Boonaa Mohammed - Growing Pains lyrics
[Boonaa Mohammed - Growing Pains lyrics]
Those who criticize my generation forget who
Are the ones who raised us
Produced teenagers who popping
Razors scrapping
Their veins open like erasers
Trying to erase all the pain
And shame of delinquent teenagers
On call with drugs and alcohol having a
Ball while our species is endangered
Because in this day and age, you
Are nothing but a Facebook page
A retweet of nothing sweet
A selfie inside a cage
Living in a material prison
A 16x9 cеll of whatever celеbrities
On your TV wanna sell
'Cause everybody wants to be somebody but
Nobody wants to be themselves
We adore the ones who ignore us and
Ignore the ones who adore us
We are only Muslim by name
So long as immigration won’t deport us
I’m sorry Mr politician I didn't
Mean to look so different
I know my parents have a funny accent but
I’m just working with what I was given
You see we moved to these lands
To escape from poverty and persecution
But colonization of my nation kind of had
The promise lands looking like an illusion
And I don’t know what I’m doing
Where I’m from or where I’m going
You see I wanted to go to school but
The class they put me in is boring
The teacher says that I have special needs
And that my grades ain’t that important
But they don’t know that I could
Flick trees, and by 3
Buy me a pair of Jordans
And I don’t even want to play the race card
Cause I ain’t even a fan of poker
But every time I visit jails
It looks like the coloured people taking over
But as I’ve grown older
I’ve realized what’s most important
I don’t ask Allah for less tests
I ask Allah for bolder shoulders
Because inside of every tear is a
Moment most sincere to God
The help of Allah is near
But how near are you to Allah?
Because in order to be free
You must escape from the
Prison of your desires
And speak only when your words
Are more beautiful than silence
Make friends with the Qur’an because it
Is a book of guidance
Embody the message of messengers
And stand tall like Dawood did to Giants
I was looking for faults
And so I started in the mirror
And I realized my real homies are those
Who want to be homies in Jannah
And though people are complicated
Islam is real simple
You see Allah gives us so much
But yet we thank Him so little
But now even liberals see my
Sisters wearing Hijabs as criminals
But, I see every covered girl as a
Cover girl so take cover girl
And forgive your enemies but never forget
What they have taught you
And know that those who gossip with you
Will one day gossip about you
They tell me I should rap to the
Youth although my poetry is spoken
I tell them my tongue is a loaded gun
And I am careful where I point it
And I ain’t trying to give advice
That I haven’t acted upon myself
Cause everybody wants to change the world
But nobody wants to start within themselves
But from what I can tell
The signs are clear the end of time is near
And behind every wrinkle on the face of
Our elders lies wisdom beyond our years
If only we would take a moment to
Attain all that they had made
One generation plants a seed
So that the next can receive the shade
People ask me what changed, but
Wallahi akhi nothing really
I just began to see this world as
A traveler and I’m moving quickly
On my way inside my grave
For everyone will sleep
'Cause the angel of death is a
Celebrity everybody’s dying to meet
People say they are just "killing time" but
Really time is just killing you
And your life is nothing more than all the
Paths and roads that you will choose
But even a man who killed 99 people
And repented to Allah was excused
So if you say your heart
Has grown distant from Allah
Then ask yourself who moved?
Growing up is painful
But you can’t stay small forever
Everybody wants a rainbow
But ain’t prepared for bad weather
So never ever ever let the devil make
You sad at where you are
'Cause only in your darkest hour can
You see the brightest stars
Some of the best lessons in my life
Were learned at the worst times
But, I wouldn’t change anything except
My patience in the divine
Because if Allah brings you to it
Then He will bring you through it
Just have patience and pray, trust me
I’m living proof of it
Are the ones who raised us
Produced teenagers who popping
Razors scrapping
Their veins open like erasers
Trying to erase all the pain
And shame of delinquent teenagers
On call with drugs and alcohol having a
Ball while our species is endangered
Because in this day and age, you
Are nothing but a Facebook page
A retweet of nothing sweet
A selfie inside a cage
Living in a material prison
A 16x9 cеll of whatever celеbrities
On your TV wanna sell
'Cause everybody wants to be somebody but
Nobody wants to be themselves
We adore the ones who ignore us and
Ignore the ones who adore us
We are only Muslim by name
So long as immigration won’t deport us
I’m sorry Mr politician I didn't
Mean to look so different
I know my parents have a funny accent but
I’m just working with what I was given
You see we moved to these lands
To escape from poverty and persecution
But colonization of my nation kind of had
The promise lands looking like an illusion
And I don’t know what I’m doing
Where I’m from or where I’m going
You see I wanted to go to school but
The class they put me in is boring
The teacher says that I have special needs
And that my grades ain’t that important
But they don’t know that I could
Flick trees, and by 3
Buy me a pair of Jordans
And I don’t even want to play the race card
Cause I ain’t even a fan of poker
But every time I visit jails
It looks like the coloured people taking over
But as I’ve grown older
I’ve realized what’s most important
I don’t ask Allah for less tests
I ask Allah for bolder shoulders
Because inside of every tear is a
Moment most sincere to God
The help of Allah is near
But how near are you to Allah?
Because in order to be free
You must escape from the
Prison of your desires
And speak only when your words
Are more beautiful than silence
Make friends with the Qur’an because it
Is a book of guidance
Embody the message of messengers
And stand tall like Dawood did to Giants
I was looking for faults
And so I started in the mirror
And I realized my real homies are those
Who want to be homies in Jannah
And though people are complicated
Islam is real simple
You see Allah gives us so much
But yet we thank Him so little
But now even liberals see my
Sisters wearing Hijabs as criminals
But, I see every covered girl as a
Cover girl so take cover girl
And forgive your enemies but never forget
What they have taught you
And know that those who gossip with you
Will one day gossip about you
They tell me I should rap to the
Youth although my poetry is spoken
I tell them my tongue is a loaded gun
And I am careful where I point it
And I ain’t trying to give advice
That I haven’t acted upon myself
Cause everybody wants to change the world
But nobody wants to start within themselves
But from what I can tell
The signs are clear the end of time is near
And behind every wrinkle on the face of
Our elders lies wisdom beyond our years
If only we would take a moment to
Attain all that they had made
One generation plants a seed
So that the next can receive the shade
People ask me what changed, but
Wallahi akhi nothing really
I just began to see this world as
A traveler and I’m moving quickly
On my way inside my grave
For everyone will sleep
'Cause the angel of death is a
Celebrity everybody’s dying to meet
People say they are just "killing time" but
Really time is just killing you
And your life is nothing more than all the
Paths and roads that you will choose
But even a man who killed 99 people
And repented to Allah was excused
So if you say your heart
Has grown distant from Allah
Then ask yourself who moved?
Growing up is painful
But you can’t stay small forever
Everybody wants a rainbow
But ain’t prepared for bad weather
So never ever ever let the devil make
You sad at where you are
'Cause only in your darkest hour can
You see the brightest stars
Some of the best lessons in my life
Were learned at the worst times
But, I wouldn’t change anything except
My patience in the divine
Because if Allah brings you to it
Then He will bring you through it
Just have patience and pray, trust me
I’m living proof of it