[00:03.49]Mama Mavis oh
[00:04.81]Mama they tried my patience
[00:06.46]
[00:07.27]Is gone who is left to save us
[00:09.40]
[00:10.22]We mourn I'm praying for my neighbors
[00:12.17]They say the devil's at work and is calling favors
[00:15.06]You say I'm dangerous I speak for the nameless
[00:17.76]I fly with the vultures I be with them bangers
[00:20.57]If change don't come then the change won't come
[00:23.50]If the bands make 'em dance then the rain gon' come
[00:26.42]Woo
[00:26.89]Am I passin' into the light
[00:29.31]Am I looking into mercy's eyes
[00:31.29]Look into your eyes
[00:32.88]All the world is out of your hands
[00:35.40]Then ascending into the dark
[00:37.72]
[00:39.30]You got to die a little if you wanna live
[00:44.88]
[00:45.41]Change come to pass
[00:46.85]Change come to pass
[00:48.36]
[00:49.30]You'd best be ready for it
[00:50.64]Something I've begun to fear is about to change its form
[00:55.35]
[00:56.14]Yeah yeah yeah it's a shift in times
[00:58.93]But I won't get tired at all
[01:01.07]You'd best be ready for it
[01:02.61]Something I've begun to fear is about to change its form
[01:07.23]
[01:08.17]Yeah yeah yeah it's a shift in times
[01:10.66]But I won't get tired at all
[01:13.04]
[01:13.55]Let me out
[01:14.41]
[01:17.23]Look into my eyes mama tell me what you see
[01:20.09]Tell me there's a chance for me to make it off the streets
[01:23.04]Tell me that I won't die at the hands of the police
[01:25.32]
[01:25.96]Promise me I won't outlive my nephew and my niece
[01:29.02]Promise me my pastor isn't lyin' as he preach
[01:31.88]Tell me that they'll listen if it's lessons that I teach
[01:34.86]Tell me there's a heaven in the sky where there is peace
[01:37.91]But until then I keep my piece in arm's reach
[01:40.58]Yeah
[01:40.93]Am I passin' into the light
[01:43.36]Am I looking into mercy's eyes
[01:45.12]Look into your eyes
[01:47.10]All the world is out of your hands
[01:49.32]Then ascending into the dark
[01:51.73]
[01:53.40]You got to die a little if you wanna live
[01:58.87]
[01:59.41]Change come to pass
[02:01.38]Change come to pass
[02:02.44]
[02:03.38]You'd best be ready for it
[02:04.91]Something I've begun to fear is about to change its form
[02:09.32]
[02:10.31]Yeah yeah yeah it's a shift in times
[02:12.87]But I won't get tired at all
[02:15.20]You'd best be ready for it
[02:16.49]Something I've begun to fear is about to change its form
[02:21.15]
[02:22.31]Yeah yeah yeah it's a shift in times
[02:24.83]But I won't get tired at all
[02:27.42]
[02:33.15]You'd best be ready for it
[02:34.56]
[02:38.93]You'd best be ready for it