Great Awakening

I never changed, this is Manny every day
 I never changed, this is Manny every day
 I never changed, this is Manny
 I was evicted twice, never looked back
 The devil working hard, but I always knew that
 Casting spells on me but that ain't really working though
 What's the price of lying, truth will set you free
 I woke up in the morning feeling like I'm really me
 I didn't sell my soul for a position I didn't need
 I can't believe you said you'd fire me if you could
 What's the point of gassing me up if you would
 Would you rather be underpaid or overrated
 It's cause my skin black and you don't like that
 You were scarred as a child, you didn't fight back
 So you judging everybody 'till you get your smile back
 I'm elevated baby, I'm out here doing my thing
 Talked to god, no middle man, the great awakening
 What do you want from me, I don't have nothing to give
 I done lost everything twice, and brought it back again
 My other half died, she looking down on me
 My family looks down on me, they hate to see
 The matrix is done, I took the red pill
 I distanced myself so I could see what was real, Ewww
 I'm still messing with music cause music is life
 The Great Awakening, we gotta do what's right
 I never changed, I'm still rapping for days
 I never changed
 Understand Manny
 I'm still messing with music cause music is life
 The Great Awakening, we gotta do what's right
 I never changed, I'm still producing for days
 I never changed
 Where We Go 1 We Go All
 How many lies will it take for them to kill us all
 All my life I was told I had to dress for them
 I had to talk for them, change my address for them
 It didn't matter if my hair black, or it gets nappy
 They only see that I'm impoverished, but I'm still happy
 I was walking down the block and felt my body rise
 No, I don't snort coke, but my daddy high
 I'm talking about my spirit making decisions for me
 I know my heart good, but I need to be
 Too much evil in this world to be a part of it
 Blackmailing you, a form of gaslighting
 I'm enlightened man, I got the vision man
 One step at a time, let's get it
 I don't really have a friend, they all brothers to me
 But we gotta wake up, instead of sleeping in
 The earth provides enough love, but not for greed
 Why my momma never ate, unless I got to eat
 Why my daddy had to leave, left the bills to me
 Why my uncles cursed me out, made it hard to breathe
 I had to leave
 I'm still messing with music cause music is life
 The Great Awakening, we gotta do what's right
 I never changed, I'm still rapping for days
 I never changed
 Understand Manny
 I'm still messing with music cause music is life
 The Great Awakening, we gotta do what's right
 I never changed, I'm still producing for days
 I never changed
 I always knew that my patience would make me stronger
 I used to pick up scraps, go to class, and finish my work
 I didn't pay tuition, the government knew I was poor
 So what was there to lose, when degrees were given for free
 I manifested life to be what I want it to be
 A little bit of freedom to meet my destiny
 A little bit of courage never hurt me
 But how I'm supposed to make it out the south without a purpose
 How I'm supposed to be who I am without selling it
 How I'm supposed to make a little money without protecting it
 I just wanna work for my last name
 Not for pride or guilt-tripping nor big game
 I hope to stay the same
 I learned a lot about respect and being honest
 I don't self-loathe so I don't lose my conscience
 Any job I had to pay bills was only temporary it wasn't a big deal
 I'm confessing five years of blessings
 Put it all in a message, I don't know what's next
 But I do ask questions
 Why do people think I left? Its cause there's nothing right
 Why do people think low of me? Cause they high at night
 This is Manny every day
 Understand Manny