This World (feat. Nainoa Proctor)

You don't understand your place until you've lost a friend Thinking I can play it low-key and still get it in Think that maybe if I close my eyes there's no regrets And think with just a mic I can make it better I could call myself a saint, but I'm still judging I go to church on Sundays, but it's just a motion Caught up in ignorance Concerned about the world when our hearts are the problem We paint these people by their races and complexion Stereotyping is our cultures favorite form of oppression Too stuck on these labels to comprehend The only variable I can change is my own perception We've all got demons, every one different Hate the sin, but with the sinner is potential We're all just people who are all just living And all just wanting to be excepted There's so much hate inside this world we're living in Put down the guns we aim at our friends We fuel a fear inside our chests, a burning hell Put down someone else, just hurting ourselves The odds are against us, the news crews against us The pop culture's distant with an inconsistent message These comments are anonymous and they just preach resentment But God's at our head, no matter who's president Ay, let's take a deep breath We still have our voices, the world has not ended yet Give me strength, courage, humility And I could've saved a life that left early Leaving broken hearts on park benches The truth is, we're driven by fear Scared to be different, or too introverted to make a friendship So much hatred, someone would die to escape it Cure lack of understanding by becoming aquatinted We raise our flag into the air This is America, but freedom requires us to be empathetic It's time to take our stand for all people And I take my stand independent, let's go There's so much hate inside this world we're living in Put down the guns we aim at our friends We fuel a fear inside our chests, a burning hell Put down someone else, just hurting ourselves There's so much hate inside this world we're living in Put down the guns we aim at our friends We fuel a fear inside our chests, a burning hell Put down someone else, just hurting ourselves Redemption