Slave
Reflections on Modern Day Slavery
Lyrics
Be honest with it
Encouragement to be truthful and sincere.
I'm slaving away so I can stay with ya
Expressing dedication to work hard in order to remain with someone.
The way days are going, it eat away my spirit
Describing how the passing days are negatively impacting the speaker's inner essence.
Death what i'm fearing but I be living near it
Expressing a fear of death while being in close proximity to it but continuing to live.
Soul-less thinking see everybody a glass house
Noticing a sense of soulless behavior in people, perceiving everyone as vulnerable or exposed.
Ain't nobody like everybody, thats passed down
Highlighting uniqueness in individuals despite societal patterns being inherited.
Every time i'm stuck in it you give me comfort
Receiving comfort from someone during difficult times.
Any time I want in it, and watch me conform
Being influenced to conform when observed or given permission to engage.
Stay away away away yo if you in it
Advising to stay away if one is involved in a situation of slaving.
Stay away away away yo if you in it in it
Repeating the advice to stay away from a situation involving slaving.
Born to wanna raise but I ain't tryna play your route
Expressing a desire to grow but not willing to follow the conventional path.
Caught init, you init now
Acknowledging being caught or involved in something, and the listener being involved too.
Think, think, head space make a whole vision
Emphasizing the power of thought and imagination in creating a complete vision.
Missing out on free thinking because of religion
Implying limitations in free thinking due to religious influences.
Imagine living no order, thats just the same fiction
Rejecting the idea of living without any structure or order as unrealistic.
We be, caught in, I ain't so different
Feeling caught or trapped in a similar situation to others.
Warehouse I'm stocking, okay I'm broke
Working in a warehouse and admitting financial struggle.
We hit the party and everybody on coco
Describing a party atmosphere where everyone is under the influence of cocaine.
Raining benjamin's everybody get soaked
Money (depicted as Benjamin Franklin on the US $100 bill) causing excitement for everyone.
Nature acting out
Observing nature behaving unusually or unpredictably.
Thats just how i'm ticking now
Explaining the current mindset or approach to life.
Face it how you living now
Challenging someone to confront and accept their present way of life.
It ain't too big
Indicating that the issue isn't too significant or insurmountable.
Roll up at night
Arriving during the night.
Rolled up too thick
Having rolled something (likely a joint) excessively.
Im rolling out, i'm on my way
Leaving or departing on a journey.
Grab anybody down to smoke
Inviting anyone interested to smoke (likely marijuana).
Everybody slaving
Stating that everyone is engaged in some form of slaving.
Everybody slaves
Reiterating that everyone is a slave to something.
But when nobody does roam a way out
Expressing hope for an escape or alternative when no one is enslaved.
I'll praying for you
Offering prayers for someone.
I'll be thinking of you
Thinking or contemplating about someone.
I'll be thinking of praying
Combining thoughts of contemplation and prayers for someone's well-being.
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