Wretch 32, Avelino - Freedom lyrics

Oh oh

I've been here in the future
You finally made it
Was getting sick of the wait
Although I'm patient
So was Dad, but he never made it
I'm tryna make it instead
See, I got love on my mind
And my brain and my chest pump, pump
They're tryna revive him with
That pump pump, pump
Son of a gun, I'll let that pump pump pump
Cause I'm shooting for the stars
Lying on the moon
Thinking "why's the truth dark?"
Love don't live here
It's on Jupiter or Mars
My nephew's got Down's but I'm lifting
Him up in my arms it's the Lion King
In the jungle where two wrongs got us rioting


Praying to the most high, getting high in sin
Getting rid of food like we're dieting
All I hear is sirens and
My people's voices quieting
Free the man dem but freedom's inside
Hold my own
I had to let go and to hold my own
Pictures smile but I ain't
Smiling at pictures, no
On my own, I had to let go
Now I'm on my own
Pictures smile but I ain't
Smiling at pictures, no
I don't wanna know, oh no
Pictures smile but I ain't
Smiling at pictures, no
I don't wanna know, oh no
Pictures smile but I ain't smiling

Free the man dem but freedom's inside
When I'm talking to myself
I don't even reply
My mother's heartbeat keeps me alive
I speak to the sky like
"Yo Khiry, when you coming back?"
The doctor said it's over
I don't understand
The worst thing about it is
That another black nigga
Is the reason why your family's
In the colour black
They took our freedom, I want it back
Yeah, no knowledge and less lessons
More money made me rich
Cause I bless blessings
Yeah, and at my big brother's wedding
He told me we could be
Exceptional with no exceptions
And that us young niggas kings
But we won't accept it
No reflection leads to mirrors
With no reflections
I'm in a footrace, I'm the sole contestant
Oh

Hold my own
I had to let go and to hold my own
Pictures smile but I ain't
Smiling at pictures, no
On my own, I had to let go
Now I'm on my own
Pictures smile but I ain't
Smiling at pictures, no
I don't wanna know, oh no
Pictures smile but I ain't
Smiling at pictures, no
I don't wanna know, oh no
Pictures smile but I ain't smiling

Ayy, man, I'm 32, free as a bird
I put Armani on my bed sheets
I'm lying on feathers
Man, I went from being homeless
To shouting at tenants
Ain't it funny how your boy made
A life from his sentence?
Everybody says that nothing comes for free
I'm charging extra for this verse of mine
Bury me a G and put some
Speakers in that hearse of mine
I'm a workaholic
Getting wasted when I work at night
Who said don't drink and drive?
That's the worst advice
I'm wasted but I'm driven
Getting closer to that million
When I had six Os that was '06 living, now
Shit's so different
If we can build a prison
Why the fuck we in a prison?
If you can preach the wisdom
Why the fuck you in the system?
I'll show you some division
I divide my takeaway to let 'em
Know that I'm the difference
Being able to give, that ain't a given
That's why we always look at the
Sky to see a ribbon
I'm struggle in the flesh
I'm juggling success
Seeing snakes on the property ladder
Should I invest?
And it's rare seeing someone
With the same complexion
But having no reflection leads to
Mirrors with no reflection
And my heart's in this game
I'm the sole contestant
The one shooting out my dreams
In that slow-mo section
Shit's movie-like, I see the lights
I don't feel the pressure, I feel the vibe
But every day they're tryna off me
They're tryna put me on a comp
Just let me compete
I'll top myself before you top me
How can I lose the faith
When I'm in God's league?
When all we had was a prayer, man
We had to ball without the lay-up
Want control, you just wanna be a player
I ain't looking for a way up
I'm looking for a stay up
I ain't made it, I'm making it
Meet your maker