Brother Ali - Divine Light lyrics

Brother, Minister
The Minister quietly moves behind the
Rostrum, takes a seat, assembles
His notes, and prepares himself
To take center stage
As he has done for years bismillah
Mmm

For all of my me
I've been a little different
The categories, I never fit within them
What's my placement been within
Race and religion?
Sacred system and spaces in which we livе in
Insights from an outsider who swim
Right through barbed wire
Gut laughеr, ugly crier pajama pants dancer
Cook with fire wonder what the scene is
For forty-year-old emcees
Which rap to white people about
Islam and Black genius
Or is he just the only one living?
We should award him
But which one would we give him?
Here's the bad news
I promise if they gave awards
For tears and tattoos you'd be that dude
But Starbucks outsells mochtar
The real treasure always gotta be looked for
But why do I gotta decide
Between compromising with what I despise
Or just dropping all the
Product that I design?
Nothing, no dollar signs, just
To be recognized, no
Get your gratitude up and your mind right
You're doing this for the Divine Light

Oh God
He's just making this up as he goes along
I'm so excited