Tie My Hands (feat. Lil Wayne)

We are at war

With the universe

The sky is falling

And the only thing that can save us now

Is sensitivity

And compassion

Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da

Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da

And I know one thing's for sure

I'm gonna get my kicks before it all burns down

Yeah, some say tragedy's hard to get over

But sometimes that tragedy means it's over

Soldier from the academy league of rollers

I deny being down, though they seem to hold us

My shoulders are strong, got prove them wrong

I ain't doing nothing but movin' on

Let the truth be known

But they talk that freedom matters

And didn't even leave a ladder, damn

I work at the corner store

We all got problems, problems

No one's gonna fly, dear love

No one's gonna save us now

How you feel? You're not alone

We're all just jealous, jealous

We don't reach the sky no more

We just can't overcome, no

You tie my hands, what am I gonna be?

What have I done so bad? What is my destiny?

What is my destiny?

You tie my hands, what I'm not supposed to see

What have I done so bad? What am I gonna be?

I knock on the door, hope isn't home

Fate's not around, the luck's all gone

Don't ask me what's wrong, ask me what's right

And I'ma tell you what's life

And did you know? I lost everything, but I ain't the only one

First came the hurricane, then the morning sun

Excuse me if I'm on one, and don't trip if I light one

I walk a tight one

They try tell me keep my eyes open

My whole city underwater, some people still floatin'

And they wonder why black people still votin'

Cause your president's still chokin'

Take away the football team, the basketball team

Now all we got is me to represent New Orleans, shit

No governor, no help from the mayor

Just a steady beatin' heart and a wish and a prayer

Let's pray

These friends they come and go

But I got family, family

These kids, so fast they grow

They learn so quickly now

But there's nowhere to go

But there's no future, future

Don't make this ceiling so low

And we can't overcome, no

You tied my hands, what am I gonna be? (What am I gonna be?)

What have I done so bad? What is my destiny?

(Oh, what have I done? What have I done?)

You tied my hands, what I'm not supposed to see

(What have I done?)

What have I done so bad? What am I gonna be?

And if you come from under that water, then there's fresh air

Just breathe, baby, God's got a blessing to spare

Yes, I knew the process is so much stress

But it's the progress that feels the best

'Cause I came from the projects straight to success

And you're next, so try, they can't steal your pride, it's inside

Then find it and keep on grinding

'Cause in every dark cloud, there's a silver lining, I know

See, right now we just ridin' on love

A shot in the dark

We ain't tryna do nothing but be at the heart

We need love

You tied my hands, what am I gonna be? (Tied)

(Yeah, born right here in the U.S.A.)

What have I done so bad? What is my destiny?

(But, due to tragedy, looked on by the whole world as a refugee)

You tied my hands, what I'm not supposed to see

(So accept my emotion, do not take it as an offensive gesture)

What have I done so bad? What am I gonna be?

(It's just the epitome of my soul)

You tied my hands, what am I gonna be?

(And I must be me)

What have I done so bad? What is my destiny?

(We got spirit, y'all, we got spirit)

You tied my hands, what I'm not supposed to see

(We got soul, y'all, we got soul)

What have I done so bad? What is my destiny?

(They don't want us to see, but we already know)