Little Simz - X lyrics

The mercenary don't fight the war for free
They fight the war for a currency, not unity
Not peace
Bookkeepers with information that covers
All of these details
Fake news won't prevail if
We holdin' the keys land of the free
Enslaved by the false pretence
They attack and we play defence
How do I make you see sense?
Have all of your thoughts deepen
Test your beliefs if the law ain't for us
Who's policin' thе police?
Who's increasin' all their fees?
Listеnin' to their speeches
How many times did we march with no shoes on?
No J's or Louboutin
Been beaten on, we been chewed on
But it happened years ago
So we should just move on
You think that man don't know pain
'cause he got a suit on?
'Cause he finally got a plate that
He can now have food on?
Tellin' me that luck isn't everybody's friend
But, really, you can't fathom that my tree
Now has fruit on
Don't get me irate in this climate
It's heatin' up and that plane now
Can't fly straight, I might up and migrate
Turbulence results in your mind racin'
Prone to dehydration
Runnin' 'cause you want freedom
Don't die chasin'
This is post-apocalyptic where we stand
You wanna give us the Bible and
Have us give up the land
They will dangle the carrot when
Nothin' is in your hand
And tell you never to worry
"it's all just part of the plan"
Fuck what you got planned
Your wish isn't my command
These people are not your friends
I finally understand
They wanna divide you and close
People in your set
'Cause when you're winnin' together
That's bigger than any check

One day, you'll love my pain
One day, you'll love my pain
I need you, Lord
I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord

Undervalued, under-appreciated in
The workplace
Why I give you my ideas in the first place?
Know how you contribute
They tell you "describe how"
You ask for a pay rise
And they raisin' they eyebrows
Why does my Blackness have to
Come with a fight now?
I'm peaceful at heart
But I suggest you pipe down
I'm not ashamed of the soil that I'm made of
Brave woman
My granddaddy is where I got my name from
You don't know me well enough
To call me "Simbi" the closest people to me
Actually call me "Simz"
Apart from my family, in a lovin' capacity
I could never sell my soul for a salary, no
They want everything I own, the audacity
Try somethin' and test your mortality
That there is a tragedy
Oh, you mad how I clocked it and I got here?
Mentally takin' back my power
And I'm signin' out, respectfully

One day, you'll love my pain
One day, you'll love my pain
Protect me, Lord (Protect me, Lord)
Protect me, Lord (I need you, Lord)
Protect me, Lord

Protect the body, protect the mind
Know God makin' sure my
Blessings are perfectly timed
We, as a people, die over pride
Those handouts are never options
Where we reside and I still gotta provide
What a mess I'm in
Wonder if it's 'cause I been westernised?
Speakin' to the suit's
They never give you the best advice
A lesson I've learnt the hard way, emphasised
Real recognise real
Then you become weaponised
Oh, please step aside if you're not
Fightin' the war with us
How do you become numb to a genocide?
Can't you see that everything
We feelin' is intensified?
Bleedin' straight from the heart
Leave you painfully scarred
Many say rehabilitation is hard
You saw your vice as an
Escape through the dark
Runnin' away from the childhood trauma
So, tryna get clean's soundin' like torture
I'm somebody's daughter
I'm somebody's sister, I'm somebody's friend
You don't see me how they see me
You see money you could spend
Took me some years to comprehend
Which led me to writin' the
Realest shit ever penned
God said it's time to give them some gems
Switch your perspective
Have you look at it through my lens
They can never fool me again never silenced
I'ma speak my truth till the end
(The Lord is with you, dear)
One day, you'll love my pain
One day, you'll love my pain
I need you, Lord (Lord)
I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord (Lord)
I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord (Lord)
I need you, Lord (I need you, Lord)
I need you, Lord (You'll never be alone)
(The Lord is with you, dear)
(The Lord is with you)