[Hook:] Suffocated by the pressure to perform And the pressure to produce And the pressure to conform to the norms Animated by the pressure to succeed And the pressure to succumb And the pressure to believe in a cause Predicated on the pressure to accept And the pressure to explain and the pressure to perfect What is inherently flawless, in all this Recognize your right to push back…
[Verse 1: RA Scion] I already told you – I am not deterred by fear See accountability to me is a whole ‘nother theory So my obedience is not to ever be mistaken For faith in the creation, but in the fact I am conscious Of my reliance on the inability of science To justify sound on the grounds of profound silence Why then is the molecular configuration labeled ‘secular’ When it’s relegated to a genre? That which is from the mortal order’s not built to last Irrespective of the measure of skilled craft So what Jah bless let no one curse I coerce the clergy, showin’ no mercy to the pontiff Yes – and the muezzin’s understandably upset by the clamor I climbed and tied the banner to the minaret Don’t forget the pact, and Recognize your right to push back…
[Hook:] Overwhelmed by the pressure to defer And the pressure to concede And the pressure to concur with the words Illustrated by the pressure to comply And the pressure to appease And the pressure to apply More pressure to your peers ‘til the pressure puts them under pressure To defend why they choose not to amend What is inherently gorgeous, in all this Recognize your right to push back…
[Verse 2:] Lest ye judge and deem the position extremely biased Identify me as ‘self righteous’ and ‘pious’ I assail even the stale efforts of the Baha’is Endeavors have failed to make available Hiphop
To the youth at large, when in truth it’s hard to refute God Music is conducive to producin’ art Between you and me, I’m through with stringin’ beads And singin’ of flowers and waves and leaves – it’s not That I’m a separatist, my suggestion is: we address the risk Of giving the impression we missed the point To progress with the kids – not in spite of ‘em By request, invited ‘em to bless this spot So when it must be justice, we clutch this Clingin’ to the cord – they cannot afford to ignore the value And when they doubt you Recognize your right to push back…
[Hook:] Aggravated by the pressure to mature And the pressure to endow And the pressure to endure criticism Generated by the pressure to be numb To the pressure of the thumb of The one holdin’ you down, not allowin’ you to Run from the pressure to be fine With the pressure to align with The pressure to abide by the rules Of the lawless, in all this Recognize your right to push back…Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
