Love + Discernment

from Birds Rap Too by Kardinal Bloo

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Did love guide the hand that penned the plan you plan to follow

See, I was fortunate to be raised in a loving household
So I know what love look like, I know what it feels like

Did love guide the hand that penned the plan you plan to follow

And so, knowing that love
Having received that
I try my best to let it guide me
I try to just trust my instincts
Not overthink things

Did love guide the hand that penned the plan you plan to follow

I try to spend as much time as I can
Doing things that I love
Being around things that I love and
I love birds
They're so magical
There's a beauty in their wings and their songs

Did love guide the hand that penned the plan you plan to follow

Still, there's something sinister about this world
Seemingly by design
That seeks to suck the love and the light out of you
Until you feel...
Hollow

Did love guide the hand that penned the plan you plan to follow
Something sick that
Demands the compartmentalization of all your pain and sadness
for its own continued existence.

Did love guide the hand that penned the plan you plan to follow

So when I feel this deep burning anger
This shame
This disgust
This disappointment
This resentment
I know that ain't me
I know that it's the external factors
I know it's 'cause of the legislation
Because of the discrimination
Because of that bull shit that y'all try to pass and call it love

Indolence is a protest
I take my time with my projects
And free myself from the onus

Indolence is a protest
I take my time with my projects
I free myself from the onus of phony that hinders progress
Spirit of good intentions
Prerequisite for attention
They bankin' on apprehension
I'll trade a cure for prevention
Almost fell victim to my own naiveté
Slip up but I never fall
Might pause but I never stall
I almost tried to grind when I need space for grief today
Dust to dust will come for all of us
No need to greet it in a rush
The heaviness of life will crush
Anybody who think they tough

Might beat the fuck out republicans 'cause I love my people
Might beat the fuck out some democrats 'cause I love my people
Might beat the fuck out some fascists because I love my people
Reactionary is settling for lesser of two evils
(x2)

And that's it
Real shit
Real spit
Xenophobes
Homophobes
Transphobes
Misogynists
We rock ya shit
I heard ya pseudoscience
And I ain't buyin'
I seen your false binary
Nice try Larry
You ain't scary
I got love at the forefront
Coupled with discernment
That's the weapon

I might be gentle with my people 'cause I love my people
I might be gentle with my people 'cause I love my people
I might be gentle with my people 'cause I love my people
I might be gentle with my people 'cause I love my people
I might be gentle with my people 'cause I love my people
Birds Rap Too

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from Birds Rap Too, released February 5, 2024

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