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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Common
Common
Vocals
PJ
PJ
Vocals
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Drums
Black Thought
Black Thought
Vocals
Dj Dummy
Dj Dummy
DJ
Burniss Travis
Burniss Travis
Bass Guitar
Aliandro Prawl
Aliandro Prawl
Additional Vocals
Isaiah Sharkey
Isaiah Sharkey
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Composer
Burniss Travis
Burniss Travis
Composer
Aliandro Prawl
Aliandro Prawl
Composer
Isaiah Sharkey
Isaiah Sharkey
Composer
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn
Composer
Paris Jones
Paris Jones
Composer
Andre Smith
Andre Smith
Composer
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Composer
Drew Anthony Gavin
Drew Anthony Gavin
Composer
William Maragh
William Maragh
Composer
Winston Riley
Winston Riley
Composer
Rexton Gordon
Rexton Gordon
Composer
Lloyd Woodrowe James
Lloyd Woodrowe James
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Producer
Michael Law Thomas
Michael Law Thomas
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Say peace, we don't really want no trouble
Tell me, is you down with the struggle?
All they really wanna do is cuff you
They don't love you (No)
Say peace, we don't really want no trouble
Tell me, is you down with the struggle?
All they really wanna do is cuff you
They don't love you (No)
[Verse 2]
Staring into the darkness like Marcus
Garvey, I'm an artist, respect to the goddess
Some say I'm too modest because I'm the hardest
On this path to progress there's been carnage
Regardless, this is a harvest for the world to harness
Elder's dreams, creator's promise
Being free is like paying homage
I've been on that peace, black Dalai Lama
My college was between Stony and Cottage
The knowledge I got it because **** was 'bout it
Knew I had to pull it, the bullet or the ballot
It's like the parable of the story of the talents
Want my people to get paper with no margin
Turning ghettos to gardens like Ron Finley
Through stages of life, the world's my Wimbley
I MC from the point of entry
Of peace, some find it all through their paper routin'
And some find their peace, their peace through praise and shoutin'
And some find their peace through pulling the shades like Malcom
I found my peace, my peace making these albums
[Verse 3]
Say peace, we don't really want no trouble
Tell me, is you down with the struggle?
All they really wanna do is cuff you
They don't love you (No)
Say peace, we don't really want no trouble
Tell me, is you down with the struggle?
All they really wanna do is cuff you
They don't love you (No)
[Verse 4]
In dystopian ground zero from xenophobia
They love to trope me and misquote me
They even wrote me out of all accounts
Other than shouldering small amounts till I called them out
I'm what this story is all about
My arrival wasn't willingly, nah
But that's chillingly the truth
Now I fear for shots from cops killing me
They on the hunt for the blood
And we the auxiliary
The black power and love
I'm all the above above
We'll find peace in the culture I'm responsible to save
And every piece of the puzzle, every article, the page
I'm at peace in the struggle, I'm awake and not afraid
While I'm channeling my energy from particle to wave
The peace, like Mandela seated on Robben Island
Wise like a prophet arriving from the highlands
Look, I'm not here for any kinda problem
Keep me out of your gossip column
Thank you, I'm calm and tranquil
At the time and place too I shine
Word to God, I'm divine, and graceful
The grind could break you, if you concentrate
You could find your faith, where the higher conscious takes you
That's peace
[Verse 5]
Say peace, we don't really want no trouble
Tell me, is you down with the struggle?
All they really wanna do is cuff you
They don't love you (No)
Say peace, we don't really want no trouble
Tell me, is you down with the struggle?
All they really wanna do is cuff you
They don't love you (No)
[Verse 6]
Say we dem loss
We say we dey pon the right path
Big life only
Liberty, freedom
[Verse 7]
Tell me what they fighting for
Tell me what they fighting for
Tell me what they fighting for
Tell me what they fighting for
Tell me what they fighting for
Written by: A.M. Smith, Aliandro Prawl, Andre Smith, Burniss Travis, Drew Anthony Gavin, Isaiah Sharkey, Karriem Riggins, Lloyd Woodrowe James, Lonnie Lynn, Paris Jones, Rexton Gordon, Tariq Trotter, William Maragh, Winston Riley
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