The Fierce Urgency of Now
Breez Evahflowin’ ft. Shek the Rational - “The Fierce Urgency of Now”
[Emcee(s): Breez Evahflowin’ and Shek the Rational]
[Producer(s): One.Six]
[Verse 1: Breez Evahflowin’]
Yo, from what I gather
The way your ass saw it, you say I asked for it
Here we are: four hundred years fast-forward
Speaking to the past, updating my passport
Seeking the least racist land on the map or
Get shot with my hands on the dashboard
Black catch shots like hands off the backboard
“Kill them niggas” what he ran on his platform
“Carry on, cops.” That’s right? Then that’s wrong
Brothers been known for singing sad songs of
Past wrongs, but, in the present, we must be representing
This is anything but benevolent. This is where
The Devil is, the details ambiguous, speech
Emotionally charged, intellectually weak
United never was, and, now, divided we seek. It runs
Deep—still, brothers pray for Donald impeached
And the gays pray, and the Muslims pray
And the Jews, they pray. And the Asians pray
And the Latins pray, and on more than one
Singular occasion, occasions pray, yo
[Verse 2: Shek the Rational]
I’m gathering the images, gathering reality
This selfie, double-tap obsession with the flattery
The tapestry woven, this society is actually
Hindering progression while we’re caught up in the fallacies
The lack of peace enclose the heart when the pastor preach
Climbing in the spirit realm is what I have to reach
It’s sad to see when ratchet beasts become the majesty
In the Kingdom of Eternal Hell, where they snatch our seeds
Stunting their growth daily. I’m mortified
By the words and actions of the alt-right with the .45
We’ve been torn aside while the fox is more than sly
It’s all fake news—the mainstream do more than lie
Take you for the ride, [?] Lord of Flies
‘Cause he was bound like it’s done when the hog is tied
We’re tired of these hard goodbyes, mama screaming
Horrified, so we got to keep the block fortified
The Christians pray, and the indigenous pray
“And the sinners, we pray.” That’s what abuela would say. And the
Santeros, they pray. Conservatives and liberals
Pray on each and all of us every day