.270]Now since we all
[03:23.431]I know I wouldn't be nothing nothing
[03:25.709]Without you by my side side
[03:28.287]You have always been the savior you're the closest thing to God
[03:33.980]So I just want to thank you thank ya for being so good to me
[03:39.445]And I apologize for not always being what I'm supposed to be
[03:50.590]I just wanted to write this letter
[03:53.469]I promise I'm gonna do better
[03:56.752]I don't know where I would be be
[03:58.472]If you weren't here with me me
[04:01.247]If you don't hear anybody else sayin'
[04:04.28]Please know you're appreciated 'ated
[04:07.191]The way you walk way you talk so fine fine
[04:09.566]And ooh you got a brilliant mind brilliant mind
[04:11.994]There ain't nobody better better
[04:14.978]Each and every one of you matter to me
[04:21.682]Come here let me untwist your hair and massage your head
[04:25.378]Let me pick your brain
[04:27.168]I wanna let you into this safe space
[04:29.132]I hold and keep sacred for you
[04:32.971]I know you are kind of hurt
[04:35.805]I kinda wish I could take the pain away from you
[04:39.90]I seen how the devil likes to have his way with you
[04:41.362]I felt their hate for you
[04:43.729]Their innate ways to fake
[04:44.942]And play with you in this life you were given
[04:46.818]Over this nightmare you are living
[04:48.468]Pardon them for not seein'your purpose
[04:49.981]But for what it's worth
[04:52.892]We're in this life thing together
[04:55.232]So can't you love me deeper than that
[04:59.318]Like God intended you to
[05:04.170]Can't you remember where you came from
[05:06.796]Like you ain't came from my seed of love
[05:08.666]Your broken spirit can't always be the excuse
[05:12.907]Thought I taught you the gravity of respect
[05:14.730]And paying dues thought you knew
[05:17.791]My God don't like ugly
[05:22.780]My God said she need an apology
[05:27.701]Needs to know you see all the beauty she created
[05:31.209]Needs you to know wouldn't be no you
[05:33.383]If it wasn't for us
[05:34.593]My God said how much harder we gotta love you