Johnson's Plight

Young boy born Young boy grew at DePaul's rate Angels preened him with assurance Started life as humble fruit Possessed heavenly form Love was where he was all based Struck the mind as alluring For DePaul, this was something new A beaming light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked Johnson's plight was to wage war And point guns in our face Our face, our face, our face Johnson's plight Johnson's plight Was it the stress of street mandem Was it the ''f*ck the police" anthems-anthems Was it life starting to seep anger Either way the image was corrupted And then y'all sit wishing we could save him Survivor's guilt sinking through the brain stem Descended to caged rat from made men A beam of light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked Johnson's plight was to wage war And point guns in our face A beam of light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked A beam of light that life craved for Who knew that was all faked Was it the stress of street mandem Was it the ''f*ck the police" anthems Was it life starting to seep anger Either way the image was corrupted And then y'all sit wishing we could save him Survivor's guilt sinking through the brain stem Descended to caged rats from made men