Ready Aim
Defying Adversity: Mali Music's Anthem Against Opposition
Lyrics
I'm on an airplane
I am currently on an airplane
And the destination of this flight is to the other side
The flight's destination is the other side
Guess I have to go there
I must go to the destination
Guess I have to come here yeah
I must also return from the destination
I know where I'm from but now
I am aware of my origin, but now...
I'm headed where I'm going right
I am moving towards my future
But there are powers, in the air, you can't see them
There are invisible forces in the air
And they have rockets and machine guns
These forces possess rockets and machine guns
And they're firing on my plane
They are attacking my plane
But I say fire, fire oh
Despite the attack, I declare "fire"
Ready, aim, fire, you can't shoot me down, no
Ready, aim, fire; asserting that I cannot be shot down
Fffff fire! Fire
Expressing determination and resistance
Ready, aim, fire, you can't stop me now, no
Ready, aim, fire; emphasizing unstoppable determination
Tryna make it straight cause it's sideways
Striving to rectify a situation that is currently crooked
Tryna take water to a dry place
Attempting to bring relief to a dry place
Tryna take hope where it ain't none
Trying to instill hope where there is none
Tryna take low to a high place
Seeking to elevate from a low to a high place
Wanna make the shooter put the gun down
Desiring to end violence so a mother can reunite with her son
So a mother gets to hold her son now
Longing for the restoration of physical abilities
Wanna make the lame man run again
Wishing to enable a lame man to walk again
Make the blind man see the sun again
Hoping to restore sight to a blind man
But all I hear is bang bang, gat, gat
Hearing gunshots, expressing skepticism about the intentions of those in power
I don't think the powers really want that
Doubting that those in power genuinely desire positive change
Breathing down my neck always on my back
Feeling constant pressure and threat from those in power
Got the guns out
Weapons are ready and visible
But I say fire, fire oh
Despite the threat, I declare "fire"
Ready, aim, fire, you can't shoot me down, no
Ready, aim, fire; affirming invincibility
Fffff fire! Fire
Reiterating determination with forceful sounds (fffff fire!)
Ready, aim, fire, you can't stop me now, no
Ready, aim, fire; asserting unstoppable progress
I'm on a rocket ship
Now on a rocket ship
And the destination of this rocket is to outer space
Heading towards outer space
Guess I have to go there, guess I have to come here
Must go to outer space and return from there
I'm from the earth but I've been taken to another place
Originally from Earth but now in a different place
And there are powers, even there but you can't see them
Even in outer space, there are unseen forces
And they have lasers and beam guns
These forces possess lasers and beam guns
And they're firing on my brain
They are attacking my brain
But I say fire, fire, oh
Despite the attack, I declare "fire"
Ready, aim, fire, you can't shoot me down, no
Ready, aim, fire; asserting resistance even in a different environment
Ready, aim, fire
Repeating the declaration of readiness and determination
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