(CHORUS)
Goodnight, goodnight, where’s my souljahs with the good fight?
No buzz cuts, only stamina, get our ‘hoods right, hoods tight
Selective protests send the message that it’s all right
To shoot us down in the night
With that bang-bang boogie that nobody can dance to
Are you scared of change? Cuz it’s clear that we have to
The cops and the klan aint only ones that’ll blast you
Be careful in the ‘hood cuz these streets will outlast you
(VERSE 1)
1. Jendog, a creature of habit, but my fears can take a backseat
2. Allergic to wack beats and rappers with fake rap feats
3. Kids dance to our doom, kaboom, here come the rap sheets
4. Cuz obviously, exactly what kids see they do exactly
5. And that’s a problem, let’s make it happen, not excuses
6. Prep the youths, open their minds to what the truth is
7. It aint easy, cuz the lies record is ruthless
8. The Soul is gone, now they’re digitized and clueless
9. So your so-called problems, just solve them
10. If your situation’s sticky, so what, just use some solvent
11. When Life gives you lemons, you make some lemonade
12. And if the Sun’s too hot, go find a spot in the shade
13. Aint nothing that tough cuz to some, we got it made
14. And the weight of stress smothers so I had to make that fade
15. Bob’s words, onto them I hold tight
16. Knowin’ “every little thing, is gonna be alright”
(CHORUS)
Goodnight, goodnight, where’s my souljahs with the good fight?
No buzz cuts, only stamina, get our ‘hoods right, hoods tight
Selective protests send the message that it’s all right
To shoot us down in the night
With that bang-bang boogie that nobody can dance to
Are you scared of change? Cuz it’s clear that we have to
The cops and the klan aint only ones that’ll blast you
Be careful in the ‘hood cuz these streets will outlast you
(VERSE 2)
1. No more clawin’ at the walls, the four walls surrounding
2. Spoken with no drawl, for show, them kids drowning
3. Preservers can’t save because they don’t know they need them
4. And Life won’t flourish cuz we continue to bleed them
5. That’s all of we seed them, need more than a village
6. The future’s on the line, oceans dying from spillage
7. We need more than a miracle, money won’t stop the killing
8. Jendog stay lyrical, keep the people living
9. They make the war-bucks, blood spill(s) from the lying
10. I say ‘aw shucks, these people still buyin’?!?
11. In to democracy, thrivin’ in hypocrisy
12. Solstice approach, your government is watchin’ thee
13. Spyin’ through your cable box, sicker than the illest fox
14. I pound ignorance out, don’t worry what hits I got
15. I’m tired of hindsight seeing more than we know
16. Wake up, sheeple, PLEASE, act like you know!
(CHORUS)
Goodnight, goodnight, where’s my souljahs with the good fight?
No buzz cuts, only stamina, get our ‘hoods right, hoods tight
Selective protests send the message that it’s all right
To shoot us down in the night
With that bang-bang boogie that nobody can dance to
Are you scared of change? Cuz it’s clear that we have to
The cops and the klan aint only ones that’ll blast you
Be careful in the ‘hood cuz these streets will outlast you
(VERSE 3)
1. Every year we lose thousands of our brothers
2. Blood’s on the hands of thousands of brothers
3. Yet the only time we rah-rah is when a cop does it
4. Unarmed folks slain everyday, you feel me cousin??
5. When it’s one of our own, it seems to take the heat off it
6. And unless it’s for profit, nobody’s tryna stop it
7. So you tell me, what’s wrong with this pi
8. Jail aint no fixer, we need the real elixir!
(CHORUS)
Goodnight, goodnight, where’s my souljahs with the good fight?
No buzz cuts, only stamina, get our ‘hoods right, hoods tight
Selective protests send the message that it’s all right
To shoot us down in the night
With that bang-bang boogie that nobody can dance to
Are you scared of change? Cuz it’s clear that we have to
The cops and the klan aint only ones that’ll blast you
Be careful in the ‘hood cuz these streets will outlast you
Jendog Lonewolf is a Two Spirit/Black-Native, Photog/Multi-disciplinary Artist from Bushwick, Brooklyn.
She shared stages
w/icons like Nile Rodgers/Harry Belafonte/Desmond Tutu/Rah Digga/Joan Baez and collabo'd w/ Grammy® winner Dan Zanes on two Hip Hop-Folk Music collaborations, including a Lead Belly tribute for Smithsonian Institute’s Folkways Records & is a proud member of PeoplesMusicNetwork....more
Semiratruth is back with a blazing new LP that explores love, perseverance and victory in razor-sharp bars & woozy beats. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 30, 2021